Nokia Sells 500 Standard Essential Patents To Ringtone Company Vringo

As absurd as it may sound, Nokia has sold 500 patents and applications to Vringo, a ringtone maker. I know, I’ve been trying to make sense of it for the past few hours, but nothing, just nothing could I understand, apart from the fact that Nokia’s getting some cash for a while.

While Vringo’s buy includes patents standard essential ones…

Nokia’s CFO, Timo Ihamuotila: Prepared To Sell Some Patents If The Price Is Right

Boom. Nokia’s CFO, Timo Ihamuotila, has stated that the company is prepared to sell some of its patents, if they get a right price for them. Quite a sad day for both the company and Finland.

The Finns earlier today reported some bad news, and a good news. Bad news was that they…

Nokia Gets Slide To Unlock Patent. Apple Has One Already. Google’s Applied For One. BS

Remember Apple’s much famous, although-silly-at-this-point-in-time patent, Slide To Unlock? Apparently, Nokia’s got one patent by the same name, as well.

I don’t generally blog about companies being granted patents, because a lot of times, they are just plainly silly, vague. This one though, is something interesting. Not just because Apple and Nokia now have this patent…

Apple Receives Injunction Against Motorola For Slide-to-Unlock, Google Files For Patent On Pull Down Notification Bar

It’s a comical morning, this. There are two kids up there, fighting with each other on silly issues (of course, them being kids and all..). Apple has received an injunction against Motorola (Google’s in the process of acquiring Moto, as of now) for a patent that would have made sense had it…

Infographic: The Problem With Patents

What was started as a means to protect interests of innovators and prevent the copycats from ripping off and benefitting from others’ innovations, has turned in to a problem. This infographic below highlights just that.

Now, I think the problems can be solved pretty easily – prevent companies from buying others’ patents, make sure…

Samsung seeks to ban iPhone 4S sales in Australia and Japan

Samsung seeks to ban iPhone 4S sales in Australia and Japan The cat and mouse battle between Apple and Samsung continues as the Korean giant seeks to ban Apple’s latest offering – the iPhone 4S in Australia and Japan.

As per Samsung spokesperson, “We are now counter-attacking Apple again.”

Apple has recently banned the Samsung Galaxy tab in most parts…

Microsoft Hits Back At Google’s ‘Extortion Comment’ – Waaaah

This is getting brilliant. Just as I was about to go sleep, Microsoft’s Corporate Communications leader, Frank Shaw tweeted -

let me boil down the Google statement they gave to @parislemon, from 48 words to 1: Waaaah

Whoever prepared that statement for Google must have passed out by now.

Via Twitter (written on the WordPress mobile app)

Google Calls Microsoft’s Tactics Against Android Extortion

Well, that is what Google said after the deal between Samsung and Microsoft earlier today. Or that is what MG Siegler says Google said. Confused? Read the statement from Google -

This is the same tactic we’ve seen time and again from Microsoft. Failing…