Android patent war: Microsoft and Samsung put an end to the conflict

The two companies have finally signed an agreement to end the dispute between them on the use of Microsoft patents that Android is used, the OS of Samsung devices.

head once it's over. Samsung, the world leader in smartphones, and Microsoft announced this February 10, 2015 an agreement to end their dispute over patents.

"Samsung and Microsoft are pleased to announce that they have settled their litigation in US courts," said a short statement signed by Jaewan Chi, Executive Vice President of Samsung, and David Howard, vice president of Microsoft.

The groups did not provide any details about the content of the regulation, citing confidentiality. So we will perhaps never how Samsung has agreed to pay and for how long.

Microsoft had launched in August 2014 a lawsuit against Samsung accusing them of violating their contract for the use of their patents in 2011. The South Korean group had at the time agreed to pay royalties to Microsoft for use mobile patents latter of which uses the Android operating system from Google.

A billion dollars

Microsoft accused him of not having honored timely payment scheduled for autumn 2013, after the announcement of the purchase by the American Nokia Finnish mobile phone manufacturer. Samsung had finally paid but refused to pay compensation for its late payment and threatened by Microsoft of violating the contract again.

According to documents provided to court, the agreement allowed the Redmond company to reach a billion South Korean group in 2013.

Major technological groups have multiplied in recent years complaints against each other for patent infringement. The most prominent battle was obviously one indulged Samsung and Apple, before the courts of several countries. The two giants, however, reached an agreement in August 2014 to give up their battle outside the United States.

What is the mysterious project that Apple could shake Tesla?

 While Tesla debauchery Apple employees by the dozens, the US giant prepare a secret project that could remonstrate with the manufacturer of electric cars. The information is important even if it is not very detailed.

War! Or at least the race for pole position. Apple and Tesla, the bad blood. While last week Bloomberg reported that Tesla had debauched nearly 150 employees of Apple, an anonymous employee of the Cupertino company has sent an email to Business Insider - certainly enough with the approval of his superiors - in which he chews not his words.

He states that the employees of Tesla are now "jump ship" to come to work at Apple and the latest project of his company "is too exciting" so that no one is interested. "I think this will change the landscape and that Tesla will get value for money," he continues.

What this somewhat cryptic sentence may well mean or imply? It's very hard to say. It seems very unlikely that Apple launches in the automotive industry with iCar, although Steve Jobs dreamed more than once, who was a fan of BMW design.

Last week, in addition to hiring the war, another amazing news concerned Apple. Tim Cook company would use cars equipped with sensors, much like the car for Google StreetView update. If it is logical that Apple is working to provide a similar function in Maps, some went on to say that the Apple Cars could be autonomous cars beginnings stamped Apple ...

Another computation, the secret project could be improved supply CarPlay, with a strengthened role of the iPhone in the control of the cars. Last week, Apple was assigned a patent describing how to unlock a car from an iPhone or Watch. A start-up also showed a concept that would allow partial control of a Tesla Watch from Apple ...

As fun and useful as this feature is that enough to remonstrate with Tesla? Not sure ... One thing is certain, the buzz is only beginning. Unless all this is a clever advertising campaign ...