A preliminary ruling found that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus input fringes upon Apple iPhone patents. The sale of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was banned in the United States until an appeal is heard.
Samsung fought back with an appeal stating there is "legally insufficient evidence" that Apple would be irreparably harmed. Samsung also aksed Apple show any market losses that were substantial due to the infringing features.
If you're wondering what happens to people who leak trade secrets, they can't keep secrets for very long may make a little bit of money but eventually wind up getting caught, sentenced and may go to jail. In the past a worker in China who lost an iPhone prototype killed himself.
The guy (Brian Hogan) who found the iPhone prototype in the bar was prosecuted, fined and sentenced. Why is this information so important? Because stock market decisions depend on how well devices sell. If a trader knows sales figures before the public, he/she can buy low and sell high. A information-leaker in New York has pleaded guilty and may spend two years in jail for supplying trade secrets.
Apple has not been able to stop the release of the Samsung Galaxy S III(S3) in the United States which it claims infringes upon iPhone patents. A judge ruled that she would not be able schedule it.
So what does that mean to the general public? The carriers will be able to continue with their current release dates (see list of release dates.)
The latest news on the Samsung Galaxy S III front is the Verizon Wireless website is showing "will ship by 7/9." In the past, the ship date is usually the release date or the day before the release date for a smartphone from Verizon Wireless.
UPDATE 6/14/2012 12:08 PM PDT: Verizon Wireless has changed the "will ship by" date to 7/10 which could mean that it has sold-out of previous stock or someone at Verizon read this article and fixed the date. Whatever it means the Samsung Galaxy S III will be out in July from Verizon Wireless.
When the cell phone camera was first introduced, and analysts told me that a good use of it would be to take a photo of your car where you parked it so that you could find your car in the parking lot when you came back. After driving through four floors on a parking structure, when I couldn't find my car, I wished I had taken a photo of my parking space. Today educators in in Texas support a far greater use for a cell phone camera, take photos of misbehaving students.
Siri you are not a good girl friend, or very helpful. You can't tell your iPhone 4S BFFs where to go or what to do like you do in the commercials. You are so bad at what you do, they are suing you.
A new class action lawsuit is telling Apple to cease and desist misleading advertising that shows Siri as responsive and user-friendly.