Last May, HTC asked the International Trade Commission to stop sales of iOS devices for infringement over five HTC patents. Both companies have been going back and forth with their legal battles, and Apple got the upper hand when the ITC determined HTC had infringed 2 of 10 Apple patents, causing the Taiwanese maker's shares...
HTC's CFO spoke with Bloomberg today and openly talked about negotiating with Apple over their latest patent dispute. The two patents in question relate to data detection and data transmission. "We have to sit down and figure it out,†Winston Yung, chief financial officer of the Taoyuan, Taiwan-based company, said by phone today. “We’re open...
Yesterday we posted about Apple's ITC patent victory over HTC, putting the smartphone maker's Android line in jeopardy. Now, it looks like Google's Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt has gone on the offensive to support HTC and attack Apple with some strong claims. In an interview in Tokyo at Google's Mobile Revolution conference, Schmidt had a...
A couple days ago, the US International Trade Commission (ITC)Â determined Taiwan-based smartphone manufacturer HTC infringes on 2 out of 10 Apple patents. This has resulted in potential unrest for the future of HTC's Android smartphone offerings, and has caused HTC's stock price to dip to a six month low, dropping more than 5% in early...
The iPhone 4 had antenna issues dubbed "antennagate". Apple's idea of a fix was to give out free Bumper cases and to extend their return policy to 30 days. Steve Jobs told people to "Just don't hold it that way". Covering the antenna on the iPhone 4 led to dropped signals and calls. People were...
