Apple versus Samsung suit is riddled with hidden battles

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The top tech industry legal battle is currently underway in a Silicon Valley federal court, as Apple attempts to halt Samsung from being able to sell its Galaxy tablet computers and smartphones within the United States. The suit was filed by Apple back in April 2011, and claims that Samsung “slavishly” took Apple’s iPhone and iPad designs and used them. Though the entire world is interested in the outcome of this case, the proceedings have primarily gone on behind closed doors, with the majority of the court papers being sealed…

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Mobile start-up companies draw big bucks

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Though the economy is still struggling and it becomes increasingly likely that another recession is on its way, start-ups for mobile and social are popping up above the crowd and are receiving the funding they need to continue onward and upward, turning innovative new concepts into the latest in cutting edge technologies. Quid, a business intelligence software company, has data that indicates that since the start of 2011, there have been 2,942 new start-ups in the mobile and social sector and the Series A/Seed funding that they have raised is…

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Aegis Media buys stake in TigerSpike for $11 million

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The Aegis Group media buying and marketing division, Aegis Media, is giving its mobile activity and assets a significant boost by taking up a minority stake of an undisclosed size in TigerSpike. The $11 million purchase was made into the app developer for blue-chip companies such as News Corp., Telegraph Media Group, The Economist, and Mail Online. TigerSpike is also a provider of mobile media services for internationally recognized brand names. Though TigerSpike is a Sydney-based, it also has offices in New York and London, with intentions to establish themselves…

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ViVOtech wins $24 million in funding, seeks to expand NFC use outside the U.S.

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ViVOtech, a provider of NFC-enabled hardware and software, has just finished their latest round of funding and have raised more than $24 million. The money comes from a wave of investors eager to support the growing NFC industry. Indeed, the technology is gaining momentum and more companies around the world are looking to incorporate NFC in their operations. The surge of money will help the company expand its ventures outside of the U.S. and further proliferate the use of NFC technology. Google is one of the primary backers of ViVOtech,…

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Market research company predicts mobile commerce to reach $31 billion in 5 years

Forrester Research, a market research company based in Cambridge, MA, released a report that outlined the results of a detailed study of the increase in the mobile device and Smartphone market, and the significance of that intensification with regards to shopping by way of mobile devices. The report explained that regardless of an augmentation of the popularity of both Smartphone and mobile devices, which has been occurring at an exponential rate, consumers have not yet fully accepted the idea of shopping by way of those devices. The Forrester study results…

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