HTC says Apple's patent suit has not affected its operations

The fact that the U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to look into Apple's claims of patent infringement against HTC has not fazed the Taiwanese handset maker, its president said Friday.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 15

ITC agrees to investigate Apple's patent suit against HTC

The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to review Apple's allegations of patent violations from rival handset maker HTC, the domestic trade agency announced this week.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 22

Robotic test reconfirms Apple's iPhone touchscreen superiority

A new test of touchscreen smartphones with a precise laboratory robot has confirmed what a human test already concluded: Apple's iPhone touchscreen is far and away the most accurate touch panel on the market.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 130

Microsoft exec says Apple's HTC suit 'is not necessarily a bad thing'

Even though Windows Mobile handsets are named in Apple's lawsuit against smartphone maker HTC, one Microsoft executive recently stated that the suit might help to sort out intellectual property ownership issues.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 48

Open source community 'hopelessly confused' by Apple-HTC suit

Analyst Charlie Wolf with Needham & Company said Friday he believes the open source community, which has backed Google's Android mobile operating system against the iPhone, has the wrong take on Apple's patent lawsuit against rival handset maker HTC.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 126

Former Sun CEO: Steve Jobs threatened to sue us over patents too

Former chief executive of Sun Jonathan Schwartz has accused Steve Jobs of threatening patent action against his company in 2003, related to desktop OS technologies, in a long blog post that highlights a series of tech patent squabbles.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 88

Apple's patent 'warning shots' prove disruptive for handset makers

Before Apple publicly sued HTC, the iPhone maker privately had "blunt conversations" with other smartphone companies, amounting to legal threats that have proven disruptive to the roadmaps of would-be iPhone killers, according to a new report.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 121

Google backs HTC in what could be 'long and bloody battle' with Apple

Apple's patent lawsuit against handset maker HTC is predicted by one analyst to be a major clash between the two corporations, with Apple having better than 50-50 odds to come out victorious in protecting its iPhone-related inventions.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 284

Inside Apple's lawsuit against HTC: Nexus One, myTouch cited

Apple has charged handset maker HTC with infringing upon a number of patented iPhone hardware and software features, alleging that functionality within the Google Android operating system and use of hardware decoders in Windows Mobile handsets are at fault.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 127

Apple sues HTC for alleged infringement of 20 iPhone patents [u]

Apple on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against rival handset maker HTC over the alleged infringement of 20 patents related to the iPhone's user interface, underlying architecture and hardware [updated with specific patents].

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 282

Steve Jobs wins 'personality of the year' at Mobile World Congress

Though Apple and its co-founder were not present at this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Steve Jobs took top honors at the event, being named "Mobile Industry Personality of the Year."

Slash Lane 16 years ago 22

IDC: Apple iPhone was No. 3 smartphone in 2009 with 14.4% of market

Apple's smartphone market share increased by more than 5 percent in 2009 as total iPhone shipments surged by a massive 81.9 percent over 2008, a study released Thursday shows.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 184

Apple's iPhone captures 17% of worldwide smartphone market

In less than two and a half years on the market, Apple's iPhone has managed nearly a fifth of the total global smartphone market, thanks to nearly 50 percent year-over-year growth in sales in the third quarter of 2009.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 65

Apple leads international smartphone market growth

Sales of iPhones increased more than sixfold during the second quarter of 2009, helping Apple maintain its ranking as the third largest smartphone maker worldwide, according to a new report.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 39

iPhone behind only Nokia and RIM in global smartphone share

Apple maintained the third place position in global unit sales of smartphones, but was passed up by Microsoft's Windows Mobile to become the fourth largest smartphone vendor in terms of operating system platforms as it continues to lead the industry in year over year growth.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 56

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