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This Man Wants To See The Xbox 360 Banned From Sale (And He Might Actually Succeed)

The Microsoft v Motorola court case that’s been bubbling away since 2010 seems to be heating up in all the wrong ways for the Xbox 360 manufacturer, with a judge involved recommending that the console’s US imports and sales be halted immediately.


April 24, 2012
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Judge Thinks Xbox 360 Infringes On Multiple Patents

A story that’s been brewing since 2010 just took an interesting turn: a judge from the US International Trade Commission agrees that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 infringes upon five patents held by Motorola, mostly related to video codecs. Note this is just a preliminary ruling and it’ll take more decisive court action before anything drastic happens. [ITC]


December 24, 2010
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Motorola Wants Ban On Xbox 360 Sales

The US International Trade Commission currently has Microsoft under investigation, following a complaint from Motorola that the Xbox 360 violates a number of patents held by the telco.


November 10, 2010
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Microsoft Suing Motorola Over Xbox 360 Tech

Not everything inside the Xbox 360 was designed entirely by Microsoft; the console’s wi-fi capabilities (hold the jokes) and some its video codecs are licensed from Motorola. And are now the subject of a court battle between the two companies.


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Robot Gives The Finger To Portable Touch Screens

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If you’ve ever played a game on a touch screen device, you know just how important it is that the screen recognise, perfectly, what your stylus or finger is up to at any given moment.