Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang shows off the company’s Shield gaming device at Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. Shara Tibken/CNET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Nvidia is shifting gears again. The company, which has risen to prominence by creating graphic processing units, or GPUs, for computers, has long been looking for other avenues of growth. It …
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Josh Long/CNET Apple and Motorola on Friday reached a truce, with the two companies agreeing to dismiss all patent-infringement claims against each other. Apple and Motorola parent company Google said in a joint statement that “Apple and Google have also agreed to work together in some areas of patent reform.” They added that the agreement doesn’t include a cross license. …
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Beats could soon be a part of Apple. CNET Editors’ note: Apple on May 28 confirmed that it’s buying Beats for $3 billion. For once, the intrigue surrounding Apple doesn’t involve the next iPhone or iPad. Instead, it’s centered on why the Silicon Valley consumer-electronics titan wants high-end-headphones maker Beats Electronics. Apple is reportedly in talks to buy Los Angeles-based …
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Apple and Samsung have battled over patents related to smartphones and tablets. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung’s outspoken attorney has declared victory in the latest patent trial against Apple and said the iPhone maker won’t see a dime from the most recent judgment. He also predicted that Apple will soon put an end to its patent infringement lawsuits because it hasn’t been …
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Apple and Samsung have battled repeatedly over patents. James Martin/CNET The latest round in the Apple v. Samsung patent-infringement battle is finally over — well at least until it’s appealed. A jury on Friday handed back a mixed verdict in the Apple v. Samsung patent-infringement case, determining that both companies were guilty in some aspects but not guilty in others. …
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Attorneys for Apple and Samsung discuss the damages tally. Vicki Behringer SAN JOSE, Calif. — The latest clash in an epic legal war waged by Apple and Samsung ended with a whimper on Monday as the jury came back with a final decision that left the previously determined damages unchanged. An eight-person jury on Friday returned a mixed verdict in …
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Tom Dunham, the jury foreman in Apple v. Samsung, talks to reporters following the patent infringement trial. Shara Tibken/CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — If Apple believes Android features infringe its technology, it should battle directly with Google instead of handset makers, jurors from the Apple v. Samsung patent-infringement trial said. Apple took pains to make its patent-infringement suit all about …
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The jury handed back a mixed verdict in Apple v. Samsung. Vicki Behringer Apple and Samsung each won damages in the most recent round of their patent-infringement fight. But their victories, deemed modest by legal experts, may have come at a far greater cost, hurting the image and reputation of the world’s leading makers of mobile devices. An eight-person jury …
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Apple and Samsung have been battling over patents in a San Jose, Calif., courtroom. Josh Miller/CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — The eight-person jury for Apple v. Samsung has reached a verdict in the patent-infringement case. The parties and reporters have about 30 minutes to assemble before the ruling is read in court. Check back with CNET for the full details. …
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Reading the verdict. Vicki Behringer SAN JOSE, Calif. — An eight-person jury on Friday handed back a mixed verdict in the Apple v. Samsung patent-infringement case, determining that both companies were guilty in some aspects but not guilty in others. The jury found all of Samsung’s accused gadgets infringed Apple’s ‘647 “quick links” patent but that none infringed the ‘959 …
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