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Apple ordered to pay all of Samsung’s legal fees over iPad notice in UK

Apple ordered to pay all of Samsung’s legal fees over iPad notice in UK
  • Posted November 12, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Apple has been ordered by the Court of Appeal of England to pay all of Samsung’s legal fees on an “indemnity basis” as punishment for publishing a statement that has been described as untrue and incorrect with regards to Samsung…

Apple "most innovative" company for third year, Booz & Co. finds

Apple "most innovative" company for third year, Booz & Co. finds
  • Posted November 9, 2012, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • For the third year running, management consulting firm Booz & Co. has named Apple the world's most innovative company in its annual report, Global Innovation 1000 Study: Making Ideas Work. Booz & Co. bases its rankings on an analysis of the…

Thailand flood still inflating hard drive prices after one year

Thailand flood still inflating hard drive prices after one year
  • Posted November 9, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • The Tech Report has taken a detailed look at hard drive prices, revisiting them more than one year after the devastating Thailand floods which stifled mechanical drive production. What their analysis uncovers is likely what storage consumers had been fearing: the vast…

Samsung SSD 840 series now available, Assassin's Creed III bundled with Pro variant

Samsung SSD 840 series now available, Assassin
  • Posted November 7, 2012, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • Following its introduction over a month ago, Samsung's SSD 840 series is finally available from retailers like Amazon and Newegg, including the standard and 'Pro' variants. We reviewed the later back in September and found it to be a solid…

Apple's tablet market share drops 15 percent as Android sees growth

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  • Posted November 5, 2012, 10:32 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • The latest worldwide tablet market report from research firm IDC shows that the category as a whole is seeing slowed growth. Perhaps more interesting, however, is that Apple’s dominance seems to be dwindling at a pretty significant pace.

Galaxy S III sales surpass 30 million, beat Samsung's expectations

Galaxy S III sales surpass 30 million, beat Samsung
  • Posted November 5, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Samsung has recorded more than 30 million sales of their flagship Galaxy S III smartphone according to a recent post on the company’s Polish Twitter account. The message was accompanied by a photo showing some Samsung employees celebrating the achievement. …

UK Court not amused with Apple's 'copy' notice, ordered to replace it

UK Court not amused with Apple
  • Posted November 1, 2012, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Last week Apple was ordered to make good on a July ruling to post a public notice on their UK website stating Samsung didn’t infringe on the design of the iPad with their own Galaxy-branded tablets. Cupertino complied, albeit with…

Mass production of 28nm Exynos CPU for Galaxy S4 starting soon

Mass production of 28nm Exynos CPU for Galaxy S4 starting soon
  • Posted October 31, 2012, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Samsung is already working on the successor to the popular Galaxy S3 smartphone. Sources claim the South Korean tech giant recently produced a test version of a 28nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) processor codenamed Adonis that will ultimately find a…

A4WP approves wireless power spec, promises "spatial freedom"

A4WP approves wireless power spec, promises "spatial freedom"
  • Posted October 30, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Following yesterday's news of AT&T, Google and Starbucks joining the Power Matters Alliance, another wireless power consortium by the name of Alliance for Wireless Power has announced today the approval of its own wireless power standard. The new specification promises…

Apple posts 'Samsung didn't copy' notice on U.K. website

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  • Posted October 26, 2012, 1:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • Last week Apple lost its appeal in the UK regarding the High Court of Justice’s ruling that Samsung’s tablets did not infringe the iPad. The company was ordered in July to run a public notice on its UK website stating…

Samsung ships twice as many smartphones as Apple in Q3

Samsung ships twice as many smartphones as Apple in Q3
  • Posted October 26, 2012, 10:32 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Samsung continued to lead the smartphone market in the third quarter of 2012, with an estimated 56.3 million devices shipped worldwide according to IDC. That’s a massive 31.3% share of the 179.7 million units shipped during the quarter, up from…

Apple says the DOJ is investigating Samsung over patent abuse

Apple says the DOJ is investigating Samsung over patent abuse
  • Posted October 25, 2012, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • A recent court filing by Apple with the International Trade Commission claims the Department of Justice is investigating Samsung to determine whether they have used, or misused, declared-essential patents. Bloomberg suggested such an investigation might take place as early as…

Samsung to stop making displays for Apple devices in 2013

Samsung to stop making displays for Apple devices in 2013
  • Posted October 22, 2012, 1:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • Samsung will stop supplying displays for Apple’s iDevices as early as next year, according to a “senior Samsung source” speaking to the The Korea Times. The move comes as the two companies continue their legal battle around the globe... (Update: Samsung denies the report).

Pricey 55-inch OLED TVs from LG, Samsung delayed until 2H 2013

Pricey 55-inch OLED TVs from LG, Samsung delayed until 2H 2013
  • Posted October 19, 2012, 7:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Remember those astonishingly thin, bright and feature-packed 55-inch OLED televisions slated to cost between $8,000 and $9,000? It appears those inordinately priced TVs are now inordinately delayed. The revised ETA is now a very distant "late next year", according to…

Google launches ARM-powered 11.6-inch Chromebook for $249

Google launches ARM-powered 11.6-inch Chromebook for $249
  • Posted October 18, 2012, 2:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Google has announced a new Chromebook that's pitched as a low-cost, hassle-free computing solution for everyone from kids to elders. Priced at only $249 (£229 in the UK), Google says the Samsung XE303C12 represents the culmination of its Chromebook initiative,…

Galaxy Note II coming to Sprint on October 25, $300 on contract

Galaxy Note II coming to Sprint on October 25, $300 on contract
  • Posted October 17, 2012, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • One of the biggest smartphone releases of the year (no pun intended) now has a solid release date for US residents. Sprint will be launching the Samsung Galaxy Note II on October 25 for $299.99 with a new line of…

Samsung official says Apple no longer plans to use their technology

Samsung official says Apple no longer plans to use their technology
  • Posted October 15, 2012, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • Apple has been trying to reduce their dependence on Samsung for well over a year as the two continue to battle it out in multiple courts across the globe. That’s never been clearer than it is now as a senior…

Samsung officially announces the Galaxy S III Mini

Samsung officially announces the Galaxy S III Mini
  • Posted October 11, 2012, 3:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • It was hardly a surprise at this point but Samsung today officially announced the Galaxy S III mini, a 4-inch variant of the company’s flagship smartphone. The device features a dual-core 1GHz STE U8420 chip, 1GB of RAM, either 8…

Galaxy S III Mini photos and specs leak ahead of official announcement

Galaxy S III Mini photos and specs leak ahead of official announcement
  • Posted October 10, 2012, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Specs and photos of the rumored Galaxy S III Mini have leaked out on the eve of Samsung’s launch event in Germany. According to German tech site MobileGeeks, the S III Mini will be a mid-range smartphone that is similar…

Google, Samsung to develop high-end 10-inch Nexus tablet

Google, Samsung to develop high-end 10-inch Nexus tablet
  • Posted October 9, 2012, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Google is rumored to be working on a 10-inch Nexus tablet that could seriously challenge Apple’s dominance with the iPad at that size. The slate will be co-developed and co-branded with Cupertino rival Samsung and is expected to carry a…

T-Mobile says Galaxy S III is the top-selling device of all time

T-Mobile says Galaxy S III is the top-selling device of all time
  • Posted October 8, 2012, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • A recent post on T-Mobile’s official Twitter account indicates that Samsung’s Galaxy S III smartphone has become the carrier’s top selling device of all time. It’s an interesting revelation considering the handset has only been available for a few months.…

Samsung creates flash-friendly, open source file system: F2FS

Samsung creates flash-friendly, open source file system: F2FS
  • Posted October 8, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Samsung codesmith Jaegeuk Kim has submitted a new "flash-friendly" file system to the Linux Kernel tree. The new file system, coined F2FS (flash-friendly file system), is actually open source and is the embodiment of Samsung's efforts to develop a file…

AT&T will be the first to launch Samsung's Galaxy Camera in the US

AT&T will be the first to launch Samsung
  • Posted October 4, 2012, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Samsung’s Galaxy Camera surfaced a couple of months ago during IFA 2012. At the time, it was unclear if the device would ever rival Nikon’s Android-powered Coolpix S800c on US soil but we’ve now learned that at least one carrier…

Samsung alleges jury foreman tainted patent trial with Apple

Samsung alleges jury foreman tainted patent trial with Apple
  • Posted October 3, 2012, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Samsung has requested that a judge toss out a recent verdict awarded to Apple as part of an ongoing patent dispute. The Korean company claims jury foreman Velvin Hogan failed to disclose the fact that he filed for bankruptcy in…

Samsung expected to unveil Galaxy S III Mini on October 11

Samsung expected to unveil Galaxy S III Mini on October 11
  • Posted October 3, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • The latest trend in smartphones tells us that bigger is better but naturally, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s correct or the perfect fit for everyone. Case in point is Samsung’s Galaxy S III – a wildly successful smartphone in its…

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