HTC Video Drivers Coming?

[schettj]

Originally Posted by Draiko

What is killing us here is infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,847,686:

Yep, you can tell the writer strike is over. Can't wait for your next episode of "House"

[Draiko]

Originally Posted by schettj

Yep, you can tell the writer strike is over. Can't wait for your next episode of "House"

[imneveral0ne]

LOL nice pic :-p

[markgamber]

Originally Posted by neilson

I hope my next phone has the Nvidia mobile chip in it.

My next phone will be a Nokia. Or a SonyEricsson. Or anything that doesn't come from this inbred group of crooks.

[[sammich]]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,14...l?tk=nl_dnxnws

Its because of the patent issue between Broadcom and Qualcomm

[NissanGuy01]

yeah...but the HTC update that supposidly fixes over the air speeds and such should be out now. Every article i looked at said next month and they were dated mid feb. So they should be here any day now....right, HTC?

[dkincaid]

Has anyone heard anything about this release? Last I heard, it was supposed to be out by the end of March which is approaching rapidly.

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[specv]

this is a video driver for the tilt i think. Atleast from what I remember it wasnt mogul related

[Malatesta]

Originally Posted by saumaun

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,14...l?tk=nl_dnxnws

Its because of the patent issue between Broadcom and Qualcomm

1. There are no "drivers", never have been as previously stated.
2. Qualcomm has till Dec. 31 2009 to pay royalties (sunset provision)
3. This is all in a U.S. court, not a European one

I'm not sure how many times I can state this: it is the processor itself in the MSM-7xxx series that is flawed, not the "missing drivers". There are no missing drivers. Video drivers on these chipsets are for advanced 2d/3d rendering, not for your TodayScreen.

If there was an injunction against Sprint, how the heck did the MSM-7200 get released in the U.S.? Sprint is permitted to sell the technology in question up till Dec. 31 2009, at which point if a settlement has not been reached, Qualcomm must pay Broadcomm royalties or they will not be able to sell any chips.

Under U.S. District Judge James Selna's order, Qualcomm also must pay mandatory royalties to Broadcom for the chips it sells during the "sunset period" ending January 31, 2009.


Selna ruled that after the "sunset" date, Qualcomm would be permanently barred from infringing the three Broadcom patents.

Furthermore, what does this have to do with Europe and "ROW" where there is not a threat of injunction?

Lets stick to facts before connecting the dots. New phones will continued to be released with the technology in question in the U.S. and on Sprint and QChat will still launch as planned.

When will HTC release those "hot fixes"? No one knows and I wouldn't hold your breath.

[markgamber]

LOL...yeah, this whole thing has gotten pretty laughable. Like the great lawsuit that's going to be launched over this "real soon now". oh my! I bet HTC is just shaking in their shoes with all these amateur lawyers babbling about things they think they saw! I gave up when I posted an example of the REAL problem with these phones, something anyone with the phone can actually see for themselves and then even that was met with the usual tired whining about some drivers that would solve all the problems of the world when Jesus delivered it personally. If people had stuck to actual facts about actual problems and gone after HTC in a viable way, something may have actually gotten done. Now...pfft, ya'll get what you deserve which is, most likely, nothing.