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Page 2AbstractTechnology has given us the opportunity to leave the house and take our phone and our phone number with us. We no longer talk to family and friends on the corded phone, and teenagers are no longer kept in their rooms having phone conversations with their friends. Heck, most of them don't even have verbal communication; instead, they use text messaging to talk to each other. The range of our cordless phones is no longer a limitation for our telephone conversations. With the advent of new smartphones on the market, we don't even have to sit at our desktop to enjoy the World Wide Web. Every generation goes through its own technologically challenging times, it's just that technology is advancing faster than ever, but our laws so as those of the world are keeping pace. This article review looks at how two smartphone giants are clashing in court. Page 3 Article Review 2: Nokia Seeks Dismissal of Apple's Antitrust Charges (Update 2) Nokia Corp. v. Apple Inc. 09-cv-791, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington) Nokia, based in Helsinki, the world's largest maker of mobile phones, asked a U.S. judge to dismiss charges brought by Apple Inc., arguing that Nokia was trying to monopolize the wireless technology market and seize access to the technology iPhone. On March 11, 2010, the Finnish company filed documents in Wilmington, Delaware federal court, arguing that Apple's antitrust and breach of contract claims are implausible and are "designed to divert attention from intellectual property parasitism of Nokia". (Decker, 2010) Apple Stock This legal battle actually started in October of… middle of paper… could rage on until the next big toy makes its way to market. Does Apple or Nokia have any responsibility to the wireless carriers that provide the network these devices rely on? However, will the court's rulings have any effect on those same wireless carriers? These questions are not answered in this article, but they are questions that this article provokes nonetheless. Only time will tell how it will play out in the courts, but one thing is certain: the smartphone consumer will ultimately pay the price for this squabble between giants. Page 6 References Decker, S. (2010, March 12). Nokia seeks dismissal of Apple's antitrust charges (update 2). Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Retrieved from http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-12/nokia-seeks-dismissal-of-apple-s-antitrust-claims-update1-.html