Today, Microsoft announced that it had filed a legal action with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against automotive navigation systems maker, TomTom for infringement of several different Microsoft patents. Given the size and notoriety of the two companies, it’s clear that this will get a lot more attention the hundreds of [...]
By mlee|2016-12-21T00:14:57-05:00February 25th, 2009|Blog, Patents|
On February 6, the U.S. Senate voted to put stricter limits on banks and other recipients of taxpayer money through the Troubled Assets Relief Program, or TARP, that want to hire high-skilled workers from overseas under the H-1B visa program. The Senate approved the measure – introduced by Senators Charles [...]
It's what everyone is talking about. The decision and its effect on America is sparking dinner table and water cooler conversation, pitting friend against friend. No matter on which side you fall—for or against—your arguments are sure to be passionate, with examples and anecdotes to support your position. Few people [...]
By mlee|2016-12-21T00:14:57-05:00February 24th, 2009|Blog|
The San Francisco Chronicle has an interesting and fun articlein which venture capitalists comment on ideas for startups that were submitted to the paper by its readers. Yahoo!Tech reportsthat “Amazon.com's product search engine appeared to malfunction early Tuesday, with searches for well-known books and CDs producing no results. At [...]
According to a new connectivity scorecard created by Leonard Waverman of the London Business School, it's not the pure size of connections that matter, er, it's how we use our broadband that really matters. As a result, Americans are more "connected" than we think. We come out #1 (followed by [...]
By mlee|2014-04-14T10:22:11-04:00February 23rd, 2009|Blog|
