The Apple vs. Samsung case in San Jose is really heating up right now, and after hearing Phil Schiller's piece yesterday on the evolution of the iPhone and iPad, Apple has pulled the proverbial cat out of the bag by revealing internal Samsung documents in court. Said documents are significant to the case because they offer side-by-side comparisons of the iPhone the Korean company's Galaxy S smartphone.
If you have been paying any kind of attention to the technology industry over the last week or so then you should be well aware about what is going on right now in the state of California. Two of the world’s largest technology companies, and the world's largest smartphone vendors, are involved in a legal wrangle that involves the alleged infringement of certain design patents, though which Apple is attempting to prove that they are due more than $2 billion in damages.
I'm not sure if I am the only one, but whenever I think about Apple as a company, I always assign a certain level of fairy tale type magic to them. I can't quite put my finger on why that's the case, but it probably has a lot to do with the way the company has dragged themselves from the depths of despair to become the most profitable company in existence, producing some truly remarkable and innovative products along the way. The world is extremely familiar with the iPhone, iPod and iPad as well as the flawlessly designed Mac range of computers, but what about the Apple iCar?
Love or hate the iDevice range of Apple, you cannot deny their huge influence on the mobile market in general, and many rivaling companies have sought to emulate the success of the Cupertino-based outfit.
As we head closer and closer to the months of September and October, rumors, reports, and leaks related to the next iPhone are becoming quite frequent. A few days ago, we saw purported images (and a video too) of the next iPhone with its body fully assembled, showing a smaller dock connector, a larger, more elongated display, and a metal back.
Depending on which report you happen to come across, we could be anywhere between six or ten weeks away from a possible Apple announcement regarding the technical details and visuals of the next-generation iPhone. Over the last few weeks, it has been widely reported that the new iPhone will launch during the month of October, exactly twelve months after the announcement of the iPhone 4S. However, recent speculation seems to be pointing towards a September 12th Apple media event where we could see a new model iPad as well as a couple of new iPods and the new iPhone.
As part of their ongoing desire to produce innovative and truly remarkable products which push the boundaries of an already progressing industry, Apple has filed a patent application for a cover attachment that comes with an embedded flexible display. The application has been brought to public attention by the United States Patent Application Office that published it on their website this morning, but the interesting thing about this application is that it was filed originally in August of last year, only five months after the release of the initial Smart Cover with the second-generation iPad.
We should all know by now that Apple and Samsung are locked in a trial centered around a patent infringement case that has been bubbling away for the better part of the last eighteen months. With various allegations being made from either side, the dispute is primarily focused on the alleged patent and design infringements, with Apple said to be looking for $2 billion in compensation from the Korean electronics giants. As is usually the case with trials that center around this kind of thing, nothing is ever straight forward with Samsung vehemently disputing the claims and making their own accusations aimed at Apple.
Despite Apple's incessant efforts to win an injunction banning sales of Google's Galaxy Nexus, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has rejecting the Cupertino company’s claims, and the device - manufactured by South Korean electronics giant Samsung - will continue to retail.
As is always the case a month or two prior to a new iDevice release, the next-generation iPhone is currently the talk of the tech world, with analysts, bloggers, fans and insiders speculating what Apple has up its sleeve this time around.
