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In surprising turn of events, HTC has sued Apple this time

Apple has been suing HTC from a long time for infringing various patents, just recently we had heard Apple telling that the whole idea of Android was taken from Apple because Andy Rubin who is the godfather of Android used to work for Apple some 20 years back, but this was not used in the case as Andy Rubin does not really work for HTC. Now HTC has had it enough and with the help of Google are trying to sue Apple.

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Sprint confirms iPhone 5 launch window , to offer unlimited data options

An internal employee memo from senior management at Sprint has just leaked out. It marks off the first two weeks of October as period for a major launch during which no employee can take a leave. The memo all but confirms the launch period for the next generation iPhone.

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Lowe’s invests in 42,000 iPhones for improved shopping experience

US based home improvement chain , Lowe’s , plans to distribute close to 42,000 iPhones between its employees to improve the in store shopping experience for customers. The iPhones will allow employees to perform on-the-go product lookups, check stock, and pull up instructional videos for customers.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 gets banned in Germany

Apple has been behind companies manufacturing Android devices from a long time, they have sued every manufacturer having Android devices in their portfolio. Just last month Apple had filed an Injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 which was valid only in Germany, today the Dusseldorf court has said that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 does infringe some of Apple’s patents.

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Samsung Tablet Ban lifted in EU except Germany

Following the preliminary injunction given to Samsung banning sales of its 10.1 ” tablet across Europe , the Dusseldorf based court has reverted on its order. Apple claims that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a copy of the Apple iPad in the design department.

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LTE equipment being installed in Apple stores , a sign of things to come ?

Engadget reports that LTE equipment has been installed in one of the biggest Apple Stores by AT&T. This news comes hot on the heels of a report that an LTE enabled iPhone is undergoing carrier testing.

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iPhone 5 Spotted In Spy Shot ?

A forum poster over at MacRumors has just posted an image of what appears to be the upcoming iPhone 5. The device appears to have returned to the curved design paradigm of the previous generations. The phone looks extremely thin and appears to coincide with the rumors that the device will clock in at just 7mm thickness.

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Is This the Design of the Apple iPhone 5?

There is a lot of discussion going on regarding the release date of the Apple iPhone 5- ie whether it is September or October. So here’s something about the design for a change. The phone in the picture above isn’t the real Apple iPhone 5.

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Apple is richer than the US Government


According to a recent report by the Financial Post, Apple has more cash than the U.S government. Apple reported the quarterly earnings of US$ 75.876 billion till the 25th of June 2011 . The U.S government reported total operating balance of US$ 73.768 billion on Thursday , which is lesser than Apple. Continue reading “Apple is richer than the US Government”

IDC : Mobile Phone Market Q2 2011 – Nokia, Samsung, LG top mobile phone vendors by shipments


According to report by Research Firm IDC (International Data Corporation) the Worldwide mobile phone market grew 11.3% year over year in the 2nd quarter of 2011 (2Q11) with the worldwide shipment of 328.4 million units. But, this is low compared to the 16.8% growth in the 1st quarter of 2011 (1Q11), that had worldwide shipment of 365.4 million units.  Continue reading “IDC : Mobile Phone Market Q2 2011 – Nokia, Samsung, LG top mobile phone vendors by shipments”

InterDigital Files Lawsuit Against Nokia, ZTE and Huawei

The battle between Nokia and Apple is well known. In the end Apple was forced to pay licensing fees to Nokia. Now another lawsuit has been  filed by InterDigital against Nokia, ZTE and Huawei.

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iOS 5 Adding Face Recognition Support

9to5 Mac reports that Apple is adding support for face recognition in iOS 5.0 .  The feature will be accessible via API calls by developers allowing for some very interesting applications. The site reports that one of the APIs allows for recognizing the position of the person’s eyes and mouth.

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Next Generation iPhone To Come With Curved Back ?

Mobile-Fun has got hold of design documents for case manufacturers for the upcoming iPhone. The image details some of the sweeping changes that Apple plans to do with the upcoming phone. Take these with a pinch of salt but if the documents are to be believed , Apple plans to bring back the curved back.

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