Earlier this week, social media was abuzz after an influx of reports suggested that Samsung's Smart TVs secretly listen to living room chatter and record those conversations in order to place it inside a centralized data storage. This wasn't a conspiracy either because Samsung … [Read more...]
Is Samsung Still Trying to Acquire BlackBerry
Business outlets were abuzz Wednesday evening when Reuters reported that Samsung placed an offer on the table to purchase BlackBerry. A source close to the situation told the newswire that Samsung is offering between $13.35 and $15.49 per share, or $7.5 billion, to buy BlackBerry, … [Read more...]
Apple (AAPL) vs. Samsung verdict may signal end of litigation
The jury has awarded Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) the relatively trivial amount of $119 million dollars from Samsung for a handful of patent violations, about 1/18th the sum sought in damages by the Cupertino firm. Out of five patents involved, only three were deemed to be violated by … [Read more...]
Juror questions show Google (GOOG) important to Apple (AAPL) v. Samsung decision
Yesterday, jurors in the latest courtroom battle between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung sent no fewer than five requests for additional information to Judge Lucy Koh. Four of the five requests were turned down flat by the judge, but the tenor of the juror queries reveals that … [Read more...]
Google Inc. (GOOG) set to absorb Samsung’s losses if Apple Inc. (AAPL) wins suit
The jury is deliberating in the lawsuit between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung, but their decision is modified and perhaps complicated by the fact that any damages awarded to Apple will be paid not by the Korean copycat, but by Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG). Google, the creator of … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Samsung menaced globally by second tier smartphone manufacturers
Though they are still the biggest fish in the global electronics pond by any measure, and remain powerful and profitable, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its rival Samsung slipped below an important threshold during the first financial quarter of 2014. According to a report issued today … [Read more...]
Samsung buys patents to use against Apple (AAPL) in latest lawsuit
In a move reminiscent of patent assertion entities (PAEs, or, more pithily, "patent trolls") Samsung bought two of the patents it is using to accuse Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) of infringing on its intellectual property rights. According to The Verge, and the records of the United … [Read more...]
Is Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) Samsung fight just a proxy for attacks on Google
Current speculation in some quarters is that Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) attacks on Samsung are actually a stand-in for a deeper struggle against Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) and its Android phone platform. According to this argument, Apple is targeting Samsung rather than its true … [Read more...]
Samsung attacks credibility of Apple (AAPL) expert witness Chris Vellturo
Samsung has changed tactics again in its courtroom struggle with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), seeking for any weak point in its adversary's arguments. This time, it is taking aim at Chris Vellturo, the expert witness who recommended to the court that the Korean electronics firm ought to … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) could see iOS rival Android smashed from within by Samsung
For years now, the smartphone mobile operating system has been fully dominated by just two players – Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) with iOS, and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) with Android. However, there are gathering signs that Android may soon by gutted from within by one of its principle users – … [Read more...]
Samsung documents – death of Steve Jobs offered chance to attack Apple (AAPL)
Numerous secrets have been laid bare during the course of the latest legal struggle between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung Electronics, the latest being an internal Samsung email unveiled today. This email shows that Samsung viewed the death of Steve Jobs in 2011 as an … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) vs. Samsung – is the whole definition of patents at stake
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung are squaring off in court again over the South Korean company's rather blatant copycatting of Apple designs and technologies. Samsung gave the legal proceedings an interesting twist by admitting that they violated Apple's patents thoroughly and … [Read more...]
Google helping Samsung defend itself against Apple in upcoming trial
On Monday, in San Jose, CA, a trial will begin between Apple Inc. and Samsung. Both Apple and Samsung are the world's largest manufacturers of smartphones. However, the world's most used mobile operating systems are iOS and Android. Apple claims that Samsung violated five of its … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) crushes Samsung – again – in Japanese court decision
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has once again pummeled its rival Samsung in the legal arena, as a Japanese court ruled today in favor of the Cupertino company in the latest of a series of patent-related confrontations between the two tech giants. Samsung had launched a suit alleging that … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) chooses Samsung to manufacture A8 processor, despite rumors
Despite strongly supported rumors to the contrary, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) granted the contract to produce the A8 processor chip to Samsung today, rather than to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). In mid-February, TechNews Taiwan featured a detailed article that … [Read more...]
Google and Samsung double team Microsoft to prevent acquisition of Nokia
Recently, Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Samsung have expressed their apprehension, to China's Ministry of Commerce, about Microsoft's upcoming $7.5 billion acquisition of Nokia. Both companies conveyed their concerns stating that the purchase could give Microsoft excessive control … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) taking a bite out of Samsung’s China territory
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) revealed a significant jump in China Mobile's January 3G subscriptions compared to the previous month, which was due entirely to new sales of iPhones by the Chinese telecommunications titan. According to the information that Apple provided to its investors in … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. Retina display vs. AMOLED display: which technology is superior
As of February 2014, the number of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) products with AMOLED displays is exactly zero, and all of their cutting edge devices use their Retina display instead. By contrast, its rival and imitator, Samsung Group of Korea, has embraced AMOLED technology and has … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) A-Series processor plans herald product releases, future Samsung troubles
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) typically plays its cards very close to the vest, announcing new products only when they are about to appear on the market. The firm is even more secretive when it comes to relations with other tech companies, such as Samsung. Nevertheless, various pieces of … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) drops Samsung as manufacturer for A8 processor, but not A9
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), in the usual schizophrenic manner of massive corporations, is simultaneously involved in brutal litigation with Samsung over the Korean firm's blatant copycatting, and ordering advanced processors from the same company. Today, TechNews Taiwan reported that … [Read more...]
