| TiVo sues Time Warner Cable, Motorola Mobility in fresh patent assault Mar 26th 2012, 16:42 Four days ago TiVo abandoned its protracted patent litigation against Microsoft and we sighed in relief at the idea that people were learning to just get along. Our respite was short lived, however, when the company revealed it was lobbing litigation-shaped grenades over the fence toward Motorola Mobility and Time Warner Cable. The lawsuit, filed in the Patent Troll haven of Texas' Eastern District, concerns patents 6,223,389, 7,529,465 and 6,792,195. The first of that trio is the contentious Time Warping patent that's been argued over so much we'd like to slice it in two, King Solomon style. Details beyond that are few and far between, but something tells us we'll be hearing more about the tiff in the future... whether we want to or not. TiVo sues Time Warner Cable, Motorola Mobility in fresh patent assault originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  Forbes |  SEC | Email this | Comments | | HTC partners with Intertrust, buys 20 percent of SyncTV Mar 26th 2012, 15:43 It's been a while since we've heard the name SyncTV 'round these parts, but perhaps we'll be seeing a bit more of it now that HTC has a stake in the streaming video company. As part of a deal with Intertrust, HTC has purchased 20 percent of its new partner's subsidiary. In addition, the Taiwanese manufacturer has licensed a broad portfolio of patents from the Sunnyvale firm, primarily dealing with DRM. Unfortunately we have no specifics about how HTC plans to leverage its new media property, but hopefully they're working on some fun surprises even as we speak. (Though, most likely, we're just looking at one more piece of manufacturer-installed bloatware.) Check out the brief, and ultimately not very informative, PR after the break. Continue reading HTC partners with Intertrust, buys 20 percent of SyncTV HTC partners with Intertrust, buys 20 percent of SyncTV originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | The Engadget Show 31: Douglas Rushkoff, Sony, iRobot, MWC and air combat Mar 26th 2012, 15:00  We're back in our old digs, and boy do we have a lot of show for you. Tim and Brian kick things off in style with a high flying segment involving planes, all-terrain vehicles, a desert sandstorm and ultra-rugged cameras from Contour and GoPro. HD senior editor Richard Lawler sits down with Sony Electronics president Phil Molyneux to discuss the company's home entertainment strategy. Next up, we take a look at some of the month's hottest gadgets, including the new iPad, the Lytro camera and Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1, before heading to Bedford, MA to check out the latest devices from iRobot. Mat Smith, Sean Cooper and Myriam Joire are your tour guides on our trip through this year's Mobile World Congress, and we wrap things up with a visit from media theorist Douglas Rushkoff to discuss his book, Program or be Programmed. Hosts: Tim Stevens, Brian Heater Special guests: Douglas Rushkoff, Phil Molyneux Producer: Guy Streit Director: Michelle Stahl Executive Producers: Brian Heater, Joshua Fruhlinger and Michael Rubens Download the Show: The Engadget Show - 031 (HD) / The Engadget Show - 031 (iPod / iPhone / Zune formatted) / The Engadget Show - 031 (Small) Subscribe to the Show: [ iTunes] Subscribe to the Show directly in iTunes (MP4). [ Zune] Subscribe to the Show directly in the Zune Marketplace (MP4). [ RSS MP4] Add the Engadget Show feed (MP4) to your RSS aggregator and have it delivered automatically. [ HD RSS] Get the Engadget Show delivered automatically in HD. [ iPad RSS] Get the Engadget Show in iPad-friendly adaptive format. The Engadget Show 31: Douglas Rushkoff, Sony, iRobot, MWC and air combat originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | |
