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by Alex Dobie
Feb 03, 2012
278 claims covering 22 patents across 10 devices
The latest round of legal wrangling between Apple and Samsung has seen the former significantly expand its patent claims against the latter in Au...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 01, 2012
The Munich Regional Court in Germany has rejected Apple's latest attempt to block sales of two Android-powered Samsung devices, namely the Galaxy Tab 10.1N and Galaxy Nexus.
The Galaxy Tab 10.1...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 27, 2012
Jailbreaking or rooting your smartphone is currently "legal" under Digital Millennium Copyright Act, but that exemption is set to expire in 2012. The EFF (Electronic Frontier Fo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 25, 2012
The Korea Herald today is reporting that the unlocking mechanism on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is not the subject of a new legal complaint filed by Apple.
The Galaxy Nexus was first named as a target...
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by Simon Sage
Jan 24, 2012
Samsung is having a rough go against Apple in Germany, but that’s apparently not setting a precedent for the rest of Europe. The Court of the Hague, in the Netherlands, has denied an appeal fr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 24, 2012
We've talked before about what it takes for an app to truly be a competitor to Apple's Siri.
It needs to be easily accessible, and launch quickly. Very quickly.
It needs ...
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by Jared DiPane
Jan 21, 2012
Samsung loves to poke fun at Apple users, and their latest commercial does a rather good job of it, telling iOSers that "the next big thing is already here". In the commercial, Sammy...
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by Simon Sage
Jan 17, 2012
Apple is looking to expand its current German ban on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to a variety of Samsung smartphones on similar grounds of design patent infringement. The Galaxy S II and Galaxy S Plus are b...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 13, 2012
The ALJ (Administrative Law Judge) appointed by the International Trade Commission in the case of Apple v. Motorola has determined that Motorola Mobility does not violate three Apple-held patents.&n...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 05, 2012
Look, we know how you feel about Apple. We know how you feel about iOS. We get it. We really do. But we also want you to keep your friends close, and your frenemies closer. And so we're tickled pi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 29, 2011
Analytics firm ComScore just released a new batch of numbers, showing Android extending its lead over, well, everybody in the United States for September through November of 2011.
Out of the 91.4 m...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 19, 2011
The International Trade Commission has found that HTC products violate Apple patents, and the importation of devices will be banned starting in April of next year. We don't yet know which ...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Dec 12, 2011
Samsung announced today that it has reached a major milestone in global sales, with 300 million handsets sold in 2011. Driving the momentum, Samsung says, is its Galaxy S line, which includes the or...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 09, 2011
The Mannheim Regional Court ruled in favor of Motorola Mobility against Apple today in an ongoing patent suit. The same German court ruled also ruled against Apple last month, but today's decisi...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 08, 2011
In the great battle of Apple v. Samsung, Apple has now lost the battle in Australia. The High Court of Australia has ruled that Apples case lacks merit, meaning Samsung is now in the clear to sell t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 03, 2011
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh has denied Apple's request for a preliminary injunction against Samsung late Friday afternoon, one that would have halted sales of three Galaxy phones and the Galaxy...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 21, 2011
A quick jaunt across the Internet today and I see that Apple is pushing out working on yet another iOS 5 update to address battery life issues. On behalf of Android users and fans everywhere, ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 18, 2011
What would a week in the mobile arena without legal drama be like? We have no idea, and probably never will. Today there's so much that we're just going to round it all up in one...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 04, 2011
Courts in Germany have found in favor of Motorola in two cases of patent infringement by Apple. These are the same types of proceedings that Apple has used to get Samsung product...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 03, 2011
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The Spanish courts have decided against Apple, Inc. in its design patent dispute with NT-K, a small tablet manufacturer in Spain. Using the same arguments that hav...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 25, 2011
The software patent system is totally askew. We need to look no further to see this than the recent news that Apple was granted a patent on sliding to unlock a mobile device. (Edit: It a...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Oct 21, 2011
Though we all knew it, now we have it in writing: Steve Jobs really hated Android, according to his biography, which will hit store shelves on October 24. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is said to de...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 21, 2011
T-Mobile still doesn't have an iPhone, in case you didn't know. (A fact we're perfectly OK with.) But it does have yet another news release explaining why. Apparently Apple won't mak...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 18, 2011
We're all waiting patiently for the Nexus event coming in a few hours, but Apple had a little event of its own recently, and has released the latest version of their mobile offering -- the iPhon...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 17, 2011
Seriously, Samsung, you're really not doing yourselves any favors here. We ignored the story about the lawyer not able to tell the difference between a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and iPad 2 from 10 feet aw...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 12, 2011
We're an equal opportunity group of people here. We know that a good many of you are curious exactly what the new iOS 5 update brings to the table -- and we're OK with that. I wa...
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by Richard Devine
Oct 12, 2011
In the latest twist in the ongoing Apple v Samsung saga, it appears the Korean giant will try to prevent an injunction banning their devices in Europe by releasing modified versions of the affected ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 04, 2011
If you live in a cave and missed the "big" announcement of the iPhone 5 iPhone 4S, you need to have a peek for reference before we start. Jump over to TiPb, where Allyson has a summa...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 04, 2011
(Ed. note: Rex Manning Day is still in effect. But now that the iPhone's coming to Sprint, we need to care about it a little.)
Today was the big day if you are an Apple fan. The folks in ...
