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Samsung dodges another Apple injunction in Germany with redesigned Galaxy Tab 10.1

The legal battle royale between Apple and Samsung continues all over the world, but it seems Samsung has won something of a definitive victory in fighting against Apple’s patent infringement claims in Germany. Samsung introduced the Galaxy Tab 10.1N in the country, a redesigned version of its And ... Full Article »

February 9, 2012 1:56pm

Samsung getting heat for using 3G patents in lawsuits against Apple

Samsung isn’t having a great time of it in terms of its legal battles. The South Korean device maker has been embroiled in patent fights with Apple for quite a while now, with injunctions and bans getting leveled against Samsung products as Apple accuses infringement of patents it owns on its ... Full Article »

February 1, 2012 12:57pm

Kindle Fire sets tablet market ablaze this holiday, but still can’t take on iPad

We still don’t know exactly how many Kindle Fire tablets Amazon was able to sell since the device’s release in November, but getting sales numbers isn’t the only way to figure out the market penetration of a mobile device. Market research firm Flurry Analytics uses a completely different syst ... Full Article »

January 30, 2012 1:42pm

Samsung loses top smartphone maker title to Apple for last quarter, but holds it for 2011

Well, it was nice while it lasted. For one quarter in 2011, after announcing its earnings and smartphone sales in September, Samsung was king of mobile. In the third quarter of 2011, Samsung sold more smartphones than Apple for the first time, and the Android device maker became the global leader i ... Full Article »

January 27, 2012 12:28pm

Sony tablets to get Android 4.0 updates soon; Samsung beats another Apple ban

I spy... Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich headed to Sony tablets this spring. Citing sources close to the matter, The Verge reports that Sony plans to upgrade its two Android-powered tablets, the S and P, to run ICS relatively soon. This spring is also when Sony is expected to deliver an update to its ... Full Article »

January 24, 2012 9:37am

Apple co-founder prefers Android phones, blasts Siri

Steve Wozniak may have helped Steve Jobs build one of the greatest consumer electronics empires in the world, but this Apple co-founder admits that he loves his Android handset. During an interview with the Daily Beast, the Woz blasts the iPhone for its limitations and highlights a number of perks t ... Full Article »

January 17, 2012 9:25am

Moto crushes Apple to cider in preliminary trade commission ruling

Chalk one up for the green robots. In its campaign to stomp Google’s  Android, Apple took a hit Friday at the hands of the U.S. International Trade Commission, CNET reported. In a preliminary decision, Apple has lost on its claim filed in 2010 against Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., which is b ... Full Article »

January 15, 2012 2:30pm

Android style guide helps improve app design

Google has a lot invested in its Android platform, and regularly finds new ways to help its developer community. The latest offering is a much needed one. Google launched an Android style guide in an effort to improve Android app design and user interfaces. The new style guide is actually a website, ... Full Article »

January 13, 2012 9:57am

Should Apple license deals with Android instead of sue?

Android succeeded against all odds, but Google’s mobile OS has faced a flurry of patent infringement lawsuits from every major rival. Android device manufacturers have been hit especially hard by cases from Apple, who’s deceased founder had a personal vendetta against Android for stealing his id ... Full Article »

December 29, 2011 9:11am

Android sees holiday spike in device activations, breaks record for downloads

We’d already heard that it was a pretty good holiday for Google’s Android platform, with market research firm Localytics reporting that some 12 times as many Android devices were in use during the Christmas weekend than the previous weekend across the globe. A different take on the numbers (and ... Full Article »

December 28, 2011 1:39pm


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