The world’s top cellphone maker Nokia (NYSE:NOK) filed a lawsuit on Thursday against smaller rival Apple, claiming the U.S. firm had infringed ten Nokia patents.

Ten patents in the case — filed in Delaware, United States — relate to technologies fundamental for devices using GSM, UMTS and/or local area network (LAN) standards, Nokia said.

The patents cover wireless data, speech coding, security and encryption and are infringed by all Apple iPhone models shipped since the iPhone was introduced in 2007, Nokia said.

“By refusing to agree appropriate terms for Nokia’s intellectual property, Apple is attempting to get a free ride on the back of Nokia’s innovation,” Ilkka Rahnasto, Vice President for Legal & Intellectual Property at Nokia, said in a statement.

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Technology giant Apple has warned of possible small and quick electrical shocks from the headphones while using iPods and iPhones. According to the company, people could experience the electrical shock when they are using headphones to listen to these devices in areas where the air is very dry.

“It’s possible to receive a small and quick electrical (static) shock from your ear buds while listening to iPod or iPhone,” Apple said in a statement posted on its website.

The possible static shock could be experienced in iPod, iPhone and their accessories. “When using headphones in areas where the air is very dry, it is easy to build up static electricity and possible for your ear to receive a small electrostatic discharge from the headphones.

“Receiving a static shock from a pair of ear buds does not necessarily indicate an issue with the iPod, iPhone, or ear buds,” the statement noted. iPod is a high-end music player while iPhone is a touchscreen phone with advanced features.

Apple pointed out that this condition is not limited to Apple hardware and static can potentially build up on almost any hardware and could be discharged using any brand of ear buds.

Apple said that the condition is similar to dragging one’s feet across a carpet and receiving a static shock by touching a door knob. Instead of the static charge building up on one’s body, the charge accumulates on the devices that the ear buds are connected to.

Likewise, the firm pointed out that instead of the static build up discharging through your finger when you touch a door knob, it discharges through the ear buds. The technology major has also suggested ways to minimise the risks of static discharge such as avoiding the use of headphones in “extremely dry environments or touch a grounded unpainted metal objects before inserting the headphones”.

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The top 10 list is as follows:

Google

Rank 1

Company: Google

Value: $101.4 billion

Microsoft

Rank 2

Company: Microsoft

Value: $77.3 billion

Coca Cola

Rank 3

Company: Coca Cola

Value: $68.5 billion

IBM

Rank 4

Company: IBM

Value: $67.5 billion

McDonald’s

Rank 5

Cmpany: McDonald’s

Value: $67.3 billion

Apple Inc

Rank 6

Company: Apple Inc

Value: $63.9 billion

China Mobile

Rank 7

Company: China Mobile

Value: $62.2 billion

GE

Rank 8

Company: Energy major GE

Value: $59.9 billion

Vodafone

Rank 9

Company: Vodafone

Vaule: $50.2 billion

Marlboro

Rank 10

Company: Marlboro

Value: 50.1 billion

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