A Few Stories To Watch This Morning: Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s e-Commerce, Google Inc (GOOG)’s Competition & Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

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US court revives Apple patent claims vs. Google’s Motorola (NDTV)
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) should be able to renew its arguments at the International Trade Commission that Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s Motorola Mobility unit violated two patents relating to the iPhone. The Federal U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. found that the ITC erred when it invalidated one Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) patent and found that Motorola didn’t infringe another. The court returned the case to the ITC for further analysis of those issues, under different legal standards. An Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) spokeswoman declined to comment. In a statement, Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s Motorola unit said the decision paves the way for the ITC to find that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s remaining claims are invalid.

Google Glass likely to be priced at US$299: researcher (ChinaPost)
Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s eyeglass-shaped mobile computing device will likely be priced at an affordable level when it officially goes on sale, a local researcher at the Topology Research Institute said yesterday. The Google Glass is expected to carry an initial price tag to consumers of US$299, Topology researcher Jason Tsai told reporters on the sidelines of a local seminar on wearable devices. The device’s display component, which will probably be supplied by Taiwan-based Himax Display Inc., will cost between US$30 and US$35 and will account for the biggest share of the total cost in the near term, he said.

Microsoft Seeks Collaboration with FG on ICT Development (ThisDayLive)
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to collaborate with the Federal Government and other stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry to put structure in place to further aid ICT development in the country. National Technology Officer, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Anglophone West Africa, Olayinka Oni, said this recently at the Lagos Business School where he addressed the Executive MBA class as a guest speaker.




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