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Mar

8

2012

CPU Wars: NVIDIA questions Apple’s claim on the A5X vs the Tegra 3

by Robert Nazarian
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Whenever Apple announces a new product, immediately the infographic comparisons and/or questions about what Apple said come out. Yesterday, Apple announced the new iPad 3, and we already showed you comparisons against the Galaxy Note 10.1 and the ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity, but now NVIDIA is questioning Apple’s claim that their A5X processor is 4 [...]

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Mar

7

2012

Samsung compares the Galaxy Note 10.1 to the new iPad but forgot about the specs

by Robert Nazarian
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As I’m sure you’re aware, the new iPad was announced today with a brand new Retina display and quad-core processor. We’ve already shown you a comparison of the new iPad and the Transformer Pad Infinity, but now Samsung has jumped in and produced a graphical comparison pitting the new iPad against the recently announced Galaxy [...]

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Mar

7

2012

U.S. Senator Asks FTC To Look Into Apple And Android Over Concerns About Private Information

by Josh O'Donnell
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U.S. senator Charles Schumer has requested that the Federal Trade Commision investigate reports that applications on both iOS and Android platforms are able to steal private photos and contacts and export them to their servers – without the user’s consent. Schumer is concerned about a New York Times report that iOS and Android apps can [...]

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Mar

7

2012

Samsung goes after Apple again with a new lawsuit filed in South Korea

by Robert Nazarian
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The battle between Samsung and Apple doesn’t appear to be losing any steam as Samsung filed another lawsuit in South Korea claiming the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 infringes on three of its patents. The three patents are utility-based and involves methods of displaying data, the user interface, and short text messages. If you’re into stats, [...]

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Mar

7

2012

ComScore Reveals Samsung Is Top OEM Manufacturer, Android Is Top OS

by Roy Alugbue
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It’s Wednesday kids and that means it’s time for a follow-up to the previous ComScore stats we saw last month. In the newest study, ol’ Sammy continues to lead all manufacturers with a nice 25.4% market share. While Samsung is tops among all device manufacturers, there’s a bigger picture for the Android platform. The Android OS is the top OS [...]

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Mar

6

2012

Google/Motorola Ordered To Relinquish Development Data To Apple

by Josh O'Donnell
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The lawsuit wars continue between Apple and Google and Motorola. U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Posner ruled yesterday that Motorola and Google must hand over details on the development of Google’s Android operating system as well as information regarding the recent [pending] acquisition of Motorola by Google. Apple’s lawyers claim “The Android/Motorola acquisition discovery is highly relevant to [...]

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Mar

3

2012

Two Patent Suits Dismissed by German Court in Apple/Samsung Legal War

by Ed Caggiani
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It’s no secret that Apple and Samsung are not the best of friends. They’ve been firing legal bullets at each other for quite some time now. There’s 278 claims from Apple in Australia, a German skirmish with the Galaxy S II, Galaxy Tab issues in Australia, Antitrust complaints in California, and the list goes on and [...]

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Mar

1

2012

Apple wins injunction against Motorola in Germany – Motorola shrugs nonchalantly

by Chris Stewart
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  Seconds out, Round 10! Another day, another few haymakers thrown in the ongoing court battle between Apple and… well, everyone! Apple and Motorola seem to have a permanent residency within the German courts and today has seen Apple awarded an injunction against all Motorola products that violate on a patent related to photo management. [...]

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Feb

18

2012

Motorola Claims Apple Has Filed EU Patent Complaint

by Josh O'Donnell
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In another addition to the Apple vs Motorola saga, it appears that Apple has formally filed a European patent complaint against Motorola Mobility. Motorola, in a regulatory filing, issued the following statement. “On February 17, 2012, the company received a letter from the European Commission notifying it that the Commission has received a complaint against [...]

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