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Google’s announced acquisition of Motorola’s mobile division made big news, because of its potential implications in the mobile industry, especailly with Android, Google’s dealings with Android phone manufacturers and Apple’s iPhone. But some don’t think the $12.5 billion is a good enough deal.

Apple was recently successful in requesting German courts to ban the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 across most of Europe. But if you’re in the UK, you can still have a chance to buy the tablet until supplies last.

Earlier, we reported that a German court has issued an order banning the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 in most of Europe. Now, Samsung has issued its official response to the matter, saying they were not even aware of the lawsuit.

Google is beefing up its patent-related defenses — and potentially, offensive legal ammunition — as it acquires a thousand technology patents from IBM in a supposedly quiet deal that went on over the past month.

In a recent twist in the seemingly never-ending patent battle among Apple and other tech companies, the International Trade Commission has ruled that Apple infringed on two S3 patents. How will this affect Apple’s own legal battle with HTC?

A hacker from Minnesota just got an 18-year prison term after hacking his neighbors’ WiFi networks and wreaking havoc on their online lives. It’s not as simple as Wi-Fi leeching, though.

Microsoft has been in a long-standing legal battle against technology company i4i for alleged patent infringement with Word 2007. With a latest supreme court decision, the order for Microsoft to pay $290 million in damages has been upheld.

It’s an oft-debated topic. Are mobile phones a health hazard? The World Health Organization has recently published a study that finds mobile phones to be a possible source of cancer risk.

The US Senate’s Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved a bill that will target intellectual property infringers by essentially killing their websites.

Several tech companies have recently been under criticism for tracking mobile and Internet usage, some of which can be tracked to individuals. While privacy advocates have been pushing for privacy-friendly legislation, these very companies seem to be against it.