It’s no secret that the US patent system is incredibly flawed and Google is trying to get the point across to Senate Judiciary Committee. In a recent letter the company is defending Motorola’s side in its most recent ITC ban, citing standards-essential patents (SEPs). While collaborative play an important part in the overall standard setting system,… Read more
With the Nexus 7 now hitting customers everywhere, people are probably wondering how their little tablet will fare if it accidentally slips out of grasp. Well, if one drop test video is to be believed then the answer is surprisingly well. Squaretrade decided to put it to the test against the iPad and shockingly, the worst damage to the Nexus 7… Read more
After their loss earlier this month where the judge called the Galaxy Tab 10.1 “not as cool” as the iPad, it seemed that Apple lost a battle, albeit not giving Samsung a full win. Samsung couldn’t have liked receiving that kind of branding. However, that same judge just tried to make up for his (somewhat childish but humorous) actions. Judge Colin Birss… Read more
Some more good news today, as German courts have decided to rule in favor of Motorola in the case vs. Apple over a design dispute. Courts ruled that Moto’s Xoom design doesn’t infringe on Apple’s design patents. Awesome news for the new Google-subsidiary; however, it is also bittersweet. Motorola tried to claim that Apple’s design patents were too… Read more
Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot of good news from the courts of United Kingdom. Today, the high court ruled in favor of Samsung in the case vs. Apple about the design of the Galaxy Tab 10.1. In fact, the judge even said there are noticeable differences between the two devices. The Judge stated that Samsung’s designs “not as cool” as the iPad and… Read more
You read that right: today at Google I/O, Google announced that they will be releasing Chrome for iOS. It will be hitting the App Store today, so all those iOS users can rejoice. However, Android users still have the upper hand, as Apple does not allow full browser capabilities from third-party alternatives. This means that Chrome won’t be as fast as… Read more
Google+ has had some major growth over the last year, but one thing that has been missing is a native app for Android tablets. Google’s changing that today, as they have just announced at their I/O keynote that they have developed an app just for tablets. Hitting Android today, it brings numerous enhancements, like new Hangout features. iPads will… Read more
Hot on the heels of last nights Google Tablet report, an ASUS executive set some expectations for the device by indicating Google will directly target Amazon with the 7″ tablet. “It’s targeting Amazon. The Kindle is based on Google’s platform but with its own service, so Google has to launch its own service, too,” said the executive of the… Read more
The lawsuit saga between Apple and Samsung may finally be coming to a close, at least in the US. As many may recall, Apple kicked things off by suing Samsung last year over the Galaxy line of phones and tablets. Our pals at Samsung weren’t going to let that go, and in return hit right back with a countersuit. The battles have been going on all over the… Read more
For those unaware, earlier today Apple announced the latest iteration of its popular iPad line of tablets. Simply known as “the new iPad”, it features specs like a dual-core processor with a quad-core GPU, 5MP camera, LTE connectivity, and most importantly, a display with a resolution of 2048×1536. While come may call it overkill, it’s still impressive feat… Read more
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