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IPR Clubs – Pals in a pickle

          The crazy dash to own patents to protect ones business has meant that the prices paid for patents these days have reached crazy levels. One...

Apple vs. HTC – Someone blinked.

          One of the skirmishes is over. Apple and HTC have signed a 10 year license deal dismissing all outstanding patent litigation. As usual no details...

IPR – The power of precedent.

          The punch-up over standard essential patents continues. This time the focus has moved to the Western District of Wisconsin where Motorola and Apple are slugging...

Windows Phone 8 – Thirsty horse?

          Microsoft officially launched Windows Phone 8 at its event in San Francisco yesterday with the main question remaining: is anyone actually going to buy it?...

Android – Critical weakness

          Without a shadow of doubt, Android dominates the unit volume statistics but in order to have real long-term value to Google and those who make...

Apple and TSMC – Forgotten reality

          It is no secret that Apple is thinking of moving its chip manufacturing from Samsung to TSMC, but while everyone is getting excited about the...

Apple – All right on the night.

          Expectations were high for the iPhone 5 launch and if Apple had had the devices on hand, it probably would have met them. Hence I...

Tablets – Terror at the bottom

          Between them, Apple and Amazon have defined the tablet market with two completely different business models. Apple sells the content at 0% margin in order...

IPR – The weakness of essential (part II).

          Apple and Samsung have been at it hammer and tongs and the war shows no sign of abating but Apple’s derisory offer to Samsung to...

Jolla Ltd – Salvage crew.

          Whatever one says about the ex-Nokia crew who are salvaging the Meego operating system from shipwreck under Nokia’s captaincy, they are a hardy bunch of...