Erica Ogg

Dell sues Sharp, Hitachi, Toshiba over LCD price fixing

Dell has accused five Asian firms that make liquid crystal display panels of illegally colluding on prices. The world’s third largest PC maker filed a complaint against Hitachi, Sharp, Toshiba, HannStar, and Seiko in U.S. District Court in San Francisco on Friday, according to a Reuters report. Damages sought by Dell have not yet been …

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Nokia: Apple wants a free ride

Nokia is suing Apple for 10 counts of patent infringement, pointing to wireless technology patents owned by the Finnish manufacturer. (Credit: Apple/CBSi) According to a statement from Nokia, all models of Apple’s iPhone includes technology for which Nokia owns the patents, including GSM, UMTS and WLAN technologies for speech coding, security and encryption. “The basic principle in the mobile industry …

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