Samsung’s response to Apple’s patent infringement lawsuits, by countersuing Apple hasn’t been going so well for the company.
A German regional court dismissed Samsung’s complaint, which claimed Apple infringed on one of its patent relating to 3G/UMTS wireless standards. This was Samsung’s second loss to Apple, in the same court, within a week.
There wasn’t any official reason given as to why Samsung’s claims were dismissed. Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents speculates: Continue reading “Samsung Loses Second 3G Patent Lawsuit Against Apple In Germany” »
Samsung has just released ChatON – a messenger app in the App Store for iPhone.
Samsung is calling ChatON their Global Mobile Communication Service.
ChatON is a multi-platform messenger service that is also available for Android, Bada – Samsung’s own mobile platform.
The ChatON messenger includes the following features: Continue reading “Samsung Releases ChatON Messenger App in The App Store” »
Apple usually relies on Asian OEMs for its parts, but Reuters reports that the A5 processor is manufactured in a sprawling 1.6 million square feet factory in Texas owned by Samsung.
Insiders who know about Apple’s manufacturing habits will agree that most of their parts are sourced and assembled by low-cost Asian manufacturers. Reuters’ insiders are claiming that a relatively new Samsung factory in Austin, Texas is outputting A5 chips for Apple. The ARM-based dual-core A5 processor powers the iPad 2 and the new iPhone 4S. Reuters reports. Continue reading “Apple’s A5 iPhone 4S and iPad 2 Chip Now Manufactured in Texas by Samsung” »
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” »
Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus went on sale in the UK earlier in the week. It’s the first smartphone to get Google’s next generation mobile operating system – Android 4.0 dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich.
AnandTech has published some initial performance analysis of the flagship smartphone obtained from the GLBenchmark database, which reveals that it performs better than iPhone 4S runningiOS 5 on the SunSpider Javascript benchmark and the Rightware BrowserMark, but lags in the graphics departments. Continue reading “Galaxy Nexus & Ice Cream Sandwich Outperforms iPhone 4S & iOS 5 In Web Benchmarks; But Lags In Graphics Department” »
Before Apple unveiled iPhone 4S, it was widely speculated that Apple’s fifth generation iPhonewill come with a larger 4-inch screen.
Dustin Curtis who is user interface designer has been wondering about Apple’s decision to launch iPhone 4S with the 3.5 inch screen, especially when it has been facing competition from Android based smartphones like Samsung Galaxy S II that sport a larger screen. He believes that it boils down to usability.
He writes on his blog: Continue reading “Here’s One Reason Why iPhone 4S Doesn’t Sport A 4-Inch Screen” »
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?” »
Samsung’s response to Apple’s patent infringement lawsuits, by countersuing Apple hasn’t been going so well for the company.
