London 2012 : Overall Medal Count to July 30.

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London 2012 : Overall Medal Count to July 30.

The London 2012  Overall Medal Count to July 30 at this time, goes as seen on the images below: (please click/tap on  both of them to enlarge the view)

USA: Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University sues Apple over voice-to-text technology (SIRI).

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USA: Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University sues Apple over  voice-to-text technology (SIRI), examining Google`s and Microsoft`s voice recognition systems.

Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University said on Monday it had launched a suit alleging that Apple's use of Siri in its iPhone and future versions of its iPad infringes two U.S. patents it was granted in 2007 and 2010 that relate to voice-to-text technology.

The suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, on Friday, it said.

"We filed that lawsuit in the Texas court because it processes faster and its rulings are usually in favor of patent owners and the compensations are usually higher," said Yama Chen, legal manager of National Cheng Kung, in the southern Taiwan city of Tainan.

He declined to disclose the amount of compensation the university was seeking but said any calculation would be based on Apple's U.S. sales of devices that use Siri.

An Apple representative in Asia could not immediately be reached for comment.

Chen said the university was also examining whether smartphone voice recognition systems used by Google Inc and Microsoft Corp have infringed its patents.

Source: Reuters

Apple,Google, Microsoft, Samsung, LG , HTC eyeing Kodak patents.

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Apple,Google, Microsoft, Samsung, LG , HTC eyeing Kodak patents.

Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung are among the big names reportedly eyeing an acquisition of the patent portfolio of troubled imaging company Eastman Kodak.

According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Apple has partnered with Microsoft and patent licensing firm Intellectual Ventures Management to make a bid, while Google and Samsung have partnered with two more companies from the Android ecosystem – LG Electronics and HTC – as well as patent aggregation firm RPX.

The initial deadline for bids is today.

Kodak has previously accused a number of mobile phone companies of infringing its digital imaging intellectual property, including Apple, RIM, Samsung and HTC. It has struck licensing deals with others.

However, last week the US International Trade Commission ruled that a patent asserted by Kodak against RIM is invalid.

According to the WSJ, this setback has stopped Kodak from securing a “stalking horse” – a bidder prepared to commit to buying the assets at a set price, creating a minimum bidding level.

It has previously been noted that any buyer would end up with a portfolio that is already at the heart of numerous ongoing legal disputes, and which has in many cases already been licensed, limiting its strategic appeal.

This could mean that the auction starts off with a low valuation.

Kodak filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year. Its patent portfolio is seen as its most significant asset, due to the inclusion of digital camera features in a range of devices, including smartphones and tablets.

The company picked up clearance to sell its assets via an auction earlier this month, after Apple and FlashPoint Technologies “asserted ‘ownership’ interests in a small number of the 1,100 patents in the portfolio”. This objection was overturned by the Bankruptcy Court.

Intellectual Ventures, the suggested partner of Microsoft and Apple, was co-founded by former Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold. It is said to have a portfolio of “more than 35,000 assets”. 

Vodafone Spain set to re-introduce handset subsidies.

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Vodafone Spain set to re-introduce handset subsidies.

ADSLZone reports that Vodafone Spain is planning to re-introduce handset subsidies for new subscribers from 1 August until mid-September, having previously reduced them in order to cut costs and increase its focus on customer retention.

 According to a recent Wireless Intelligence study, Vodafone Spain and market-leader Movistar, which has also dropped subsidies, have lost subscribers in recent months, which was at least partially attributed to the change in handset sales policy.

Huawei eyeing dominance of Global LTE market.

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Huawei  eyeing dominance of Global LTE market.

Chinese vendor Huawei is eyeing dominance of a global LTE network market that it expects to grow to more than 140 commercial operator deployments by the end of this year, one of the company's senior network heads told Mobile World Live.

Camera system brings new focus to ball sports.

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Camera system brings new focus to ball sports.

 For fans of fast-moving sports like squash, raquetball or table tennis, Japanese engineers can take you closer to the action with a camera system that tracks even the fastest moving objects. It won't be deployed during these Olympic Games but the system may well be ready for its close-up in 2016

iPhone5 spare parts assembled show how the device could look like.Video.

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iPhone5 spare parts assembled show how the device could look like.Video.

The launch of the iPhone 5 it`s getting closer. Sources around the web say the Apple`s announcement  of the new iPhone might be in September/October.  As this date get close more spare parts are recieving the repair stores and get leaked.

iLab has posted some photos of them and Makotawara from Japan a video, which show the small 19  pin connector and a larger screen.  See the pictures and watch the video below:

Source: 9to5mac