How does one switch from developing smartphone cameras to working on cars? Maybe it’s that they both have to do with going mobile? Damian Dinning, head of imaging and photography for Nokia for almost a decade, told mobile-photography blog PureView Club (which is, of course, focused on Nokia’s PureView technology) that he’s leaving the phone …

It looks like the 32GB version of Google’s Nexus 7 tablet has moved from rumor to reality, at least according to one blogger, who says his local Office Depot has one in stock for $250. The 32GB configuration of the tablet has been talked about for a while now, with, most recently, reports of price cuts to the 16GB model …

If you wanna catch a glimpse of the latest, greatest smartphone before it gets released, you can cruise the bars in and around Silicon Valley hoping for a stray, or you can stay in your jammies and cruise the blogosphere. Your chances might be just a little bit better online, but then again, you never really know if you’re seeing …

Chinese search giant Alibaba is disputing Google’s claim that Alibaba’s new Aliyun operating system is a forked and incompatible version of Android and thus can’t be used by phone maker Acer. In a blog post yesterday, Google’s Andy Rubin said “the Aliyun OS incorporates the Android runtime and was apparently derived from Android.” CNET asked Alibaba’s John Spelich about Rubin’s/Google’s …

The International Trade Commission has upheld a ruling that a Kodak patent in an infringement case against Apple and Research In Motion is invalid — undermining the iconic photography company’s efforts to save itself by selling its patent portfolio. The ITC dismissed the Kodak complaint late Friday, upholding a preliminary ruling made May 21 by ITC administrative law judge Thomas …

Apple and Google have appealed a ruling by U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Posner that flat-out dismissed an iOS and Android-related patent case between the two companies. Both tech giants filed appeal notices yesterday regarding the June 22 ruling, Bloomberg reported. Posner had canceled a jury trial over the tit-for-tat infringement claims, saying neither company had been able to prove damages …

The harried Galaxy Nexus smartphone is again available for purchase in the Google Play store. iPhone, left, Google phone, right. On June 29, a judge in a lower court granted Apple’s request for a pretrial injunction against U.S. sales of the Samsung-made, Android-running smartphone while the court determines whether the device infringes the patents Apple claims it does. Samsung appealed, …

It’s time yet again to update your scorecard on the Galaxy Nexus ban. A federal appeals court ruled today that the preliminary injunction set by a lower court against sales of the device in the U.S. is being temporarily lifted. But keep your pencil sharp — according to All Things Digital, Apple has till Thursday to submit an argument as …

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Google’s Motorola Mobility unit is improperly blocking access to industry-standard technology that should be licensed to competitors according to traditional industry and legal practice. A source says Google has been served by the FTC with a civil investigative demand — similar to a subpoena. The news was reported earlier by Bloomberg, which said …

A U.S. judge has tossed out the Apple v. Motorola patent case for good, according to reports. Judge Richard Posner of the U.S. District of Northern Illinois said that neither Apple nor Motorola has been able to prove damages and that neither company would be permitted to refile a claim, according to All Things Digital. “It would be ridiculous to …