In April of last year, Sprint PCS unveiled the 4NE1, a phone that can be worn as a necklace. It sells for $149 and comes with a display screen that can be decorated with various screensavers. Nokia also markets wearable phones, a representative said. And the company took fashion to extremes when it helped introduce Vertu's $30,000 phone--decorated with sapphires and rubies. The new Siemens phones go on sale beginning in April 2003 in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Italy, Singapore and Spain. Siemens will sell into additional markets by September. The company did not make pricing information available Monday.

The handset maker joins Nokia and others in trying to make cell phones a fashion statement, Its Xelibri phones will be marketed like haute couture, with two new collections a year, The company introduced its first Xelibri cell symmetry series clear case for apple iphone xr - silver flake/clear gradient energy phone, meant to be worn on clothing, The phone not only looks different, it'll be sold differently as well, The German handset maker plans to offer the Xelibri line at department stores and fashion retailers, instead of the usual phone stores, And, Siemens said, new models will appear twice a year--in spring/summer and fall/winter collections, just like in the world of haute couture..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. The new suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, involves Microtune's electrostatic discharge protection circuits and various wireless technologies. It's the third twist in Broadcom's ongoing litigation with Microtune. Last year, Broadcom filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Microtune in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The lawsuit, which is expected to go to trial next year, centers on Microtune's solid-state RF tuner products.

A Broadcom representative said the two suits are not related to a patent infringement lawsuit Microtune brought against Broadcom in 2001, That trial, involving a Broadcom TV turner chip, is set to begin March 3, A Microtune representative said the company would reserve comment on Broadcom's latest lawsuit until its March symmetry series clear case for apple iphone xr - silver flake/clear gradient energy trial is completed, The communications chipmaker sues rival Microtune, alleging that Microtune's power amplifiers, tuners and Bluetooth products violate Broadcom patents, The lawsuit, announced Monday by Broadcom, marks the latest legal wrangling for the company, The chipmaker is currently a plaintiff or defendant in patent lawsuits involving Intel, National Semiconductor and ST Microelectronics..

"In an economic downturn, many companies choose to tighten down on intellectual property rights," said Sandy Harrison, an analyst with Banc of America Securities. "They attempt to stake out and defend their intellectual property rights, especially if they are losing business to that competitor. In general, we tend see more suits among semiconductor companies in times like these.". Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.