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Samsung offer Apple deal to settle Australian lawsuit
The tablet that is in the middle of a patent war between Apple and Samsung – The Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Image: Samsung)
Samsung has offered a deal to Apple in order to settle its patent dispute over touch-screen technology that would allow the Korean company to launch the long-awaited Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia, according to its lawyers.
RUMOUR MILL: Is Apple discontinuing the iPod Classic and Shuffle?
Ah rumours, you’ve got the internet hyped up again. Another Apple rumour has emerged and it could see a major revamp of the iPod lineup with claims that the Cupertino-based company will be axing its iPod Classic and iPod Shuffle products.
Apple iPhone event happening October 5th (AEDT)
Set your alarm clocks everyone. Apple’s finally decided to hold their iPhone event. The conference, which usually occurs in June, will instead be happening next Wednesday at 4AM AEDT on October 5. And no, that isn’t a typo. 4AM in the morning.
Review: iStorytime – Transformers and Smurfs
Apple’s iOS devices such as the iPhone and the iPad have been a great place for education tools and resources. Meet iStoryTime, whose aim is to make interactive story books for younger readers at school.
Samsung strikes back – asks Dutch court to ban iPhone, iPad over patent infringement
Image: Pedro Eugenio Antunes/Flickr (Creative Commons)
Samsung’s plan to ban the iPhone and iPad has officially started with the Korean company asking a Dutch court to ban the products made by rival Apple over infringing on patents relating to 3G technologies it holds in Europe.
Samsung plots its revenge – plans to ban iPhone 5 sales
An eye for an eye. Samsung is gearing up a legal assault on Apple’s highly awaited iPhone 5 in retaliation to the iPhone maker’s attempts to ban its products from sale in Australia, the United States and Europe.
Samsung countersues Apple over Australian patents
The tablet that is in the middle of a patent war between Apple and Samsung – The Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Image: Samsung)
Samsung is now countersuing Apple, claiming that the iPad and iPhone maker has infringed on seven of their patents – all which relate to wireless communications – and plans to have Apple’s own patents that it is using against it invalidated and revoked.
Apple still keeps Samsung out of Germany as court upholds injunction
The tablet that Apple does not want you see, buy or touch – because it apparently looks like the iPad
The Samsung/Apple war looks like to get a bit worse for Samsung, with a German court upholding an injunction requested by the iPad maker to ban sales of rival Android-powered device – the Samsung Galaxy tablets.
Apple sues Samsung in Japan over patents (as usual)
Yes. We get it. Under Tim Cook, you still are the douchebags. We don’t need you to keep suing poor little Samsung to make us think that. If you haven’t heard, Apple has decide to extend their case to Japan over patent infringements on the iPhone and the iPad.
Rumour Mill: iPhone 5 to features smaller than 4-inch display?
More rumours are coming from the mill about the iPhone 5. The latest one: that the new device may feature a display that could be less than 4-inch display and a redesigned chassis.
New CEO Tim Cook signed on for ten years, 1m share bonus
Image: Apple
Apple really must have faith on its new CEO, Tim Cook. A look at the company’s latest SEC filing has revealed that the company will give him an additional one million shares worth US$383 million as part of his CEO bonus.
Steve Jobs resigns as CEO, becomes Chairman; Cook to take over
UPDATED: Apple’s Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple and will be replaced by Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook, who is currently handling his role during his absence from the company since January.
Dutch court issues EU-wide ban on Samsung Galaxy smartphones – here it goes again…
The Samsung Galaxy S II is one of three smartphones banned from sale in the EU (technically)
Competency issues be damned. A Dutch court has passed an EU-wide injunction that has banned the sale of the Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Ace smartphones after a lawsuit from Apple, despite questions about the evidence provided.
Rumour Mill: Apple to build cheap 8GB iPhone 4, could replace 3GS 8GB?
Thought the iPhone 4 was a bit too expensive? With recent rumours of the iPhone 5 coming out in October, there is now talk that Apple could be building an 8GB version of the iPhone 4 and will be releasing it within a few weeks.