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Microsoft demands royalties from Samsung over Android phones.

Microsoft is sure to make profit on mobile phone business, not from Windows Phone 7 but from Android phones. Reuters reported that Microsoft wants Samsung to pay smartphone license, specifically for the Android phones.

Microsoft Corp has demanded that Samsung Electronics Co Ltd pay $15 for each smartphone handset it makes based on Google Inc’s Android operating system as the software giant has a wide range of patents used in the mobile platform, local media reported on Wednesday.

Microsoft has been asserting that Android operating system is violating Microsoft’s patents. Previously Microsoft went after HTC to sign patent deal over Android phones. Microsoft also sued Motorola over Android phones.

Recently Microsoft also claims that Google’s Chrome OS is violating its patents.

This is not the first time Microsoft going after Open Source Software. Microsoft was asserting patent ownership on Linux operating system and signed a deal with Novell.

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editor’s note post now, fix later – busy.
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Lodsys is on suing spree again.

Lodsys filed more patent infringiment lawsuit against six companies as reported by FOSS Patents blog. The six companies are:

  • DriveTime Automotive Group
  • ESET
  • ForeSee Results
  • LivePerson
  • OpinionLab
  • The New York Times Company

ForeSee Results and ESET previously issued challenges against Lodsys’ patent portfolio.

Lodsys has filed lawsuits against numbers of iOS and Android developers. Apple has filed motion to intervene on Lodsys Patent Lawsuit against iOS Developers. Apple and Google are licensees of Lodsys’ patent portfolio, and might be contractually barred from challenging Lodsys’ patents.

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All Private Google Profiles to be deleted for Google+ sake.

UPDATE:
Clarifications from Google:

If you currently have a private profile but you do not wish to make your profile public, you can delete your profile. Or, you can simply do nothing. All private profiles will be deleted after July 31, 2011.

That’s more like it. I’ve deleted my personal Google Profile anyway.

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Search Engine Land reported that Google+ Profiles Will Be Public: Google To Terminate All Private Profiles After July 31st.

Good move, Google. I just remembered to delete my Google Profile, the personal one. I do have a different account that has no personal information other than my professional experience.

Let’s take a look at part of my to-do-list:

  • Delete Facebook Profile – done
  • Delete personal Google Profile – done
  • Not joining Google+ – done

What’s next Google? What about fending off Microsoft from threatening manufacturers over Android and Chrome?

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Reasons number (2π+f) not to like Facebook, contact-exporting tools are blocked.

Facebook is apparently blocking contact-exporting tool as reported by CNET and ZDNet. Does anyone remember when you first created a Facebook account, you were asked to upload your address book, be it from Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, etc? That’s one way Facebook created a tailored Social Network around you. In time you want to export all the contacts info from Facebook to other service such as the newly launched Google+, Facebook is saying no.

I do not know the details on Facebook contact-exporting policy because I got rid off my account a while ago. This is one more reason why I’m glad I no longer have a Facebook account.

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Happy 4th of July.

We’re celebrating Independence Day on the 4th of July in The United States. As usual there were gathering, food and fireworks. Less time scouring on the Internet for news.

There were the Sheriff cars visiting the area because some people got too carried away with their fireworks.

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Star Trek on Netflix, beam me and sign me up!

Star Trek is now on Netflix according to TekGoblin and others. I also heard the news on Tech News Today this past Friday July 1st, 2011 if memories served correctly.

Let’s recap:

  • I watched Star Trek The Original Series on re-run in the 80’s.
  • I followed Star Trek: The Next Generation since its premiere till “All Good Things…”
  • I watched a few first episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
  • I kinda watched Star Trek: Voyager and kinda bored with it.
  • I watched Enterprise for one and a half season, then for some reason kept missing it.

I have watched all Star Trek Movies and looking forward to the next one despite major plot loopholes in Star Trek (2009).

Time to get on Netflix.

p.s. I did get to meet Jolene Blalock on an MTV event when Enterprise wa still on production.