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Now we know why Samsung decided to withdraw its patent lawsuits against Apple that sought to ban iDevices in the EU. Samsung thought it would be better to withdraw the suits, as most of them were based on SEP patents owned by the South Korean company. Why did they decide this was the best option?...

It looks like Apple may not be able to patent the "pinch-to-zoom" functionality after all. Today the United States Patent Office (USPTO) rejected the "US 7,844,915" patent, otherwise known as the "pinch-to-zoom" patent. This is significant because this particular patent was a key piece of the pie in Apple's $1.049 billion infringement win over Samsung...

Bloomberg reports the bankrupt Kodak finally agreed to secure its route out of bankruptcy by selling some of its digital-imaging patents for $525 million to a group led by Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corp. (more…)

Samsung, the company that went to court with Apple in the fight for mobile market share, has become the leading cellphone manufacturer on a global scale at the end of 2012, ending Nokia's 14-year reign and pushing Apple into third place. (more…)

In an unexpected move, Samsung announced today that it will withdraw its patent lawsuits seeking to block Apple's iDevices in European countries, Bloomberg reports. The decision comes, in just hours after Judge Lucy Koh rejected Apple's request to block 26 Samsung products in the US. (more…)

Just two weeks after Samsung stated that it did not find any under-age workers while auditing its suppliers, China Labor Watch discovered child labour, in its supply chain, questioning the South Korean manufacturer's claims and audit effectiveness. (more…)

While Apple has already moved to the top of enterprise market, thanks to the popularity of the iPhone and iPad with professionals, Samsung is still playing catch up. In a recent article, Bloomberg Businessweek points out how the Korean tech giant captured an enterprise order by creating a custom version of its popular Galaxy S II smartphone....

Although, in a recent interview pointing to the mobile device sales numbers, Eric Schmidt said Android is clearly winning the mobile war against Apple, the picture looks different when it comes to the online presence of Android devices (per manufacturer in the US and Canada), as seen through Chitika's latest studies. (more…)

In an interview published today by MIT Technology Review (Via The Verge), Samsung's chief strategy officer, Young Sohn, admits he uses Samsung products at work, but he is an Apple fanboy at home. (more…)

According to a report by CNET Australia, Samsung is setting up another marketing ploy against Apple by showing off its maps app in a new ad campaign. The following photo has been taken from Samsung's campaign, showing an SUV besides a tent and other camping equipment and a board that reads "Oops, should have got a Samsung Galaxy...

A letter signed by Apple, Cisco, Intel, Research In Motion and Samsung among others, has been sent to "key lawmakers" urging the Congress to provide more airwaves for smartphones and tablet computers, reports The Hill.  The Federal Communications Commission is reportedly working to implement a law to auction some TV stations' airwaves, called spectrum, to cellular...

Though Samsung still tops the charts with 40% global LTE device market share, the percentage has actually dropped down from 50.9% in the last three months. According to a new report from Strategy Analytics (via The Next Web), this drop has been caused by the iPhone 5's tremendous sales that has taken Apple to the 2nd...