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The Ruling Is In: Jury Rules In Favor Of Apple Over Samsung In Landmark Case And Ordered To Pay Over $1 Billion In Damages

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 04:51 PM PDT

 

The verdict is officially in folks— Apple has officially claimed victory over Samsung. Based off extensive review and hours of deliberation, the jury believes Samsung not only violated numerous Apple patents, but also Apple has not infringed on any of Samsung’s patents. Here’s a quick rundown of each verdict:

 

  • Jury finds Samsung infringement of Apple utility, design patents for some (though not all) products
  • Jury upholds Apple utility, design patents
  • Jury upholds Apple trade dress ’983
  • Jury finds Samsung “diluted” Apple’s registered iPhone, iPhone 3 and “Combination iPhone” trade dress on some products, not on others
  • No Apple infringement of Samsung utility patents
  • Jury found Samsung violated antitrust law by monopolizing markets related to the UMTS standard

 

As a result of the jury’s decision, Samsung is also ordered to pay an king’s ransom in damages— all to the tune of $1.05 billion, while no damages are assessed to Apple in Samsung’s countersuit.

Thoughts?

source: CNet Live Blog
via: CNet

Amazon adds hundreds of award-winning TV episodes to Amazon Prime Instant Video through NBC agreement

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 04:06 PM PDT

With the Nexus 7 hot on its heels, the Kindle Fire will need every advantage it can get. Amazon announced today that they will add hundreds of popular TV episodes for Kindle Fire owners through an expanded Prime Instant Video agreement with NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution. Included in the expanded video content are episodes from shows like Friday Night Lights (YES!), Parks and Recreation, Heroes, and Battlestar Galactica. This could prove to be a nice shot in the arm for the Kindle Fire. Hit the break for the full press release from Amazon:

New agreement with NBCUniversal adds award-winning and fan favorite TV shows including Parks and Recreation, Parenthood, The Starter Wife, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica and more to Prime Instant Video

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 24, 2012– (NASDAQ:AMZN) Amazon.com, Inc. today announced an expanded content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution, adding hundreds of popular and award-winning TV episodes to Prime Instant Video, including prior seasons of Parks and Recreation, Parenthood, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica and more. Prime Instant Video now features more than 22,000 movies and TV episodes for Prime members to stream on Kindle Fire or any of the hundreds of compatible Amazon Instant Video devices including iPad, Roku, Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. Customers who are not yet Prime members can sign-up at www.amazon.com/primevideos or can enjoy a free one month trial right out of the box with Kindle Fire. To start watching Prime Instant Video, visit www.amazon.com/primevideos.

"We are excited to be working with NBCUniversal to add their award-winning lineup of TV shows such as Parks and Recreation and Friday Night Lights to Prime Instant Video," said Brad Beale, Director of Digital Video Content Acquisition for Amazon. "We continue to invest heavily in our content selection for Prime members, and have now reached over 22,000 movies and TV episodes available instantly with unlimited streaming."

"We are thrilled to have several of our iconic programs available to subscribers of Amazon Prime, a service focused on the best possible consumer experience," said Frances Manfredi, President, Cable & New Media Distribution for NBCUniversal. "We look forward to further expanding NBCU's content offering available to Prime subscribers in the near future."

Glu Mobile teases Blood and Glory: Legend, brings next-gen graphics to mobile

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 02:10 PM PDT

Recognized game developer, Glu Mobile, has just dropped the first teaser for it’s newest game. The new title, Blood and Glory: Legend, will serve as the sequel to the company’s wildly successful freemium Blood and Glory. Little is explained in the short video, but we do get a good look at some of the stunning visuals and vicious action players have come to expect from the franchise. The 30-second trailer shows a gladiator preparing to fight to the death in what is likely an ancient roman stadium filled with tens of thousands of eager spectators.

The graphic overhaul may indicate that Glu Mobile is finally ready to step up its game, considering the last iteration was already behind the competitors in terms of gameplay. Blood and Glory: Legend is listed as “coming soon”, so keep an eye out on the Play Store. In the meantime, you can catch the entire video for yourself after the break.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Samsung Galaxy Stellar Headed to Verizon, Pre-loaded with Amazon Appstore?

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 01:21 PM PDT

We now have news of a new mid-range Samsung phone called the Galaxy Stellar that is headed to Verizon’s 4G LTE network. According to a leaked screenshot from Droid Life, the phone will cost $99 and include a few noteworthy features. For starters it’s listed as having a “Starter Mode”, which could be tied to the new Basic and Easy home screen modes in the Jelly Bean Galaxy SIII update. The more intriguing part is that this could be the first Android smartphone pre-loaded with the Amazon Appstore rather than the Play Store.

What do you think about all this? Are you intrigued as much as we are? Hit up the comments and let us know what you think.

Source: Droid-Life

Android smartphones to power NASA’s fleet of miniature satellites

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 01:10 PM PDT

We’ve seen Android serve as the basis for so many innovative ventures, but NASA’s latest project could top them all. A team from NASA’s Ames Research center in California has began construction on a group of miniature satellites composed entirely of Nexus smartphones. The project, properly titled “PhoneSat” is just a small part of the larger Small Spacecraft Technology Program (SSTP)  that aims to build nanosatellites by using  small consumer electronics.

NASA has confirmed that the team has already built two nanosatellite prototype models. PhoneSat 1.0 is the first of the two, and offers limited functionality. The goal for this model is to simply observe and determine if a mini-satellite with a consumer smartphone can survive a short period of time in space. However, one of the most important aspects in determining success is if the satellite can actually send back actual health and picture data from space. In addition to sporting a Nexus One, the body of the satellite will include an array of batteries, a watchdog circuit to monitor the system (and reboot the phone, if necessary) and an external radio beacon.

PhoneSat 2.0 serves as the “advanced model”, and will attempt to improve on the functionality of PhoneSat 1.0 by utilizing a Samsung Nexus S. In addition to the smartphone, the satellite's design will feature a two-way radio, a GPS receiver and solar arrays. The solar arrays will offer continuous power, while the two-way radio will act as the command center. Under the satellite is a group of magnetorquer coils, which are electromagnets that interact with Earth's magnetic field. Naturally, these coils are attached to a set of reaction wheels to operators can control the unit’s movement in space.

Currently, the PhoneSat has no clear launch date, but it’s expected for both models to launch upon the maiden flight of Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket later this year.

Source: PCWorld

Jury In Apple Versus Samsung Case Requests Extra Deliberation Time

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT

 

The entire tech world is waiting for the final decision from the jury in the Apple vs. Samsung trial, but it looks like we’ll have to wait a little longer as the jury is still in deliberations and has made a request to extend discussions by an hour before the trial takes a break for the weekend. The general idea is this likely indicates the group is either not so close to reaching a consensus or the jury wants to ensure it has all of the important facts correct and will leave no room for any sort of doubt once making the decision (hopefully by today). Oh and don’t forget either— the jurors have a hefty-sized notebook to go through in order to help decide what damages can be given to either Samsung or Apple.

There is still the hope that a verdict will be reached by 4:30pm PST today. Fingers crossed we’ll hear some news soon.

source: TGDaily
via: Phandroid

Owners Of The UK ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 Get Official Jelly Bean Treatment

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT

 

After seeing some ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 owners get some Jelly Bean love last week, it now appears owners of the device in the UK are now getting some love too. According to the ASUS Facebook page, owners will be treated to new features and functions, along with improvements to pre-installed apps, new power saving options and global file search. All this means is that yet more Android owners will get to have that smooth and buttery experience… and who doesn’t love that?

source: ASUS Facebook

Jelly Bean Leaked For The T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy SIII

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 11:55 AM PDT

 

Not long after a Jelly Bean build leaked for the international Samsung Galaxy SIII, a build has surfaced for the T-Mobile version, compliments of XDA-Forums member LuffarJoh. To flash this ROM you need to do the following:

 

  1. Download and Install the stock firmware (from Samsung)
  2. Download the OTA update and apply it (from Samsung)
  3. Download the .zip (XDA forum)

 

The actual OTA update is rumored to start rolling out later this month, but if you’re feeling brave head over to XDA and follow the instructions. But it’s always wise to take a backup before proceeding. Happy flashing!

Source: XDA

T-Mobile Still Mum On Samsung Galaxy Note Availability, But Retailer Costco Has The Smartphone Listed On Closeout

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 11:45 AM PDT

 

We have some more news for you all regarding the whole T-Mobile Galaxy Note saga. After previously seeing the device would be cancelled until further notice, we now see Costco has the device on closeout. This is despite the device being available at “select T-Mobile retailers“, according to T-Mobile. The irony of this latest development is neither T-Mobile, nor the partner retailers have given any sort of explanation of this ever-growing story.

Of course this story is just begging us to ask: does T-Mobile plan on releasing the Galaxy Note 2 on its network instead of the original?

source: TMoNews

Zynga releases Words With Friends v5.0 with new UI

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 10:10 AM PDT

Fans of Words With Friends , the popular Scrabble based game from Zynga, may be glad to hear a new update for the Android app was released yesterday. Taking Words With Friends up to version 5.0, the newest release includes a revamped user interface, improvements to the chat function, and some bug and crash fixes. If you are a Words With Friends player on Android or you are interested in trying out the new version of the app, hit one of the download links below.

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