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Apple and HTC reach global legal settlement

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It would seem that the patent wars between Apple and HTC are no more as both camps have released a statement detailing a 10 year settlement between them. This is a monumental development for not just the two companies themselves, but for the legal universe surrounding technology and gadgets on the whole. As for HTC and Apple, they’ve made it clear that this agreements means they’ll be able to focus on product innovation for a long time to come. The two groups reported from Taipei and Cupertino with news that today, November 11th, 2012 (depending on where you live, of course), they’ve reached a “global settlement” that will take them both out of battles between one another for a full ten years at least. The agreement they’ve made will be covering not just current patents, but past and future patents as well. Both HTC and Apple have sent out short comments on the matter as well. HTC and Apple have reached a global settlement that includes the dismissal of all current lawsuits and a te...

Going Global: Empowering Giving and Learning Throughout the World

While nonprofits are often focused on helping individuals in their local communities or nationwide, there is a growing number of charitable organizations that seek to effect global change. This is largely thanks to the increasing significance of social media as a global networking tool, which allows nonprofits to connect with a worldwide audience regardless of their size, cause or financial resource. As the recent ‘Everyone Gives’ campaign proved, social media is the ideal platform on which to empower a wide demographic of participants while also raising significant funding. Founded by leading real estate firm Colliers International , the campaign allowed donors in more than 64 countries to make contributions to the charities of their choice, while encouraging them to share the opportunity across their individual social networks. In total, more than $741,213 was raised in just 17 days. While this campaign proves the ease with which global campaigns can now be managed, it is not the f...