According to a recent publication by Reuters, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that that Apple could press its bid for an immediate injunction to block the sale of Samsung Galaxy tablets in the U.S on allegations of a patent infringement. The court further ruled that district court judge in California was...
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...
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 today announced their next flagship phone, the Galaxy S III. Check out the specs chart below: The phone is rumoured to sport a quad-core processor. It will also sport a Siri-like voice capability called 'S Voice' (nice name btw) that will recognize commands when spoken to the phone, such as saying 'snooze' to silence...
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...
A few days ago we heard about an awkward protest outside the Sydney Apple Store by a group of people dressed in black and shouting 'wake up'. Many were quick to allude the stunt was the brainchild of Samsung but the company later denied any involvement to SlashGear: Samsung Electronics Australia has nothing to do...
Umm…no comment here but just one giant WTF?! Samsung launched a 'WAKE UP." protest outside the Sydney Apple Store in Australia. A black bus pulled up outside and protesters in black t-shirts shouted "WAKE UP." directly to the store, notes Android and Me: This week in Australia, Samsung hired a marketing agency called Tongue to...
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...
On Tuesday afternoon (2pm PT) Apple is set to announce its 2012 Q2 earnings and rival Samsung is set to do the same this Friday. Both companies are expected to report record jumps in net earnings, notes the WSJ: The two companies were the only major smartphone makers to gain share in the fourth quarter....
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,...
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...
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...