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May 17

Samsung Tablet Ban: Apple Approved To Seek Sales ...

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A United States appeals court has given Apple an opportunity to seek a sales injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1, which would see the tablet immediately banned from U.S. stores and removed from shelves around the country, based on allegations of a single infringing patent.

South Korean Samsung and Apple are scheduled to attend settlement talks next week and if Apple proceeds with the injunction, it could decide whether the settlement talks will be successful or an utter failure, Reuters reported.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has indicated that the lower district California judge’s decision regarding Apple’s design patent would likely be held upon being proven valid.  Additionally, the court indicated that tablet sales in the United States should be banned until a trial could be held.

While Cupertino, C.a.-based Apple currently has the ability to demand an immediate ban on sales of Samsung’s Galaxy tablet, the company could hold off and negotiate an end to the year-long legal conflict.  this is a possibility which the district court ordered the two electronics giants to discuss prior to their talks which are scheduled may 21st through the 22nd, ZDNet reported.

The patent in question in Monday’s ruling pertains to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet’s design.  the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California previously found the design patent could be very well be challenged as “obvious.”  in which case, the patent should have never been granted, however, the appeals court has disagreed.

Apple initiated the ongoing patent war between the two companies in April of 2011, as the company claimed that Samsung had “slavishly” copied the design of their infamous iPad.

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Feb 20

Comparing the 5 inch LG Optimus Vu against Samsung ...

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Samsung Galaxy Note was, together with the Dell Streak a new type of smartphone. They are much larger than a normal smartphone and they might be too large for most users. the large size start to limit where you can bring the phone with you as these giants does not always fit in normal pockets.

LG wants to enter this market and the company will soon announce the LG Optimus Vu. except for the 5 inch display size and 4:3 display aspect ratio, we do not know much about this new model. LG released a teaser video last week where we could see glimpses of the new device. 

This weekend we discovered a photo of the Optimus Vu and the Galaxy Note in a side-by-side comparison. the 4:3 aspect ratio is clearly visible here as the Optimus Vu is much wider than the Samsung Galaxy Note. we expect to see more of the Optimus Vu during MWC. the Optimus Vu is to the left:

Comparing the 5 inch LG Optimus Vu against Samsung Galaxy Note

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Jan 15

5 big tech stories to look out for in 2012

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I saw a joke going around recently … according to tech-experts at Apple, 2012 is actually 2011S. rather funny, considering I just got myself an iPhone 4S a week ago. it looks and feels exactly like the iPhone4. I upgraded from the iPhone 3GS, so it was a big shift for me, but it really does look the same. hopefully 2012 will be a little more exciting than a rehash of 2011.

So what do the big giants in the Industry say is going to happen in 2012? Firstly, I suppose, we have to acknowledge that the Euro is still under threat and the United Kingdom is set for a double-dip recession. I think that’s going to affect major tech-releases as people are going to turn over their pennies before spending them.

The good news, however, is that the money-scarcity actually may propel tech-research further…if money is tight, people want value for money and that means companies are going to have to push the boundaries a little further.

A large focus with tech is still going to be around mobile. Web-designers are creating mobile-friendly sites; marketers are focusing on mobile technology… So what should we watch out for?

1. The release of the Apple iPad 3 First on the list, and having been on the rumour mill since October, is the imminent release of the iPad 3. it was scarcely a year between the release of the iPad 1 and the iPad 2, so technically the iPad 3 is a little late in the game. I’m not exactly sure what Apple will be changing though, perhaps a new camera with a flash? The rumour mills also suggest a retina display. That being said, the iPad is coming under some fierce pressure from Amazon’s Kindle fire and I’m sure Samsung will fling something into the mix.

2. The Samsung vs Apple Wars continue Apple and Samsung are strange bedfellows. it seems that while a large percentage of the iPhone and iPad are being produced by Samsung, Apple continues to sue Samsung for infringing on its patents. Samsung counter-sues for infringement. Already the Samsung Galaxy Tab may not be sold in some EU countries. and while Samsung is trying hard to undo the judgements, it’s pushing for the sale of Apple products to be banned in South-East Asian countries, most notably South Korea (the home of Samsung).

3. Microsoft and Nokia take on the Smartphone Market Speak to anyone and they’ll all admit to owning a Nokia phone in the past, most notably in the indestructible Nokia 3310, but since the surge of smartphones since the release of the iPhone2G in 2007 it seems Nokia has always been on the back-foot. I predict Nokia is going to give a last push in 2012 to regain some of its past Glory Days.

Why it decided to partner up with Microsoft for the operating system is beyond me as I would have thought Android the more logical choice, but the Finnish giant has made the call and decided to run with it.

It has a long uphill battle as the smartphone market is now dominated by Apple and Android. Will the marriage between Microsoft and Nokia be enough to sway people back? I’m not so sure.

4. The end of RIM? BlackBerry creator Research in Motion (RIM) has seen its dominance in the smartphone market shrink in large margins. The appeal of “BBM”, the near-free communications for BBM users, and the eat-all-you-can internet service has been the saving grace to Blackberry, especially in emerging markets. and perhaps that’s where RIM needs to put its focus? These days, emerging markets like South Africa and Malaysia are among the few countries in the world where BlackBerrys actually still dominate.

The share price for RIM has dropped 77% over 2011 and earlier announcements of a delay on its new operating system (Version 10) until at least the end of 2012. such a setback could signal the end of BlackBerry altogether.

5. A Steve Jobs-less Apple it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that Steve Jobs has left Apple with a few years’ worth of research up its sleeve, but it will be interesting to see how new Apple CEO Tim Cook is able to fill the large shoes left behind by Steve. their management styles are very different, and 2012 may show the “unbundling” of central power. Steve Jobs was notorious for micro-managing research.

I do so hope that we’ll also see Steve Jobs’ pièce de résistance in 2012. There are rumours about an Internet TV floating around, but whatever it is I’m quite sure Steve Jobs had a game-changer planned. The iPad changed the way we interact online. Websites are being redesigned for tablets and even companies like Dell are looking at ways to get out of the Desktop PC market.

The new year is going to be a good indicator of what the new Apple will look like.

5 big tech stories to look out for in 2012

Dec 27

10 tech trends to watch for in 2012

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Predicting the future is a tricky business. some of our picks for 2011 didn’t turn up – Augmented Reality remains a potentially great thing rather than a popular, useful thing – and others were damp squibs, such as Google’s supposedly world-conquering Chrome OS.

2012 will be different, though: tech giants are finishing off some huge projects, and some of 2011′s best things will get even better in the next twelve months. these are our picks for the top tech trends of 2012.

1. Windows 8 revolution

This is the biggie, and not just because of Microsoft’s enormous user base: Windows 8 is a dramatically different version of the world’s most popular OS, with particular emphasis on tablets.

The PC industry’s in the doldrums just now and if Microsoft gets Windows 8 right, it could kick-start the entire sector; however, if it gets it wrong then the only company likely to be smiling is Apple. We’ll know much more in February, which is when the public beta is expected to arrive.

Windows 8

2. really good tablets

If 2011 was when the tablet market learned to walk, 2012 is when it’ll learn to run. With Android there’s Ice Cream Sandwich, delivering a vastly improved user experience across a dizzying range of devices; on the Windows front that proper, tablet-focused Windows we talked about above; and on the Apple side of things we’ve got the iPad 3 and its rumoured retina display.

3. Big names in big trouble

Some of tech’s biggest firms face a rocky ride in the coming year: the Financial Times reports that the EU "plans to slam Google with a 400-plus page" statement of anti-trust objections before possibly embarking on legal action, while in the US the Federal Trade Commission has ordered Facebook to behave itself or face action. The EU’s sniffing around Facebook too, with German regulators being a particular thorn in the social network’s side.

Tech firms aren’t just facing regulatory issues, though: sometimes they’re happy to shoot their own feet. RIM’s tablet adventures have been disastrous and the firm is in a mess, with its share price at a record low and staff having to scale mountains of unsold PlayBooks to get to work. We’re exaggerating, but only just, and RIM isn’t the only firm to make disappointing tablets: Dell’s canned the Streak while HP had to slash prices to shift its TouchPads. Expect more unsuccessful tablets in 2012.

Playbook

4. TV continues to change

The lines between TV and PC will continue to blur in 2012. Apple is working on an Apple TV that will apparently boast Siri voice control and close integration with iCloud and iOS devices, while TV giants such as Sony and Samsung will offer more connected televisions []. away from the sofa Google’s just redesigned YouTube to make it more like a traditional broadcaster, and firms such as Sky are expanding their programming to deliver video on demand on a range of devices.

5. Voice input

We’re loath to call this voice recognition, because it’s bigger than that: natural language systems such as Apple’s Siri are closer to virtual assistants or intelligent software agents than traditional computer voice recognition, not least because you’re taking advantage of enormously powerful servers rather than the processing power of your device. Siri’s currently in the iPhone 4S, but it’s coming to other devices including TVs. Expect Siri’s power to increase as Apple adds new functions and app integration, and expect imitators on other platforms.

Apple tv

6. More and more Ultrabooks

We like ultrabooks, the super-thin and super-portable Apple-inspired notebooks from the likes of Acer, Asus and Toshiba. We’re not so keen on their prices, though, so it’s good to see DigiTimes predicting that prices will fall by as much as 10% in early 2012, bringing Ultrabooks into the sub-$1000 price bracket. We’re expecting to see as many as fifty new Ultrabooks at January’s CES extravaganza, not to mention new, slimline MacBook Pros from Apple later in the year.

Ultrabooks

7. The end of boxed software

We predicted this one last year, but Windows 8 didn’t arrive as early as we’d hoped: Windows 8 brings the app store model to the majority of the world’s desktops, and between it and Apple’s Mac App Store (not to mention the mobile app stores on iOS, Android and on Android forks such as Amazon’s Kindle Fire) we’re looking at the end of shrink-wrapped software boxes.

8. Everything in the cloud

The rise of mobile devices means that we expect to get our stuff on any device, anywhere we happen to be – and more often than not, that means storing our stuff in the cloud. Windows 8 makes much more use of Windows Live and services such as SkyDrive, while Apple’s iCloud storage will be supported by more and more desktop and mobile apps. Content, too, will be increasingly cloud-based: music services such as Spotify, Google Music and iTunes Match offer cloud-based music delivery, while services such as Netflix UK and OnLive will deliver streaming movies and games respectively.

Cloud gaming

9. Mobile payments

There’s more to mobile payments than near field communications (NFC) chips, although that’s where most of the hype is currently focused. Ebay tells us that 10% of its UK payments are now made via mobile phones, while a recent survey by KPMG found that some 24% of people worldwide are making phone-based payments. Factor in the arrival of NFC chips in mobiles and NFC readers in more high street shops and it’s clear that mobile money is going to be a big deal in 2012.

Mobile payments

10. Censorship

While ISPs won’t – and can’t, under EU law – be forced to monitor everybody’s online activities, demands for per-site censorship will soundtrack 2012. The BPI is already asking ISPs to block The Pirate Bay, while in the US the stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act could result in entire sites being blocked by ISPs, search engines, payment providers and advertising networks as a result of a few users’ bad behaviour.

Such US legislation could have global effects, because most of the world’s websites are registered in the US: while SOPA is opposed by the tech industry’s biggest names, it’s widely expected to become law in time for the New Year.

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Sep 11

Samsung Can’t Sell Galaxy Tab in Germany

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The Dusseldorf court on Friday upheld a temporary sales ban it issued last month, rejecting Samsung’s bid to overturn it, Bloomberg reported. Samsung and Apple, the two tech giants, have been waging a patent battle. last weekend, the legal dispute forced Samsung to withdraw its new Galaxy Tab 7.7 from a trade show in Berlin. “The court is of the opinion that Apple’s minimalistic design isn’t the only technical solution to make a tablet computer, other designs are possible,” Bloomberg quoted Presiding Judge Johanna Brueckner-Hofmann as saying. “For the informed customer there remains the predominant overall impression that the device looks” like the design Apple has protected in Europe. — Written by Joseph Woelfel >To contact the writer of this article, click here: Joseph Woelfel >To submit a news tip, send an email to: tips@thestreet.com.>To order reprints of this article, click here: Reprints

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