On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice and E.U. Commission, in separate filings and findings, have informed Hynix Semiconductor America and Hynix Semiconductor that their respective investigat
Friday, December 19, 2008 07:55
...ll size panel segment, makers such as AU Optronics (AUO), Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), Wintek and Giantp lus Technology benefited from strengthening seasonal demand from international handset vendors...
Friday, August 08, 2008 09:56
... reflected in revenues for small- to medium-size panel makers in June, according to market sources. Giantp lus Technology posted June consolidated revenues of $30.8 million, down 5% from May and down 1...
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 09:23
Apple's Wi-Fi business was launched two years before the iPod, with the introduction of the Airport base station in 1999. Although it is generally perceived as an insignificant market for Apple
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 02:00
The Boeing 707, the firm's first jet-powered commercial airplane, is celebrating the 50th birthday of its maiden flight: Boeing launched the first production 707 on Dec. 20, 1957 from Renton Muni
Friday, December 21, 2007 10:46
The smaller capacity version of the PS3 is officially on its way out because it accounted for less than 10% of all unit sales, according to Sony. Foster City (CA) - The smaller capacity version of th
Thursday, April 12, 2007 09:39
Concerns that Cisco and Apple could clash over the use of the name "iPhone" for Apple's latest product appeared to be off the table yesterday as Cisco was reported to have offered Apple
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 17:52
Let's get this out of the way first: Microsoft's newest operating system bears more than a passing resemblance to Apple's OS X. And that's a good thing. At first glance, anyone famili
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 09:47
... course the company is no stranger to lawsuits and back in March it settled a nasty patent battle with NTP , a patent holding company, for $612.5 million dollars. Interestingly enough, Cingular Wireles...
Monday, December 11, 2006 18:35
... shutdown of its Blackberry network, Research in Motion settled a patent infringement lawsuit filed by NTP with a $612.5 million payment earlier this year. Now, Palm fins itself in hot waters with NTP ...
Tuesday, November 07, 2006 17:32
NTP , the company famous for suing Research in Motion, has filed another patent infringement lawsuit, this time against Palm. The complaint filed in United States District Court in Virginia requests t
Monday, November 06, 2006 22:42
...e can enforce the order on a Canadian company. Of course, this brings back nightmares about the famous NTP patent lawsuit against Canada-based Blackberry maker Research In Motion. One would assume tha...
Wednesday, October 11, 2006 21:50
RIM has reported that quarterly sales rose an impressive 35%, but that wasn't enough to offset employee stock options and other costs. Net income fell to $129.8 million from $132.5 million in the pre
Friday, June 30, 2006 21:07
The outcome some analysts dreaded - that Research in Motion, Ltd.'s settlement with NTP might compel other companies waiting in the wings to make similar lawsuits - is apparently coming to fruition.
Monday, May 01, 2006 21:49
Networking manufacturer D-Link is facing an escalating row over how its kit queries internet time servers.
Thursday, April 13, 2006 19:58
...ng patent cases in history, BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion has agreed to pay patent holder NTP the sum of $612.5 million, to settle their dispute and to grant RIM perpetual rights to all N...
Friday, March 03, 2006 23:31
A new, "low-priority" Windows patch that began making its rounds yesterday changes the functionality of ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer and other browsers, apparently in an effort to appease a
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 17:20
...EO, Jim Balsillie, issued a statement that clearly indicated he's not willing to settle with plaintiff NTP . However, his lawyer left the door open for a one-time payoff to make the case go away. ...
Monday, February 27, 2006 16:29
... that the pendulum has swung in RIM's favor in the ongoing BlackBerry patent battle with patent-holder NTP . The judge in the case is demanding a settlement, but is withholding a new injunction in the ...
Friday, February 24, 2006 21:49
US District Judge James Spencer will not issue a new injunction, or lift the stay of his existing injunction, against BlackBerry manufacturer RIM today. However, he warned both sides to quickly come
Friday, February 24, 2006 16:19
Stopping one step short of an actual legal indictment, NTP , Inc. this afternoon issued a strong and blistering response to one of its patents having been finally rejected by the US Patent and Tradema
Thursday, February 23, 2006 17:58
...afternoon that it has issued a final rejection of one of the five patents currently being contested by NTP in its patent action against BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion. ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 21:10
Late yesterday, US District Court Judge James Spencer turned down a request by the US Justice Dept. to hold hearings on the matter of whether court enforcement of an injunction against BlackBerry man
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 17:18
As NTP versus RIM patent fight nears its final stages, RIM has announced its "multi-mode" workaround, just in case the company would be forced to shutdown its BlackBerry service.
Friday, February 10, 2006 01:18
BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion, Ltd. won a "nullity action" in the British High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, effectively invalidating a patent asserted by Luxembourg-based holding
Thursday, February 02, 2006 22:54
From Reuters
Wednesday, February 01, 2006 19:52
US District Judge James Spencer yesterday set 24 February as the date for a hearing regarding whether an injunction against Research in Motion, Ltd., can go forward. If the injunction goes through, t
Thursday, January 26, 2006 14:27
Research In Motion says its BlackBerry e-mail device is so critical that a court-ordered shutdown of U.S. service could threaten public safety and business productivity.
Thursday, January 19, 2006 03:12
From Government Computer News
Thursday, January 12, 2006 16:48
...Court to hear Research in Motion's (RIM) appeal. RIM has been locked in a multi-year legal battle with NTP , a Virginia-based intellectual property holding firm. RIM is appealing because they think som...
Thursday, January 12, 2006 00:20
...turer Research in Motion, Ltd., comes from negative projections with regard to its patent dispute with NTP . But even that issue has looked brighter for RIM, as three of NTP 's eight patents have been r...
Thursday, December 22, 2005 00:00
Netgear today added three stackable 10/100 switches to its ProSafe SMB switch line.
Monday, December 19, 2005 15:25
...oomberg is reporting that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has rejected a third patent by NTP . The company is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Research In Motion (RIM) the maker...
Friday, December 16, 2005 23:46
...nge after the maker of the BlackBerry wireless device said it has been speaking to patent holding firm NTP through a court-appointed mediator. ...
Thursday, December 08, 2005 20:45
The legal battle between NTP and RIM was joined by a third company from Norway. With a string of court losses and facing a possible shutdown of their Blackberry surface, RIM got an unexpected win tod
Friday, December 02, 2005 20:49
.... District Judge James R. Spencer has ruled that the settlement between RIM, makers of Blackberry, and NTP is invalid. This paves the way for a possible injunction and shutdown of service for the mill...
Wednesday, November 30, 2005 18:38
Users of the popular BlackBerry wireless device will not lose their service if maker Research In Motion is hit with an injunction in a U.S. court case, a top RIM executive said on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 17, 2005 19:53
The second Intel-based BlackBerry release came from Research in Motion, Ltd., yesterday, this time for its native Canadian market. The BlackBerry 8700r, announced jointly with carrier Rogers Wireless
Thursday, November 10, 2005 20:00
In another setback for BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion, Ltd., late yesterday, newly installed US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts refused a request from RIM to stay proceedin
Thursday, October 27, 2005 15:21
The Internet Content Rating Association, which produces a content labeling framework to enable Web filters and voluntary content blockers, has announced that Microsoft has signed a licensing ag
Monday, October 24, 2005 17:00
NTP is to ask a US District Court to confirm an injunction banning the sale of Research in Motion's Blackberry devices in the States after the US Court of Appeals threw out a request to put the
Monday, October 24, 2005 14:45
This morning, Research in Motion announced its BlackBerry Connect service would be extended to Palm's Treo 650 line of smart phones. This despite Microsoft having already announced its inclusio
Monday, October 17, 2005 20:51
If NTD wins a few more rounds in its legal battle against BlackBerry creator Research in Motion, an injunction could prevent the Canadian mobile e-mail firm from conducting business in US bound
Monday, October 10, 2005 22:29
Research In Motion has settled its remaining differences with its legal nemesis, NTP , paying $450 million for the privilege, the erstwhile adversaries revealed today.
Wednesday, March 16, 2005 16:22
Research In Motion (RIMM), maker of the popular BlackBerry wireless e-mail device, got mixed news in court Tuesday - and a worst-case scenario that would stop BlackBerry sales in the USA.
Wednesday, December 15, 2004 12:27
The long running dispute between RIM, the manufacturers of the BlackBerry handset and NTP could be entering its final phase.
Wednesday, June 16, 2004 14:34
Enormous market pressure makes a settlement the most likely outcome in Research In Motion patent infringement battle, Canaccord Capital said Tuesday after the maker of the BlackBerry wireless d
Wednesday, June 09, 2004 11:59
RIM's lawyer Henry Bunsow is adamant: the five patents registered by Thomas Campana - an electrical engineer who developed the technology in the mid-80s for private U.S.
Tuesday, June 08, 2004 14:30
Spring PCS is considering launching push-to-talk (PTT) mobile phone service in the fourth quarter of this year, Dow Jones Newswire reported on Wednesday.
Friday, October 03, 2003 11:41
VIA today announced the first demonstration of the innovative VIA Infotainment Server Reference Design at Computex 2003, the new digital media device that takes networked home entertainment to
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 12:52
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