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Apple Note incoming? 
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by Ben Griffin  |  12 Oct 2012  |  Comment now
A couple of recent patents show Apple is working on improving the process of writing on a display.
Samsung patents folding phone 
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by Luke Edwards  |  20 Jun 2012  |  Comment now
Dual-screen, hinged phones could be in pipeline from Samsung.
AMD and Google eye MIPS processor architecture 
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by Vito Cassisi  |  19 Apr 2012  |  Comment now
No longer just a play thing for uni students, network devices and televisions. At least we hope so!
Microsoft settles over Aussie-invented patent 
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Microsoft settles over Aussie-invented patent

by James Hutchinson  |  9 Mar 2012  |  Comment now
The Australian inventor behind an eight-year patent battle with Microsoft has welcomed the software giant’s settlement with the Singapore company he founded.
Apple patent outlines plans for a universal touchscreen remote 
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by Lucy Hedges  |  27 Jan 2012  |  Comment now
Not content with changing the way we interact with our devices, Apple wants to change the way we control them as well.
Google accuses Microsoft of "extortion" over patents 
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Google accuses Microsoft of "extortion" over patents

by Stewart Mitchell  |  30 Sep 2011  |  Comment now
Microsoft licensing deal with Samsung branded "extortion".
Samsung vs. Apple: Galaxy Tab 10.1 delayed in Australia (again)  
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Samsung vs. Apple: Galaxy Tab 10.1 delayed in Australia (again)

by James Hutchinson  |  30 Aug 2011  |  Comment now
Samsung has agreed to delay the launch of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia until at least the end of September as part of an ongoing patent battle with rival tablet maker Apple.
Google-Microsoft patents spat turns into public mud fight 
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Google-Microsoft patents spat turns into public mud fight

by Stewart Mitchell  |  7 Aug 2011  |  Comment now
Tech giants trade accusations of patent protection war over the Blogosphere.
Google bids $900m to keep patents from rivals 
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Google bids $900m to keep patents from rivals

by Nicole Kobie  |  5 Apr 2011  |  Comment now
Web giant is after Nortel's IP to stave off rivals from using it to litigate.
Microsoft claims patents on Linux kernel 
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Microsoft claims patents on Linux kernel

by Iain Thomson  |  16 May 2007  |  Comment now
Will Redmond take over from SCO?.
US software patents hit record high 
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US software patents hit record high

by Tom Sanders  |  21 Sep 2006  |  Comment now
40,000 new software patents expected in the US during 2006.
Patents on cloning 
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1 Jan 1900  |  Comment now
The International Center for Technology Assessment’s Patent Watch Project has revealed that one organisation has already been awarded a patent on cloning processes, while three similar patents are pending for other organisations.
Pop-under patents 
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1 Jan 1900  |  Comment now
Pop-under ads are almost ubiquitous in the online advertising industry – companies such as Yahoo and DoubleClick use them extensively. However, if a US company by the name of ExitExchange has its way, businesses using this method may soon be forced
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