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Apple’s lawsuit against Samsung has been raging globally now for most of this year. The iPhone makers claim that multiple patents have been infringed upon, and go so far as to say that some devices copy the “look and feel” of the iOS loaded gadgets. Yesterday afternoon, a US judge but a block in Apple’s way. The judge rejected Cupertino’s request to…
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When the iPhone 4S launched Samsung was keen to ensure it was blocked in its home nation, South Korea. With Apple being successful in blocking its Korean competitor’s Galaxy products in Australia and Europe, Sammy was clearly feeling wounded. The 4S launched in Korea on Friday, and Samsung has decided to turn its back on the planned lawsuit. According…
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The iPhone 4S launched in South Korea this past Friday to the delight of the country’s Apple fans, but according to The Chosunilbo, Samsung very nearly threw a wrench into it. Samsung and Apple have been locked in a ongoing patent war in jurisdictions the world over, but Samsung has reversed their previous decision to block iPhone 4S sales in South Korea.
Company brass apparently debated filing an injunction against iPhone 4S sales until the eleventh hour before ultimately deciding to back down.
“We concluded that we should engage in legal battles with Apple only in the global market, but not in order to gain more market share in Korea,” an unnamed Samsung executive said.
It’s certainly good news for Apple, considering that Samsung was previously considering an aggressive defense of their patent portfolio back in September. At the time, a Samsung representative said that just as soon as the new iPhone arrives in South Korea, “Samsung plans to take Apple to court here for its violation of Samsung’s wireless technology related patents.”
So why the sudden about-face? Apparently, their hard-line stance against the iPhone 4S could make for a few PR issues. Even with all of Samsung’s clout in South Korea’s consumer electronics market, Apple fans wouldn’t take kindly to being deprived of their new iPhones. Samsung would be seen as throwing their considerable weight around to subdue competition, which is an image Samsung certainly wants to avoid at this point.
While the South Korean front seems to have grown a bit calmer, Apple and Samsung’s patent conflicts continue to escalate abroad. Samsung sought an injunction against Apple’s 3G products in Germany on Friday, while Apple was recently compelled to reveal the details of their Australian carrier agreements.
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The Department of Justice antitrust division is ready to meet AT&T head-on in court to stop it’s proposed takeover of T-Mobile USA according to United States Attorney General Eric Holder. Sitting before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, AG Holder (who has recused himself from the matter) said: “The Justice Department does not file matters… Read more
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Because get-rich-quick schemes have officially hit rock bottom, a man from Northern Ireland was recently arrested after his doodoo-into-gold experiments set his apartment block on fire. Smooth move, Rumpelshitskin.
It is thought that as part of the bizarre experiment Moran left his faeces, along with other waste products such as fertiliser, on a heater.
In his ruling Judge McFarland told Moran: “Rather bizarrely you were attempting to make gold from human faeces and waste products.
“It was an interesting experiment to fulfil the alchemist’s dream, but wasn’t going to succeed.”
Moran’s barrister mentioned that his client was a man of ‘considerable intellectual ability’ but that he had problems battling drug abuse.
Ah yes, the ol “considerable intellectual ability” and battling drug abuse combo. That’s a rough one, folks. Just imagine: one day you’re being all smart and solving equations and the next YOU’RE HEATING YOUR OWN SHIT UP ON THE STOVE TRYING TO MAKE GOLD. That’s the same stove you use for Ramen! Drugs are bad, folks. “Um, GW — what’s in the pot?” Would you believe me if I said gumbo?
Man jailed after trying to turn faeces into gold [yahoonews]
Thanks to Sean, who’s smart enough to know you can’t turn your own doodoo into gold, you have to use somebody else’s! View full post on Geekologie – Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome