Microsoft won the patent trial against Motorola as the courts decided that the company failed to observe fair and reasonable licensing terms when it negotiated with Microsoft over the Wi-Fi and H.264 intellectual property.
Reissa Su
Sep 05, 2013
Xiaomi Inc maybe only three years old in business in China, but the fact it has managed to snag Apple's market share, never mind if its products are mostly knock-offs, could be an indication it could also very well conquer the world soon.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Sep 05, 2013
Nokia Australia announced that Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available in the country by Sept 17.
Athena Yenko
Sep 05, 2013
A hypersonic scramjet is all set to be launched from a site above the Arctic Circle this September. The project, led by University of Queensland is supported by Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and international research team of 13 partners and sponsors.
Sunny Peter
Sep 05, 2013
Although it has yet to receive reports or complaints of accidents and injuries, Ford Motor Co has ordered the recall of some 370,000 vehicles across its U.S. and Canada markets due to issues on the steering shaft of the involved units.
Esther Tanquintic-Misa
Sep 05, 2013
Offering enhanced security, online payment service portal, PayPal, announced, on Wednesday, the launch of its expanded Seller Protection policy for merchants in Asia Pacific. The policy, which will become operational on Oct 11, 2013, helps protect merchants from fraudulent online transaction and cases where items are not received by buyers.
Sunny Peter
Sep 05, 2013
Cherry Blossom Sushi Bar Newton outlet had pleaded guilty of 40 breaches on food hygiene
Athena Yenko
Sep 05, 2013
A Melbourne woman won a $1,660 refund from Prada over a champagne stain on a Prada skirt
Athena Yenko
Sep 05, 2013
By Jonathan BarrattAt the moment our focus remains on Syria for the next move in oil. As mentioned, Syria does not produce any oil of note however investors see any military invention by the US as a regional issue and as such a premium is being built into the market.
Admin System
Sep 05, 2013
Consumers who were wowed by the specs of the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch at its unboxing on Wednesday, Sept 4, in Berlin, Germany, and New York City, could buy the watch as early as Sept 25 for $299.
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 05, 2013
In the past editions of ZDNET reviews, the Samsung Galaxy S4 was only runner up as best Android smartphone, with the HTC One getting the top honours.
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 05, 2013
Kim Dotcom seems to have a few more surprises up his sleeves. After his tweet about plans to launch a political party in New Zealand - a leak which he attributed to “whistleblower”- picked up storm, it is now known that he quit as director of Mega, the cloud hosting service that he launched with much fanfare in Jan 2013, after his previous file sharing venture Megaupload was shut down in a U.S. driven operation, following allegations of mass copyright infringement and money laundering.
Sunny Peter
Sep 05, 2013
Whether you agree or not that the US ought to strike Syria, there is one reason it will: Because it has to. (Indeed, the bombing may already have started by the time you read this.)
Jamelle Agbuis
Sep 05, 2013
By Greg PeelThe Dow rose 96 points or 0.7% while the S&P gained 0.8% to 1653 and the Nasdaq added 1.1%.
Admin System
Sep 05, 2013
Yesterday's data dump was a non-event. Retail sales rose 0.1%, the current account deficit widened a little, and the RBA didn't change interest rates. The ASX200 followed suit with its own dramatic move, rising 0.16%.
Jamelle Agbuis
Sep 05, 2013
By Chris Weston, IG MarketsEvery now and then the market picks a currency, throws it firmly in the spotlight and runs with it.
Admin System
Sep 05, 2013
During an interview, Apple Inc’s co-founder Steve Wouzniak had a bunch of things to say about Apple, the iPhone and where the Cupertino-California is headed in the absence of the late Steve Jobs, former CEO and co-founder.
Jacob Cherian
Sep 04, 2013
The Australian share market closed in the red today for the first time since last Wednesday as concerns of a US led invasion into Syria jittered investors around the globe and saw a slide in commodity prices during Asian trade.
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 04, 2013
Australian packaging major, Amcor Ltd., is strengthening its position in the growing Indian packaging sector to achieve organic and inorganic growth. Meanwhile, reports say, the company plans to split its divisions - retaining its plastics divisions and establishing a new company for its other units.
Sunny Peter
Sep 04, 2013
With millions of dollars worth of fruits and vegetables going to waste each year, due to inadequate storage infrastructure, India has sought expertise from New Zealand for the development of cold storage facilities in the country.
Sunny Peter
Sep 04, 2013
Verizon’s decision not to enter the wireless market in Canada any more may turn out to be critical for Canadians.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Sep 04, 2013
Slow growth is expected to continue in the near term as the economy adjusts to lower levels of mining investments, says Glenn Stevens, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), in his statement on monetary policy decision issued on Tuesday.
Sunny Peter
Sep 04, 2013
In the wake of the Nokia-Microsoft $7.1BN deal, can Nokia improve problematic Microsoft Windows phone image and why does Nokia refuse to sell its full patent to Microsoft?
Athena Yenko
Sep 04, 2013
The Australian sharemarket is slipping for the first time in five trading sessions, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) down 0.6 per cent at lunch. Continued tensions in Syria and an increased probability of QE tapering in the US later this month are catalysts.
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 04, 2013
LinkedIn filed for a secondary offering of $1 billion to boost the US-based social media company’s funding for acquisitions and international expansion.
Rachel Ranosa
Sep 04, 2013
Microsoft finally purchased Nokia's mobile business along with a long-term licence of its patent portfolio and Here maps products which shocked the industry. Will the combined force send Windows Phone OS and Nokia back to the top? Here are five benefits for Microsoft on acquiring Nokia mobile.
Ryan Inoyori
Sep 04, 2013
Apple has already sent media invitations for its event on Sept 10 and the invites hinted on iPhone 5S, 5C and iOS7
Athena Yenko
Sep 04, 2013
The New Zealand dollar continued to slip against the Australian dollar after the Reserve Bank of Australia has indicated it has no plans of cutting interest rates further at its current rate of 2.5 per cent. The news has crushed investors who were hoping for another round of rate cuts.
Reissa Su
Sep 04, 2013
Laura Dixon, a 34-year-old Briton who has been vegetarian all her life, claims McDonald's meat menu helped her become pregnant, and her proof is that she did not only have a baby but a set of twin boys and another baby girl!
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 04, 2013
Google announced on Wednesday that the next version of its Android OS, the Android 4.4, will be called Kit Kat, not Key Lime Pie as earlier speculated.
Vittorio Hernandez
Sep 04, 2013
