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Nathan Myhrvold: Alpha patent troll?

Nathan Myhrvold: Alpha patent troll?One thing I would like to knowHow many of those patents are actually [i]inventions[/i]?RE: Nathan Myhrvold: Alpha patent troll?That is a bit fuzzy isn't it. Initially here's all you'll find.http://www.intellectualventures.com/inv_main.aspxEveryone plays by the same rulesHow can he be considered a troll? He is doing for...

Tags: patent, Alpha patent troll, Nathan Myhrvold, patent troll

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

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News to know: Palin's email hacked; Seinfeld-Microsoft; Tech meltdown; Visual Studio

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Sarah Palin's Yahoo account hijacked, e-mails posted online Adam O'Donnell: Don't be the next Sarah Palin (security victim, not VP candidate) Wikileaks: Sarah Palin...

Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Yahoo! Inc., Blog, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Brondell, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, E-mail, Remote Access, Cloud Computing, Blogging, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Online Communications, Internet, Storage, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-18

Nathan Myhrvold: Alpha patent troll?

Former Microsoft exec Nathan Myhrvold has been collecting patents, extracting fees from technology companies via his company Intellectual Ventures. Is Myhrvold a patent troll with tech cred? The Wall Street Journal has a long account of Myhrvold's patent collecting efforts and how he is winning multimillion dollar...

Tags: Technology Company, Lawsuit, Patent, Patent Troll, Intellectual Ventures, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-17

Klausner Technologies: The new NTP?

Klausner Technologies: The new NTP?20 years?Doesn't that mean it's expired?Sue Apple for all it is worth!!Apple deserves to get back what it has inflicted on so many others. Sue 'em into bankruptcy![i]Apple has called iPhone’s Visual Voicemail "one of the greatest advances in the history of mankind … without question."[/i]Yeah,...

Tags: iphone, Klausner Technologies, patent, new NTP, Apple Inc., NTP, phone, voicemail

Discussion threads 2007-12-03

Microsoft's 'Eolas patch' to hobble IE this week. Advantage: Firefox

Microsoft's 'Eolas patch' to hobble IE this week. Advantage: FirefoxBRAVO !!! Excellent!!Good for EOLAS. Way to stand up for your intellectual property.I'm also very excited to hear that I have to click on something in order for Flash to run if/when I use IE. Flash is a...

Tags: Web browsers, Eolas Technologies Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser

Discussion threads 2006-04-11

Intel lets Linux into Centrino camp

Intel lets Linux into Centrino campOne more step for Linuxanother leap for "computing kind".We've got no interest in this proprietory stuffIt makes no difference if Intel add Centrino support to linux or not. We linux hackers have no interest in those proprietory hardwares and drivers. Intel, open the source for...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Intel Centrino, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-01-19