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Samsung does a patents cross-licensing deal with MicrosoftInquirer - Dave Neal - 29 Sep, 2011TECHNOLOGY FIRMS Microsoft and Samsung have ended their dispute over mobile patents with a cross-licensing agreement. The agreement has been on the cards since earlier this year when Microsoft began crowing about how many licensing deals ... |
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Microsoft, Samsung expand smartphone partnershipIBNLive.com - 29 Sep, 2011AP New York: Microsoft and Samsung Electronics have agreed to cross-license one another's patent portfolios, with Microsoft getting royalties for the mobile phones and tablets Samsung sells that run Google Inc.'s Android operating system. ... |
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Morning Tech Wrap: Amazon, Microsoft, SamsungForbes - 29 Sep, 2011I've covered European business and technology news for Forbes since 2006, and as London bureau chief since 2008. I'm using this blog to explore some of the disruptive technology and ideas coming out of this region. Before all this I tracked the highs ... |
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How does Windows 8 take mobile computing forward?Hindustan Times - Krishna Murari - 29 Sep, 2011Microsoft announced their latest version of Windows couple of weeks back at the BUILD Conference and Windows 8 had gotten everyone excited. There's a brand new UI and a couple of major improvements but does it make mobile computing a fresh experience ... |
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Samsung alliance with Microsoft to use AndroideTaiwan News - 29 Sep, 2011Samsung Company made an announcement on September 28, that the company reached a cross-licensing of authorized agreement with Microsoft's patent portfolio. According to the agreement, Samsung paying a royalty to Microsoft for each smartphone and tablet ... |
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Samsung forms alliance with MS against AppleKorea Times - Kim Yoo-chul - 29 Sep, 2011A patent cross-licensing deal signed between Samsung Electronics and Microsoft is expected to strengthen the former's hand in its legal fight against Apple, sources and industry experts said Thursday. The two companies agreed to settle ... |
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Microsoft, Samsung to share patentsTimes of India - 29 Sep, 2011TORONTO: Microsoft Corp, the software maker seeking to challenge Apple Inc and Google Inc's dominance in smartphones, agreed to share patents with handset-maker Samsung Electronics Co. Microsoft will receive royalties for mobile phones and tablets ... |
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Microsoft Windows for 2012Stuff.co.nz - Chris Gardner - 29 Sep, 2011The next version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows 8, could be anything from a few months to more than a year away. Windows, The Official Magazine, has quoted Steven Sinofsky, president of Windows at Microsoft, as saying: "Somewhere ... |
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Microsoft, Samsung strike licensing dealZDNet Asia - Roger Cheng - 29 Sep, 2011Under the deal, Samsung pays Microsoft a royalty for every Android phone and tablet it makes. Samsung also agreed to provide marketing support for Microsoft's Windows Phone. ... |
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Samsung to pay Microsoft to use Android: Extortion or partnership?Los Angeles Times - 29 Sep, 2011Microsoft on Wednesday announced a cross-licensing of its patent portfolio with Samsung that will leave Samsung paying a royalty to Microsoft for each smartphone and tablet it sells running Google's Android operating system. Samsung will also "agreed ... |
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Microsoft hops into bed with SamsungSydney Morning Herald - 29 Sep, 2011Microsoft and Samsung Electronics have agreed to cross-license one another's patent portfolios, with Microsoft to receive royalties for the mobile phones and tablets Samsung sells, including those running Google's Android operating system. ... |
Samsung Agrees to Pay Microsoft for Smartphone TechThe Chosun Ilbo - 29 Sep, 2011Samsung Electronics and Microsoft have settled a patent dispute by agreeing to cross-license each other's patent portfolios, the two companies announced Wednesday. Under the deal, Samsung will pay Microsoft US$4-5 for each smartphone it sells, ... |
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Samsung, Microsoft deal strikes blow to GoogleThe Australian - Evan Ramstad - 29 Sep, 2011MICROSOFT and Samsung Electronics reached a patent-sharing deal, striking a blow at Google's effort to provide free software to makers of smartphones and tablet personal computers. For months, Microsoft and Apple have pressured Google and makers of ... |
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Microsoft may profit from Amazons Kindle Fire tabletSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 29 Sep, 2011Microsoft continues to assert that companies which use Google's Android operating system owe it patent royalties. Microsoft has struck Android licensing agreements with Samsung, HTC, General Dynamics Itronix, Velocity Micro, Onkyo, Casio and others. ... |
'Android tax' spells big bucks for MicrosoftFinancial Post (blog) - 29 Sep, 2011Android device makers might get their software from Google Inc. for free, but more of them are forking over millions to Microsoft Corp. as an 'Android tax.' After signing patent licensing agreements granting Microsoft royalty payments with seven other ... |
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Wheres my Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) update?Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 29 Sep, 2011There seems to be some confusion around when Windows Phone users will get their big “Mango” software update. As least that's what I'm hearing from Microsoft Blog readers. One reader called to say many of the reports from other news outlets are, ... |
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Mango is a sweet upgrade for Windows Phone 7USA Today - Edward C. Baig - 29 Sep, 2011A year or so after Microsoft gave the boot to its creaky Windows Mobile software in favor of Windows Phone 7, the revamped operating system for smartphones still seems radically fresh. By Edward C. Baig The Windows Phone ... |
Google Cries Extortion Over Microsoft's Android Tactics (GOOG, MSFT)San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - 29 Sep, 2011This is the same tactic we've seen time and again from Microsoft. Failing to succeed in the smartphone market, they are resorting to legal measures to extort profit from others' achievements and hinder the pace of innovation. ... |
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Microsoft announces Android-related patent deal with SamsungXinhua - Mu Xuequan - 29 Sep, 2011SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft on Wednesday announced a broad cross-licensing patent agreement with Samsung, the biggest Android-related patent deal to date. Under the agreement, Microsoft will get royalty revenue on every smartphone and ... |
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Tech giants Samsung and Microsoft join forces but could it kill the Android?NEWS.com.au - 29 Sep, 2011AS Samsung joins forces with Microsoft, the life of the Android hangs in the balance. Samsung signed the world's biggest patent deal yesterday with Microsoft that will see Microsoft rake in royalties for every Android smartphone and tablet Samsung ... |
Microsoft Agrees to Share Patents With Samsung, Market Windows PhoneBloomberg - Hugo Miller - 29 Sep, 2011Microsoft will receive royalties for mobile phones and tablets built by Samsung that use Google's Android operating system, according to a statement today. The companies also agreed to cooperate on the ... |
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Microsoft and Samsung sign patent licensing dealNew Zealand Herald - 29 Sep, 2011Microsoft and Samsung, amid a rash of patent infringement suits by technology firms, have announced an agreement to cross-license their patent portfolios. The US software giant said the deal with the South Korean electronics titan provides "broad ... |
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MSFT Samsung Deal Could Mean $0.09/Sh Upside, Says Morgan StanleyBarron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - 29 Sep, 2011Morgan Stanley's Adam Holt this afternoon writes that a new licensing agreement announced this morning between Microsoft (MSFT) and Samsung Electronics means that Microsoft will collect royalties on 60% to 70% of all smartphones running ... |
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How to Force Your Phone to Upgrade to Windows Phone MangoPC Magazine - Sara Yin - 29 Sep, 2011On Tuesday, carriers began updating existing Windows Phone 7 devices to Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango," Microsoft's first major overhaul of its mobile operating system. But as you can tell from our informal survey of all four major carriers, ... |
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Microsoft launches Mango OS in SingaporeTODAYonline - Mohd Yazid - 29 Sep, 2011Microsoft launched its Windows Phone 7.5 upgrade, codenamed "Mango", to all Windows Phone 7 users here yesterday. While the user interface and layout look relatively similar, the displayed content has been improved significantly ... |
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Microsoft-Samsung Patent Deal: Great News for Windows PhonesPCWorld - Jared Newman - 29 Sep, 2011Samsung Galaxy S II smartphoneThe success of Samsung's Galaxy S Android phones just became a cash cow for Microsoft, thanks to a patent cross-licensing agreement in which Microsoft gets paid for every ... |
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Amazon Fire catches the eye of Microsoft's lawyersFinancial Times (blog) - Richard Waters - 29 Sep, 2011This was what Brad Smith, Microsoft's general counsel, had to say when I caught up with him shortly after the launch of the device on Wednesday: “We have yet to see an Android device in the market that does not infringe on our patents. ... |
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Samsung in royalty deal with MicrosoftFinancial Times - Richard Waters - 29 Sep, 2011Microsoft has scored a notable victory in the smartphone patent wars, persuading Samsung to pay it royalties for every handset the South Korean company sells that runs on Google's Android operating system. ... |
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Microsoft, Samsung in patent cross-licensing pactMarketWatch - Mia Lamar - 29 Sep, 2011Microsoft Corp. /quotes/zigman/20493/quotes/nls/msft MSFT -0.37% and Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNHY, 005930.SE) have agreed to a patent cross-licensing agreement as well as cooperation in the development and marketing of Microsoft's ... |
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Samsung, Microsoft Ink Patent DealInformationWeek - Thomas Claburn - 29 Sep, 2011Samsung is paying to use Android, and it's also promising to help Microsoft develop Windows Phone devices. By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Facing a multi-country intellectual property war with Apple over claims that its Galaxy tablet copies the ... |
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