Stories by Mikael Ricknäs

Motorola Mobility has infringed Microsoft patent, says Munich court

Google-owned Motorola Mobility has infringed a Microsoft patent related to SMS messaging, according to a ruling in the Munich regional court, which also dismissed a second case related to a localization patent.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 24 May, 2012 15:24

Tags: Android OS, Android, smartphones, consumer electronics, patent, intellectual property, legal, Microsoft, Google, Motorola Mobility, Motorola

ZTE's latest LTE test shows how operators can increase bandwidth

ZTE has successfully completed a hand-over test between two different versions of LTE, allowing operators to more effectively use their spectrum in a way that is seamless to the end user, the company said on Thursday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 24 May, 2012 12:47

Tags: 4g, Carriers, Telecommunication, ZTE

VMware acquires desktop management company Wanova

VMware has acquired Wanova, a developer of software used to centralize and simplify image management on physical and virtual desktops, the company said Tuesday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 23 May, 2012 11:06

Tags: desktop virtualization, Virtualization, system management, software, mergers and acquisitions, business issues, Wanova, VMware

Google has finally closed Motorola Mobility acquisition

Google has finally closed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, and will now start working on new devices while keeping Android open, it said on Tuesday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 23 May, 2012 00:36

Tags: tablets, smartphones, Motorola Mobility, mergers and acquisitions, hardware systems, Google, consumer electronics, business issues, Android tablets, Android OS, Android

Vodafone blames difficult economic environment for 12.7 percent profit drop

Vodafone reported a 12.7 percent drop in net profit for the year to March 31, blaming economic conditions in Europe.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 22 May, 2012 21:19

Tags: Vodafone Group, Telecommunication, financial results, Carriers, business issues

Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service to improve mobile network performance

Mobile operators that want help keeping their subscribers happy can get it through a new managed service from Alcatel-Lucent, the company said on Monday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 22 May, 2012 02:35

Tags: Telecommunication, Carriers, broadband, alcatel-lucent, 4g, 3g

Amazon load balancers designed to be simpler to use after console upgrade

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has upgraded its management console, allowing IT staff to use it to administer security protocols on the Elastic Load Balancing service, the company said in a blog post.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 21 May, 2012 23:26

Tags: internet, Infrastructure services, cloud computing, Amazon Web Services, amazon.com

Red Hat preps RHEL 7 for second half of 2013

The next major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), version 7, is targeted for release in the second half of 2013, Red Hat said on Tuesday, as it also celebrated the tenth anniversary of its enterprise OS.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 16 May, 2012 06:06

Tags: software, Red Hat, operating systems, open source, Linux

SAP offers mobile device management on Amazon's cloud

SAP's Afaria mobile device management tool is now available on Amazon Web Services' cloud, offered as a way to make it easier to start using the platform, SAP said at the Sapphire conference on Monday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 15 May, 2012 07:44

Tags: system management, software, sapphire, sap, mobile, internet, cloud computing, Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services helps users avoid bill shock

Amazon Web Services users can now start receiving billing alerts that help them continuously monitor their cloud costs, the company said on Thursday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 12 May, 2012 02:40

Tags: internet, Infrastructure services, cloud computing, Amazon Web Services

MediaTek and Gameloft team up to put more games on phones

Semiconductor company MediaTek and Gameloft have joined forces to develop games for phones based on MediaTek's chipsets, they announced on Friday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 12 May, 2012 01:10

Tags: mobile applications, mobile, Mobile games, games, smartphones, consumer electronics, MediaTek, Gameloft

Samsung launches low-end Windows Phone with 4-inch display

Samsung Electronics has announced the Samsung Omnia M, a Windows Phone with a 4-inch Super AMOLED display that will first become available in Europe.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 11 May, 2012 22:06

Tags: Windows Phone, smartphones, Samsung Electronics, Mobile OSes, mobile, Microsoft, consumer electronics

Twitter acquires email marketer RestEngine

Twitter has acquired RestEngine, a two-and-half-year-old company that has helped social app publishers send emails based on a user's social graph, RestEngine said on Thursday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 11 May, 2012 20:29

Tags: twitter, social networking, social media, RestEngine, mergers and acquisitions, mail, Internet-based applications and services, internet, business issues

Citrix boosts VDI offering with products, acquisition and details at cloud-based future

Citrix Systems is upgrading XenDesktop, acquiring Virtual Computer, introducing a new type of hardware-assisted thin client and initiating a cloud project in an effort to make its virtual desktop infrastructure offering more attractive.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 11 May, 2012 00:35

Tags: Virtualization, desktop virtualization, Citrix Systems, application virtualization

Nokia loses UK patent appeal against IPCom, repercussions debated

London's Court of Appeal has dismissed Nokia's attempt to overturn a ruling that it infringed on an IPCom patent. Nokia said the decision won't affect its current products, but IPCom doesn't agree and is continuing to seek an injunction against all Nokia 3G phones, it said.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 10 May, 2012 21:32

Tags: Telecommunication, patent, Nokia, legal, IPCom, intellectual property, 3g

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