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Apple Sues Samsung Again, This Time Over Tablet & Phone Case Designs
Ever since Smart Cases for Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 were revealed, it's just been a matter of time when Apple puts down the lawsuit hammer on the Korean manufacturer since just be looking at it, anybody could tell that the design was a total rip off of Apple’s iPad 2 Smart Covers. Even though Samsung claims that...
Apple’s A5 Chip is Now Made in a Samsung Factory Located in Texas
The dual core A5 processor found within the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S is now being produced in a Texas factory owned by Samsung, according to Reuters. Consider this to be the repatriation of the production of the A5 chip: The A5 processor - the brain in the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 - is...
Apple Vs. Samsung: The Patent Wars Explained [INFOGRAPHIC]
The ongoing series of patent wars between two of the world's biggest technology giants, Apple and Samsung first began with Apple having alleged that Samsung Galaxy’s smartphones and Tablets infringed its design patents. Among the ten countries in which Apple had initially filed suits against Samsung, it won in Germany and Netherlands. Moving on to Australia, Apple succeeded in banning Samsung’s Tablet...
Apple Offered Samsung A License To Its iOS Scrolling Patent, Granted It To Nokia & IBM
Apple has had a handful of patent-violation lawsuits in recent months which made one thing pretty clear to us that Cupertino's patent policy is very territorial. However, a recent article by The Verge points out a totally different scenario. It seems that Apple has in fact licensed its iOS scrolling patent to Nokia and IBM, especially...
Samsung Continues With the Anti-Apple Marketing on Facebook
Last week Samsung posted a series of commercials (see here and here) that pokes fun at iPhone owners. Today they're continuing the campaign on their US Facebook page with a series of graphics that suggests the iPhone is dated and uncool. Samsung clearly wants their message to go viral. One graphic illustrates a comparison between “Cutting edge” (their Galaxy S II) and...
Ban On Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Lifted In Australia, Goes On Sale Tomorrow
Back in August, Apple won a patients violation suit against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia leading to a ban in tablet's sale across the country. Today, the Australian courts have removed this ban as a result of which the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be going on sale in Australia tomorrow. Apparently, the court has allowed...
Here Are the Rest of Samsung’s Ads Mocking iPhone Users [VIDEOS]
Remember that hilarious Samsung commercial released that mocked Apple 'fanboys' waiting in line for the iPhone 4S? Turns out the original full length commercial was a compilation of smaller clips. Here are the other shorter clips from Samsung USA's YouTube channel (via @stephenbcleary), most likely made to air on TV. One new commercial mocks the...
Samsung Backs Off, Won’t Block iPhone 4S Sales In South Korea
According to a renowned South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo, Samsung vs. Apple battle has come to a hold as the former has decided not to block iPhone 4S sales in South Korea. iPhone 4S was launched last Friday in the region and Samsung was looking to take a legal action in an attempt to block its...
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...
