Iphone Rush

It looks like Apple hasn’t just stopped at suing Samsung for blatantly copying their products like the iPhone and iPad, but its lawyers have also given Samsung suggestions on how to design their tablet to ensure that it does not look like the iPad.

Gizmodo reports that Apple has told Samsung should create a design with: Continue reading “The New Samsung Galaxy Tab Designed By Apple’s Lawyers” »

With all of the lawsuits that Apple has going, most of us have assumed that their patent policy is very territorial. The Verge has us rethinking that assumption, as they’ve pointed out that Apple has licensed its iOS scrolling patent to Nokia and IBM, and even offered it to Samsung. Continue reading “Apple Offered iOS Scrolling Patent License to Samsung, Licensed By Nokia And IBM” »

Danish professor Gert Frølund Pedersen who originally predicted the controversy surrounding the iPhone 4′s antenna issues has come forward once again.

9 to 5 Mac reports that the expert now says that Apple may be infringing on Samsung’s patents.

As we’ve reported before, iPhone 4S includes significant upgrades to its antenna system. The ability to switch between two antennas dynamically for both sending and receiving means that the dead grip issues observed with iPhone 4′s antenna system should be practically non-existent for users.

Professor Pedersen states, simply: Continue reading “iPhone 4S’s Antenna System Infringing On Samsung Patents?” »

According a newly surfaced patent application, that was filed back in April 2010, it seems that Apple intends to patent the idea of In-App Purchases. The feature which was introduced in iOS 3.0, has been the reason a number of developers have lost their sleep after receiving patent infringement notices from Lodsys, LLC.

Continue reading “Apple Files Patent For In-App Purchases” »