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Australian Judge agrees to fast track Samsung’s appeal of Galaxy Tab injunction
Earlier this month, Apple won an injunction against Samsung in Australia preventing the Korean-based manufacturer from marketing and selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the country. The ruling, handed down by Justice Annabelle Bennet, follows Apple’s rejection of a Samsung settlement offer that would have allowed Samsung to sell its tablet in the country while […]
Continue reading...Samsung becomes the world’s top smartphone vendor in Q3 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
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Perhaps due to the delayed launch of the iPhone 4S, or perhaps the result of flooding the market with handsets, Samsung over the past quarter moved past Apple to become the largest smartphone vendor in the world. During the third fiscal quarter of 2011, Samsung shipped 27.8 million smartphones, enough to garner it a 23.8% […]
Continue reading...Italian Court denies Samsung’s motion for an iPhone 4S injunction
Thursday, October 27, 2011
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In a makeshift legal game of monkey-see monkey-do, Samsung’s response to a multitude of Apple lawsuits alleging patent infringement has been to file countersuits in a number of jurisdictions and seek injunctions against various Apple products. So far, that plan has been failing spectacularly. Apple, meanwhile, has achieved a few notable legal victories in the […]
Continue reading...Samsung says Galaxy Nexus was designed to bypass Apple’s patents
Thursday, October 20, 2011
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Google yesterday introduced its latest flagship Android device – the Samsung manufactured Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0, otherwise known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Now if you follow Apple at all, or even the broad technological landscape, you’re probably aware that Apple is currently suing Samsung alleging that its Android smartphones and tablets infringe upon a […]
Continue reading...Samsung COO Lee Jae-yong met with Tim Cook this week to discuss long-term component supply deals
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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Despite contentious patent lawsuits that span the globe, Apple and Samsung aren’t willing to part ways just yet. Just yesterday we reported how Apple was still tapping Samsung to handle the bulk of its A6 production and now comes word via Yonhap News that the two companies are also exploring future long-term component supply deals. […]
Continue reading...Google announces Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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Google a few hours ago announced the official arrival of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and its next flagship Android phone – the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The device sports a whopping 4.65-inch Super AMOLED screen. Further, it supports 4G and 1080p video capture, sports a 5 megapixel camera, and comes in 16GB and 32GB models. […]
Continue reading...Apple’s A6 manufacturing will remain a Samsung job
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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Despite Apple and Samsung’s massive legal dispute which now spans 4 continents and over 10 countries, Apple’s upcoming A6 chip – which will probably debut with the iPad 3 – will likely come from Samsung. Over the past few months, a number of reports have claimed that Apple was moving its processor production away from […]
Continue reading...Samsung COO Lee Jae-yong attended Steve Jobs’ memorial event
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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This past weekend, we highlighted a memorial service held for Steve Jobs at Stanford University’s Memorial Church. Amidst the large number of high-profile guests was Samsung president and COO Lee Jae-yong – who also happens to be the son of Samsung’s CEO. This is particularly noteworthy given a) Apple and Samsung’s ongoing legal strife and b) […]
Continue reading...Qualcomm ordered to hand over documents that might help Apple stave off Samsung patent attack
Monday, October 17, 2011
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Apple last week was on quite a tear with respect to its worldwide efforts to get Samsung to stop infringing upon its patents. In addition to Apple winning an injunction preventing Samsung from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, a Dutch Court also rejected Samsung’s bid to attain an injunction against Apple’s iPad and […]
Continue reading...Samsung seeks iPhone/iPad injunction in Japan and Australia
Sunday, October 16, 2011
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Samsung’s legal strategy appears to be nothing more than throwing every patent they have against the wall and hope that something sticks to Apple. After coming up short in Australia and having their request for an iPhone/iPad injunction in the Netherlands denied last week, Samsung has now filed suit against Apple in both Japan and […]
Continue reading...Dutch Court denies Samsung request for iPhone, iPad injunction
Friday, October 14, 2011
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While Apple recently secured an injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, Samsung is still struggling to tighten its own legal screws on Apple. The company has countersued Apple in a number of jurisdictions and has filed its own motions asking for an injunction against Apple’s iOS products on the basis that they […]
Continue reading...Samsung lawyers struggle to differentiate iPad from Samsung Galaxy Tab
Friday, October 14, 2011
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At a court hearing yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh said that she wouldn’t be granting an injunction based on one of Apple’s utility patents, despite her contention that Samsung’s products do infringe upon Apple’s lineup of iOS devices. But not all hope is lost for Apple. There are still 3 other design patents […]
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Monday, October 31, 2011
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