News Analysis: Apple's lawsuit against HTC could prove to be a long-lasting headache for the Mobile industry. HTC says it will vigorously fight Apple's lawsuit and prove that it doesn't violate the company's patents. But if HTC loses, or even if some of Apple's patents infringement claims are upheld in court, the lawsuit could set the mobile industry back in a number of ways. This is how it could happen.

Handset leader Nokia and iPhone creator Apple will seek a U.S. court hearing in a key patent battle in two years, raising the specter of a prolonged legal struggle.

Nokia sued Apple last October, saying the company used its patented technologies without paying them.

Analysts say that Nokia is seeking payment of up to $1.36 billion.

Apple fought back by filling a countersuit in Delaware on December 11, accusing Nokia of infringing 13 Apple patents.  Four patents were later removed from the list.

HELSINKI – Top phone makers Nokia and Apple will seek a U.S. court hearing in a key patent battle in mid-2012, a court filing showed, raising the spectre of a prolonged legal struggle.

Handset leader Nokia sued iPhone maker Apple last October, accusing the U.S. firm of using its patented technologies without paying for them.

Nokia is seeking payment of up to 1 billion euros ($1.40 billion Canadian), analysts say.

The T-Mobile webConnect Rocket USB modem is set to arrive right on schedule, that's something I don't get to say for many pieces of hardware in the mobile industry. The modem, which features HSPA+ speeds is set for a March 14 release with a modest cost of $99.

I should mention that you'll need to plop down $50/month (5GB) or $20 (200MB) for 2 years in order to buy the adapter at that price, while a $.20 / megabyte overage will apply beyond that point.

At the recent Mobile World Congress 2010, Dutch app store analytics firm Distimo presented their findings on the six largest mobile application stores in existence today: the iTunes App Store, BlackBerry App World, Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi Store, Palm App Catalog and Windows Marketplace for Mobile. In their presentation, they analyzed everything including store size, store growth, the most popular applications and where you can find the best deal.

for the future of the industry during a speech to delegates at the mobile world congress in barcelona. he said competition

mwc comment the gsma would like you to know that its not just apple who can sell applications. it's just that no-one can agree how to go about it. the unofficial slogan in barcelona this year is "democratising the smart phone", creating an ecosystem that allows poor people to spend money on applications that make farting noises too. everyone agrees this is the way to make money, but with so many vested interests in play it's not going to happen any time soon.

“explosive growth” potential from the mobile industry, chief executive officer josh silverman said today in an interview on bloomberg television. skype accounts for more than 12 percent of the world’s international calls, he said. he declined to give

MALMÖ, Sweden - (Business Wire) Regulatory News: Teleca (STO:TELCB) packages its in-depth expertise on Maemo, Mobile Linux and X86 platforms to offer device vendors unrivalled support to quickly bring MeeGo devices to market.

Teleca, a world-leading supplier of solutions and services to the mobile industry, congratulates Nokia and Intel on their bold move to merge Nokia's Maemo with Intel's Moblin. In response to this move, Teleca is already packaging its in-depth expertise on Maemo, Mobile Linux and X86 platforms to offer device vendors the quickest route to market for devices based on MeeGo.

barcelona, spain-in the mobile world, the race to catch up with apple inc. and google inc. is on. the two silicon valley companies have become the mobile industry's driving force with well thought out operating systems and legions of outside

businesswire - limo foundation, a global consortium of leading companies from throughout the mobile industry, today announced the imminent availability of the new r3 release of limo platform(tm). the updated platform features new support

Christian Lindholm is Managing Partner and Director at convergence design agency Fjord and a long-time developer of mobile products.

Mobile World Congress 2010 is a time of great excitement and trepidation for all connected with the mobile industry. Although it's fashionable to be negative about the relevance of conferences today, Mobile World Congress, which takes place this week (Feb. 15-18) in Barcelona, Spain, is still a massively important event. Seasoned industry watchers use the event to make forecasts and predictions about the upcoming year, so I'll be blogging from the event throughout the week. But first, a few developments to keep your eyes on:

iWho? Though it's not common in the U.S., where Apple's iPhone rules, the Symbian mobile operating system is the world's most widely used smartphone platform. On Thursday, the Nokia-backed organization that controls the code took a step to further increase its popularity. The Symbian Foundation said its Symbian OS is now fully open source and open to contributions from developers around the world.

"The development community is now empowered to shape the future of the mobile industry, and rapid innovation on a global scale will be the result," said Symbian Foundation director Lee Williams, in a statement.

Verizon announced that it is joining the ranks of mobile service providers embracing devices built on the open source Google Android operating system. Landing the largest mobile service provider in the United States is a coup for Android, and proves that the mobile operating system is becoming a force to be reckoned with in the mobile industry.

The partnership between Verizon and Google may be borne out of failed overtures by each to engage in some sort of relationship with Apple. Apple and Google have had a very public falling out and increasing rivalry over the past few months.