Webwire: Android infringes Java patents; India probes Google

Staff writer
08 May 2012
00:00

Android infringes some Java patents: jury

The jury hearing Oracle's intellectual property case against Android found that Google did violate some Java patents with the design of the OS, but failed to agree whether Google's actions constituted legally allowed fair use.

Reuters

India begins antitrust probe into Google

India's Competition Commission has launched an antitrust probe into the market dominance of Google's AdWords service, and may expand the investigation into other Google services in the future.

Wall Street Journal

MasterCard teases NFC digital wallet plan

Credit card company MasterCard has become the latest group to unveil plans for an NFC digital wallet system. MasterCard's system will be called PayPass Wallet.

All Things Digital

Telefonica faces writedown on TI stake: analyst

Telefonica may be forced to take a €400 million ($522.1 million) charge on its 10.5% indirect investment in ally Telecom Italia, due to the impact of the Eurozone crisis, an analyst has predicted.

Bloomberg

Third Point demands Yahoo CEO hire records

Investment group Third Point has demanded that Yahoo hand over records relating to the recruitment of CEO Scott Thompson, in its latest bid to oust the executive due to discrepancies in his education records.

BBC

iOS still dominates Android by app revenues

Research indicates that Android developers are only earning the equivalent of 24 cents for every dollar earned by iOS app developers.

Business Insider

Rovio earned $100m in 2011, may go public

Angry Birds developer Rovio earned $100 million in sales revenue in 2011, and is now considering a public listing.

Reuters

HTC sales decline in April

HTC has reported a decline in sales revenue in the month of April, as a result of growing competition from the iPhone 4S and Samsung handsets.

Boy Genius Report

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