USPTO rejects 17 out of the 21 claims of the ’476 patent between Oracle and Google
We all know about the patent war between Apple and all the Android manufacturers but there is another patent war going on between Oracle and Google from a long time. The United States Patents and Trademark office has given Google a great Christmas present in a final rejection of 17 of the 21 claims of the ’476 patent, including all seven of the patent’s independent claims.
All of the other claims were sent for reexamination except for claim 14 which was the only claim which was in the favor of Oracle in the litigation. As we look at the whole picture right now Oracle does not look in a good state but they have till February 20 2012 for reconsideration or appeal for the final rejection.
Source: Groklaw
Nokia launches Symbian Belle phones in India, priced between Rs.12999 and Rs.18999
Nokia has launched the new Symbian Belle smartphones, Nokia 600, Nokia 700 and Nokia 701 in India. These phones were announced last month in Hong Kong, and they come with single-tap NFC pairing and sharing capabilities, 1 Ghz processor and 512 MB RAM. The Nokia 600 has powerful loudspeaker with the audio output of 106 phon and FM transmitter and FM receiver. The Nokia 700 is the thinnest Nokia smartphone which is just 9.7mm thick. The Nokia 701 features the brightest display on any smartphone,2 Microphones for stereo audio recording. All these phones come with common connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 3.0, USB OTG support and A-GPS.
UPDATE: Nokia had roped in Shahrukh Khan to launch the device.
The Symbian Belle brings new features like 6 home drop down notification bar, flexible widgets,
The Nokia 600 is 13mm thick and weighs 100g. It has 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen, 1 Ghz processor, 5 MP full focus camera with LED flash and HD (720p, 30fps) video recording, It has 2GB of internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD, Other features include 3.5 mm Nokia audio connector, FM transmitter and FM receiver with internal antenna and 1200 mAh battery.
The Nokia 700 is 9.7mm thick and weighs 96g. It has 3.2 inch AMOLED ClearBlack display, 1 Ghz processor, 5 MP full focus camera with LED flash and HD (720p, 30fps) video recording, It has 2GB of internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD, Other features include 3.5 mm audio jack, FM radio and 1080 mAh battery.
The Nokia 701 is 11 mm thick and weighs 131 g. It has 3.5 inch IPS LCD ClearBlack display, 1 Ghz processor, 8 MP full focus camera with LED flash and HD (720p, 30fps) video recording and front facing video calling camera. It has 8GB of internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD, Other features include 3.5 mm audio jack, FM transmitter, FM radio and 1300 mAh battery.
The Nokia 600 is priced at Rs. 12,999, Nokia 700 is priced at Rs. 18,099 and the Nokia 701 is priced at Rs. 18,999. The Nokia 701 is currently available in the market and the 600 and 700 will be available in October.