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Apple & Samsung Mutually Drop Infringement Claims Despite Disagreement On Key Issues

While the CEOs of Apple and Samsung are scheduled to meet in San Francisco on May 21st for a court-moderated discussion, in order to settle the long-standing patent dispute between the two companies, Apple has made a new filing in California narrowing down the infringement claims against Samsung while the Korean giant has responded by dropping five of its 12 asserted patents against Apple, reports...

Samsung’s S Voice Looks Oddly Similar to Apple’s Siri [VIDEO]

Image via SlashGear Earlier today, Samsung announced their next flagship phone, the Galaxy S III. This new smartphone runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and sports a massive 4.8 inch HD screen. Once particular feature introduced was Samsung's new voice navigation feature, appropriately called S Voice (that uses Vlingo as one of their voice recognition...

Samsung Surpasses Apple To Become The Global Leader In Smartphone Market

According to the latest numbers released by International Data Corporation this Tuesday (via Apple Insider), Samsung has ousted Nokia to become the world's top mobile phone vendor. At the same time, Samsung has surpassed Apple for the smartphone leadership position by establishing a new market record for the number of smartphones shipped in a single quarter (42.2 million). Apple has slipped to second...

Apple Wins Patent Infringement Suit As Samsung Fails To Comply With Court Orders

A new report by Bloomberg Businessweek points out Apple's victory against Samsung in a patent-infringement case. The report states that U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal in San Jose, California, ruled that Samsung has failed to comply with court orders by not producing documents referencing Apple features and designs. The source also notes that Samsung, which was the world’s largest seller...

Apple’s ‘Thermonuclear’ War on Android Detailed by Businessweek

It was revealed in his biography that Steve Jobs wanted to spend 'every penny' of Apple's cash on hand to battle Android for stealing ideas from iOS: Our lawsuit is saying, “Google, you fucking ripped off the iPhone, wholesale ripped us off.” Grand theft. I will spend my last dying breath if I need to,...

Samsung’s Chief Mobile Designer Not Happy With Apple’s Copying Accusations

A new report by Reuters has profiled Samsung’s design process and its 40-year old senior vice president and chief mobile designer Lee Min-hyouk. According to the source, Lee, who has acquired the moniker of “Midas” for his golden touch with the Galaxy series, has travelled to Brazil’s Iguazu Falls and the ancient city of Cuzco in Peru for inspiration. The...

Samsung Not Worried About Apple’s Rumored iTV

Over the last couple of years, Samsung and Apple have become a sort of "arch rivals" mainly due to the never ending battle of touchscreen smartphones and tablets. But when it comes to producing HDTVs, Samsung believes that Apple has a lot to catch up in this particular field. According to Chris Moseley, Samsung's AV product's...