Google will try to persuade a federal judge in San Jose, California on Thursday that its Android agreements, which requires Samsung and other phone makers to include products like Google Search and… Read more »
Apple has decided to end a bitter legal war against Google and Android phone makers, and to turn away from patent tactics that have cost the smartphone industry billions of dollars,… Read more »
Unless the Supreme Court steps in, companies like Oracle are set to own small pieces of code that are the basic building blocks used by developers in all sorts of technology… Read more »
The mobile version of Disconnect, a tool that helps users screen malicious ads and ad-tracking, is back in the Google Store after being banned for two weeks. Read more »
Google’s antitrust problems in Europe appeared to be winding down, but now a new investigation into its mobile phone software suggests they’re just getting started. Read more »
Patent trolling is alive and well deep in Texas where a judge just rejected Google’s request to invalidate old messaging patents under the Supreme Court’s new standards. Read more »
Microsoft has long used a stealthy strategy to coerce device makers into paying a license for the use of Android software. That may get harder, after the Chinese government published a… Read more »
A class action complaint says Google uses secret deals to force Samsung and others to make its search engine the default choice on mobile devices, which in turn harms consumers by… Read more »
Mobile games have become so popular that phone makers are offering coveted marketing spots in the app store to game makers that release early on their platforms. Read more »
Google says its rivals have “placed a cloud” on the Android eco-system through a wave of lawsuits based on old Nortel patents. Now, it’s filed a lawsuit of its own to… Read more »