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While a lot of the mobile-technology world is buzzing with excitement over the expected announcement of an iPad Mini launch event from Apple, Samsung is sliding in with a product release of their own: a 4-inch mini Galaxy S III. (more…)

It seems that Google has enjoyed enough success with the 7" version of their Nexus tablet that they are working on a 10" version, produced in partnership with Samsung. The larger tablet may be seen as a more direct competitor with the iPad than the previous version, something that would likely thrill Samsung even more...

We've covered reports during the past on worker abuse and child labor in Apple's supplier factories, and it turns out Samsung commonly feeds off the same type of abuse. According to a Bloomberg report on Friday, Samsung operating profits jumped 91 percent; also a record breaker, then just moments later China Labor Watch (CLW) released the...

FOSS Patents reports on some unredacted Apple v. Samsung documents formerly sealed by Judge Judy Koh, with one interesting letter from Apple to Samsung criticizing the South Korean company's demand for 3G/UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) royalty demands, dated April 30th, 2012. The final part of the letter is highlighted by FOSS Patents as Apple...

Samsung has filed a new request for a re-trial demanding that $1.05 billion verdict awarded in favor of Apple should be overturned because the jury foreman Velvin Hogan failed to disclose that 20 years ago he was in litigation with Seagate, for whom Samsung is a major investor, Reuters reports. According to Samsung, Hogan, who eventually became the...

As noted by FOSS Patents, Samsung has filed a lawsuit against the iPhone 5 by adding it to list of devices alleged to infringe on 8 Samsung patents, part of an existing claim against Apple being held in the San Jose federal court: Samsung seeks an order granting it leave to amend its infringement contentions...

First of all, let's get one thing straight: I am not an Apple "fanboy". I am not an "iSheep". Or at least by my definition. Yes, those people do exist, but I am not one of them. This article is about my experience as an Apple fan. In other words, someone who simply prefers Apple...

A week ago Samsung released new ads targeting and mocking Apple customers in line for the iPhone 5, and this morning they have uploaded two more slightly modified versions of the first video to their YouTube channel just over an hour ago. The scenario is the same: Apple customers are waiting in line for the...

Samsung's president of consumer electronics division Yoon Boo-keun was quoted a few weeks ago by Korean Times saying that we will innovate and "raise the quality of our products and services by pressing further for software, design and solutions", something that company has apparently learned following the great loss in patent dispute with Apple. Ironically, Samsung has just begun developing...

Having recently introduced the world's most powerful smartphone with a blockbuster international launch, the Cupertino giant continues to go after its Korean competitor and is once again seeking to ban its sales across the U.S. According to a new Reuters report, Apple has once again asked for a court order for a permanent U.S. sales ban...

The iPhone 5's anodized aluminum edges may be slightly more prone to daily wear but the real test of time would be how well the device's chassis holds up against every day drops, in comparison to its biggest market competitor, the Samsung Galaxy S3. Looks like the folks over at Android Authority already have the answer...

The iPhone 5, announced on September 12th, has already sold over 2 million pre-orders and will officially launch tomorrow, September 21st. Samsung evidently doesn't enjoy Apple's business and already has plans to add the iPhone 5 to a list of pre-existing patent lawsuits in the United States. These two competitors are battling it out in 10...