First it was banned, then allowed for sale, now the ban has been upheld. A German court has ruled the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 did infringe Apple’s design, and has banned the tablet from sale. These legal wranglings are never ending. The court was asked to reconsider a previous ruling that said Samsung’s tablet copied …
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We’re not sure what’s happened in the last three months, but something’s definitely up. Mobile Twitter use has increased by 40 per cent in the quarter-year, according to official stats released by Twitter today. Maybe those newbie iPhone 4 buyers have just worked out how to tweet on the go. The stats say 55 per cent of people on Twitter …
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An invite has hit the inboxes of the US press, inviting them to an HTC event on 20 September. And rumour is it’ll be unveiling an Android phone aimed at women. Yes, companies are persisting with this. Let’s hope it’s not as patronising as some. The invite doesn’t reveal much, but “Come celebrate in style with HTC” hints at a …
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Anyone predicting the demise of Facebook thanks to competition from Twitter and Google+ is being a little presumptuous, according to these figures. The company’s revenue doubled to $1.6bn in the first half of 2011, a source told Reuters, with net income almost at $500m. These aren’t official figures, as Facebook doesn’t disclose its results, but considering some investors have estimated …
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Mobile fans have another reason to be excited: not only is the iPhone 5 set to launch early October, the next major version of Android will be here around the same time. It’s looking like it’ll be a good autumn. Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt made the announcement during an interview with SalesForce.com CEO Marc Benioff at the Dreamforce conference. …
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A patent for it slipped out last year, but a new leak has shed some more light on Apple’s forthcoming social network. And the good news? Looks like it’ll be baked right into iOS 5. New HTML code in the MobileMe/iCloud website shows some more details on the service, known as Find My Friends, CNET News reports. Using phrases such …
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Fed up of fiddling with file formats to get them to play back on your TV? Well BitTorrent could have the answer, with its own TV that will not only download and share media, but play it back too. And if you’re thinking of dialling 999, wait a second. The media BitTorrent is talking about is videos you’ve made yourself, …
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Sony’s Tablet S is landing a week on Friday, over at Dixons. That’s just 10 days till you can get your hands on the oddly shaped Android 3.1 tablet, which lists among its skills the ability to play PlayStation One games. While you could pre-order direct from Sony, this is the first time the tablet has been given a release date. …
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Well looky here. No sooner do we bring you news that a high-street phone retailer is prepping its staff on how to sell the iPhone 5 (as if they’ll need any help shifting them), than a German retailer pops up and starts doling out pre-orders for the handset. Talk about stoking the fire. Hang on, you may well be saying, …
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It’s dog-eat-dog in the world of tech. Just check this graph to see who’s suing who in the telecoms trade alone. Well now we can add Sprint Nextel to that list, as it’s suing to stop AT&T buying T-Mobile USA. Handbags at the ready. Sprint joins the U.S. Department of Justice in opposing the $39billion (£24billion) deal, claiming it would …
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