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31Aug/110

INR 50,000 allotted to each M.P. for buying iPads

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Soon MPs and ministers in Parliament would be reading the business listed against their names not from a sheet of paper but iPads.

The Parliament Standing Committee on IT had during the monsoon session made this recommendation and the idea was to make Parliamentary work hassle free and paper free.

Based on this recommendation, the Parliament Secretariat decided to sanction a maximum of Rs 50,000 to buy an Apple iPad 2 or Samsung Galaxy Tab.

The scheme has first been implemented in the Rajya Sabha within a fortnight. The Lok Sabha Secretariat is planning to roll out the scheme to the members of the lower House.

25Aug/110

Samsung Galaxy S, S II, Ace, banned in Europe.

apple-vs-samsung Samsung has Digoxin hypokalemia just been Lg ally accessories dealt a Protonix 40mg - 270 pills blow by Etodolac 300mg - 60 pills a Netherlands court in its ongoing battle with Apple over trade dress and design patents, as the court has banned the sale of its Galaxy S, Galaxy S II, and Galaxy Ace smartphones in the European Union by Samsung's Dutch subsidiaries because of patent violations. Curiously, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet has been spared from this particular injunction.

The injunction refers to a specific patent that the Galaxy smartphones violate, and it can be enforced in some, but not all European countries. The countries that Samsung has dodged a bullet in include Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Spain, thanks to Apple's failure to register the patent properly in those countries. Additionally, the block on the sale of the smartphones only applies to Samsung's Netherlands subsidiaries, not to the Korean company as a whole. Samsung does most of its European distribution through the Netherlands, however, so this will cause a significant shakeup in the flow of Galaxy smartphones in Europe.

The decision handed down by the courts is due to go into effect in mid-October, which gives Samsung time to rearrange its distribution network. The patent in question applies to the photo galleries in Android, so Samsung may be able to work around it with a software update. Apple has also accused Samsung of violating other patents related to scrolling and unlocking the phone, though the court did not include them in this injunction.

[Via: FOSS Patents]

17Aug/110

Yahoo launches MoviePlex; Offers free Bollywood movies

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Movieplex  is a Toprol xl Viagra information 50 mg video space Myambutol 800 mg and users Inderal 40mg - 90 pills can enjoy licensed full-length movies for free. The portal has collaborated with production houses for the same and will be offering movies like "Rock On", "Rann", and "Dil To Baccha Hai Ji".

According to a report by market research leaderComScore, the Indian audience is currently spending over 9.1 billion minutes watching online videos each month with entertainment as the leading category in online video content consumption ahead of news and sports content.

Arun Tadanki, managing director, Yahoo, feels Movieplex would be successful in providing guilt-free entertainment to the consumers.

"Over 30 million internet users consume 1.7 billion videos every month across India. With the increasing demand for online video, both consumers and content providers are looking for a trusted destination where quality content can be consumed in a piracy-free environment at their leisure," he said.

17Aug/110

Samsung Galaxy tab ban lifted in most of Europe

tab Samsung can Ibuprofen pregnancy sell its latest iPad  rival in Effexor dosages most of Buy Aciclovir Online Europe again Ampicillin 500mg - 270 pills after a German court lifted most of an injunction it had imposed at Apple's request.

The Duesseldorf regional court said it was questionable whether its authority extended to international companies operating outside Germany, so it restricted a preliminary ban imposed last week on Samsung Electronics to Germany.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab line of tablet computers is considered the most credible alternative to Apple's iPad, which has taken the market by storm, selling about 30 million since its launch a year and a half ago.

Apple and others have moved aggressively to defend their intellectual property in maturing markets, especially against Google's Android software platform, on which the new Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet is built.

Android, a latecomer to the mobile market, has become a target by rapidly turning into the world's most popular smartphone platform. Google is relatively defenseless because it owns few wireless patents, in contrast to older rivals.

On Monday, Google agreed to buy Motorola Mobility, the descendant company of cellular phone pioneer Motorola, for $12.5 billion, largely for its vast patent library.

17Aug/110

Apple pressurized by Google-Motorola Deal

google-appleGoogle's $12. 5 bn Doxycycline hyclate Hydroxyzine 50 mg and alcohol buy of Voltaren 100mg - 90 pills Motorola Mobility Ditropan 2.5mg - 90 pills might hurt Apple's ability to pressure the Android ecosystem and the iPhone maker may try to strike back by buying up more patent troves, Jefferies & Co said.

The brokerage sees Nokia , InterDigital , and Research In Motion's patents as potential targets for Apple.
Google has been under pressure to build a patent portfolio after losing out to Apple, Microsoft Corp and others in a recent auction of bankrupt Nortel's assets.
Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility is an attempt by the Internet search giant to fend off increasingly aggressive legal attacks from rivals such as Apple.
"MMI in our view had the broadest and deepest patent portfolio amongst the wireless players," Jefferies said in a note to clients, adding the buy may spur Apple -- sitting on a large cash pile -- into making a purchase of its own.
"We believe Apple is a licensee of Nokia and pays significant royalties for cross-licensing ... Nokia likely has at least 50 essential 4G patents and likely over 100 essential 3G patents," the brokerage said.
Essential patents are key parts of technology standards.
Jefferies said RIM spent over $5 billion in acquiring and developing its patent portfolio, according to its calculations, and has critical security related patents that Apple could pursue.
Based on the 63 percent premium Google paid for Motorola Mobility, RIM's could be valued at something over $20 billion.
InterDigital, which is looking to sell itself and was reportedly being courted by Google, may also interest Apple.
17Aug/110

Samsung Reveals White Galaxy S II

Samsung has Ally careers today issued Depakote dose a press Buy Revia Online release which Trandate 100mg - 90 pills officially unveils the white version of their popular Galaxy S II. This announcement has been widely expected for awhile already, thus it is not a big surprise. The major specs will be the same as the black version's.

Evidently, the white version will launch in Korea today but global availability is unknown at the moment.

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