Cgs Technology in the Global Arena

In July of this year, Microsoft announced that it settled 3,265 software piracy cases worldwide last year alone. 35 of these cases were in the U.S and a stunning 3,230 cases were international! Microsoft is known for pursuing anyone that pirates its software. It doesn't matter what country the counterfeiters are in, the techs will go after them. This software counterfeiting negatively impacts local and global economic growth, therefore, should not be taken lightly. The company says that the majority of its piracy cases got started because of tips from customers and since 2005, 450,000 customers has reported pirated software to Microsoft.

BYOD stand for Bring Your Own Device and is a mobile risk. With the exponential growth in mobile malware these past few years, and the rise in smartphones and tablets, you could be at risk. Usually mobile devices are used for all aspects of your personal and professional life, and it's easy for your information to be exposed. But there are ways to stay protected, for example, keep a passcode on your device, don't download sketchy apps, do software updates, and something as simple as report when it's lost or stolen.

Did Obama just pick sides in the Apple vs Samsung war??! Obama has the power to overturn import bans issued by the ITC on public policy grounds. The administration's decision can't be appealed, but companies can take their issue to an appeals court. But now with the government shutdown, there's a little chance that the U.S. government will veto this time. Samsung believes Obama has favoritism towards U.S companies.

Has anyone heard of Motiva? Not me until I read this article. Apparently, Motiva's patent is similar to the user interface for the Wii. So in 2008, they decided to sue Nintendo. Motiva's original vision for its technology was an expensive tool designed for exercise, athletic performance training, physical therapy, and research. Since they only came up with a prototype, Nintendo argued that they never actually developed a marketable product. Nintendo sold over 99million Wii consoles, that's just about 20 million more than the Xbox 360 or the PS3.

The patent sounds loosely like a description of the user interface for the Wii. Or, in other words, how the Wii Remote is used to control the Wii and its games. Or, in yet other words, how the Wii works.

Before this story broke, none of us had likely heard