The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released a ruling that invalidates the third of three patents Rambus used to intimidate Nvidia into settling with it early last year. The decision is a further blow to Rambus' ambitions; [...]
HP’s Jon Rubinstein Leaves The Company, webOS Dies A Little More
And just like that, he's out. The former head of Palm is leaving HP, and with webOS all but buried, it's no real surprise. HP's acquisition of Palm proved disastrous, and after Jon Rubinstein was shifted into a product innovation [...]
Company turns to bribery for 5 star Amazon reviews
In a world where word of mouth and the judgment of the hive mind is worth more than any ad or the ruminations of many professional reviewers, companies will do just about anything to ensure a strong rating on outlets [...]
Quad-core Meizu MX may arrive in May with revamped UI, says company founder
We already knew that the dual-core Meizu MX will eventually meet its quad-core variant, but the question is when? Well, the ever elusive Jack Wong (who’s actually taken a step back from the CEO position while acting as some sort [...]
Leaked draft shows LightSquared’s network interferes with ‘great majority’ of GPS receivers, company pushes back
According to leaked reports from government test drafts, LightSquared’s technology causes “harmful interference” to the majority of GPS receivers. Addressing the allegations, LightSquared called the conclusions “patently false.” It added, “We are outraged by the illegal leak of incomplete government [...]
Skype co-founder’s latest company signs deal with LightSquared, promises free broadband and voice services
A mysterious startup promising free wireless broadband and voice services to all Americans should rightly prompt a fair bit of skepticism, but FreedomPop isn’t quite your average fly-by-night organization (despite appearances). It’s backed by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom, and it’s [...]
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