Supremes to rule on PC makers’ patent spat

Down-stream royalties hit choppy water The US Supreme Court will review a patent dispute between LG Electronics and a group of Taiwanese computer makers over whether various degrees of separation can exhaust licensing terms. Continued

Personal view The web in the palm of your hand We’ve already reviewed Apple’s iPhone, so why are we taking another look? There are several reasons. First, a different reviewer means a different opinion. That applies to any product, of course, but Apple’s claim that the iPhone is “revolutionary” perhaps justifies an alternative appraisal. Continued

Leaves flatlanders to T-Mobile France Telecom has sold its Orange NL operation to rival operator T-Mobile for 1.33bn, moving itself right out of the Netherlands market and leaving T-Mobile with hoped-for savings of 1bn once they combine the networks over the next six years. Continued