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1.0 Google faces $125m claim after Android found to infringe patent.
Google faces a $125m damages claim over push notification functionality in Android after
a jury decided that it infringes patents owned by SimpleAir, a Texan company.
The decision is believed to be the first time that a US court ruling has gone against Android
as software, rather than a handset manufacturer such as HTC or Samsungwhich has
implemented Google's software in a physical device.
Source:: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/22/google-125m-claim-androidinfringe-patent-simpleair
Samsung denied wrongdoing. On Friday, the jury found the South Korean smart phonemaker had infringed two Apple patents.
Source :: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/03/samsung-ordered-to-payapple-120m-for-patent-violation
2.5.4 Facebook vs. Google: the battle for deep linking supremacy
Facebook and Google are in an arms race, but this time not over active user counts.
Both tech giants are making big moves in the deep linking world, allowing users to go
straight from one app to another. For instance, when a user clicks on an ad from
Hotels.com within their Facebook News Feed, theyre led into the Hotels.com app (if
theyve got it installed) instead of a mobile browser. This process is done through a
platform Facebook announced earlier this year at f8, App Links.
For Facebook, this makes mobile advertising much more valuable, as app developers dont
have to worry about a sub-standard experience when a person is led to the mobile
browser site. For Google, its a way to evolve to meet the growing demand on mobile and
bring Android to the forefront.
source :: http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/facebook-vs-google-the-battle-for-deeplinking-supremacy/300851
Back in July 2007, Facebook made its first acquisition when it bought Parakey for an
undisclosed amount of money. The company has continued to buy up other sites in the
years since -- most notably, messaging service WhatsApp for a final price of $22 billion.
The reasons for the acquisitions vary. In some instances, the software of another company
would improve a users experience on Facebook -- the like button came from FriendFeed,
for example. Other times, Zuckerberg and co. want to bring more talented staff aboard or
snuff out potential competition.
Source:: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/239909