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Dec

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (11/25/12 - 12/2/12)

Posted by David Ruddock in News, Week In Review

Welcome to the Android Police Week In Review - your source for the biggest Android stories of the week. Don't forget, you can catch a lot of these stories (and more) on our weekly podcast.

Features

I talk about my enlightening, lovely experience with the Note II, fanboys zero in on and freak out about my comments suggesting even though it's great, it doesn't feel particularly well-made.
Getting to Know Android 4.2, Part 2: The Gallery
No Nexus 4 You - Anatomy of a Smartphone Launch Disaster

Product Reviews

Android at Arms

Oracle is appealing that lawsuit they lost really badly, and you should probably care at least a little bit about the issues going before the court.

Nov

Samsung Adds New iPad, iPad Mini, And iPod Touch To Its Current Lawsuit Against Apple

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Legal, News

It was bound to happen. Really, it was inevitable at this point, however today we've gotten official word that Samsung is requesting to add the newest iPad, the iPad Mini, and the latest iPod Touch to its lawsuit against the Cupertino company. This isn't shocking so much as it is entirely expected. Still, while HTC and Apple are busy settling their differences and the patent wars seemingly cooling off—if only a bit—this is a solid reminder that the two manufacturers with the most to gain (and lose!) from this fight aren't backing away from each other.

No new patents are being added to the case, so it's simply a matter of including as much ammunition as possible to lob in Apple's general direction.

Nov

Google-Moto And Apple Are Considering Arbitration To Resolve Their Entire Patent Dispute

Posted by David Ruddock in Android OS, Legal, Motorola, News

After the dismissal of two of its cases against Motorola - one in Wisconsin, one in Illinois - Apple hasn't exactly been on a roll when it comes to Google's newly-purchased hardware arm. Motorola, too, hasn't done very well, with its own counterclaims in the same Illinois case also being dismissed, and by making an unexplained last-minute withdrawal of a major ITC case it was filing against Cupertino.

At the time, my first instinct when Motorola withdrew its software patent case against Apple was "settlement talks are on the table." While today's news still doesn't shed too much light on that particular event, it comes with its own bright spots of hope.

Nov

Editorial: HTC And Apple Have Settled, And This Is Basically Good For Everyone

Posted by David Ruddock in Android OS, Editorials, Legal, News

On Saturday evening, HTC and Apple issued a joint press release indicating the two companies had settled their ongoing legal slapfight. Under a confidential 10-year licensing arrangement, they have agreed to what essentially amounts to a rigid patent ceasefire. Even future patents are covered under the deal (there obviously will be exceptions to any deal, but that's the gist).

Immediately, most people assumed HTC was getting hosed. Then, HTC rep Jeff Gordon issued a slightly cryptic but factually vital statement, saying HTC "does not expect this license agreement to have any adverse material impact on the financials of the company."

Now, whether that means the cost of the license and the savings of not keeping 300 attorneys on retainer will cancel out, or if the settlement basically cost HTC nothing, is not clear.

Nov

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (11/4/12 - 11/11/12)

Posted by David Ruddock in News, Week In Review

Welcome to the Android Police Week In Review - your source for the biggest Android stories of the week. Don't forget, you can catch a lot of these stories (and more) on our weekly podcast.

Features

Eric discusses the last 5 years of Android, and manages to do so without using the word "patent" once. Shocking.

Product Reviews

Cameron reviewed about the Nexus 10, and Ron reviewed about the Nexus 4. You should read both of these things.
Xperia TX: It's a great phone ... as long as you ignore pretty much every other phone that's come out in the last 6 months.

Nov

HTC, Apple End Patent Quarrels, Settle On Ten-Year Licensing Deal

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Android OS, HTC, Legal, News

It would appear that the patent battle between HTC and Apple, which has been going on since early 2010, is finally closed, with the two companies agreeing to opt for a ten-year licensing agreement.

The dispute began over two years ago when Apple levied a complaint regarding twenty patents at HTC, claiming infringement. Of course after that the two slapped each other with dispute after dispute, and the fight has boiled on ever since. The sudden conclusion comes as something of a shock, since – as the Verge reports – HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang said just three months ago the Taiwanese manufacturer had no plans to settle its spat with Apple.

Nov

[The Android Police Podcast] Episode 35: My Desk Is A Helicopter

Posted by David Ruddock in Podcast

Welcome to the Android Police Podcast, Episode 34. Don't forget - the Android Police Podcast's live broadcast is every Thursday at 5PM PST (www.androidpolice.com/podcast). The unedited video version of the podcast can be found here - and will likely include various verbal expletives, technical snafus, tangents, and probably a good 5-10 minutes of pre-podcast banter as we prepare. Watch at your own risk!

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The Cast

Matthew Smith, Host
Bob Severns, Editor, A/V
Cameron Summerson, Co-host
David Ruddock, Co-host
Eric Ravenscraft, Co-host
Ron Amadeo, Guest

THE OUTLINE

Carrier 411

Sprint bought some spectrum from US Cellular, expected to be ready for use by 2073.

Nov

Analysis: Apple Got A Design Patent On The Shape Of The iPad, And It Probably Doesn't Matter

Posted by David Ruddock in Legal, News

Can you patent a shape? That is a question so many media outlets have been asking since Apple's more generic design patents have gotten more legal attention, and unfortunately, it's resulted in a rather severe oversimplification of just what a design patent is, and what it can protect. Yesterday, Wired reported that Apple finally received a long-awaited design patent on the shape of the iPad, a patent which lists none other than Steve Jobs himself as a co-inventor (and, of course, Jonathan Ive).

Before we go to the patented design, it's important that you have a grasp of just what a design patent is.

Nov

Apple Adds Note 10.1 And Galaxy Nexus Jelly Bean Update To Lawsuit Against Samsung

Posted by David Ruddock in Jelly Bean 4.1, Legal, News

In a request to amend its second California lawsuit against Samsung today, Apple asked a judge to the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, and Android 4.1 as it appears on the Galaxy Nexus.

At first glance, it may seem like Apple is now drawing in the entire Android operating system into the suit, but really, it's been like this from the beginning. The Galaxy Nexus was accused from the date of filing in this lawsuit of infringing eight Apple software patents, and today is still accused of infringing those 8 even with its update to Android 4.1. The most we can glean from this is that Google apparently didn't take very convincing steps to avoid any of Apple's software patents in Android 4.1.

Nov

Federal Judge Dismisses Apple's Wisconsin Lawsuit Against Motorola With Prejudice

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Android OS, Google, Legal, Motorola, News

Google announced in a statement today that Wisconsin Judge Barbara Crabb has dismissed Apple's lawsuit against Motorola Mobility claiming the Google-owned Moto's practices related to standards-essential patent licensing were unfair.

The lawsuit was set to go to trial in US District Court in Madison, Wisconsin this afternoon but was, according to Google, dismissed with prejudice by Judge Crabb this morning. Readers may remember that a similar Apple vs Motorola trial was canceled in Illinois by Judge Richard Posner earlier this year.

For those just tuning in, the case was centered around the licensing of some of Motorola Mobility's patents (which Google bought along with the company in May).