Nokia has filed a claim in a German court, noting that Research in Motion has infringed on three more of its patents.
Back in May, Nokia filed another case which involved 45 patent violations by HTC, Viewsonic and RIM – seven of which involved the BlackBerry manufacturer.
Foss Patents now reports that the Finnish firm is still on the patent war path, with the latest trio of patent infringements being filed at the Munich I Regional Court.
Rule of three
The patents in question are:
- EP1474750 - "method and system for storing and transferring multimedia tags"
- EP08040461 - "method and apparatus for updating the software of a mobile terminal using the air interface"
- EP1148681- "method for transferring resource information"
For the moment, Nokia is only suing RIM in Germany, but this doesn't mean the Finnish firm won't consider taking the case elsewhere in the world.
According to Foss Patents, the odds are firmly stacked in Nokia's favour, as it owns considerably more patents than its Canadian counterpart – looks like RIM may need to take a trip to the bank.
From Foss Patents
China Unicom Rides 3G Demand To $22.50 - Forbes
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China’s smartphone market is poised to grow by leaps and bounds as low-cost smartphones make an entry into the market and the carriers subsidize expensive handsets such as Apple’s iPhone. As a sign of growing demand, the mobile Internet market is booming with purchases made on mobile devices in the first quarter of 2012 already matching that for the whole of last year. According to data group Analysys International, data for Q1 2012 showed that mobile shopping climbed to 10.5 billion yuan and accounted for more than a third of all revenues generated by the mobile Internet market. The surging demand for data is a good opportunity for incumbent Chinese telecom providers such as China Unicom, China Telecom and China Mobile to tap their huge 2G subscriber base and drive the demand for more lucrative 3G data services.
In this piece, we take a look at how China Unicom, with its laser focus on 3G, is well-positioned to benefit from the rising demand for 3G services.
See our complete analysis of China Unicom here
3G Market In China Is A Close Race
Currently, China Mobile is the largest wireless carrier in the world and has almost thrice as many subscribers as China Unicom does but the latter is better positioned when it comes to 3G. As of May 2012, China Unicom had almost 33% of the 3G subscriber base, no far behind China Mobile’s 38%. Further, China Unicom has been closing the 3G gap with China Mobile by adding at least an equal number of 3G subscribers each month. In April, the former added about 26% more 3G subscribers than China Mobile and contributed more than 40% of the total 3G net adds in the country. In May, the story was similar with China Unicom adding 2.73 million 3G users compared to China Mobile’s 2.39 million.
3G penetration in China stands at a low but steadily growing 16%. This gives smaller carriers such as China Unicom ample opportunity to compete on an even ground with the otherwise dominant China Mobile. Besides, China Mobile runs its 3G network on a proprietary homegrown TD-SCDMA standard, which has proved to be a big deterrent in securing smartphones that are compatible with its network. Even the iPhone, which has already been launched on the other two Chinese carriers, hasn’t made its way to China Mobile yet.
Higher ARPU levels
To accelerate 3G penetration, China Unicom started promoting 1,000 RMB priced smartphones last year and plans to drop the price to 700 RMB this year. The proliferation of affordable 3G smartphones has helped China Unicom have the upper hand in the 3G race, with China poised to become the biggest smartphone market by the year-end. Its newly launched higher speed HSPA+ network should also help it lure more users into adopting 3G and maintain its lead.
Leading the 3G race is proving beneficial for China Unicom because most growth is coming from data rather than voice, which has reached near-saturation. Adding 3G subscribers is helping China Unicom increase its ARPU levels as 3G smartphone users consume huge amounts of data. For the first quarter of 2012, China Unicom’s 3G ARPU was RMB 94, almost three times as much as its 2G ARPU of RMB 35. The launch of higher speed HSPA+ network will help it further increase ARPU levels as subscribers use more data-intensive applications on their phones.
However, China Unicom will be wary of China Mobile for the iPhone could well be on its way to the world’s largest wireless carrier by the year-end. (see Qualcomm Paves the Way for an Apple-China Mobile iPhone Deal) But since China Unicom has been offering the popular smartphone for close to three years now and has a higher speed ’4G’ network should help it hold its own. (see China Unicom Speeds Ahead In Smartphone Race With HPSA+ Rollout)
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T-Mobile Launches Two New myTouch Phones from Huawei - PC Advisor
T-Mobile will add two inexpensive Android phones to its roster: the T-Mobile myTouch and the T-Mobile myTouch Q. Both phones are made by Huawei and will cost $50 after a $50 mail-in rebate card and a new two-year contract.
There are a few drawbacks to these new phones, however. Both ship with an outdated version of Android (Gingerbread, also known as Android 2.3), which is unfortunate as more and more phones are now shipping with Android 4.0. They also dont have the most cutting-edge specs when compared with other inexpensive Android phones.
Once upon a time, the myTouch phones were the premier, high-end Android phones for the carrier. The first few were made by HTC, like the myTouch 4G Slide and boasted top-of-the-line features such as advanced cameras and dual-core processors.
T-Mobile is now taking a different approach with its myTouch line of phones. The previous myTouch phones, made by LG, are marketed as easy-to-use Android phones and it seems like these Huawei phones are going for the same thing.
Specs Are Similar
Both phones are fairly similar in terms of specs: a single-core 1.4Ghz processor, 4-inch WVGA display and a 5-megapixel camera. They also feature a Genius Button, something weve seen on other myTouch phones. The Genius Button activates the myTouch voice command service, which is powered by Dragon from Nuance. The voice-control features have been updated to include the ability to search multiple sources, launch apps, and more. The phones also both have a customized overlay running over Android with a redesigned apps drawer.
The big difference between the myTouch and the myTouch Q is that the Q has a physical keyboard. Smartphones with hardware keyboards seem to be a rarity these days, but T-Mobile has a long tradition with QWERTY phones that harkens back to the Sidekick days.
As my colleague Armando Rodriguez wrote in his rant against cheap Android phones, It takes a lot of corner-cutting to sell a smartphone for $50 or less. While the voice-command features are intriguing, and T-Mobile generally does a good job with its myTouch Android interfaces, the specs seem more appropriate for a phone from 2010. Specs arent everything, of course, and we wont know how well these phones perform until we get them in the house.
The T-Mobile myTouch will be offered in black or dark red while the myTouch Q will be offered in black or white. Both will be available this summer in T-Mobile retail stores, national retailers, and online.
Wilson Electronics' Sleek 4G-V Verizon flavored signal booster reports for service - engadget
Wilson Electronics' Newest Mobile Cell Phone Signal Booster - The Sleek 4G-V
- Now Available in Stores and Online
World's first 4Gcellular booster designed for vehicles improves voice and data communications on 2G & 3G networks, as well as Verizon Wireless™ LTE
St.George, Utah – July 11, 2012– Promising better connections andfewer dropped calls, Wilson Electronics (www.WilsonElectronics.com), North America's leading maker of cellular signal boosters, today announced the availability of the Sleek® 4G-V, the world's first 4Gsignal booster designed to improve cell reception in vehicles like cars, trucks, and boats.
In areas with Verizon Wireless™ LTE service on the 700 MHz band, the Sleek 4G-V will ensure a strong LTE signal as well as conventional 3G and 2G signals. Benefits include fewer dropped connections and no-service "dead zones," faster data transfer rates and improved battery life for wireless devices.
According to published accounts, Verizon Wireless reported the company had more than eight million LTE subscribers in the first quarter of 2012. During the first three months of the year thecompany sold almost 3 million LTE devices.
"Devices operating on Verizon's LTE network can now benefit from Wilson signal boosting technology just as 3G and 2G devices have done for years," said Laine Matthews, Wilson's director of business development. "The Sleek 4G-V allows them to maintain a strong reliable signal in weak signal areas. It's also an ideal all-in-one phone cradle and signal booster for any driver, especially anyone living in an area where 'hands-free' driving is a must, or pro-active drivers practicing safe driving skills."
In areas not served by Verizon Wireless LTE, the cell phone signal boosterwill amplify any existing signal on 800 MHz and 1900 MHz bands (except Nextel/iDEN). This allows the user to enjoy a strong, reliable cellular signal even when no 4G service is available.
Although the Sleek 4G-V is designed for use in a vehicle, it can also be used indoors with thepurchase of an optional accessory kit – where it also boosts 4G wireless hotspots like the Verizon JetPack™.
The 4G-V can also deliver more than 20 times the power of a typical cell phone alone, and weighs onlythree ounces (85 grams) and measures just 2.5 by 4.5 by 2.5 inches (6.4 x 11.4 6.4 cm). Simple, do-it-yourself installation is done in a matter of minutes.
Like all Wilson cell phone boosters, the Sleek 4G-V features very sophisticated cellular network protection technologies developed over more than a decade of research and development.
To find a retail store or an online reseller of Wilson signal boosters, pleasevisit http://www.wilsonelectronics.com/DealerLocator.aspx
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