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Apple, Samsung CEOs fail to reach settlement

Rue Liu, May 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

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. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: May 23, 2012

Chris Burns, May 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

This morning it's time to get serious about the Facebook IPO - litigation serious. Next you'll find that there's a bit of a block when it comes to running Siri on your IBM networks if you happen to be hanging out there. For you science lovers, have a peek at how scientists are currently working with cryptozoologists to decipher cryptic species across the earth - they might be finding bigfoot! Read The Full Story

Sony and Samsung enforcing minimum pricing on TVs

Ben Kersey, May 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Cheap televisions may be great for the consumer, but it seems like some companies are fed up of the low prices. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony and Samsung have both begun to set minimum pricing on their TVs to protect profit margins. Retailers will be prevented from offering the TVs below the prices that the companies have set in an effort to avoid steep discounts. Read The Full Story

Samsung releases Galaxy Note ICS source code

Ben Kersey, May 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

The Galaxy Note is a contentious device among tech reviewers, but it seems to have found a happy audience across the world despite its size. Samsung began rolling out an Ice Cream Sandwich update across Europe and Asia not too long ago, and now the South Korean company has released the ICS source code for the device. That means enterprising hackers and developers will be able to create custom ROMs and kernels for the phablet. Read The Full Story

Revised Galaxy Note 10.1 includes S-Pen slot

Ben Kersey, May 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

It’s been a bit touch and go with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1. First shown off at MWC 2012 with a dual-core processor underneath the chassis, the tablet has yet to see the light of day. Rumors indicated that Samsung held off on the tablet to include a quad-core CPU, something they quickly denied. New info about the tablet has emerged from Tablet Community, with Samsung tweaking the design to accommodate the included S-Pen. Read The Full Story

Samsung Chromebox pricing and specs leak

Rue Liu, May 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Pricing and other specs have leaked on Samsung's Chromebox, which the company has remained quiet on since its debut back at CES. The mini desktop computer running Google's Chrome OS is set to come out sometime this year and now thanks to TigerDirect's product listing, we know that the Chromebox will be priced at $330. Read The Full Story

Galaxy S III pre-ordered by “thousands”

Ben Kersey, May 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Last week it was revealed that various carriers across the world has placed pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S III to the tune of 9 million units. How about actual customers? We still don’t have any solid numbers, but Samsung and the Carphone Warehouse have put out a release saying that “thousands” have pre-ordered the phone in the UK, and that the numbers have “surpassed expectations.” Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S III US pre-orders start (but you should probably wait)

Chris Davies, May 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung's Galaxy S III has shown up for sale in the US with an estimated release date of early June, though it won't be bringing a slice of LTE pleasure to the lives of early-adopters. The new smartphone is already being listed - in international, HSPA+ form - online in both blue and white, expected to ship on June 1 2012. However, most in the US would probably be better off waiting for the official US variants. Read The Full Story

HTC Tizen device in the works for 2012

Chris Burns, May 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

There's a new bit of Samsung / Intel software in the house called Tizen made for the mobile market, and this week we're hearing that HTC is one of several hot off the blocks to release a smartphone with the system embedded. This news comes after Samsung showed off a very early version of some hardware running the first Tizen for a developer conference that took place the same week as this spring's CTIA 2012. With both Samsung and HTC on lock for a device with this software onboard, we're looking for what'll very possibly be a large release - relatively speaking, of course. Read The Full Story

Apple and Samsung enter mediation talks

Ben Kersey, May 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

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. Read The Full Story

Samsung and Vlingo blocking unofficial S-Voice use

Ben Kersey, May 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung Galaxy S IIIs are already out there in the wild even though the phone doesn’t official hit retail channels until May 29th. The exclusive Flipboard APK was ripped from the phone pretty quickly, and over the weekend Samsung’s personal voice assistant, S-Voice, was also uploaded for anyone with an Android phone running Ice Cream Sandwich to enjoy. Samsung doesn’t seem to be amused by such shenanigans, and has blocked users from accessing the feature. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Samsung Focus 2 Review

Michael Crider, May 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

AT&T has no shortage of value-priced phones, and just lately, a pretty good selection of 4G LTE devices as well. But the two haven’t crossed over much yet, and the ranks of Windows Phone 7 devices are a little slim as well. Happily, all three of these categories can add the Samsung Focus 2, which goes on sale starting today for $49.99 with a two-year contract. Is it worth your hard-earned greenbacks? Let’s find out.

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