It’s hard to read the word ‘patent’ and not leap immediately to ‘infringement,’ given the tech industry’s recent track record. But in this rare case, access to that oft-contested IP is being spread like love — very expensive love. Under the terms of a joint agreement, NVIDIA and Intellectual Ventures have acquired nearly 500 patents [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Break’
NVIDIA, Intellectual Ventures partner to acquire 4G patents from IPWireless
Posted: 14th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Break, Chips, Engadget, Handshake, Infringement, Inroads, Intellectual Ventures, Ip, Ipwireless, Market Debut, Mobile Space, Nbsp, Nvidia, Patents, Paving The Way, Portfolio, Rare Case, Royalty, Weren, Word Patent
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Sir, yes, sir: BlackBerry 7 smartphones get DoD approval
Posted: 11th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Army Personnel, Blackberry Curve, Blackberry Rim, Break, Capabilities, Department Of Defense, Dod, Engadget, Field Communications, Hoopla, Maggots, Models, Nbsp, Research In Motion, Reuters, Torch, U S Department, Universal Search, Yahoo
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Listen up, maggots. Fresh off all the recent hoopla surrounding BlackBerry 10, Research In Motion announced that the U.S. Department of Defense has approved the use of six BlackBerry models on its networks. The smartphones receiving the green light are the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930, BlackBerry Torch 9810, 9850 and 9860, and BlackBerry Curve [...]
CTIA 2012: a look back at our favorite devices
Posted: 10th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Break, Engadget, Few Minutes, Interesting Devices, Nbsp, Nibble
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CTIA 2012 is wrapping up and we thought we’d spend a few minutes reminiscing about some of the more interesting devices we had a chance to see for the first time or that were launched here. Unfortunately for us — and thereby for you, too — the show lacked the bite we’ve seen at previous [...]
Nokia swings Mail for Exchange to Series 40 dumphones: now in beta labs for testing (video)
Posted: 10th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Asha, Beta Testing, Break, Developing Countries, Email, Engadget, Foothold, Goggles, Goodness, Latest Software, Launch, Mail Exchange, Nbsp, Nokia, Phonearena, Software Test, Swings, Testing Labs, Video Exchange, Video Mail
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Nokia isn’t just shaking up your browser on your humble Series 40 phone. This time, those cheap little bundles of communication goodness are preparing to get mail for Exchange, with the feature now undergoing testing in its Beta Labs. While Nokia might not be king of the phone hill anymore, there’s still plenty of its [...]
CloudOn brings its Office to Android tablets, adds support for Google Drive (video)
Posted: 9th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Adobe Reader, Break, Docs, Dropbox, Engadget, Freebie, Google, Grabs, Honeycomb, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Nbsp, Running, Sandwich, Slate
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Indirectly or not, the other guys seem to enjoy their time spent with CloudOn’s unorthodox delivery of Microsoft Office. Fortunately for you, the service just announced it’s now available to the Android folk — at least to those with a Google certified slate. The CloudOn application comes as a freebie and it’s compatible with tablets [...]
Google Maps for Android takes you inside with improved walking directions
Posted: 9th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Break, Degree Photo, Directions Maps, Email, Engadget, Google, Google Maps, Lost, Nbsp, Photo Views, Sweet Deals, Version 6, Walking Directions, Walking Maps
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All right, so Google Maps has gotten you safely to your destination. Now what?! Don’t panic — the company is rolling out indoor walking directions for the app’s latest Android release. Version 6.7 also features 360-degree photo views of businesses, to help ensure that you really don’t get lost once inside. Also new is nearby [...]
Unnecto Quattro hands-on (video)
Posted: 9th May 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 5 Megapixel Cameras, Break, Demo Gallery, Dual Core, Engadget, German Auto, Lags, Microsd, Moniker, Nbsp, Q4, Sandwich, Sims, Star Feature, Stock, Storage, Tap, Tft, Video Demo, Work In Progress
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It’s Italian for the number four and also the name of a certain German auto, but Unnecto’s latest device bearing that very moniker has little to do with either. In fact, the star feature of this low-end Android 2.3.5 handset, shown off on the CTIA 2012 show floor, is its ability to accommodate dual-SIMs. Yes, [...]