Competition is good for the tech industry. It lowers prices and increases selection. You know what’s bad for the tech industry? Walking into a store and seeing nothing but Apple logos everywhere. Unfortunately, that seems to be Apple’s…
As you probably already know, Microsoft makes a lot of money from Android. Specifically, Microsoft owns many patents used by Android devices. A few years ago, Google and Microsoft came to a patent licensing agreement: Microsoft agreed not to sue…
We’ve extensively covered patent wars at OneClickRoot because, let’s face it, patents are a huge issue affecting Android today. While companies like Google and Samsung have formed patent truces – allowing free use of one another’s patents…
“Jihadist” is a pretty serious word to call somebody. That’s the word Samsung’s lead attorney recently used to describe Apple. The legal teams from Apple and Samsung are actively engaged in settlement talks after recent patent…
Last week, Apple won a $119 million jury verdict against Samsung. Samsung was found guilty of infringing on three of Apple’s patents, including “quick links”, “slide to unlock” and “auto-complete”. $119 million is more than most…
Samsung and Apple are two of the world’s largest and most powerful tech companies. Back in 2012, they waged one of the fiercest and most expensive patent wars in world history. That war ended with Samsung paying over $1 billion to Apple due to…
If you talk to some tech people, they’ll tell you that patents are killing the industry. Others say that patents are protecting it from becoming completely chaotic. Regardless of how you feel about patents, the latest news from Google and…
Last week, the International Trade Commission ordered that the iPhone 4 and iPad be banned from U.S. retail shelves because they violated Samsung patents. President Obama vetoed that order, marking the first time since 1987 that a U.S. president…
The Samsung Galaxy S3 was the first smartphone in forever to overtake the iPhone in terms of sales. The Galaxy S4 looks to capitalize on the success of its predecessor and is expected to sell 10 million units before the end of May. And with…
Android is the world’s largest mobile operating system. It’s also open-source, which means it can be freely edited by anyone and anything. But when Google created Android, it borrowed heavily from tech companies around the world. As you may…
