BlackBerry maker RIM loses patent dispute with Nokia
Canada's Research In Motion (RIM) has lost a contract dispute over the use of Nokia patents in a case which could halt sales of its BlackBerry phones if it does not reach a deal to pay royalties to the Finnish company.
Nokia said on Wednesday a Swedish arbitrator had ruled that "RIM was in breach of contract and is not entitled to manufacture or sell WLAN products without first agreeing royalties with Nokia."
Wireless local access network (WLAN) technologies, usually marketed under the WiFi brand, are used across BlackBerry devices and by most other smartphones.
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Among the conclusions, according to Nokia's petition, is that RIM "is not entitled to manufacture or sell products compatible with the WLAN standard without first agreeing with Nokia on the royalty to be paid for its manufacture and/or sale of subscriber terminals compatible with such standards."
Most of RIM's phones implement the 802.11 wireless LAN standard.
The two companies have yet to reach such an agreement, Nokia said in its petition, which was filed Monday at the U.S. District Court in San Jose.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-nokia-rim-idUSBRE8AR08320121128?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews
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Microsoft’s Xbox Blows Wii U’s First-Week Sales Out of the Water
In a blog post, Larry Hryb — a Microsoft spokesperson who blogs under his gamer tag, Major Nelson — reported that the Xbox 360 sold more than 750,000 consoles in the U.S. last week, easily beating Wii U first-week sales of 400,000. What’s more, it exceeds the 700,000 units Nintendo sold of the Wii U and the original Wii combined.
http://allthingsd.com/20121127/microsofts-xbox-blew-the-wii-us-first-week-sales-out-of-the-water/
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Hackers steal and publish e-mails from U.N. nuclear agency
Hackers have made their way into one of the servers of the United Nation's International Atomic Energy Agency, according to Reuters. The agency confirmed that the hackers stole information and published it online.
"The IAEA deeply regrets this publication of information stolen from an old server that was shut down some time ago," agency spokesperson Gill Tudor told Reuters. "The IAEA's technical and security teams are continuing to analyze the situation and do everything possible to help ensure that no further information is vulnerable."
A group that calls itself "Parastoo" claimed responsibility and posted the information online in a Pastebin document, which features a list of more than 100 e-mail addresses. According to Parastoo, the e-mails belong to people who "help" IAEA and should sign a petition "demanding an open IAEA investigation into activities at Dimona."
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57555539-83/hackers-steal-and-publish-e-mails-from-u.n-nuclear-agency/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title
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Windows 8 hits 40M licenses landmark, upgrades outpacing Windows 7
Microsoft has claimed that upgrades to its new Windows 8 operating system are outpacing those achieved by Windows 7 in its first month on sale.
Amid reports of slow adoption and a lukewarm response from consumers, Microsoft claimed Tuesday that 40 million Windows 8 licenses have now been sold since the OS went on sale on Oct. 26.
Speaking at the Credit Suisse 2012 Annual Technology Conference, Tami Reller, chief marketing officer and chief financial officer for Windows, said this was just the start for Windows 8.
"The journey is just beginning, but I am pleased to announce today that we have sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses so far," she said.
http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/windows-8-hits-40m-licenses-landmark-upgrades-outpacing-windows-7-1115790
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Foxconn rumored as Surface phone manufacturer, Amazon phone too
Microsoft's rumored Surface phone has, for lack of a better word, resurfaced with word tha
