Another iPhone launch weekend, another sales record. Apple sold 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models during the launch weekend, which is one million more than Apple sold at last year’s iPhone 5S and 5C launch. In this CNET Update, we let Android share the spotlight with news of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha and …
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Ben Fox Rubin/CNET Nvidia on Thursday fired the latest bullet in the widespread battle over patents, accusing Samsung and Qualcomm of ripping off its graphics technology for their smartphone chips. The Santa Clara, Calif., company, best known for making graphics chips for PCs, filed separate suits involving seven of its patents with the International Trade Commission and US District Court …
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Apple and Samsung settled their overseas cases but the fight continues in the US. CNET The Apple v. Samsung patent-battle may have ended overseas, but it’s still going strong in the US. The US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected several claims of one of the patents Apple wielded against Samsung in the most recent patent-infringement trial, saying in a …
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It’s a busy time over in Verizon’s neck of the woods as the wireless provider deploys Android 4.4 KitKat updates to a variety of smartphones. According to details posted on the carrier’s support pages and various blogs, at least four models are ready to receive. Related Links Sony inadvertently confirms Xperia Z2 for Verizon HTC One M8 mini reportedly coming …
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Both the iPhone 5 (left) and the Galaxy S3 were accused of violating patents. Sarah Tew/CNET After nearly a month of testimony, rebuttals, and cross-examinations, a verdict has been reached in the latest patent dispute between tech giants Apple and Samsung. Delivering its findings in a San Jose, Calif., courtroom late this afternoon, the jury said that both companies will …
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CNET A federal appeals court decision in an unrelated case could spell trouble for Apple’s current legal battle against rival Samsung. A US Court of Appeals decision on Friday affirmed a federal judge’s ruling in a patent-infringement case between Apple and Google’s Motorola Mobility. In 2012, US Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner of the Northern District of Illinois threw out …
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Apple and Samsung are battling in court over patents. CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — Samsung on Monday kicked off its patent infringement suit against Apple, presenting evidence and testimony to argue the iPhone maker copied two of its patents. The Korean electronics maker rested its defense against Apple shortly before 2 p.m. PT Monday before starting arguments for its own …
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Apple and Samsung are battling in a San Jose, Calif., court. Shara Tibken/CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — If Samsung infringed all five of Apple’s patents, the Korean company should pay only about $1.75 per unit in royalties, not the $40 Apple has demanded, an expert testified Monday. Judith Chevalier, a professor of economics and finance at the Yale University School …
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Apple and Samsung are facing off in a San Jose, Calif., court. Shara Tibken/CNET SAN JOSE, Calif. — Samsung didn’t infringe on Apple’s patents for quick links, universal search, slide-to-unlock, and autocorrect, several expert witnesses hired by the Korean giant testified Tuesday. Kevin Jeffay, professor of computer science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, said that Apple’s ‘647 …
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Hacking into the Galaxy S5 using a phony fingerprint. SRLabs/YouTube; screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Samsung doesn’t provide adequate security protection with the fingerprint sensor on its new Galaxy S5 smartphone — at least that’s the contention of a group of researchers who were able to hack their way past the sensor. In a video of the hack, a researcher from …
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