Apple-Samsung Patent Wars Could Yield U.S. Sales Ban

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose previously declined to act on Apple's request for a ban. Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, a court in The Hague ruled Apple had violated a Samsung patent dealing with Internet connections that covers all iPad models, as well as the iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPhone 4. Follow us …

HTC testing new models after patent case; shares jump

TAOYUAN, Taiwan | Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:11am EST TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) – HTC Corp has begun testing new phone models that work around technology cited in a patent lawsuit won by arch-rival Apple Inc, and HTC’s chief executive voiced optimism over the company’s ability to meet challenging market conditions. Speaking to media at the …

Apple Patent Describes Solar-Powered iPhone, Notebook Charger – Entertainment and Technology News

Among the 16 new patents granted to Apple this week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, was this fairly interesting one describing a solar-powered charging system for electronic devices. the patent details a system that includes a voltage converter and controller that would work alongside a solar power source. The voltage converter would be …