What If Android Lost the Patent War? | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

While you're at a store innocently trying to decide between a Samsung Galaxy S and an iPhone 4, there's a war taking place among the makers of those fantastic little computers that fit into the palm of your hand, one that could ultimately affect the choices available to you and the cost. Smartphones, the hottest and highest-growth segment in consumer electronics, have become the latest playground in the patent arms race that accompanies every...