ITC to investigate Apple's patent case against Motorola

The U.S. International Trade Commission formally announced Tuesday that it is launching an investigation into Motorola smartphones in response to Apple's allegations that Motorola violated several multi-touch related patents.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 15

St. Clair accuses Apple, RIM, HTC of patent infringement

St. Clair Intellectual Property Consultants, a firm that sued Apple a year ago over camera-related patents, has filed a new suit in relation to patents it owns regarding power maintenance and processors.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 14

Study says Apple's iPhone 4 most reliable, most fragile smartphone

A recent study of over 50,000 smartphones has concluded that Apple's iPhone has the fewest malfunctions, but is particularly at risk to accidental drop-related damage.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 50

Microsoft unveils plans for first nine Windows Phone 7 handsets

Microsoft on Monday announced its initial arsenal of handsets built around the new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system, in what many believe is the company's last-ditch attempt to regain traction in the mobile handset arena that's fallen into the hands of rivals like Apple and Google.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 333

Android tops BlackBerry, iPhone grows in US smartphone OS share

Google Android ousted Research in Motion's BlackBerry platform as the top-selling smartphone operating system in the U.S. for June quarter, while Apple's iPhone — available in just two models and on one carrier — took third.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 273

Android leader Motorola still well behind Apple's iPhone

Motorola reported a phenomenal 600 percent leap in earnings this quarter, but is still behind Apple in mobile units sold and is far behind in smartphone sales, leaving Apple the top US phone vendor by units for the second quarter in a row.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 107

Norway's largest paper: iPhone 4 Antennagate is a US problem

After testing Apple's iPhone 4 against competing HTC and Nokia models in a remote area on the edge of Norwegian carrier Telenor's mobile coverage, the county's largest paper has concluded that its antenna design is "just as good and bad as competitors," rather than suffering any defect.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 74

HTC, Samsung also take issue with Apple's antenna claims

Smartphone rivals HTC and Samsung have both chimed in on Apple's antenna attenuation claims made last week, with both companies suggesting their handsets do not lose signal when held improperly.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 240

Survey: iPhone killing interest in RIM, satisfying more users than Android

A survey asking than 4,000 users about their future plans to buy a smartphone and their current satisfaction with their existing phone indicates Apple is erasing interest in BlackBerry devices among consumers while its iPhones continue to leave customers far more satisfied than any other smartphone on the market.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 47

Patent holder sues Apple, Google, others over wireless e-mail

A patent holder that won $612.5 million from Research in Motion in 2006 over the use of e-mail in smartphones has now taken aim at Apple, Google, Microsoft and other companies in a new suit.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 58

Inside iOS 4: Missing features for iPhone 3G users

Apple disabled support for some features in iOS 4 to shoehorn the new release into the processing constraints and memory footprint of the 2008 iPhone 3G and second generation iPod touch. Here's what's missing and why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 91

iPhone 4 and iOS vs. Android: hardware features

With the fourth generation of Apple's smartphone nearing release later this week, some buyers might be curious about alternatives that use Google's Android OS, including the Motorola Droid, HTC/Google Nexus One, HTC Droid incredible, and HTC EVO 4G. Here's how they compare in terms of hardware, part one of a series.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 207

Verizon corrects Droid X ad error touting 720p screen

A Verizon Wireless web promo for its Droid-branded Android phones originally promoted the upcoming Droid X as having a "720p screen," stoking some brief excitement that iPhone 4 and its Retina Display might be eclipsed, at least until the error was corrected.

Prince McLean 15 years ago 100

Apple's iPhone 4 simulator shows off Retina resolution

The iPhone 4 simulator included in Apple's iOS 4 development tools provides an early look at how much clarity the increased resolution of the new Retina Display delivers.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 35

HTC countersues Apple, claims infringement of five patents

Taiwanese smartphone company HTC has responded to Apple's patent suit with a lawsuit of its own, accusing the iPhone maker of violating five patents.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 104

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