Nokia, world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones, said it is suing Apple for infringing its patents on mobile phone technology for the iPhone.

Nokia Apple continues to assert patent infringement for GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN (WLAN) standards.

Nokia licenses these technologies to other companies but said that Apple has not paid for the right to use them forever.

Ilkka Rahnasto, Nokia's VP Legal & Intellectual Property, said in a statement (shown below), "The basic principle in the mobile industry is that those companies who contribute to the development of technology to establish standards create intellectual property, while others need to compensate ... Apple is also expected to follow this principle. By refusing to agree [to] appropriate conditions for the intellectual property of Nokia, Apple is trying to get a free ride on the back of innovation from Nokia. "

Last week, Nokia announced its first quarterly loss in years, while Apple announced a very positive earnings and revenue. Nokia dominates the world in shipments combined with a market share of 38%, while Apple still relatively new to the mobile market, gaining share at a rapid pace.

Update: DEP Reports: According to Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray is 1% to 2% of the cost of an iPhone, or in the worst case, about $ 12 per unit.

This is the complete press release:

Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced today that it has filed a complaint against Apple with the federal district court in Delaware, alleging that Apple's iPhone violates patents Nokia for GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN (WLAN) standards. As a leading innovator in wireless communications, Nokia has created a portfolio of patents stronger and broader in the industry, investing over 40 billion euros in R & D in last two decades. Much of this intellectual property, including patents pending, has been declared essential to industry standards. Nokia has already successfully concluded licensing agreements, including those patents with approximately 40 companies, including virtually all vendors of mobile devices from leading, enabling the industry to benefit from innovation from Nokia.

The ten patents in question relate to technologies fundamental to making devices that are compatible with one or more of GSM, UMTS (3G WCDMA) and wireless LAN standards. The patent covers wireless data, speech coding, security and encryption and achievement by all Apple iPhone models shipped since the iPhone was introduced in 2007.

"The basic principle in the mobile industry is that those companies who contribute to the development of technology to create set standards of intellectual property, while others need to compensate," said Ilkka Rahnasto, Vice President, legal & intellectual property at Nokia. "Apple is also expected to follow this principle. In refusing to agree to conditions appropriate for the intellectual property of Nokia, Apple is trying to get a free ride on the back of innovation from Nokia.

Over the past two decades, Nokia has invested approximately 40 billion euros in research and development and built an IPR portfolio strongest and broadest wireless industry, with over 10,000 patent families. Nokia is the world leader in the development of GSM and its evolution to UMTS / WCDMA 3G and wireless LAN, which is also reflected by the strong position of Nokia patents in these technologies.

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Recognition and voice command
With its new phone, the manufacturer Apple wanted to go much further than just voice recognition and integrated the voice command.
Now you can make calls simply by saying the name of the contact you wish to contact directly or listing number. The voice goes much further as it is possible to start playing a musical piece by saying his name (for one piece), one of the album, the singer or even the style of music (rock, rap, electro etc. ...).

Orientation and motion
The iPhone 3G S integrates a GPS that works with Google Maps and offers the possibility to choose the perspective of the map displayed on the screen. All information is real-time data and the real bonus is the fact that data changes depending on the orientation of the phone. The new iPhone also incorporates a compass, very useful for hiking, orienteering or places where the GPS has no information (forest, wood, nursery, mountains, etc. ...).

Multimedia
3G S integrates obviously a player / video recorder, an iPod (music player), camera of 3 megapixels and games (downloadable via the App Store).
Level music, the iPhone is more complete as an iPod (in addition to doing everything exactly the same) it is also usable on a voice.
It is possible to play videos on this phone, Internet, make recordings and especially to modify these videos will (reduce, cut, edit), a very simple and intuitive.
The camera includes autofocus, image stabilizer, and a touch screen you can zoom in on one specific point.
For gamers, the resolution of this new mobile is incredible and thanks to its speed, fluidity and therefore the gameplay is extraordinary.

Professional
The new iPhone is syncing Mac and PC. It can read Office documents and OpenOffice. It is much faster than the old version on the Internet and other applications.
It incorporates a dictaphone handy for taking notes. The notes may be modified and sent by email or SMS.
Internet browsing is very easy and intuitive. You can always be connected to multiple email addresses and receive information in real time. It is also possible to send emails with attachments.
Apple wanted to simplify the search for content on the Internet and on mobile itself with a search application. When you begin typing the name of a file or application in the phone, all options on the screen.

To conclude we can say that this new iPhone is just perfect.

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S The iPhone 3G is the latest phone from Apple. It looks like two drops of water to the old version but it is twice as fast and powerful than before.

Orientation and motion
The iPhone 3G S integrates a GPS that works with Google Maps and offers the possibility to choose the perspective of the map displayed on the screen. The information is transmitted in real time but the real bonus is the fact that data changes depending on the orientation of the phone. The new iPhone also incorporates a compass, very useful for hiking, orienteering and / or places where the GPS has no information (forest, woods, mountains, etc. ...).

Recognition and voice command
With its new phone, the manufacturer has gone much further than just voice recognition and integrated the voice command.
With this new model it is possible to place calls by saying the name of the contact you wish to join or listing number to contact. The voice command is used for other applications such as the launch of a musical play by saying the song name, album, artist or even the desired style of music (rock, rap, electro etc. .. .).

Professional
The New iPhone is syncing Mac and PC. It can read Office documents and OpenOffice. It is much faster on the Internet and other applications that the old version.
It incorporates a dictaphone handy for taking notes. The notes may be modified and sent by email or SMS.
Internet browsing is very easy and intuitive. You can always be connected to multiple email addresses and receive information in real time. It is also possible to send emails with attachments.
Apple wanted to simplify the search for content on the Internet and on mobile itself with a search application. When you begin typing the name of a file or application in the phone, all options on the screen.

Multimedia
3G S integrates obviously a player / video recorder, an iPod (music player), camera of 3 megapixels and games (downloadable via the App Store).
Level music, the iPhone is more complete than an iPod because in addition to doing everything exactly the same, it is also useable to voice.
It can play videos in the phone, internet, make recordings and especially to edit all the videos at will (reduce, cut, edit), a very simple and intuitive.
The camera includes autofocus, image stabilizer and a touch screen, it is possible to zoom in on one specific point.
For gamers, the resolution of this new mobile is incredible and thanks to its speed, fluidity and playability are so special

To conclude we can say that this new iPhone is just perfect.

...Lire La Suite

S The iPhone 3G is the latest mobile manufacturer Apple. Same as the old version level design, this new model is twice as fast and powerful.

Multimedia
3G S integrates obviously a player / video recorder, an iPod (music player), camera of 3 megapixels and games (with downloadable App Store).
Level music, the iPhone has more features than an iPod because it is used so vocal.
It is possible to play videos located in the phone, internet, make recordings and especially to edit all the videos at will (reduce, cut, edit), a very simple and intuitive.
The camera includes autofocus, image stabilizer and a touch screen, it is possible to zoom in on one specific point.
For gamers, the resolution of this new mobile is incredible and thanks to its speed, fluidity and playability are so special

Recognition and voice command
With its new phone, Apple wanted to go much further in integrating the voice command.
Now you can make calls simply by saying the name of the contact you wish to join or listing number directly. It is also possible to start playing a musical piece by saying his name (for one piece), that of an album, singer or even a style of music (rock, rap, electro, etc.. ..).

Professional
The New iPhone is syncing Mac and PC. It can read Office documents and OpenOffice. It is much faster on the Internet and in its daily use.
It incorporates a dictaphone handy for taking notes. The notes may be modified and sent by email or SMS.
Internet browsing is very easy and intuitive. You can always be connected to multiple email addresses and receive information in real time. It is also possible to send emails with attachments.
Apple wanted to simplify the search for content on the Internet and on mobile itself with a search application. When you begin typing the name of a file or application in the phone, all options on the screen.

Orientation and motion
The iPhone 3G S integrates a GPS that works with Google Maps and offers the possibility to choose the perspective of the map displayed on the screen. All information is real time but the product lies in the fact that data changes depending on the orientation of the phone. The new iPhone also incorporates a compass, very useful for hiking, orienteering or places where the GPS has no information (forest, wood, nursery, mountains, etc. ...).

To conclude we can say that this new iPhone is just perfect.

...Lire La Suite

S The iPhone 3G is the latest phone from Apple. This new model is twice as fast and powerful than the old version which he kept all the aesthetics.

Professional
The New iPhone is synced Mac and PC, reads the Office and OpenOffice documents and is much faster than the old version either online or in the remaining applications.
It incorporates a dictaphone handy for taking notes. The notes may be modified and sent by email or SMS.
Internet browsing is very intuitive. You can always be connected to multiple email addresses and receive information in real time. It is also possible to send emails with attachments.
Apple has simplified the search for content on the Internet and on mobile itself with a search application. When you type the beginning of the name of a file or application in the phone, all options on the screen.

Recognition and voice command
With its new phone, the manufacturer is Apple going much further than simple voice recognition and integrated the voice command.
Now you can make calls simply by listing the number to join or contact name. The voice goes much further with the possibility to start playing a musical piece by saying the name of the song of the album, the singer or even the style of music (rock, rap, electro etc. ...).

Orientation and motion
The iPhone 3G S integrates a GPS that works with Google Maps and offers the possibility to choose the perspective of the map displayed on the screen. All information is real-time data and the real bonus is the fact that data changes depending on the orientation of the phone. The new iPhone also incorporates a compass, very useful for hiking, orienteering or places where the GPS has no information (forests, mountains, etc. ...).

Multimedia
3G S integrates obviously a player / video recorder, an iPod (music player), camera of 3 megapixels and games (downloaded from App Store).
Level music, the iPhone is more complete than an iPod because although it does exactly the same, it is also usable on a voice.
It can play videos in the phone, internet, make recordings and above all be able to edit these videos will (reduce, cut, edit), a very simple and intuitive.
The camera includes autofocus, image stabilizer and a touch screen, it is possible to zoom in on one specific point.
For gamers, the resolution of this new mobile is incredible and thanks to its speed, fluidity and therefore the playability are amazing.

To conclude we can say that this new iPhone is just perfect.

...Lire La Suite