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Steve Jobs Initiated Contact with Samsung to Resolve Patent Dispute in 2010

The all-out patent dispute war has turned into a disgusting affair, as the legal battle has spanned four continents. Samsung has been accused by Apple of copying their iPad and iPhone designs. Back in July of 2010, Steve Jobs himself initiated contact with Samsung in an attempt to defuse the situation, but ultimately failed, according...

This Samsung USB AC Adapter is a Carbon Copy of the iPhone [PICS]

Apple is currently suing Samsung, alleging the South Korean conglomerate is copying their designs. Earlier, we saw the App Store icons grace the backdrop of a Samsung Store, and now it appears the Samsung Galaxy S II charger is a blatant rip off of the iPhone. 9to5Mac posts some pictures of the USB AC adapter...

OMG, Samsung Displays iOS Icons On Its Wall At A Samsung Store?

It doesn't get any more embarrassing than this! While Samsung vows to heat up its ongoing "war of the patents" with Apple, its advertising department seems to be using their rival's trademarks on a wall of its own display center. In a photo (shown below) of Samsung's shop-in-a-shop in Italy’s Centro Sicilia, you can see...

Apple Continues to Move Away from Samsung By Purchasing Memory from Japan

Apple is one of Samsung's biggest customers--but that business relationship has continued to go sour due to continued patent lawsuits between the two companies. Samsung's title as the largest component supplier is slowly eroding as Apple diversifies its suppliers. Digitimes is now reporting Apple has started to purchase more NAND flash parts and mobile RAM...

Apple Has Signed a Partnership With TSMC, Samsung Loses Exclusivity

A new report from Digitimes states Apple has recently signed a manufacturing deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), according to industry sources, with orders to take place later in 2012: TSMC will apply its 28nm and 20nm process technologies to produce Apple's next-generation CPUs, according to the sources. TSMC is believed to have quietly...

Apple Wins Suit Against Samsung, Bans Galaxy Smartphone Sales In Europe

AppleInsider has just reported that Apple has apparently won the suit against Samsung which was filed for Apple design patents violation, leading to a ban in sales of Samsung Galaxy smartphones in European Union. These handsets include Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S II and Samsung Ace. The ruling came from a court in Netherlands,...

Apple To Replace Samsung With Sharp As iPhone / iPad Display Supplier

Back in April, we reported that the sixth generation iPhone could feature much thinner and lighter Sharp’s poly-silicon LCDs which would go into production at a dedicated facility developed by Sharp by the end of year 2012. Few days back, we published another report via Digitimes that Apple might have cancelled the iPad 3 launch in 2011...

Graphic Reveals How Much of An iPhone 4 is Made by Samsung

Apple and Samsung have quite the business relationship. Apple is Samsung's biggest customer, yet both companies have extensive legal disputes with one another. The Economist took data from iSuppli to compile an image detailing all the parts made by Samsung and other suppliers. Here's what's Samsung is responsible for: It provides some of the phone's...

Apple Bypasses Samsung as TSMC Starts Trial Manufacturing of A6 Processors

In a report tonight by Reuters, Taiwan-based TSMC has started trial manufacturing of the next generation A6 processors, adding fuel to reports from two weeks ago that Samsung could be losing its biggest customer. TMSC has experience with ARM architecture, making them a suitable candidate to help build on Apple's existing A5 chip technology. The...

Samsung Drops Countersuit; Apple Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction

The saga continues with Apple and Samsung. The South Korean company filed a trade complaint recently to block iPhone imports based on allegations Apple infringed on their patents. The latest update is Samsung has decided to drop their countersuit, and filed a voluntary dismissal. This action is believed to enable Samsung to concentrate on the...

Samsung Files Trade Complaint to Block All iPhone Imports

It appears the Apple versus Samsung legal dispute is elevating to another level. Previously, Apple sued the South Korean conglomerate alleging they were copying designs of the iPhone and iPad with their Galaxy line up of touch devices. Samsung has also demanded to see Apple's unreleased iPhone 5 and iPad 3 prototypes. Recently, reports surfaced...

Clarification on Apple’s Latest Patent Granted on iPhone Behaviours

Earlier today Patently Apple published reports of the latest patent granted to Apple. This patent covered the extensive behaviours of the iPhone, therefore resulting in possible trouble for its competitors, such as Google's Android OS. But does it really cover all extensions of the iPhone, or just the multitouch aspect? Nilay Patel from This is...