Video: Microsoft Says It Is Suing Samsung

Microsoft said it has sued Samsung Electronics, claiming its Korean rival violated a patent-licensing contract. The dispute involves technology included in Android, Google's operating system for mobile phones and tablets. Samsung is the leading maker of Android devices.



Video: Microsoft Sues Samsung In U.S. Over Patent Royalties

Microsoft sued Samsung Electronics on Friday, claiming the South Korean smartphone maker refused to make royalty payments last fall on patent licenses. The lawsuit, filed in a Manhattan federal court, seeks monetary recovery from Samsung but does not publicly disclose the amount in dispute.



Video: HP’s Gilt-Exclusive Smartwatch Puts Fashion FIrst

What would it take to get people actually buying smartwatches in droves? Could fashion be the answer? An odd new trio aims to find out, with HP teaming up with fashion flash sales site Gilt and designer Michael Bastian--via Fashionista--to create a smartwatch that looks smart, too. The tech behind the new HP/Michael Bastian smart wrist computer isn’t Android Wear, but rather something custom-built for this project, that syncs with a companion app on either iOS or Android, and pushes email and text notices from the user’s smartphone to their watch.



Video: HP’s Gilt-Exclusive Smartwatch Puts Fashion FIrst

What would it take to get people actually buying smartwatches in droves? Could fashion be the answer? An odd new trio aims to find out, with HP teaming up with fashion flash sales site Gilt and designer Michael Bastian--via Fashionista--to create a smartwatch that looks smart, too. The tech behind the new HP/Michael Bastian smart wrist computer isn’t Android Wear, but rather something custom-built for this project, that syncs with a companion app on either iOS or Android, and pushes email and text notices from the user’s smartphone to their watch.



Video: Restaurant Payment App Settle Raises $1.5M To Bring Waiter-Free Service To Eastern Europe

There are a host of a companies attempting to make settling your bill at a restaurant ‘waiter-free’, by employing a smartphone app and accompanying mobile payment and POS system. These include behemoths such as PayPal, with its ‘ Pay At Table ‘ service, along with upstarts that include U.S.-based Dash, Tabbedout, and Cover, the UK’s Flypa , and Tel Aviv-based MyCheck--which itself is partnering with PayPal. Now aptly-named Settle is putting its wares on the table in Eastern Europe. The Ukrainian startup has just closed a $1.5 million funding round from Moscow-based venture fund "Life-SREDA" — capital it will use to power its roll out across Eastern Europe, where it hopes to achieve first-mover advantage. Kiev will be first next week, followed by debuts in Moscow and Warsaw.



Video: 'Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare' Most-Viewed YouTube Trailer From April-June

A special appearance from Kevin Spacey helped the trailer for Call of Duty Advanced Warfare garner more YouTube views than clips from some of the most anticipated movies and TV shows. The Call of Duty clip racked up nearly 21 million views from April-June, according to Think With Google’s YouTube Trailers Leaderboard.



Video: 'Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare' Most-Viewed YouTube Trailer From April-June

A special appearance from Kevin Spacey helped the trailer for Call of Duty Advanced Warfare garner more YouTube views than clips from some of the most anticipated movies and TV shows. The Call of Duty clip racked up nearly 21 million views from April-June, according to Think With Google’s YouTube Trailers Leaderboard.



Video: Andy Serkis' 'Jungle Book: Origins' Set For October 2016 Release

According to Warner Bros., Andy Serkis ' take on The Jungle Book is set for a fall 2016 theatrical release in the U.S. The 3D film, Jungle Book: Origins , will hit theaters on October 21, 2016. Disney's live action movie, The Jungle Book, directed by Jon Favreau , will bow in theaters a year prior to Serkis' film, on October 9, 2015. The filmmaker is known for acting roles in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Rise of the Planet of the Apes .



Video: Andy Serkis' 'Jungle Book: Origins' Set For October 2016 Release

According to Warner Bros., Andy Serkis ' take on The Jungle Book is set for a fall 2016 theatrical release in the U.S. The 3D film, Jungle Book: Origins , will hit theaters on October 21, 2016. Disney's live action movie, The Jungle Book, directed by Jon Favreau , will bow in theaters a year prior to Serkis' film, on October 9, 2015. The filmmaker is known for acting roles in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Rise of the Planet of the Apes .



Video: With PlayStation Network, Sony Goes Back To The Future In Search Of Revival

Japan's Sony Corp is hammering out plans to rise from the ashes of nearly $10 billion lost in six years by building a future around its last consumer electronics blockbuster - the PlayStation. Sony plans to reposition the video console warhorse as a hub for a network of streamed services, according to three senior officials, offering social media, movies and music as well as games.



Video: Microsoft Sues Samsung In U.S. Over Patent Royalties

Microsoft sued Samsung Electronics on Friday, claiming the South Korean smartphone maker refused to make royalty payments last fall on patent licenses. The lawsuit, filed in a Manhattan federal court, seeks monetary recovery from Samsung but does not publicly disclose the amount in dispute.



Video: HP’s Gilt-Exclusive Smartwatch Puts Fashion FIrst

What would it take to get people actually buying smartwatches in droves? Could fashion be the answer? An odd new trio aims to find out, with HP teaming up with fashion flash sales site Gilt and designer Michael Bastian--via Fashionista--to create a smartwatch that looks smart, too. The tech behind the new HP/Michael Bastian smart wrist computer isn’t Android Wear, but rather something custom-built for this project, that syncs with a companion app on either iOS or Android, and pushes email and text notices from the user’s smartphone to their watch.



Video: HP’s Gilt-Exclusive Smartwatch Puts Fashion FIrst

What would it take to get people actually buying smartwatches in droves? Could fashion be the answer? An odd new trio aims to find out, with HP teaming up with fashion flash sales site Gilt and designer Michael Bastian--via Fashionista--to create a smartwatch that looks smart, too. The tech behind the new HP/Michael Bastian smart wrist computer isn’t Android Wear, but rather something custom-built for this project, that syncs with a companion app on either iOS or Android, and pushes email and text notices from the user’s smartphone to their watch.



Video: Restaurant Payment App Settle Raises $1.5M To Bring Waiter-Free Service To Eastern Europe

There are a host of a companies attempting to make settling your bill at a restaurant ‘waiter-free’, by employing a smartphone app and accompanying mobile payment and POS system. These include behemoths such as PayPal, with its ‘ Pay At Table ‘ service, along with upstarts that include U.S.-based Dash, Tabbedout, and Cover, the UK’s Flypa , and Tel Aviv-based MyCheck--which itself is partnering with PayPal. Now aptly-named Settle is putting its wares on the table in Eastern Europe. The Ukrainian startup has just closed a $1.5 million funding round from Moscow-based venture fund "Life-SREDA" — capital it will use to power its roll out across Eastern Europe, where it hopes to achieve first-mover advantage. Kiev will be first next week, followed by debuts in Moscow and Warsaw.



Video: Y Combinator-Backed Kash Lets Retailers Offer Starbucks-Like Mobile Payments While Cutting Out Credit Cards

If you’ve been to a Starbucks in the past year or so, it’s almost guaranteed you’ve seen someone in line pay with their smartphone by opening the Starbucks app and holding a bar code up to a scanner. Kash is hoping to bring the same experience to other retailers and small businesses while cutting out one of their biggest costs: credit card fees.