A patent is defined as an exclusive right or rights provided by a government to an inventor for a certain period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention. A software patent is a patent for an invention involving software. The extent to which software patents should be granted varies from country to country. The present contribution examines the current state of the art of the software patent law in the EU (Section 2), New Zealand (Section 3), and the US (Section 4)....

For transparency purposes, I purchased these earbuds earlier this year because I wanted a noise canceling feature that was stronger than my Samsung Galaxy Buds Live earbuds. Based on my experience with the Liberty 3 Pro earbuds, I can be working in the living room and can’t hear my cats begging for treats or even my partner speaking to me. The HearID works almost too well for those that need to focus or block out a noisy subway train....

Sometimes, the evidence of my own eyes and life experience – subjective data, you might call it – will always triumph over a spreadsheet, a graph, or a trumpeting startup founder. I wonder, then, what you might think of a site for sore eyes that desperately wants to make your life more beautiful. When I first saw DataScalp – I know, the name doesn’t resonate with prettiness – I wondered whether the creator’s own eyes and life experience hadn’t been quite what they could have been....

Not much has been revealed about Starshield beyond a page on SpaceX’s website explaining that “Starshield leverages SpaceX’s Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts.” It promotes Starshield as “supporting national security” and points out that Starlink features end-to-end data encryption, which is already available on its service for consumers and business. “Starlink already offers unparalleled end-to-end user data encryption. Starshield uses additional high-assurance cryptographic capability to host classified payloads and process data securely, meeting the most demanding government requirements,” it notes....

Sony’s combined those features with software that can put your face on the Mona sa perform other camera tricks for all your self-portraits. It may seem gimmicky, but that seems to be how Sony is marketing the phone’s photo features. You can also get the phone with a dual sim card slot, which Sony has appropriately named the Xperia C4 Dual. The other specs include a 5.5-inch 1080p display, a 13Mrear-facing camera, a 2600mAh battery....

For owners of the Z Ultra Google Play edition from Sony, the wait or Android 5.0 Lollipop is quickly coming to an end. Via the company’s public blog for the mobile division, an official confirmation that Android 5.0 Lollipop has begun its rollout to owners was made recently. In the announcement, Sony points out that the rollout is happening in stages, as these over the air (OTA) updates do, and that the wait time for the new software will depend on the region where your handset is located....

According to Sony, their SF-G UHS-II SD card feature is the fastest ever created. We can also say Sony’s SF-G Series UHS-II cards will be fastest in the world. The card will feature the read and write speed of 300MB/s and 299MB/s. Sony Announcement reads “The quick write speed supports maximum performance of digital imaging devices, contributing to a longer continuous shooting of high-resolution images with UHS-II supporting cameras. It also contributes to a shorter buffer clearing time, so users never miss a critical moment....

With its legion of users and an infinite number of features, Android brings quantity and quality, leaving the iPhone in its dust. Nothing left to do but hand Apple its participation sticker. So, for all you Android fans, here are a few features you can embrace as you perform your victory dance: Simplifies storage needs What to do if you need additional storage for your vast collections of files on your smartphone?...

But a bunch of developers did, building a surprising number of solid games to play on the small-screen world of Android ar. rounded up a few of the best titles in case you want a way to kill some time when waiting in line at the grocery store, or need a quick mental break. Given how new Android ar is, we were a little forgiving when deciding what would make this “best of” list compared to the games you’ll find in our Games rth ying For column....

XperiaBlog reports that Sony has changed the update status for a number of Xperia devices. On the support page for the Xperia S, for instance, Sony makes it explicit what the “final” version of Android will be for the device. According to Android lice, the list also includes: Xperia ion (4.1) Xperia (4.1) Xperia (4.1) Xperia U (4.0) Xperia S(4.1) Xperia arc S (4.0) Xperia acro S (4.1) Xperia go (4....

Samsung might make the bulk of RAM found in smartphones and tablets, but there are other companies out there, with the most important being SK Hynix. Today they’ve announced a “world’s first” technology, an 8 Gb LPDDR3 memory chip. Breaking things down, LPDDR3 is currently the fastest form of mobile DRAM. It’s used in high end devices like the Samsung Galaxy S4. Samsung published a press release back in April saying they were the “world’s first” company to make 4 Gb LPDDR3 memory chips....

Skype is an application that enables voice and video calls, instant messaging, file transfers, and screen sharing between users. Millions of people download and use Skype everyday for voice and video calling, messaging, sharing and low-cost local and international calls. If you have a Microphone and Speakers, you can use Skype to call people that have Skype. Skype also has an Internet connection box, so that you can convert your regular telephone to use the internet for your telephone service....

It’s been quite a while now since the the mobile phone was invented. It took the world by storm in the 80s and it kept evolving to the state-of-the-art units available these days. The equipment itself got smaller while the features got more and more complex and the speed and storage space increased. We also got tons of features to make our lives easier and easier. Sure, we can use the mobile phone to make phone calls and send text messages....

The Xperia 1 IV is very recognisable, with a distinctive tall and thin form factor to accommodate the 21:9 screen. The handset is also quite narrow, making it easy for those with even quite small hands to grasp it. Using this handset one-handed is a challenge, though. The phone measures 71mm wide and 165mm tall, and you need large hands to reach from the top to the bottom of the screen with a thumb....

At the Mobile World Congress 2019, there are likely to be several, including the Samsung Galaxy S9. But what will be below the high range? There will be smartphones with the Snapdragon 670 processor, from which little by little the technical specifications are filtered. For the high-end, the Snapdragon 845 will maintain the 10-nanometer manufacturing process. In this sense, nothing has to envy the Snapdragon 670, which will also maintain the 10-nanometer manufacturing process....

Too hot to handle All of these products have one thing in common: electrical power. This means that somewhere along the line, quality control isn’t catching bad ones that can pose safety risks to consumers. The severity of defects ranges from mildly annoying to downright dangerous. One reviewer described his defective power strip as a “blowtorch” that shot flames straight into the air. Other reviewers described products that caught fire without them noticing — with only their smoke alarms preventing the situation from getting worse....

Starting from the Xperia Z, which was unveiled in the first half of 2013, all Sony flagships have featured IP certification that made them waterproof. With their recent flagships, Sony further improved the dust and water resistance capabilities of its phones to IP68 — the highest possible certification possible for a consumer device. Despite an IP68 certification though, Sony has changed its stance on the water and dust related damages to its products....

Leaks are “never good”, according to HTC USA President Jason MacKenzie, but unfortunately for HTC, the leaksters are leaving no stone unturned in their effort to make the All New One a contender for the mantle of the most leaked device in mobile history. Following an explanation of the dual rear camera setup on the All New One a few hours back, GSMArena has outed detailed info on the device’s specifications....

The rig It takes more to compare a pair of smartphones than holding one in each h shooting out into the void. I wanted this to be an accurate portrayal of how these two devices compared against each other in the real world, so I enlisted the help of one of our .tv directors to build a contraption that would hold each phone steady to capture the same shot, with the shutters firing at the same time....

As it is not the news that Nokia wants to return to the smartphone market to regain its kingdom that is today occupied by the Apple, Samsung, Micromax, HTC, Sony and much more, especially now that we are approaching the end of that clause forbidding them to market their own smartphones. So, today we have news regarding the Nokia since it has been leaked a press image on the Internet, which was dubbed as the Nokia P1, as we said that it appeared in a press render....