Amazon is likely to launch its very own smartphone in the coming months. The retail giant is working with Foxconn to develop this device, which will be powered by the latest version of Android along with the Amazon’s shoptimized UI on top of it.

Kodak’s patent auction has been approved by a US bankruptcy court. They should provide enough ammunition for the next round of the patent wars.

Due to a patent dispute between Microsoft and Motorola Mobility, Microsoft will be relocating its European distribution center to the Netherlands from Germany.

Google has patented a search gesture on Android that follows the letter+lasso style. Therefore, if you want to Google text content anywhere, you simply have to draw a lowercase ‘g’ and draw a lasso around the content. As soon as you lift your finger, the search will be performed automatically.

Nokia has sold more than 450 wireless patents to an Italian patent troll – Sisvel.

Google bought 1023 more patents from IBM in August, to defend itself and its partners against patent lawsuits from Apple, Microsoft and Oracle.

Microsoft announced that it has signed patent licensing agreements with ViewSonic and Acer over the use of Android in its smartphones and tablets.