Monthly Archives: August 2011

Just how good a defence are those Motorola patents, again?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Susan Decker for Bloomberg: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), the world’s largest software maker, began arguing its U.S. trade case that Android- based smartphones made by Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. use technology derived from Microsoft inventions. In a trial that began today … Continue reading →

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Android fragmentation

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Nick Bradbury, author of the very fine FeedDemon, on learning Android and “the fragmentation thing“: Of course, I can’t write my first post about Android without mentioning its supposed “fragmentation” problem. It is a problem, but it’s mostly blown out … Continue reading →

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On anonymity

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

The launch of Google+ has started a huge debate over the role of anonymity on the Internet. But what I see again and again in the debate about this is two massive straw men: “Anonymity is essential so that the … Continue reading →

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