Apple has been granted a patent that covers the ‘unlocking’ of a smartphone screen by sliding a finger across the display or entering a pattern.
The original application was filed in June 2009.
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The latest company to sign a patent agreement with Microsoft is Taiwan-based manufacturer Compal Electronics.
The new agreement provides coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio for Compal’s tablets, mobile phones and eBook readers running the Android and Chrome platforms.
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Samsung is the latest company to sign a patent licensing deal with Microsoft. In this case it’s a broad agreement to cross-license the patent portfolios of both companies, with Microsoft receiving royalties for Samsung’s mobile phones and tablets running the Android mobile platform.
The companies have also agreed to cooperate in the development and marketing of Windows Phone.
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This week's podcast takes a look at Everything Everywhere's departing CEO, Vodafone's security concerns, ZTE's own-brand phones, HTC's legal worries and Sony Ericsson's results. As usual, the programme is hosted by Iain Graham with James Rosewell and Mark Bridge.
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Samsung Electronics and IBM have announced an agreement that’ll see the companies licensing their patent portfolios to each other.
Specific terms and conditions were not disclosed.
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