Court Puts Hold on Qualcomm Import Ban

A federal judge Wednesday halted an import ban on mobile phones by Qualcomm Inc., a rare legal victory in a long-standing patent dispute with rival Broadcom Corp.Judge Haldane Mayer on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a request by several mobile phone manufacturers and AT&T Inc.'s wireless division to stay the ban the federal government ordered in June.The U.S. International Trade Commission barred imports of new mobile phone models with Qualcomm chips after determining that the company had violated a patent held by chip-maker Broadcom on battery power-saving technology. The White House refused to overturn the ban in August. Read more - Original Story

NYC mayor determined to keep cell phones out of school

"Maybe that's a good example _ shame on you" The cell phone signal coming from New York's mayor these days is still very clear: He's not going to budge in his fight with the City Council over mobile phones in schools.Nonetheless, the City Council on Monday overrode Mayor Michael Bloomberg's veto and passed a largely symbolic bill intended to force a change to the ban on cell phones in the nation's largest public school system.Bloomberg's administration has refused to bend on its tough rule that says schoolchildren cannot have phones in schools, not even turned off and put away. Read more - Original Story

Disney May Provide FASTPASS... At A Price

ORLANDO Walt Disney World may be creating an electronically available FastPass that could provide visitors the opportunity to skip the long lines at Disney's favorite attractions. via CBS4 - Original Story

U.S. trade commission to investigate Nokia 3G phones

"For the proper functioning of the standardization process and continued industry innovation, Nokia believes companies should refrain from seeking injunctions for standards essential patents" InterDigital, a wireless technology firm, alleged in August Nokia was engaged in unfair trade practice involving two InterDigital patents related to certain 3G handsets and components, including Nokia's N75 ... via The Globe and Mail - Original Story

Apple iPhone Outsells All Smartphones In U.S. In July

"While iSuppli hasn't collected historical information on this topic, it's likely that the speed of the iPhone's rise to competitive dominance in its segment is unprecedented in the history of the mobile-handset market" The Apple iPhone led smartphone sales in the United States in July, beating Research In Motion's BlackBerry, the Palm Treo, and other rivals, a market research firm said Tuesday. via InformationWeek - Original Story

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Ethics of iPhone Hacking

The soon-to-be college freshman figured out a way to take his iPhone off AT&T's cell phone network and install T-Mobile. But was it ethical for this 17-year-old Bergen County tech whiz to undo AT&T and Apples' ... via NJ.com - Original Story