Samsung And Google Bury The Apple Hatchet, Sign 10-Year Patent Agreement

Some breaking news in the patent world. Samsung, the world's biggest handset maker, has announced that it has signed a 10-year patent deal with Google, the maker of Android, the world's biggest mobile operating system, covering all current and future technology patents. The deal will bolster both Samsung and Google's patent positions against Apple, and also makes clear that even if Samsung potentially starts to look at ways of breaking away from Android for more control of a mobile platform of i...