Apple gets reduced damages in the mega trial vs. Samsung

Samsung got a reduction on the $1.05 billion of damages it was ordered to pay Apple last year. Judge Lucy Koh, who presided over the mega trial ordered a reevaluation of $450.5 million of the initial damages awarded to Apple to take place in a new trial with a different jury. The new trial will involve 14 Samsung devices whose per-product damages from the first trial...

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Apple vs Samsung lawsuit settlement halved, judge orders new trial

Apple vs Samsung: EX2 Plus Alpha The Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit settlement that had Samsung paying more than $1 billion for patent infringement has been halved by the case's federal judge today. The reason for the reduced settlement is that the August jury awarded damages improperly and excessively for the Samsung devices that infringed upon Apple's patents,...

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Armed with a minivan, Japanese mobile carrier takes steps towards 5G

We're imagining a van stalking behind you to provide coverage As more and more users adopt cell phones and smartphones using 4G networks, the bandwith is becoming more and more clogged. Anticipating the next leap in network coverage, Japan's NTT DoCoMo mobile operator teamed with the Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT) to conduct the first 10Gbps wireless...

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Taxi fares to flight info: JetBlue offers its ideas for Google Glass

Google Glass could hypothetically display flight status It's easy to imagine using Google Glass for hands-free directions, phone calls, video recording and more, but JetBlue took it one step further in a Google+ post this week. The airline piggybacked the #ifihadglass social media campaign to remind its fans that it's the coolest airline around, publishing...

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Taxi fares to boarding info: JetBlue offers its ideas for Google Glass

Google Glass could hypothetically display flight status It's easy to imagine using Google Glass for hands-free directions, phone calls, video recording and more, but JetBlue took it one step further in a Google+ post this week. The airline piggybacked the #ifihadglass social media campaign to remind its fans that it's the coolest airline around, publishing...

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HTC One release date and price: where can you get it?

The HTC One features an aluminium body, 4.7-inch HD screen and intriguing camera tech The HTC One is set to hit the UK's streets on March 15, and networks are rushing to stake a claim on the company's new flagship Android phone. However, there's far more to the story than that: what about pre-orders? Prices? Thoughts about whether it's worth buying a phone...

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Acer is working on a quad-core Liquid S phablet

Acer had a modest showing at the MWC - the Liquid E1 was there, but it was announced a month earlier. In fact, the company didn’t announce anything new, though the president of Acer's Smartphone Business left some clues about a new device – a phablet - in an interview for the official MWC paper. The phablet is called Acer Liquid S. There are no specific specs mentioned,...

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Nokia set to make a nano-coated water resistant phone with P2i

Like Hz0 which we saw last year, P2i protects your phone on a molecular level making liquid substances bounce off the motherboard and various other internals. The advantage of this type of protection is that it doesn't involve the vacuum caps and lids, which some devices feature (the Xperia Z comes to mind) and the phone has all the usual open spots like a headphone jack,...

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Here's what we think the Apple iWatch will look like

Is this the iWatch? Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps The Apple iWatch is far from confirmed but the sheer number of rumours relating to this mythical gadget have our curiosity well and truly piqued. Since it's Friday, we pored over all the rumours, speculation and wish lists that have emerged so far and put together this 3D render to show what the device could...

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BlackBerry 10 gets its first update, brings lots of improvements

BlackBerry has just released the first update for its latest BlackBerry 10 operating system. The only available smartphone powered by the BB10 - the BlackBerry Z10 can get the update over-the-air. The 10.0.10.85 update weighs in at 150MB and boosts the smartphone performance, battery life, low-light camera capabilities, etc. Here are the Top 5 changes in the official...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 to wave goodbye to Pebble Blue?

Time to say bye bye to blue? The Pebble Blue colour option which caused various problems for the Galaxy S3 looks like it may have been given the boot for the Samsung Galaxy S4. According to SamMobile, the Galaxy S4 will launch in two colour variants: the rather uninspiring black and white with no fancy blue option in sight. Of course, even if the Galaxy...

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Why Samsung is the Cheryl Cole of MWC 2013

Samsung Galaxy Note 8: almost indistinguishable from Cheryl Cole MWC 2013 really reminded us of Girls Aloud, the pop phenomenon that's reunited for one last tour: while the girls are officially equals, Cheryl Cole is a much bigger star than all the others combined. MWC's Cheryl was Samsung. Samsung might not have turned up in a frighteningly tight corset...

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BlackBerry Z10 gets battery boost and camera enhancements in first update

More building blocks on BlackBerry's new base BlackBerry Z10 users rejoice, the first software update for your shiny new smartphone has arrived bringing with it battery and camera joy. Some have bemoaned the fact that the battery on the Z10 wasn't lasting a full day, but BlackBerry claims it has made more than 60 battery-saving improvements which will especially...

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Sony Xperia C670X to pack a 4.8in 1080p screen, Snapdragon 600?

Sony showed off the Xperia ZL and the Xperia Tablet Z at the MWC, but no unannounced models. But unannounced models are starting to pile up in the rumor mill, the latest is the Sony Xperia C670X. As a comparison, the Xperia ZL model name is the C650X, while the Xperia Z is the C660X. Recently we saw some browser info on the Sony C680X and wondered if there will be...

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Flexible phones? Not for three years, says Gorilla Glass maker

Willow Glass - bend it like Beckham Corning, the company that makes Gorilla Glass, doesn't think that phone makers will be able to take advantage of flexible screens for at least three more years. Gorilla Glass is a robust screen material already found in handsets ranging from iPhones to the Samsung Galaxy S3 and beyond. Not content with strength, Corning...

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AT&T Sony Xperia TL getting Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update

The wait is finally over for the AT&T owners of the Sony Xperia TL smartphone as the Jelly Bean update for your droids is now available. The Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean is said to have a much smoother UI and also has an extended battery mode option. The update also brings the built-in HDR camera capability and the Wi-Fi connection appears to be more stable...

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Microsoft probably to WP 8 devices to the next OS version

Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 powered smartphones will be in line for the future OS upgrades and the users of the WP 8 will not be left high and dry unlike the Windows Phone 7.x owners, who weren't able to update to Windows Phone 8. The good news for all the folks with WP8 is that the platform might be upgraded to the next major OS release in the coming future,...

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