Google and ASUS to release second-generation Nexus 7 tablet in July, says Reuters

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Reuters Google and Asustek to release nextgen Nexus 7 tablet in July" data-src-height="353" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/google-nexus-7-04-03-13-01.jpg" /></div>Google's next generation of Nexus 7 tablets from <a href="http://greenzoneregypt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">ASUS</a> will be <a href="http://greenzoneregypt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Qualcomm-powered</a> and arrive this July, according to <em>Reuters</em>. If its sources are to be believed, Mountain View is aiming to ship eight million units by the end of the year, showing it has a lot of confidence in the upcoming model. Other leaked info claims more screen resolution, a thinner bezel and an unspecified <a href="http://greenzoneregypt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Qualcomm</a> CPU instead of the current model's<a href="http://greenzoneregypt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> NVIDIA Tegra 3</a>, possibly to save power. There's no info on pricing or other specs and Google's not speaking at this point, of course -- but if it proves accurate, hopefully the two companies have learned their lesson from the current model's runaway success and will ramp production accordingly.<br /> </div></div>

Google and ASUS to release second-generation Nexus 7 tablet in July, says Reuters

Google's next generation of Nexus 7 tablets from ASUS will be Qualcomm-powered and arrive this July, according to Reuters . If its...

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Nokia obtains injunction on HTC in Germany over battery saving wireless technology

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/lumia800china.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Last May Nokia announced a serious patent offensive against several companies, one of which is HTC. According to <em>FOSS Patents,</em> today a German court awarded Nokia a patent injunction based on power saving technology it has patents for, and it claims is infringed upon by Qualcomm chips used in HTC's phones. While some of its other cases in Germany were stayed or dismissed, this ruling could be used by Nokia against HTC even during a potential appeal. We'll see if this is resolved in the courtroom or by some sort of license agreement, in the meantime we've contacted both companies for more information on the latest round of patent lawsuit bingo.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>Update</strong>: Nokia has responded, mentioning that it has 30 other patents asserted against HTC in the US, UK and Germany, with a US case scheduled to start in two months. You can read its response in full after the break.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>Update 2</strong>: HTC tells us that its German business will not be affected by the ruling, and that its newer handsets do not use the technology in question. You can also read their statement in full after the break.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>Nokia:</strong></div><blockquote dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Nokia is pleased with this decision, which confirms the quality of Nokia's patent portfolio. Nokia has also patented this power saving invention in the US, UK, France, Italy, Sweden, Austria, Japan and Hong Kong. In addition to this case in Germany, we have asserted the patent against HTC in the UK and in the US International Trade Commission, with a hearing in the US scheduled to start in two months' time. More than 30 further Nokia patents have been asserted against HTC in other actions brought by Nokia in Germany, the US and the UK. HTC must now respect our intellectual property and compete using its own innovations.</blockquote><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>HTC:</strong></div><blockquote dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> Today, the District Court of Mannheim handed down a judgment that HTC had infringed the German part of patent EP 0673175 (the '175 patent) entitled "Reduction of Power Consumption in a Mobile Station". HTC is naturally disappointed with the decision of the court, as it believes that Nokia failed to prove its case adequately. However, as the judgment only covers three handsets that HTC no longer imports into Germany (the Wildfire S, Desire S and Rhyme), this judgment is of little significance. HTC's German business will not be affected by it.<br /> The power-saving technology described in this patent is trivial and contributes only a negligible reduction in power-consumption, so HTC has removed any allegedly corresponding functionality from all of its current German handsets as a precaution against any attempt by Nokia to extend the scope of the judgment unfairly. HTC will be appealing the present decision but also believes that this patent is invalid and so will be continuing with the invalidity actions pending before the German Federal Patents Court and the English Patents Court.<em> </em><br /> To date, of the twenty-two infringement actions that Nokia has brought against HTC in Germany, two (EP 1329982 and EP 1474750) have been stayed because of concerns over validity and two (EP 0812120 and EP 1312974) have been dismissed outright. This decision cannot be described as a 'win' for Nokia because it only applies to handsets that<b> </b>are no longer imported into Germany, and newer HTC handsets do not use the accused technology. As Nokia clearly went to great lengths to assert its strongest patents first, we are confident that its non-essential patent portfolio poses little threat to HTC.</blockquote></div>

Nokia obtains injunction on HTC in Germany over battery saving wireless technology

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Qualcomm shows off Snapdragon 800 voice activation and photo editing abilities (video)

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><hr dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" /><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Qualcomm shows off Snapdragon 800 voice activation and photo editing abilities video" data-src-height="365" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/livequalcomm8002.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Qualcomm unveiled its new Snapdragon SoC flag bearer at CES, and here at MWC 2013 we got to see some of what the 800 series can do. Last week, the company revealed the chip's voice activation feature that allows users to wake the chip up using a voice command. We got to see one application of this technology used to launch Google Now using the keywords "hey Snapdragon," though when it makes its way into consumer devices, that keyword will be customizable. It was a limited demo, but the ability to wake your phone and launch apps without having to press a button (see: Siri and Google Now) is certainly an attractive proposition.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">We also got to witness the 800's image processing capabilities when paired with one of Pelican Imaging's array cameras. Using images taken with that plenoptic shooter, changing the focal plane of an image or cropping out individuals from a group photo was easily handled by a Qualcomm prototype tablet packing a Snapdragon 800. Enough chatter on the matter, however, you can see for yourself in the video after the break.</div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="349" id="viddler-54178acf" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/54178acf/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=13225091&disablebranding=0&view_secret=13225091" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="545"></iframe></div>

Qualcomm shows off Snapdragon 800 voice activation and photo editing abilities (video)

Qualcomm unveiled its new Snapdragon SoC flag bearer at CES, and here at MWC 2013 we got to see some of what the 800 series can do. Last wee...

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