How much will SAP pay Oracle?

The dispute between the software giants Oracle and SAP, in one of the most closely watched court cases in Silicon Valley history, is not over whether SAP engaged in a copyright infringement scheme, but over how much damage was done to Oracle, reports the New York Times.

SAP has already admitted that it infringed on Oracle's copyrights and has conceded liability. At issue in a jury trial that began on Tuesday in Federal District Court is how much money SAP will pay in damages.

Oracle has argued for $2 billion, and SAP has countered that tens of millions of dollars would be enough. It has set aside $160 million to cover the cost.

Apple has filed a legal suit against Motorola for illegally using its patented technology, reports OneIndia.

The suit filed in a US court claims that Motorola is using Apple's patented multi-touch technology in the Droid X and Droid 2 Android-based smartphones.

In response to the suit, Motorola stated that the multi-touch technology has already become an industry standard. Motorola appealed court to invalidate Apple's multi-touch patents

Everything Everywhere, the UK's largest mobile phone operator, is abandoning legal action that could have derailed a central plank of the government's efforts to improve Britain's digital infrastructure, notes FT.

Ed Vaizey, communications minister, welcomed Everything Everywhere's decision not to sue the government, and said the coalition was now ready to support major improvements to the UK's broadband networks.

Britain's fixed-line download speeds lag behind some industrialised nations and the UK has also missed the opportunity to be an early adopter of super-fast mobile networks based on fourth-generation wireless technology.