Epson faces class action over upgrades
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Monday, 28 October 2019 10:07

Epson faces class action over upgrades


Thou shalt not brick your printers to shut out ink rivals

Printer maker Epson is in hot water over an upgrade which made it impossible to use rival printer ink cartridges in their machines.

Apple vs. Qualcomm trial begins
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 16 April 2019 12:20

Apple vs. Qualcomm trial begins


Billions of dollars at stake

The multi-billion dollar Apple and Qualcomm five-week court case has opened in San Diego that'll determine whether Qualcomm operates a smartphone modem chip monopoly and charges too much in licensing fees.

Intel sues former engineer claiming he nicked its tech
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Claims former Vice President was going to pass 3D XPoint memory details to Micron

Chipzilla has sued a former hardware engineer and VP 3D XPoint memory claiming that he nicked confidential chip blueprints to pass 3D XPoint memory details to Micron.

Qualcomm on verge of Apple resolution
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 30 November 2018 10:59

Qualcomm on verge of Apple resolution


CEO Steve Mollenkopf confirms

In a chat with CNBC, Qualcomm’s CEO confirmed that it and Apple are on the doorstep of a resolution of  multi quarter licensing related issues. What CNBC didn’t tell you is that Apple doesn’t want to pay Qualcomm a tiny amount of money as it wants a special and favorable deal.  

Nintendo sues ROM makers for $12 million
Published in Gaming
Wednesday, 14 November 2018 12:12

Nintendo sues ROM makers for $12 million


ROM makers taken to the cleaners

Nintendo has won a lawsuit seeking to take two large retro-game ROM sites offline, on charges of copyright infringement.

Samsung wins battle of the MPEG patents
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Friday, 21 September 2018 11:17

Samsung wins battle of the MPEG patents


All is not well in MPEG land

The New York State Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned a $115 million judgment against Samsung over telly patents.