Apple, carriers sued over music app; Nokia Siemens vies for $6B contract

> Apple, AT&T Mobility, Samsung, Verizon Wireless and the application start-up Shazam were sued for patent infringement by the company Tune Hunter, which alleges that Shazam's music discovery application violates patents for its technology. Article

> Nokia Siemens Networks is still trying to win a contract worth around $6 billion from Indian state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam, or BSNL. Article (sub. req.)

> The concept of mobile "app-vertisements"--branded mobile applications and in-application ads--is not for every brand. Commentary

> Google has enhanced its Google Product Search Android application by adding an integrated barcode scanner. Article

And finally... A White House press conference was interrupted twice by ringing cell phones. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs took away one of the offending phones, and the second reporter chose to leave the briefing room. Video