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Saturday, 27 December 2014
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Tuesday, 16 December 2014
Xiaomi Permitted to Import and Sell Qualcomm-Based Handsets in India.
In an interim order, the High Court had on December 8 restrained Xiaomi as well as online e-commerce site Flipkart from selling in India handsets of the Chinese mobile maker that run on the technology patented by Swedish technology company Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
A bench headed by Justice Pradeep Nandrajog on Tuesday passed the "pro tem order" as Xiaomi had contended that Ericsson suppressed the fact that the Chinese mobile maker has also used chipsets of Qualcomm which has a licence to use patents of the Swedish company.
Xiaomi sells its handsets exclusively through e-commerce site Flipkart on every Tuesday, the court was told during the proceedings.
The bench was also told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Ajit Warrier, appearing for Xiaomi, that on each Tuesday around one lakh units are expected to be sold on the site.
Therefore, as part of the "pro tem" or temporary measures, the bench asked Xiaomi to deposit Rs. 100 per handset sold, towards royalty, in favour of the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court and the amount so deposited be kept in a fixed deposit.
With these temporary directions, the court disposed of the appeal filed by Xiaomi challenging the High Court's single-judge bench's December 8 order.
While disposing of the appeal the court has also directed Xiaomi to furnish an affidavit, before the next date of hearing before the single judge, disclosing the number of units sold by it till then and particulars of the invoices of the Qualcomm chipsets purchased by it.
Xiaomi in its appeal has alleged that Ericsson while obtaining the ex-parte injunction order of December 8 did not inform the court that the Chinese mobile maker also made, imported and sold handsets having Qualcomm chipsets for which Qualcomm has obtained a licence from the Swedish company.
Xiaomi has contended that it did not infringe Ericsson's patents as Qualcomm has obtained a licence from the Swedish company for its patented technology.
This would imply that Xiaomi would be unable to sell 3G-variant of the recently launched Redmi Note (which features a MediaTek chipset) in India, while the Redmi Note 4G can still be sold.
Other phones that the company recently sold in India that are still eligible for sale are the Redmi 1S and the Mi 3 handsets, though sales of both had recently been discontinued.
It's possible the company will look to take advantage of the new Delhi High Court permission by starting sales of the Redmi Note 4G (which was due to be sold online via Flipkart on via Airtel-brand stores in the second half of December), and perhaps restarting sales of the Redmi 1S if not the Mi 3.
The Delhi High Court had on December 8 issued an injunction order that barred Xiaomi from importing and selling devices in India till February 5, which was when the court was due to hear the Ericsson patent infringement case.
Xiaomi's Global Vice President, Hugo Barra, had issued a letter to Indian fans saying the company was complying with the injunction order, and was suspending India sales 'until further notice'.
The order was passed on the plea of Ericsson that Xiaomi has been violating eight of its patents pertaining to AMR, EDGE and 3G technologies in the field of telecommunication. The court had also issued summons and notice to Xiaomi and Flipkart and directed them to file an affidavit disclosing the number of devices - that are AMR, EDGE and 3G compliant - sold by them in India till date.
Ericsson said it had invited Xiaomi to use its Standard essential Patents by obtaining a licence, but instead of doing so, the Chinese manufacturer launched its devices in India in July 2014.
A Standard Essential Patent is the patent for the core technology essential to create something of a particular technical standard.
In this case, mobile phones cannot be made without the GSM, GPRS, EDGE and WCDMA technologies, which are patented by Ericsson.
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Indian creates Google Glass clone for Rs 4,500
While it took Google over a year to build its augmented-reality goggles, Google Glass, Kochi-based Arvind Sanjeev says he was able to replicate it in less than a month for just Rs 4,500, thanks to open-source hardware.
Instead of commercializing the product and with the intention of contributing to the community, Sanjeev posted a blog explaining how his 'Smart Cap' can be built by anyone using open-source hardware such as a Rasberry Pi computer, an Arduino board and Android software.
Open-source hardware platforms such as these and RepRap 3D printers are enabling students, engineers and entrepreneurs to start building hardware products with little to no knowledge of electronics.
"Before I got introduced to Arduino in college, I had no idea how a calculator works or how I could build one," confessed Sanjeev, 23, who couldn't learn anything about building computer hardware at his engineering college and decided to make all his projects available for anyone to replicate. He's developed a platform that he says can take over your car.
"With the help of open-source hardware, I have been able to build a platform wherein you could control the entire car, including its ignition through just a mobile app." Sanjeev has already applied for a patent for the platform and expects to sell it for Rs 9,000 apiece.
Mumbai-based Shreekant Farasbee, who has built a medical device to track glucose levels of diabetes patients, also used the Arduino computer board to create his prototype and is planning to contribute back to the open-source hardware community by making his Diabeto open source.
"Open-source hardware lets you cut down on your prototyping and design time significantly and the vast community support helps you at every stage," said Farasbee, whose device has received interest from global pharmaceutical companies.
Looking at the growing demand for its boards in India, Arduino opened its first India office in Bangalore last year. "We are seeing explosive growth for our business in India. We are talking to local companies here to start manufacturing our boards in India within the next couple of months," said Priya Kuber, managing director of Arduino in Bangalore. With local production, Kuber expects the prices to go down to Rs 900 from Rs 1,200.
Using RepRap, another open-source hardware toolkit, many Indian startups have already been able to build 3D printers, which are being sold commercially. "We used RepRap and Arduino as a platform to build our own 3D printer," said Nikhil Velpanur, co-founder of Bangalore-based Brahma3.
"It is only a matter of time that open-source hardware will become a part of school and college curricula," said S Sadagopan, professor at IIIT (International Institute of Information Technology), Bangalore. "The cost of IP ( intellectual property) makes hardware expensive. Open-source hardware eliminates that cost, making electronic hardware very accessible."
The move has already begun. The Kerala government has already decided to hand out out 10,000 Rasberry Pi computers to school students.
Some entrepreneurs are building their own open-source hardware to promote hardware product creation in India. Meerut-based Electrobricks is one such example. The company sells the basic kit for Rs 2,000, which kids and enthusiasts can use to create various hardware products.
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
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Tuesday, 5 August 2014
Iphone 6 review, specifications.
According to the China.com report (via GforGames), China will also be amongst the first countries to receive the iPhone. The report also details the pricing, which matches previous leaks, claiming the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 (32GB) will cost CNY 5,288 (roughly Rs. 50,800), while the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 (16GB) will be priced at CNY 5,998 (roughly Rs. 57,600). This would also imply the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 (32GB) is cheaper than the current 4-inch iPhone 5s (16GB), which costs CNY 5,300.