Qualcomm IPR gravy train hits the buffers

Comment Biter bit Qualcomm had yet another setback in the courtroom this week, as Broadcom was awarded $19.64m in damages for incorporating Broadcom technology in its baseband chips and software. Continued

They know where we are - and it’s for our own good… Mobile internet users can now prove their location to a website or remote network service, according to geolocation specialist Quova. Continued

Samsung has turned to one of the world’s leading - apparently - industrial designers to remould its latest handset as a “pragmatic work of art” rather than a run-of-the-mill candybar. Continued

I’ll see you in court. Oh, you’re already there Nokia has filed another lawsuit against Qualcomm in their ever-growing list of patent spats. Continued

Comment To the tune of £4 trillion, TIA review says The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) report makes fascinating reading every year, mostly because it points to the sheer scale of the industry, but also because it highlights just how big the trends we have been following have already become and how big they are likely to become in a few more years, projecting out to 2010. Continued