Happy Saturday, everyone. Are you enjoying your holiday weekend so far? Hopefully you are, but if you want to take a moment to familiarize yourself with what made news this week, this is the place to be. First off, something for Apple fans – Apple’s Ive gets second knighting and a iPhone tease. For something a little more business-oriented, we have HP’s Q2 2012 earnings. And here's a symbol to how the industry is changing these days - Toshiba discontinuing netbooks in the US.
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SlashGear Weekly Wrap-Up: May 26, 2012
Microsoft wins injunction against Motorola over texting in Germany
Microsoft has won a ruling today in German regional courts against Motorola, saying that the handset maker's Android devices infringe on patents related to the handling of long text messages. Microsoft issued a celebratory statement asking Motorola to join other Android device makers in licensing the relevant patents.
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Pro-Google jury doubted Oracle all along says foreman
Oracle faced a stronger than expected challenge convincing the jury in the Android case that Google had willfully infringed Java patents, post-trial comments have revealed, with most leaning heavily toward the search company throughout the case. Despite earlier speculation that the 12-strong jury was looking negatively on Google's arguments, jury foreman Greg Thompson told Ars Technica that in fact it was a 9-3 split in Google's favor on copyright issues. There are also suggestions that Oracle's stance left some on the jury feeling the company's strategies weren't in the public's best interest.
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: May 23, 2012
Happy Wednesday, everyone. If you've come here to look for some interesting tech news on this hump day, then you're in luck because we have it in spades. First off, something for Apple fans - Apple's Ive gets second knighting and a iPhone tease. For something a little more business-oriented, we have HP's Q2 2012 earnings, with $6 billion earnings. And the other major story of the day - Diablo III sets record for fastest-selling PC game ever.
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Jury says Google doesn’t infringe on Oracle patents
In the case of Oracle versus Google, it appears that the jury's verdict is out and it's favoring Google. Reports are just coming out now from the San Francisco court room, where the jury has already been dismissed and the third phase of the trial, which would determine the damages payable to Oracle, has been canceled.
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Apple, Samsung CEOs fail to reach settlement
After two days of court-ordered talks, Apple and Samsung have failed to reach a settlement. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung were ordered to meet in San Francisco to negotiate an agreement to end their patent disputes. However, it appears that neither side would budge on their positions with Apple insisting that Samsung copied the designs of its iPhone and iPad and Samsung demanding Apple to pay royalties for using its wireless transmission technology.
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Xbox 360 could face ban in US over Motorola patents
Microsoft may have scored a victory against Motorola’s Android phones in the US, but Moto has just landed its own heavy blow. A judge has recommended that the Xbox 360 should be banned in the United States following the discovery that Microsoft has infringed on four of Motorola’s patents relating to H.264 and the use of wireless tech in controllers. Microsoft was found to infringe the patents last month, but the recommendation for the sales ban was issued on Monday.
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Kodak patent used against Apple and RIM invalid
Back in January, Kodak filed suit against Apple and RIM saying that the companies infringed on its patents. The digital imaging company filed the claim with the International Trade Commission, saying that Apple and RIM both infringe on a patent relating to the preview of images. A judge has failed to see the argument, however, saying that the patent is invalid, and that neither company violated trade laws as a result.
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HTC EVO 4G LTE shipping date now May 24
In what's quickly becoming one of the most hotly anticipated smartphones on its carrier of choice, the HTC EVO 4G LTE's release situation has just turned back to positive with a May 24th ship date on the books. The HTC EVO 4G LTE was recently the subject of an investigation / check sort of event at the US border while HTC's shipment (which also included HTC One X) units were held up on account of their supposed patent-infringing software. Since we first heard that news, HTC's newest relative of the HTC One series has been cleared - or is about to be cleared, at least, as its carrier suggests the late May shipping date as a reality for pre-order customers.
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Apple files for Samsung Tab ban in USA
The Samsung legal team is defending itself this week against a potential Apple-led ban of their Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, this just three days before court-moderated settlement talks between the two manufacturers. This motion is being filed by Apple after a partially successful appeal was won by Apple on U.S. Patent No. D504,889 which has the Galaxy Tab 10.1 infringing on the iPad enough that the court may ban (temporarily or indefinitely) the Samsung tablet from sale here in the United States. At the moment Apple has won its preliminary injunction motion so it is quite likely that Judge Lucy Koh will move forward without another hearing and will ban the tablet temporarily.
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Apple and Samsung enter mediation talks
A quick reminder in case you’re not following the various legal battles happening across the tech industry right now: everyone is suing everyone. One of the most prominent cases involves a legal tussle between Apple and Samsung, with Cupertino pointing fingers at the South Korean manufacturer, claiming that they blatantly copied various products. Now, the courts have ordered the two companies to try and settle the issue before the trial starts.
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HTC US supplies slowly restart after software tweak
Are you feeling the squeeze yet? The AT&T One X and EVO 4G LTE are facing stock shortages in the United States thanks to a block at customs ordered by the ITC back in December. HTC was found to infringe on one of Apple’s patents relating to context menus used when select phone numbers or email addresses. It hasn’t been clear exactly when the ban will be lifted, but HTC has released a statement saying that some phones have slipped through customs already.
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