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Samsung to pay for Galaxy-specific apps

by John-Michael Bond (May 20th, 2013)

In its continuing quest for domination in the Android market place, Samsung has announced a global contest for developers to make Samsung-exclusive apps. In particular, they're looking for apps that highlight the Group Play function showcased in the new Galaxy S 4. Group Play allows users to ...

iOS and Android comprised 92.3% of Q1 2013 smartphone shipments

by Yoni Heisler (May 16th, 2013)

According to a new report from IDC, the smartphone market continues to be dominated by Android and Apple's iOS. Together, the two mobile operating systems accounted for a whopping 92.3 percent of all smartphone shipments during the first quarter of 2013. Impressively, Apple, during the quarter ...

Study: iPhone retains value better than top Galaxy models

by Steven Sande (May 15th, 2013)

The next time your Samsung Galaxy-toting friends try to annoy you, here's a piece of information you can throw back at them. According to a study published yesterday by investment bank Piper Jaffray, iPhones depreciate at less than half the rate of similar Android devices from Samsung. Analyst ...

Apple wants to add the Galaxy S 4 to its 2014 patent case against Samsung

by Yoni Heisler (May 14th, 2013)

FOSS Patents reports that Apple is seeking to add Samsung's latest flagship device -- the Galaxy S 4 -- to its second California case against Samsung, currently scheduled to begin in March of 2014. Back in April, Judge Lucy Koh instructed both Apple and Samsung that they have until February 6, ...

NY State attorney general asks smartphone manufacturers to help combat theft

by Steven Sande (May 13th, 2013)

Smartphone thefts are running rampant -- especially in New York City -- so much that the practice of grabbing the expensive phones is being referred to as "Apple picking." Bloomberg announced yesterday that New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has sent letters to executives at ...

Court rules Google must disclose search terms to Apple

by Yoni Heisler (May 10th, 2013)

A few weeks ago, Apple filed a motion alleging that Google's efforts to respond to Apple's discovery requests -- with respect to its ongoing suit against Samsung -- were lacking. Specifically, Apple claimed that the search terms Google employed in response to Apple's document production requests ...

Apple: Google is no "friend of the court"

by Yoni Heisler (May 9th, 2013)

Earlier this week, Google, along with a host of other companies, sought permission to file an amicus curiae brief to support Samsung's efforts to oppose Apple's own efforts to secure injunctions against a number of accused Samsung devices. Amicus curiae -- which literally means 'friend of the ...

Apple takes fifth spot in Chinese smartphone market

by Steven Sande (May 9th, 2013)

In the world's largest smartphone market -- China -- Apple's share rose in the first quarter of 2013 to make the company the fifth largest vendor. Numbers from research firm Canalys show that the release of the iPhone 5 and price cuts on older iPhone models drove growth of Apple's sales. Apple's ...

Apple requests Android source code in Samsung lawsuit

by Mel Martin (May 8th, 2013)

That's the word from Bloomberg News today. Apple has asked a US magistrate judge to force Google to turn over the Android source code. It's part of Apple's case against Samsung, and Apple continues to believe its intellectual property has been stolen. Not surprisingly, Google, who owns the ...

Is Apple's ongoing legal battle with Samsung worth the trouble?

by Yoni Heisler (May 7th, 2013)

When Steve Jobs first introduced the iPhone at Macworld 2007, he elicited quite a few laughs when he exclaimed, "... and boy have we patented it!" Two years later, starting with its 2009 suit against Nokia, Apple's patent infringement lawsuits began piling up in quick succession. Since then, ...

New Samsung Galaxy S4 commercial takes shots at the iPhone

by Yoni Heisler (May 5th, 2013)

When Apple announced the iPhone 5 this past Fall, marketing executives from Samsung were keeping tabs on the unveiling in real time, this according to a January profile of Samsung in Fortune magazine. They huddled around tables mounted with laptops and TV screens, carefully tracking each new ...

Apple's share of the U.S. smartphone market now close to 40%

by Yoni Heisler (May 4th, 2013)

The latest data from comScore indicates the iPhone's share of the U.S. smartphone is growing and is now inching ever so close to 40%. For the period covering the first three months of 2013, comScore's data shows that the iPhone's share of the U.S. smartphone market checked in at 39%, representing ...

Samsung: Apple-requested injunction would 'confuse and intimidate' customers

by John-Michael Bond (May 3rd, 2013)

Samsung has a new legal argument in its ongoing litigation with Apple over the sale of certain Android-based smartphones in the US. While the basis of Apple's case is patent infringement claims, Samsung is now arguing that allowing Apple a permanent injunction would "intimidate and confuse" ...

iPad commands lion's share of tablet market despite Samsung's gains

by Yoni Heisler (May 2nd, 2013)

The latest Q1 2013 research data from IDC shows that the market for tablets is absolutely booming, growing 142.4 percent year over year. To put that into context, IDC notes that the 49.2 million tablets shipped during the first three months of 2013 is greater than the number of tablets shipped ...

Apple and Samsung headed to court this November to calculate new damages amount

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 30th, 2013)

When Apple was awarded a US$1.05 billion judgement against Samsung last Summer, you might have assumed that Samsung would promptly cut Apple a check and focus on any number of their other ongoing legal entanglements with Apple. Oh, if only things were that simple. Back in March, US District ...