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Samsung’s v. Apple: The Patent Dispute Continues
According to a report from SmartOffice, Samsung is requesting Apple handover their source code for the iPhone 4S's firmware, as well as the details of their subsidy agreements with all mobile carriers in Australian, as they attempts to ban the sale of the iPhone 4S in Australia. Speaking at federal court, Samsung counsel Cynthia Cochrane said they...
Jim Dalrymple Calls Bullshit on Samsung Smartphone Numbers
Today Samsung officially announced its financial results for the third-quarter, and while they didn’t release the number of smartphone units sold, that hasn’t stopped Strategy Analytics from declaring them the unit sales leader in smartphones. Strategy Analytics has compiled the third-quarter results of all smartphone manufacturers and stated that Samsung [has] becomes the world’s number one...
Samsung Requests Apple To End Australia Patent Dispute, Submits Settlement Proposal
According to a report published by Bloomberg, Samsung has requests Apple to end the touch-screen technology patent dispute in Australia. The company's lawyer David Catterns has not given much details about the proposal however Apple lawyer Steven Burley told the Australian court that Apple will require some time to consider Samsung'e settlement proposal. The patent was filed by...
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...
