And so the Apple v. Samsung legal wrangling continues. In a California patent case, Apple filed a motion late Thursday asking the court to let it present previously banned evidence and testimony. At issue is whether Apple itself uses the patents it has accused Samsung of copying. Samsung’s attorneys, during their opening arguments Tuesday, said …
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James Martin/CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple “vastly overstated the scope of its patents” and is asking for an unreasonably high amount of damages, Samsung argued Tuesday during its opening arguments in a court here. “The suggestion seems to be if you’re not asking for billions, you don’t take patents seriously,” Samsung attorney John Quinn said. Almost two years after …
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Apple attorney Harold McElhinny presents opening arguments at the patent infringement trial against Samsung. Vicki Behringer SAN JOSE, Calif.–Samsung copied Apple’s iPhone as it tried to figure out how to react and compete with the device, Apple attorneys told a court here Tuesday. Because of that, Samsung should pay Apple about $2 billion in damages, they said. Harold McElhinny, one …
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Apple and Samsung are battling over patent infringement. CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — Apple’s patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung has nothing to do with Google, Apple attorneys argued Tuesday. “You’re…going to hear Samsung point the finger at Google and say — hey, this is Android software,” Harold McElhinny, one of the lead attorneys in Apple’s patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung, …
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Apple and Samsung are back in court. James Martin/CNET SAN JOSE–The latest installment of the Apple vs. Samsung saga kicked off Monday with jury selection as the tech giants battle over patent infringement. The companies selected 10 jurors — six women and four men — from a pool of about 140 potential candidates. While the jury pool comes from people …
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HTC took to social media to tease its latest smartphone, the “all new” HTC One. HTC In a season full of phone launches, HTC hopes its new One device will stand above the rest. The company will unveil the successor to last year’s HTC One, rumored to be named the HTC One M8, on Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. …
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Lenovo on Thursday continued ramping up its mobile arsenal. The Chinese computing giant, which in January agreed to buy Motorola for $2.9 billion, now has reached a deal to purchase 21 patent families owned by Unwired Planet for $100 million in cash. Those patents include 3G and LTE mobile technology, as well as “other important mobility patents.” Related stories: Google …
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Samsung may be setting its Gear free. The Korean electronics giant is reportedly working on a version of the Gear with its own cellular connection, according to the Korea Herald. The publication reported that Samsung and SK Telecom, Korea’s biggest wireless company, are in talks to release a variant of the wearable in South Korea with a universal subscriber identity …
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Samsung may have yet another wearable device up its sleeve. The Korean electronics giant plans to release an updated S Band activity tracker as an accessory to its flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone, SamMobile reported on Friday. The blog, which closely follows Samsung, posted photos of the device but said it’s unclear when the S Band will launch or what it …
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Apple’s iPhone 5S runs iOS 7, an overhauled version of the company’s mobile operating system. Sarah Tew/CNET Apple on Monday released an update to its iOS 7 mobile operating system — iOS 7.1 — that adds new features such as CarPlay and fixes bugs. With iOS 7.1, Apple also tweaked its Siri voice assistant, iTunes Radio, and its Touch ID …
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