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ITWorld: Claims to be collecting royalties from 70 percent of U.S. Android OEMs.

New agreement means Redmond now gets revenue from 70% of all Google-based smartphones sold in the U.S.

Earlier this week, Google was granted a patent for a method of controlling a “mixed-mode autonomous vehicle”.

But from here on out let’s call this “mixed-mode autonomous vehicle” what it is: a freaking robot car.

Google has been developing this technology for some time. Back in the fall of 2010, the company was...

ZDnet:Business intellectual property patent and design wars are no longer confined to just a single country. Now, lead by Apple, they'rre being fought all over the world.

Lucky us.

New details about Google's $12.5 billion bid for Motorola have surfaced showing that Google was eager to buy Motorola.

But why? One observer believes it was because Motorola was threatening Google with a number of dire consequences to Android if Google didn't buy up the manufacturer.

Two Microsoft executives contested Android patent attack complaints by Google's chief counsel via Twitter.

FOSS Force: "Now that Microsoft and SUSE have announced they plan to continue sleeping together, I wonder if the folks at Techrights are rethinking their plans to pull the plug on Boycott Novell?"

InternetNews: Microsoft embraces SUSE as heir to Novell patent deal.

Apple won a significant victory last week when it was awarded a key patent related to basic multitouch functionality.

It was called too broad by many, and raised the specter of pitched legal drama. It's definitely a key victory for Apple, but why?

The application covers technology to use orientation sensors to automatically correct slanted horizons and skewed buildings caused by camera tilt.