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Social apps 'harvest smartphone contacts'

bbc.co.uk | 3:39 am Feb 16, 2012

Critics say Apple should not approve apps that copy user data, according to the company's own policiesTwitter has admitted copying entire address books from smartphones and storing the data on its servers, often without customers' knowledge. Two US…
FRANDs forever: how the smartphone industry turned a gentlemen's agreement into a full-scale patent war

theverge.com | 12:32 am Feb 17, 2012

Until recently, patent licensing arrangements for industry standards like MPEG and 802.11 have been relatively benign and invisible to the general public. Times have changed, though, and the explosion of smartphone patent litigation has made the once…
Google files patent app for unlocking devices, says we don't need no stinking slide-to-unlock

engadget.com | 4:56 am Feb 17, 2012

Cellphones, Desktops, Tablet PCs, Apple's legal assault on Android has ratcheted up another notch with Cupertino's newest complaint against Samsung, in which it alleges a bevy of devices infringe upon its slide-to-unlock patent. Help may be on the way,…
Patents: Apple wins over Motorola in 'slide-to-unlock' ruling

bbc.co.uk | 10:33 pm Feb 16, 2012

Apple was granted the sliding patent in March 2010Apple has won a patent dispute against Motorola Mobility regarding a "slide-to-unlock" feature on smartphones. The judgement marks Apple's first patent victory over Motorola in any part of the world. Patent…
Google Files Patent For New Lockscreen Method – Finds Work Around For Apple’s “Slide-To-Unlock”

phandroid.com | 4:56 am Feb 17, 2012

So, we all know Apples is filing patent applications like it’s their business. This is what they’ve been using for legal ammo as of late, attempting to block the competition and not giving consumers the final say in what they will or will not buy. Well,…
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theatrecaptioning.com.au | 3:09 am Feb 17, 2012
Aus firm launches genetic patents case

thenewlawyer.com.au | 4:56 am Feb 17, 2012
With Clik, Your Smartphone Can Control Screens Everywhere

techcrunch.com | 10:22 pm Feb 16, 2012