Samsung Launches Wireless Charging For Galaxy Note 3 at $70

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfvxEjA7WM2k65d27e8f3wKslDuaO4Aro0kz5PzsGv47nlamFpFWy3Uf43FJRpiGFXAvmWa4VHQlRXWUTYe0TFbCFCuD35rhPSzLoDfB0-DGvbRnvxEjT_GieOsi9a9oj61YIar9dK5w/s1600/Samsung+Launches+Wireless+Charging.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfvxEjA7WM2k65d27e8f3wKslDuaO4Aro0kz5PzsGv47nlamFpFWy3Uf43FJRpiGFXAvmWa4VHQlRXWUTYe0TFbCFCuD35rhPSzLoDfB0-DGvbRnvxEjT_GieOsi9a9oj61YIar9dK5w/s400/Samsung+Launches+Wireless+Charging.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Samsung Launches Wireless Charging</span></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px; list-style: none outside none; margin-bottom: 30px; outline: auto 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Samsung is bringing the ease of 'Wireless Charging' to Galaxy Note 3 owners with its latest charging S-View flip cover. The cover charges Galaxy Note 3 phablet via a Qi-compatible charging pad.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px; list-style: none outside none; margin-bottom: 30px; outline: auto 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The tech giant previously launched wireless charging flip covers for Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S4.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px; list-style: none outside none; margin-bottom: 30px; outline: auto 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The new Wireless Charging S-View flip cover is no different than the usual smartphone covers that protect the device screen from scratches. Samsung's flip cover offers a small window on the top of the screen that allows Note 3 users to accept/reject calls, access camera, browse music files and check notifications, without opening the flip cover. It also wakes up the phone when the cover is flipped open. The S-View cover is made of polyutherane leather and comes in two colors, black and white.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px; list-style: none outside none; margin-bottom: 30px; outline: auto 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Samsung Wireless Charging S-View flip cover for Galaxy Note 3 works with a Qi-compatible charging pad. This additional device does not come with the flip cover but has to be purchased separately.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px; list-style: none outside none; margin-bottom: 30px; outline: auto 0px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">By placing the Note 3 with the S-View flip cover on the charging dock station, power starts flowing into the device without any cables connecting to it. The wireless functionality is efficient for users who like gaming and suing other apps, which drain the phone's battery quickly. It is also extremely convenient.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px; list-style: none outside none; margin-bottom: 30px; outline: auto 0px; padding: 0px;"> <i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Source : <a href="http://www.hngn.com/articles/20662/20131228/samsung-launches-wireless-charging-s-view-flip-cover-galaxy-note.htm">Hngn</a></span></i></div>

Samsung Launches Wireless Charging For Galaxy Note 3 at $70

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How to reset the Wi-Fi password at your parents’ house on your holiday travels

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZmriKl7ddricw6uVDbn0TybeZcmIuCir6bwfeXoGvZW7VE5ZFx-Nbf2VoV3-Bx_hqQpx9yDIQnQZOM36NztZzU3ED8urWZpCVZqVfG4yKKxjv8ZTyofQgQPykGcTNLL0NDCcwlEImB4/s1600/wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZmriKl7ddricw6uVDbn0TybeZcmIuCir6bwfeXoGvZW7VE5ZFx-Nbf2VoV3-Bx_hqQpx9yDIQnQZOM36NztZzU3ED8urWZpCVZqVfG4yKKxjv8ZTyofQgQPykGcTNLL0NDCcwlEImB4/s320/wi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Going visiting this holiday season? If you’re staying with friends or family members, don’t be surprised if the bed is lumpy, the room is cold, and the Wi-Fi is locked down.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not on purpose, of course. Nearly everyone has a home Wi-Fi network nowadays, but not everyone remembers their network password when guests start showing up with tablets, laptops, and phones in need of Internet.  Typically, this happens because after Uncle Rusty sets up the router, he never has to touch it again and eventually his unbeatable password gets forgotten. Result: No Wi-Fi for you, or any other visitor.</span></div><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-top: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wi-Fi Wizarding 101</span></h2><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thankfully, there are a few simple tricks for solving this problem. The fastest, quickest way to remedy a lack of Internet is to fire up your smartphone’s hotspot option, though if you’re out in the country (grandma <em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.45em;">does </em>live over the river and through the woods), the connection could be slow. Worse, streaming a couple of Netflix movies will quickly burn through your monthly data allotment.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No, the only smart fix here is to wrangle your host’s router, to duck into the settings and make the network more amenable to guests. Tricky? It might be, but I bet it'll be easier than you think.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Step one: get permission. You wouldn’t go poking around someone’s underwear drawer without asking, and the same rules apply to fiddling with someone’s lifeline to the Internet. In fact, you should be prepared to pay for a tech support call if your monkeying around tanks the whole setup—nothing ruins a holiday like busted Wi-Fi.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next, see if there’s an easy software fix. I recommend you start by checking out NirSoft’s<a href="http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #25a7d7; text-decoration: none;">WirelessKeyView</a>, a free utility designed</span></div><figure class="right small" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; float: right; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; max-width: 140px; overflow: hidden;"><a class="zoom cboxElement" href="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/wirelesskeyview-100133989-orig.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #25a7d7; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="46" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/wirelesskeyview-100133989-small.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;" width="140" /></span></a><figcaption style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #999999; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">WirelessKeyView</span></figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to help recover lost WEP/WPA passwords. Just run it (with permissions!) on your host’s computer—it requires no installation, and in fact can run right from a flash drive toolset (you do carry a<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2021326/turn-your-flash-drive-into-a-portable-pc-survival-kit.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #25a7d7; text-decoration: none;">survival flash drive</a> filled with handy tools and utilities, right?)—then look for the password (or “key”) associated with the network name. If it works, you should be able to log into the network on your own laptop, tablet, or whatever.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, WirelessKeyView will work only if your host used Windows’ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLAN_AutoConfig" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #25a7d7; text-decoration: none;">Wireless Zero Configuration service</a> to connect to the router. There’s probably no way to know that in advance, but you should definitely try your luck with the utility—it could be a 10-second solution.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If not, you’ll need to sign into the router directly, which must be done via the Web browser on your host’s computer. But first it’s time for a little detective work, starting with eyeballing the actual router to determine the make and model. You need to find two key pieces of information: the IP address and the default password.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The IP address is what you’ll enter into the browser’s address field to establish the initial connection to the router. The vast majority of them use one of the following:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://192.168.0.1</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://192.168.1.1</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you type in one of those addresses and then press Enter, you should find yourself looking at the router’s sign-in screen. If not, a little Web searching should reveal the correct IP address. Try something like, “Trendnet N300 default IP address.” Alternately, head to the router manufacturer’s website and peruse the support pages. You should be able to find an online manual for that particular router, if not a FAQ page that lists the address.</span></div><figure class=" large" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;"><a class="zoom cboxElement" href="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/router-passwords-100133991-orig.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #25a7d7; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="413" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/router-passwords-100133991-large.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;" width="580" /></span></a><figcaption style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #999999; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now it’s time to sign into the router proper. Hopefully the owner never bothered to change the default username and password, in which case you should head to RouterPasswords.com, select the router brand from the drop-down menu, then click <em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.45em;">Find Password</em>. You’ll see a list with all the default usernames and passwords for that brand’s models. Find the one that matches, then give it a try.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If your host did set up a unique username and password for the router (which, remember, will probably be different from the password for the Wi-Fi network itself, which is ultimately what you’re after), and doesn’t have them written down or committed to memory, this may be where you reach an impasse. Although most routers can be reset to factory settings (again, Google it), thereby wiping all passwords, that may be more than you want to take on during a friendly holiday visit.</span></div><figure class=" large" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden;"><a class="zoom cboxElement" href="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/guess-access-100133990-orig.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #25a7d7; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="395" src="http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/11/guess-access-100133990-large.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: auto;" width="580" /></span></a><figcaption style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; color: #999999; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 5px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></figcaption></figure><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let’s assume, though, that you were able to sign in. Now it’s just a matter of finding the Wi-Fi network settings, which in most router menus are plainly labeled. (If not, the aforementioned online manual should help you locate them.) From here you have two choices: change the network password or enable guest access.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you change the network password, make sure to write it down for your host for safekeeping. Also, do the cool thing and sign back into the network on each of his or her devices, as each one will have to reconnect using the new password.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The better option, however, is guest access, a feature common on most newer routers. Enabling it allows visitors like yourself to get online while restricting access to other areas of the network, and without revealing the primary network password. Again, make sure to clear it with your friend or relative before setting this up. But it really is the best option for keeping a home network private while still allowing visitors to hit up the Wi-Fi. And once it’s set up, you’ll never again dread spending a long weekend with <em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.45em;">those people</em>. Well, except for the usual reasons.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Via: <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2066190/how-to-reset-the-wi-fi-password-at-your-parents-house-on-your-holiday-travels.html">PCWorld</a></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7em; margin-bottom: 0.7em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Image Via: <a href="http://www.google.al/imgres?um=1&biw=1440&bih=761&hl=sq&tbm=isch&tbnid=zBaWHWcQJckZ0M:&imgrefurl=http://www.slashgear.com/sprint-announce-3g4g-wifi-routers-by-cradlepoint-0551298/&docid=FYg1oTvfX8JFNM&imgurl=http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/CradlePoint-MBR1000-540x436.jpg&w=540&h=436&ei=FueUUpSJOYbRywOtyIDwBg&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:7,s:0,i:97&iact=rc&page=1&tbnh=177&tbnw=213&start=0&ndsp=24&tx=136&ty=54">Google</a></span></div>

How to reset the Wi-Fi password at your parents’ house on your holiday travels

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Nokia accused of 'unfair' patent rates as Sierra Wireless takes 3G fight to EC

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-9WBvgRcxrRhSS2o7IMSsdr8O2LUIXmBMU6QfxcDPR1ZaOLy4PF6TaGjyyW59xxu6IM3sIXlqw8Rt0B7qsQzSNJ21v02dwWbvmffVugk4lUmRK3YkGX1VhuVQvbUaQQ5wIi4r_uiNwM/s1600/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-9WBvgRcxrRhSS2o7IMSsdr8O2LUIXmBMU6QfxcDPR1ZaOLy4PF6TaGjyyW59xxu6IM3sIXlqw8Rt0B7qsQzSNJ21v02dwWbvmffVugk4lUmRK3YkGX1VhuVQvbUaQQ5wIi4r_uiNwM/s1600/Capture.PNG" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Canadian device maker Sierra Wireless is pressing Europe's competition regulator to force Nokia to reveal the rates it uses for its standards essential 3G patents.</div><div class="relatedContent alignRight" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 228, 233); border-bottom-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 228, 233); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; color: #252525; display: table; float: right; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 5px 0px 15px 20px; max-width: 220px; padding: 15px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"><h3 style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></h3></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sierra Wireless has accused Nokia of applying "widely different, and therefore unfair, royalty rates" for the standards essential patents (SEP) it holds for 3G and GSM technologies and wants the European Commission to force Nokia to reveal the rates it charges other licensees.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The maker of wireless and embedded devices has also accused Nokia of refusing to license 3G SEPs for wireless modules, despite, as it argues, Nokia's obligation to do so.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Sierra Wireless is urging the EC to investigate and require Nokia to reveal the pricing for 2G and 3G SEP licenses with other licensees, end the breaches outlined in the complaint, sanction Nokia, and require these patent licenses to be granted on FRAND [fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory] terms," the company said in a <a href="http://www.sierrawireless.com/en/Newsroom/newsreleases/2013/11-21-2013-Sierra_Wireless_files_with_European_Commission_and_US_Federal_Trade_Commission_against_Nokia_for_abuse_of_dominant_position_in_GSM_and_3G_essential_patents.aspx" style="border: 0px; color: #005399; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">statement on Thursday</a>.  </div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sierra Wireless has also requested the US Federal Trade Commission investigate. </div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The complaint follows the EC's separate warnings earlier this year to <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-971_en.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #005399; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Samsung</a> and Motorola Mobility over their use of SEPs.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">EC competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-406_en.htm" style="border: 0px; color: #005399; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">fired off a warning</a> to Google-owned Motorola Mobility over using its SEPs in litigation against Apple in Germany, saying that Motorola would violate EU competition by using its SEPs to enforce an injunction when Apple was willing to enter into a licence on FRAND terms.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A Nokia spokesperson told ZDNet that Sierra's complaints are "frivolous".</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nokia has licensed SEPs to more than 50 companies, the spokesperson said, adding: "Sierra Wireless has been in breach of its existing licence terms with Nokia for several years and, despite many years of good faith attempts by Nokia to resolve the disagreements, Sierra has failed to pay Nokia the royalties which Sierra owes under the licence. Nokia regrets that Sierra Wireless is wasting the time of the European Commission and ETSI [the European Telecommunications Standards Institute] with its frivolous complaints, rather than honouring its agreement with Nokia."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"As Sierra is now pursuing these abusive tactics, seeking to continue to use Nokia's innovations without paying the agreed royalties, Nokia will take whatever steps are necessary to protect our intellectual property, our rights and our reputation."</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Having sold its devices and services business to Microsoft earlier this month, patents have become an even more important part of the company's revenue stream. With a current run rate of around €500m a year for its patents business, Nokia has said in future it plans to increase the number of companies that license its patents and start licensing some patents that it had previously kept to itself. </div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #252525; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Via: <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/nokia-accused-of-unfair-patent-rates-as-sierra-wireless-takes-3g-fight-to-ec-7000023517/">ZDNet</a></i></div>

Nokia accused of 'unfair' patent rates as Sierra Wireless takes 3G fight to EC

Canadian device maker Sierra Wireless is pressing Europe's competition regulator to force Nokia to reveal the rates it uses for its stan...

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