In the past two weeks, Apple and Google have made large acquisitions of mapping software firms, reports “Seeking Alpha” (http://tinyurl.com/me6s2e).
On Friday, Apple confirmed its purchase of Hopstop, a public transportation routing platform. Google purchased the Israeli startup, Waze, for approximately $1.1 billion just one week ago.
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Judge Paul S. Grewal has upheld Apple’s request that Google reveal its search methodology for collecting Android documentation for the iPhone maker’s upcoming patent infringement trial against Samsung, reports the “Wall Street Cheat Sheet” (http://tinyurl.com/c6qhjvg)
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Google, HTC, Red Hat, and Rackspace all filed friends of the court briefs on behalf of Samsung on Monday urging the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals to rule against Apple’s request for a Android device sales ban in the two company’s ongoing patent infringement fight, reports “The MacObserver” (http://tinyurl.com/ccme6zb)
Read MoreThe Internet content delivery market will undergo huge changes over the next decade as major telcos and Internet giants — including Google, Amazon, Netflix and Microsoft — wrangle over the continuing over-the-top (OTT) Internet traffic content boom, according to a new Informa Telecoms & Media report Internet Innovation.
Google is facing a legal battle from UK Internet users complaining that their privacy has been breached by the company, reports “Business Insider” (http://tinyurl.com/b6we543).
Twelve people are seeking damages from Google, claiming that their browsing habits were secretly tracked. It is thought the case, being brought against Google by law firm Olswang on behalf of the Internet users, is the first of its kind in the UK, notes “Business Insider.”
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