British Telecom is claiming billions of dollars of damages from Google in a lawsuit which says that the Android mobile operating system infringes a number of the telecoms company’s key patents. The lawsuit, filed in the state of Delaware, relates to six patents which BT says are infringed by the Google Maps, Google Music, location-based [...]
Mashable has a nice infographic explaining the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which is stirring up a lot of controversy. Companies that rely heavily on copyright protection call the bill piracy protection; while those that rely on user-generated content call it censorship. The bill strengthens the U.S. Justice Department’s power to go after websites that [...]
HP today announced it will contribute the webOS software to the open source community. By combining the innovative webOS platform with the development power of the open source community, there is the opportunity to significantly improve applications and web services for the next generation of devices, said Hewlett-Packard today. webOS is said to offer a [...]
The Oregonian reports that privately held CrowdCompass has completed an initial $1.3 million funding round, led by $600,000 from the Oregon Angel Fund. The two-year-old company will spend the money on marketing and engineering, upgrading its apps. Native apps like CrowdCompas don’t have to connect to the internet because all your event information is kept [...]
At the Cambridge White Space Conference, last month, companies involved in the UK White Space trial gathered to discus white space standards and approaches. The sponsoring partners ran their technology up a proverbial flag pole, including Microsoft, BBC, BT, Cambridge Consultants, Neul and Arqiva. Ofcom has decided to make White Space devices licence exempt. Devices [...]
PC Magazine has a feature on Tech Incubators: How Startups Are Born Today Applicants are encouraged to come to the table with a strong idea and a dedicated team that can handle its execution. The selected startups get cozy with the incubators, moving to their city and, in most cases, setting up shop in their [...]
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