Apple sues Motorola for patent infringement
Apple has filed a claim accusing Motorola of patent infringement in the use of software relating to display tools, including touch screens. The claim has been filed in the US District Court of...
View ArticleEuropean Patent Office creates free online search tool for all clean energy...
The European Patent Office has created an innovation of its own. It has created a tool that enables people to search for free for all patents in relation to the clean energy technology sector, wherever...
View ArticleNewspaper prevented from selling back copy editions online due to one...
Alan Grisbrook, a freelance photographer, supplied photographs to Mirror Group Newspapers for many years. There was no written contract between them. There was therefore an implied licence for the...
View ArticleNokia and Apple ring the same tone and settle at last
Nokia filed several proceedings last year against Apple for patent infringements, with the dispute growing as Apple countersued (as can be seen here and here), but the two technology companies have...
View ArticleFacebook in talks with the ICO over facial recognition technology
Facebook always seems to be in the headlines over privacy issues. Now the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent authority upholding privacy and information rights, has stated...
View ArticleApple in another patent dispute, this time with HTC
Apple has filed a complaint with the US’s International Trade Commission against HTC, its fellow phone and tablet PC manufacturer, for the alleged infringement of patents by unspecified HTC devices....
View ArticleProtecting “Look and Feel” in Apps
Two of the problems that occur most frequently in assisting people who design and implement applications for phones and tablets relate to difficulties in protecting the “look and feel”. The look and...
View Article3D printer development may lead to make-your-own medicines
Glasgow University is pioneering the use of technology in which 3D printers are used to create drugs. Ultimately, they expect the technology to be used in customised drugs. The researchers said they...
View ArticleThe Uber Issue: The regulation of app-based taxi services
There has been much talk throughout the summer about new entrants to the London taxi market. The innovators, like Uber and Hailo, appear to be gearing up to dominate the market in major cities around...
View ArticleGoogle announces it is stopping production of Google Glass
Google has announced that it is stopping production of its controversial Google Glass wearable product. The withdrawal is shrouded in mystery as the global tech giant says that it continues to develop...
View ArticleThe technological development that means you can be tracked through your...
We all take precautions to ensure our privacy is not invaded, but a new study from the science department at Stanford University shows the futility of our efforts. The team have discovered a way to...
View ArticleHow much is your Tweet worth?
Twitter is now allowing users to pay each other just using their Twitter usernames. While other mobile payment developments have been made, this is the first method that doesn’t require users to give...
View ArticleSlow broadband? Ofcom can help
In the competitive market of Internet service provision, suppliers regularly promise high speed internet access as part of their efforts to woo potential subscribers. These promises are, however, often...
View ArticleNew Ofcom rules to make broadband switching simpler
The arrival of new broadband rules means broadband customers will now find it easier to switch to a new service provider with a single phone call. Ofcom introduced the new rules on 20 June, replacing...
View ArticleSaving users from themselves, Gmail introduces the “undo send” feature
Gmail users can now take a sigh of relief and appreciate Gmail’s latest “undo send” feature. In response to the huge number of internet searches for “how to undo sent email”, Google has developed...
View ArticleLush Cosmetics in YouTube URL dispute with vlogger
Lush Cosmetics is at the centre of a dispute after a popular video blogger appeared to have lost control of a YouTube address (which he had been using since 2005) to the cosmetics brand. Matthew Lush...
View ArticleGoogle seeking regulatory approval for new health data wristband
Google is seeking regulatory approval for its new wristband, which will measure people’s biological outputs including temperature and heart rate, plus environmental factors such as light exposure and...
View ArticleIt’s not you, it’s social media
The growing use of social media is a major factor behind an ongoing increase in divorce rates, with a number of sources linking sites such as Facebook with marital unhappiness and divorce. A recent...
View ArticleMasterCard wants you to Say Cheese!
MasterCard has taken mobile payments one step further – and it involves taking a selfie. The company is exploring facial recognition technology as an alternative to SecureCode, its security software...
View Article‘Skipping pills, greater ills: how to reduce non-adherence’
‘Skipping pills, greater ills: how to reduce non-adherence’ Senior industry figures gather to discuss critical challenge facing pharma Last week, Matthew Arnold & Baldwin LLP – in conjunction with...
View ArticleIs it a bird? Is it a plane? No: it’s a delivery drone.
Amazon is taking its delivery ambitions sky-high, in their efforts to fulfil its goal to deliver consumer goods via drone within 30 minutes. The retail giant has proposed the idea that a separate...
View ArticleUS to create world’s fastest supercomputer by 2025
China’s Tianhe 2 is the world’s number one supercomputer – but not for long. President Obama has signed an executive order authorising the US to build the world’s fastest computer in the next 10 years....
View ArticleUS authorities approve first 3D printed-drug to treat epilepsy
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first ever 3D-printed drug – which will be used to treat epilepsy by controlling seizures. The oral...
View ArticleBrain training game could help Schizophrenia patients
A new brain training iPad game, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge could help improve the memory of people suffering from Schizophrenia, making it easier for them to live an...
View ArticleThe rise of e-cigarettes – is it a smoking cure or a new fatal addiction?
A study by Public Health England (PHE) has concluded that e-cigarettes are about 95% less harmful to health than smoking tobacco cigarettes. PHE further noted that e-cigarettes may one day become a...
View ArticleSofmat explains its 3D anti-counterfeit barcode technology at British Science...
Sofmat has been explaining how its 3D barcode system can stop the proliferation of counterfeit medicines. Explaining its product to an audience at the British Science Festival at Bradford University,...
View ArticleMartha Lane Fox advocates GPs to urge patients to book online
Patients should be urged by GPs to book their appointments, request repeat prescriptions and access their medical records online. That is one of four recommendations made by Martha Lane Fox, the...
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