Samsung Now Owe Apple Only $600M

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(AP) – A federal judge today erased nearly half of the $ 1 billion in damages that a jury decided that Samsung should pay Apple in a high-profile trial over the smartphone and tablet…

Samsung Plans Engineering Academy In Ado-Ekiti

Samsung Electronics West Africa, has commenced the construction of its second Engineering Academy in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, in line with its commitment to the development of Nigeria’s information technology sector.

Inaugurated in South Africa in March 2011, the initiative premiered in Nigeria with the opening of the first Samsung Electronics Engineering Academy at Government Technical College, Ikeja in Lagos State. The capacity-building programme is an integral part of…

Samsung set to release a Galaxy S III ‘mini’?

Rumor has it that Samsung is planning to release a smaller version of its latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S III.

The speculation comes out of Germany, where the company has reportedly sent invitations to press that come with the tag­line “That’s how big small can be.”

Judge overturns ban on Samsung tablet #thecircuit

Apple, Samsung: Judge Lucy Koh of the Northern District Court of California has overturned a Samsung tablet sales ban, Ars Technica reported. The ban, put into place before the companies’ summer legal battle, dealt with the Galaxy Tab 10.1. A jury found that the Samsung tablet did not infringe on the design of the iPad.

In a separate filing, Samsung also added claims about the iPhone 5…

Samsung escalates war on iPhone 5 as launch looms

Samsung released a new ad Wednesday that takes direct aim at the Christmas-morning atmosphere that’s started at Apple stores across the world. The ad is taking off on the Web, and has 3 million views on YouTube.

The ad, which follows a print ad that argued the iPhone had far fewer features than Samsung’s Galaxy S III, returns us to the same lines that…

Samsung denies Galaxy S4 is coming soon

After the Korea Times reported that a Samsung official had confirmed the company was planning a quick turn-around for the Galaxy S4, the company’s official Twitter account moved to deny the rumors.

According to CNET, the company’s Twitter message, posted in Korean said: “Please note that some media reported speculation that the Galaxy S3 subsequent models will be released is a simple rumor is…

Samsung pays Apple $1 Billion sending 30 trucks full of 5 cent coins

Samsung pays Apple $ 1 Billion sending 30 trucks full of 5 cent coins

The following story is only published as comic relief and has no bearing in reality.

This morning more than 30 trucks filled with 5-cent coins arrived at Apple’s headquarters in California. Initially, the security company that protects the facility said the trucks were in the wrong place, but minutes…

Tokyo court finds no Samsung infringement on Apple patent in latest in global battle

TOKYO — A Japanese court on Friday dismissed Apple’s patent infringement claim against Samsung, a significant legal bounceback for the South Korean tech giant as the rivals wage a global battle over intellectual property.

A Tokyo district court ruled in a preliminary session that Samsung didn’t violate patents with its technology for synchronizing music and video between computers and smartphones or tablets. The ruling, the latest in a series of…

Samsung shares fall after Apple verdict; Google offers its two cents

Shares of Samsung Electronics fell sharply Monday after a jury in San Jose, Calif., found that the company had infringed on several Apple design and software patents.

Samsung shares are down 7.45 percent, and Reuters reported that the company has lost at least $ 12 billion in value.

Apple, Samsung infringed on each others’ patents, South Korean court rules #thecircuit

Apple, Samsung: As a jury deliberates in the U.S. District Court case between Apple and Samsung, a three-judge panel in Seoul decided that both companies had infringed on each other’s patents and ordered a sales ban on older iPhones, iPads and Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets.

While the latest models of the gadgets — the iPhone 4S and the Gsalaxy S III, for example — weren’t included…