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Apple's Siri infringes a 1998 speech patent

Apple’s Siri infringes 1998 speech patent

I don’t know how you feel about this one, but I stopped counting the patent lawsuits against Apple about a year ago. However, this doesn’t mean they are over; instead, the number of patent lawsuits targeting the tech giant ...



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Android holds the biggest Japanese mobile market share; Apple records the biggest growth

The popularity of Smartphones has reached new milestones, as comScore Japan reports feature-phone owners are now in a minority in Japan. Having surveyed more than 4,000 Japanese mobile subscribers, the research company has publ...



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BBM coming to Android this year!

BlackBerry Messenger, the famous BBM, perhaps the only edge BlackBerry still has over other smartphone OS, has been rumored and has been seen in leaked images on other non-BlackBerry smartphones. RIM has been losing its market ...




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And the most secure mobile OS is…Blackberry 7

Recent news shows that Research In Motion (RIM) faces harsh times, and that users are moving away from this particular Smartphone maker—except for the US government, that is. The latest study analyzing mobile OS security has ...



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Apple, RIM, Samsung and HTC hit with patent suit for basic Smartphone gestures

Dallas-based company Touchscreen Gestures LLC claims Apple infringes its basic patents for Smartphone gestures such as “drag”, “tap” and “scroll”. The patent infringement lawsuit was filed this week in East Texas. F...



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First RIM Outlet Opening in Dubai

The Middle East is a land of gold. That is why big companies such as Research In Motion and Microsoft are dreaming of the day when they will be able to conquer the seemingly limitless opportunities that lay within the region. B...



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Blackberry’s last bastion: the US government

Although the world is rapidly moving away from Research In Motion’s Blackberry and the company is reporting record losses, RIM has a strong partnership with Washington. The iPhone and Android devices are gaining field in the ...



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Apple now No.3 US Smartphone manufacturer

Apple has surpassed Motorola, now capturing the third largest share of mobile subscribers in the US mobile phone market, following Samsung and LG, the comScore MobiLens service has reported. Of the 234 million Americans (age 13...



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More than 66% of those who acquired a new mobile device chose a Smartphone

Nielsen, the market research company, announced today that Smartphones account for about half of the US mobile phone market, recording almost 14% growth compared to last year. As of February, the rapid adoption of smart mobile ...



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Nokia refuses to license essential patents if Apple’s nano-SIM is approved

In a couple of days the nano-SIM standard’s future will be decided, and as we previously reported, ETSI has received two different proposals: the first from Apple’s nano-SIM project, and the second from Nokia, RIM and MMI. ...