In the world of smartphones, and mobile electronics in general, thin is in. No one wants to carry around a bulky device. That would defeat the purpose of calling them "portable."
With the iPhone 4, Apple took the "slim" concept and ran with it, dubbing it the world's thinnest smartphone. Ever wonder why, after 15 months, Apple still hasn't removed the claim? It's because it still stands...
In the ever-changing world of Android handsets, there has been one device that has consistently stood out among the crowd — The Samsung Galaxy S II. The phone has been dominating European sales charts for several months, and has recently landed stateside.
Nearly 4 times as fast as the iPhone 4, the Galaxy S II's processor/GPU combo is the fastest in the industry according to Anandtech. But how will the speediest smartphone in the business stack up against Apple's yet-to-be-announced iPhone 5?
The war of the copycats rages on, with Apple now looking to block sales of Samsung's Galaxy series in Japan. After already filing a lawsuit against Samsung in the US, Australia, Europe, and even the company's home turf in South Korea, Apple has demanded that a ban be put in place on the sales of Samsung's Galaxy tablets and smartphones in Japan as well.
When will it ever end!
Poor Samsung just can't catch a break, can it? With the ongoing legal wrangle between the Korean company and the masterminds in Cupertino, Samsung has found itself having to remove its products from sale across the globe, as well as postponing the release of new ones.
As if to really compound matters, Samsung's recently announced that its Galaxy Tab 7.7 slate has now been removed from the IFA show currently taking place in Germany. While Samsung hasn't officially confirmed the reason behind the removal of its latest and greatest from display, it's a fairly safe assumption that it has something to do with Apple. And the courts...
For the past few months, we've been hearing rumors that Apple is going to release a 3rd tablet this Fall. It's supposedly going to be a complimentary "Pro" model to the iPad 2, and include a higher resolution display with better cameras.
However, recent reports of manufacturing issues have pushed the iPad 3 back to early next year. CENS "confirms" the delay with its latest report. The Taiwanese news outlet claims that the iPad 3 production won't start until October...
The Apple-Samsung lawsuit has been grabbing headlines left and right over the last few months. The action has especially heated up over the past few days, as Samsung tried to prove to a Dutch court that it's not copying Apple's products.
But even with their Kubrick evidence, the judge found the Korean company to be in violation of Apple's patents. The ruling bans Samsung from selling several devices, including the Galaxy S and Galaxy S II, in the European Union...
The ongoing court battle between Apple and Samsung has been nothing short of entertaining. From Samsung's request to see the iPhone 5, to Apple's European Union injunction, the case has been full of action. And it's not over by any means.
The latest twist in the copycat lawsuit takes the entertainment to a whole new level. Since Apple claims that Samsung copied its tablet design with the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung is claiming Apple copied science fiction...
According to several news outlets, Apple has finally decided on who will manufacture the display panels for the iPad 3. If you've been following the rumors regarding Apple's upcoming tablet, you'll know why that's such a big deal.
With Apple in an ongoing court battle against Samsung, the company has turned to other manufacturers to fill the void. And after extensively testing displays from Sharp and LG, it sounds like it's finally picked a replacement (or two)...
Most of you are aware of the litigation between Apple and Samsung. The ongoing court battle between the two handset makers started with Apple accusing Samsung of copying its products.
The 4-month long debate of whether or not Samsung copied Apple in the production of its devices has spilled into the streets. And, for the folks who haven't picked a side yet, the following graphic may help you see who's really to blame...
Here at iDB we've covered a lot of lawsuits involving Apple and their hit line of iDevices. Most, if not all, of the litigation has involved patents. You know, those little pieces of paper that tie an invention to its inventors.
In fact, these patents have practically turned into weapons in the warzone that is now the mobile industry. It seems like everyone is suing everyone — it's hard to keep up. Luckily, the folks over at Reuters have made a chart to help us out...
Apple recently won a preliminary injunction case in Europe banning the sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1. Based on a case of infringed intellectual property, Apple was able to convince the court that Samsung's tablet copied the design of the iPad too closely, and Apple requested a block of all sales in the European Union until the case could be further investigated.
It looks like Apple doesn't mind playing a little dirty. A report has surfaced that Apple could have allegedly tampered with and falsified evidence against the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the ban on the tablet's sales has been lifted in Europe while the court investigates.
For those of you who missed it, Samsung agreed to delay the launch of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia last week. The move was in direct response to an injunction filed by Apple, who's claiming that Samsung has infringed on some of their patents.
The legal feud has been going on for several months, but it has started to get interesting over the last few weeks. Not only has Apple delayed the Galaxy's Tab launch down under, reports are coming in that they've blocked the tablet in Europe, too...