Chalk up another win for Klausner. Klausner Technologies’ CEO Judah Klausner has announced that the patent-holding company that bears his namesake has netted yet another settlement from none other than Google. Klausner sued Google for infringing on intellectual property holdings that are apparently inherent to Visual Voicemail systems used by several other mobile companies. Klausner’s…
Klausner cleans up with another patent-suit settlement from LG
The once-obscure patent firm Klausner Technologies has made a lucrative name for itself by going after the likes of Apple, AT&T, Sprint and Verizon Wireless for their respective uses of Visual Voicemail technology – a technology to which Klausner lays claim. Klausner has already settled their suits against the iPhone-selling duo and the No. 1…
Qik Announces Share on Ovi Integration
Qik, one of the eldest mobile-to-web video services, has announced a tight partnership with Nokia’s Share on Ovi service, so recorded clips and live feeds will be cross-posted to Ovi. Not a bad deal at all, and a perfect fit since Qik has been supporting Nokia devices since the get-go. That close relationship has garnered…
Yahoo, Vodafone in talks about search deal?
Yahoo is reportedly in talks with Vodafone about the distribution of its mobile search client in Europe. Although no contract has been signed yet, if this goes through Yahoo would be a default search engine on all phones sold by Vodafone, hence replacing Google, which contract expires this year. Both Yahoo’s and Vodafone’s representatives declined…
Apple iPhone developers running out of time?
With iPhone developer contracts only outlined for a one-year period, iPhone developers who jumped on board the good-ship iPhone App Store in its earliest days are now facing a dilemma – they’re contracts are set to expire within the month and Apple has yet to announce an official contract-renewal mechanism. Apple previously told iPhone developers…
AT&T strike averted!
In a bit of good news for both AT&T Mobility and their 20,000 Communications Workers of America (CWA) employees, AT&T has announced that the telecom giant’s wireless business and the employee union have come to terms on a tentative contract agreement. The agreement staves off the CWA’s threatened strike, keeping workers working and AT&T Mobility’s…
FEMA taps AT&T and Verizon Wireless for emergency communications providers
It sure is good to see the federal-response agency nightmare we call the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) doing something to actually prepare for an emergency. You know, instead of waiting until an emergency hits and then scrambling to figure out how to get water to catastrophe victims. With the new Obama administration cleaning up…
Orange and O2 Angry Over Skype-Nokia Partnership?
Remember that announcement about Skype being preloaded on the Nokia N-series from Mobile World Congress? Well, Orange and O2 aren’t too happy about the VoIP operator taking a bite from their voice revenues. Rumors are floating around that both carriers might pull their N97 stock should the Skype deal go through,and even pull other Nokia…
LG looking to Compal as Windows Mobile smartphone ODM
When it comes to making cellphones, smartphones especially, it makes sense to offload much of the development and manufacturing costs to a third-party ODM (Original Device Manufacturer) more suited to pump out hardware in massive quantities. LG is apparently following the likes of Palm, HP, Motorola, and Acer in choosing to outsource their Windows Mobile…
Motorola Sells Good to Visto, Dies a Little Inside
Motorola had acquired Good Technologies back in ’06 for $500 million, pumping out a few enterprise push e-mail solutions for mobile, but clearly that acquisition hasn’t paid off, as rival Visto has picked up Good for an undisclosed amount. From the BlackBerry standpoint, I tended to scoff at just about any other attempting the push…