Competitors Google and Apple Join Forces to Buy Patents of Kodak

Posted on December 13, 2012 by aditi

The two technical giants, Apple and Google are teaming up to buy patents from Kodak and thereby help the beleaguered company stay afloat. To buy Eastman Kodak Co.’s patents out of the bankruptcy, both Google, Inc. and Apple, Inc. have joined forces and offered more than US$500 million. The two companies are teaming up to bid for Kodak’s treasure trove of patents. Kodak had declared bankruptcy this January. Competing for the smartphone market, the two companies have joined forces to buy more than 1,100 imaging patents. This would also help in Kodak pulling out of bankruptcy as early as first … Continue reading →

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Nokia Introduce Mapping Deal with Oracle

Posted on October 1, 2012 by arpan

To augment the use of their mapping software, Nokia Corp. will soon disclose new deals with Oracle Corp. The intention is to provide the Oracle’s customers admittance to the vault of data and location services of Nokia maps. The deal between Nokia (NOK -3.56%) and Oracle (ORCL +0.78%) is to be announced at the OracleWorld conference in San Francisco. Seen as the panacea to expansion of Nokia’s mapping services, the deal would put the corporation in head-to-head competition with the Google Inc.’s Google Maps. (GOOG -0.26%) On the other hand, Oracle advertised the move to be an easy option for … Continue reading →

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Acquiring VirusTotal, Google Upgrades Its Security Credentials

Posted on September 10, 2012 by arpan

The Search Engine Leader bolstered their security with the acquisition of the web service VirusTotal. It is a free web service that evaluates and helps in the detection of suspicious files, and URLs. The service also identifies several of the viruses, Trojans, worms, and other malware. The announcement of the acquisition came through the VirusTotal blog post. The blog enlisted the excitement of the company with the deal and laid emphasis on their dedication in keeping their computers safe from threats. The VirusTotal’s team was delighted with the fact that Google, one of their long time partners have acquired the … Continue reading →

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Is the iPhone 5 finally here?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by arpan

Inviting to the special event in San Francisco, California at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple has emailed a string of invitations to the media. This sparked the rumor of the unveiling of the iPhone 5, however, as is the case with other products, the Cupertino firm have kept things simple. In the invitation there is no mention of the iPhone 5, its launch data, or even iPad Mini, just the number “12” and the text “it’s almost here” hovering above it.  The “12” casts the shadow “5” an obvious reference to the iPhone 5. The invite provoked … Continue reading →

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