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The U.S. International Trade Commission is taking a close look at flash memory made by Samsung and used in popular handsets like the iPhone and BlackBerry after BTG International claimed patent infringement. The memory chips in question are used in a wide variety of gadgets, including USB sticks, camcorders and MP3 players. These kind of investigations usually come with a lot of talk about limiting imports and stopping the sale of products containing the offending technology, but the complaints usually get settled either by defence or licensing before end users take the brunt of any legal retaliation.
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
