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Judge approves Apple request to see “unreleased” Samsung hardware
Samsung last Wednesday was ordered to hand over to Apple five as-of-yet unreleased products so that Apple can compare them to their own offerings ahead of litigation. Update: To be clear, the Judge approved Apple’s request. However, the products in question will be for “outside counsel eyes only.” In other words, Apple and its legal […]
Continue reading...Samsung 2560×1600 display for 10.1 inch display opens door for iPad 3 with Retina Display
Friday, May 13, 2011
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Samsung next week at the SID Display Week 2011 International Symposium will demo a brand new 10.1-inch display with a whopping 2560 x 1600 resolution. If you’re looking in the tablet realm, you won’t find anything even close to that kind of resolution. In the weeks leading up to the iPad 2 announcement, there were […]
Continue reading...Samsung was Apple’s chief supplier of 9.7-inch LCD screens for the iPad last quarter
Monday, May 9, 2011
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You know you’re working in a funny industry when one of your biggest clients is also the same company trying to sue the pants of you. Such is the case with Samsung and Apple. A few weeks ago, Apple sued Samsung claiming that its lineup of Galaxy smartphones and tablets slavishly copy the look and […]
Continue reading...Intel interested in manufacturing A6, Ax chips for Apple?
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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Over the past few years, Apple has increasingly taken greater steps in its efforts to control the entire widget. Nowhere is this more clear than in Apple’s homegrown designed A4 and A5 processors which offer speedy performance coupled with efficient power consumption that competitors are still struggling to match. As it stands now, Samsung manufactures […]
Continue reading...Samsung broadens patent attack against Apple; Files suit in the US
Friday, April 29, 2011
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Apple a few weeks ago filed suit against Samsung for patent infringement, alleging that its line of Galaxy smartphones and tablets blatantly rip off the look and feel of Apple’s iOS products. Indeed, a perusal of Apple’s complaint is full of pictures that really makes one wonder if the blueprint for Samsung products were actually […]
Continue reading...In Brief: Tim Cook on Steve Jobs and Samsung lawsuit
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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During Apple’s last earnings conference call, nary a question was asked about Steve Jobs. That was somewhat surprising given the public’s voracious appetite for even a morsel of information regarding Apple’s CEO and co-founder. During today’s earnings conference call, Jobs name did surface and was addressed by COO and interim CEO Tim Cook. Specifically, Cook […]
Continue reading...Samsung not to sit idly by in face of Apple lawsuit
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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Wow, the tech sphere is hyper-litigious these days. In the wake of Apple filing suit against Samsung for patent and trademark infringement, the South Korean-based company has vowed to respond strongly. In a statement on the matter released yesterday, the company explained. “Samsung will respond actively to this legal action taken against us through appropriate […]
Continue reading...Apple sues Samsung for patent infringement
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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In a move that in many regards seemed inevitable, Apple last week filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung, claiming that a number of their “Galaxy” line of Android based smarpthones and tablets infringe on Apple’s patents and steal Apple’s intellectual property “Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style […]
Continue reading...Samsung trying to compete with iPad 2 thinness
Thursday, March 24, 2011
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It’s hard to say that the iPad 2 really caught anyone off guard given that Apple tends to release/announce its products on a fairly predictable schedule. But one aspect of the iPad 2 that threw some competitors for a loop is that the next-gen iPad is ultra thin. So thin, in fact, that it prompted Samsung […]
Continue reading...Apple tapping TSMC for A5 production at expense of Samsung – Report
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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The EETimes is reporting that Apple is tightening its relationship with Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) in what may be a blow to Samsung. With little or no fanfare, Apple and TSMC have recently entered into a foundry relationship, sources said. As reported, TSMC will make the A5 dual-core processor on a foundry basis for Apple’s iPad 2. […]
Continue reading...iPad 2 forces Samsung to reconsider features/pricing on Galaxy Tab 10.1
Monday, March 7, 2011
Apple last week unveiled the iPad 2, a thinner version of the original with a front and rear facing video camera. Still base priced at $499, Apple’s offering compares favorably to the Motorola Xoom and any other tablet looming on the horizon. And to be honest, though Apple may not win every category on a […]
Continue reading...Best Buy, Sam’s Club, and Walmart will have the iPad 2 on launch day
Thursday, March 3, 2011
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Best Buy is already advertising that it will carry the iPad 2 on March 11, and 9to5Mac is reporting that Sam’s Club and Walmart will be selling Apple’s next-gen tablet on launch day as well.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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