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Apple has licensed out iPhone related patents to Microsoft, Apple patent licensing head Boris Teksler reveals
This weekend we reported on how Apple, before it initiated its suit against Samsung, offered a licensing deal to Samsung that would have seen the Korean-based electronics giant fork over $30 per smartphone sold and $40 per tablet sold. Interestingly, the licensing terms proffered by Apple also included a number of “bonuses” whereby Samsung could […]
Continue reading...Icon designer Susan Kare on Samsung’s iPhone-esque homescreen icons
Sunday, August 12, 2012
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Last week, famed Apple icon designer Susan Kare took the stand to testify on Apple’s behalf about the striking visual similarities between Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s lineup of accused products. While on the stand, Kare noted how even she herself was prone to confusion over the similarities between the two devices. It is my opinion […]
Continue reading...Apple offered to license its patents to Samsung for $30 per smartphone and $40 per tablet
Saturday, August 11, 2012
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The treasure trove of documents from the ongoing Apple-Samsung dispute continue to flow on. The latest startling revelation touches on Apple and Samsung’s licensing discussions pre-litigation. Now it’s already been revealed that Apple first approached Samsung about its concerns regarding various Android devices in late 2010. Indeed, we also were aware that Apple and Samsung […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iOS sales figures released, same goes for Samsung devices
Friday, August 10, 2012
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All Things D reports: Documents filed by Samsung lawyers on Thursday reveal that, from June 2010 through June 2012, Samsung sold 21.25 million phones, generating $7.5 billion in revenue. On the tablet side, the company sold 1.4 million Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices, producing $644 million in revenue. In terms of individual phone […]
Continue reading...The shocking extent to which Samsung modeled the Galaxy S after the iPhone
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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Samsung’s copying of Apple’s iPhone runs deep, and recent evidence introduced at the Apple-Samsung trial reveals the breathtaking extent to which Samsung modeled their own smartphones after Apple own designs and features. The evidence in question is a massively large document compiled by Samsung engineers which shows 126 separate ways the company’s Galaxy S smartphone […]
Continue reading...Apple continues to dominate tablet market with 68.2% marketshare
Monday, August 6, 2012
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As rumors of an iPad Mini continue to hover overhead, the rest of the tablet market seems to be heating up. The Amazon Kindle Fire has established its own little niche, and more than that, the recently released Galaxy Nexus 7 has gotten off to a very strong start amidst overwhelmingly positive reviews. Further, there […]
Continue reading...Apple and Samsung trial gets underway; Apple delivers opening argument
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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With the jurors all picked and ready to go, the Apple/Samsung trial is off and to the races. Things got started on Tuesday with Apple’s opening argument wherein Apple lawyer Harold McElhinny explained that Samsung, after realizing that they couldn’t compete with Apple, just went ahead and decided to copy the iPhone as best they […]
Continue reading...Jury for Samsung/Apple trial selected; Google engineer almost made the cut
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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The Apple/Samsung trial got underway yesterday, preceded by a flurry of court activity that revealed a plethora of information about various Apple prototypes and much much more. But more on that later. For now, the jury for the trial has been selected and it’s all systems go. Bloomberg yesterday reported on the jury selection process […]
Continue reading...Galaxy Note II with 5.5-inch screen set for unveiling on August 15
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
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What you’re looking at in the photo above is a comparison of the Galaxy Note and the iPhone. The Galaxy note has a gargantuan 5.3-inch screen while the iPhone has a relatively miniscule 3.5 inch screen. Stranded somewhere between a tablet and a smartphone, the Galaxy Note from Samsung provides easy fodder for tech jokesters […]
Continue reading...Samsung claims iPhone isn’t original creation, rather result of copying Sony
Sunday, July 29, 2012
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In Samsung’s trial brief, the Korean based electronics giant accuses Apple’s iPhone of effectively borrowing heavily from a Sony device. In other words, Samsung argues, the iPhone is anything but an original creation. As the story goes, this 2006 Businessweek interview set the course for Apple’s original iPhone design. All Things D relays a telling quote from […]
Continue reading...Samsung claims Apple “refused to negotiate” for Samsung’s 3G patents
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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As Samsung and Apple begin to duke it out in an Australian Court this week, the accusations and strategic positioning from the two companies marches on. On Monday, Samsung told an Australian Judge that Apple had “refused to negotiate” a deal with respect to Samsung’s 3G related patents, opting instead to go to court. As […]
Continue reading...Study finds unprecedented consumer interest in the iPhone 5
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
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Apple will release its earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2012 tomorrow, and per usual, analysts are scrambling to update their projections for Apple’s earnings and sales figures for the quarter. While Apple has an impressively consistent track record when it comes to beating Wall Street earnings estimates, some analysts recently lowered their projections […]
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Monday, August 13, 2012
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