Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 14th Jan 2010 16:26 UTC
"Eastman Kodak has issued lawsuits against both Apple and Blackberry maker Research in Motion, claiming neither of them has licensed its patents despite using the technology described therein and having been warned about it by Kodak. The photography pioneer said the alleged infringement centred on intellectual property protecting a method for previewing colour images and the processing of images of different resolutions. It filed complaints against both Apple and RIM with the US District Court for Western New York."
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RE[2]: Another piggy-back rider
by mrhasbean on Fri 15th Jan 2010 00:23
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You mean that who invents time travel should have no recognition because people already though about it?
Not at all, but just say you have an idea, a concept, but don't have the engineering expertise to make it a reality. You take your idea to a company who have the necessary brains trust and manufacturing prowess to make it a physical reality. Should that company then be able to claim TOTAL rights to both the idea and the execution of the idea?
It's the chicken and egg scenario to some degree. Would Nokia have created the technology if someone else hadn't first conceptualised it? Would Apple have created the Knowledge Navigator concept if it wasn't for the likes of Asimov, Clarke or Roddenberry. You think of the first Motorola flip phone and immediately think of the communicator in the original Star Trek series. This is part of the overall problem with patents, while I can see there is a need for them to exist to protect the individual, in many cases the concepts weren't in any way original. Unfortunately the whole process is very bureaucratic so logic and truth often take a back seat...
RE[3]: Another piggy-back rider
by Ed W. Cogburn on Sat 16th Jan 2010 14:41
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but just say you have an idea, a concept, but don't have the engineering expertise to make it a reality.
Yet, both Nokia and Kodak *do* have the necessary engineering expertise, in spades (too many people - especially here - seem to forget that Nokia is the largest *global* maker of smartphones - Apple is king only in the US). Their patents are on specific implementations of hardware. Its the software patents that are far more problematic: moving closer to just 'ideas' rather than specific physical implementations.
(Although for the record they both, hardware & software patents, can be, and are, abused. I'm not thrilled with the current patent system, but software patents are more abused, by far.)
I'm wondering if Kodak is just following Nokia's tacit lead on this, and is now 'piling on'. Apple refused to play with the established big-boys in the hardware world (where cross-licensing is the norm - and as Apple is now learning, really a necessity), and is now paying a price for their arrogance?
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/24/13 17:26 UTC
So, the Xbox One disaster continues. Microsoft's policy for dealing with the used games market has reportedly leaked - and it's a clear and direct attack to destroy the used games market. Prices for used games will be set at the retail value of a new game, and retailers have to hook into Microsoft's computer systems and comply with Microsoft's terms and conditions.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 21:38 UTC
At an event earlier today, Microsoft unveiled the next Xbox - the third model, but confusingly named Xbox One. The big focus was TV, integrated Kinect, and all the other stuff we all expected to be forced down our throats. I think it took them 25 minutes to actually come to what should be the core of the story: gaming. Nothing groundbreaking in the gaming department, except for how Microsoft intends to handle the used games market and borrowing games from friends: pay up, buddy!
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/20/13 11:29 UTC
The day has finally come! Jolla has finally announced the launch device for its Sailfish operating system - and by god this is a looker. It's decidedly different from other phones out there, but it has good specifications and carries a relatively reasonably price tag - EUR 399, and it's up for pre-order today, shipping in the fourth quarter of this year.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/18/13 21:33 UTC
Why does Google get so much credit in the technology industry? Why, despite the company's many obvious failings, do many geeks and enthusiasts still hold a somewhat positive view on the all-knowing technology giant? A specific talk at Google I/O this week provides the answer.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/11/13 21:41 UTC
"Windows is indeed slower than other operating systems in many scenarios, and the gap is worsening." That's one way to start an insider explanation of why Windows' performance isn't up to snuff. Written by someone who actually contributes code to the Windows NT kernel, the comment on Hacker News, later deleted but reposted with permission on Marc Bevand's blog, paints a very dreary picture of the state of Windows development. The root issue? Think of how Linux is developed, and you'll know the answer.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/08/13 14:22 UTC
This is one of those news items that's fun to write, fun to read, fun to comment on, and where no one will be able to say anything unkind. It's all just one big ball of awesome fluffiness. TuneTracker, the BeOS radio automation software, has just released something very special: TuneTracker System 5, the first version designed entirely and specifically for Haiku. In fact, it actually includes Haiku in the software package. Better yet, TuneTracker also unveiled several system-in-a-box products - which have Haiku and TuneTracker pre-installed.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/02/13 15:28 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/29/13 21:06 UTC
Oh multitasking. That staple of computing that got thrown out the window with many modern smartphones. We got some rudimentary thing in its place - but even as multitasking on phone and tablets improves, its user-visible side remains cumbersome. Windows 8 has a neat implementation, and now it's time Android follows in it footsteps.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/24/13 22:24 UTC
They're here! Whether that excites you or not remains to be seen, but the Galaxy S4, which will most likely become the best selling Android smartphone of the year by a huge margin, has been reviewed by all the major sites, and there's lots of interesting conclusions in there - although I think most of you will get the gist.More Features »
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You mean that who invents time travel should have no recognition because people already though about it?