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Samsung is releasing an alternative to its original Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 in Germany, after the line of tablets was banned from being sold in the country as a result of a long legal battle with Apple. Dubbed the Galaxy Tab 7.0N Plus, it has a redesign to reflect what Apple and the court considers…
You might recall our report on the Steve Jobs collectible action figure set to hit shelves in February for $99. I called it “just plain creepy” and Apple doesn’t like it much either. Those Cupertino-based rebels reportedly threatened to sue Icons, the Chinese company behind the doll, if it goes on sale. According to Apple,…
In an attempt to rectify issues with Argentina’s economy, the South American country placed a temporary ban on imports of foreign-made electronics. Two of the most well-known of those electronics are the iPhone and BlackBerry devices. Apple and RIM collectively account for 60 percent of Argentina’s smartphone market, so the ban is going to have…
RIM recently had to change the name of their upcoming platform update from BBX to BB10 due to a preexisting trademark, but it looks like one of BlackBerry’s more well-established features may be coming under similar fire. BBM Canada is a non-profit business intelligence company that has been around since 1944 gathering TV and radio…
Hasbro doesn’t like how Asus is calling its brand-new Transformer Prime tablet. The toy maker has a trademark for the “Transformers Prime” brand and think what the Taiwanese company is doing is illegal. Hence they’re suing them in a federal district court. From what we’ve heard, Hasbro holds the mentioned trademark for toys, board games,…
The International Trade Commission said Motorola was infringing on one smartphone patent Microsoft was suing it for but the preliminary decision didn’t find violations in six other patents Microsoft had issue with. The patent in question involved syncing of calendars across devices and the ruling may give Microsoft more leverage in signing a licensing agreement.…
The U.S. Justice Department is probing Verizon Wireless after it made deals with Comcast and Cox Communications that will contribute to Verizon’s cable and wireless services. The Justice Department is stepping in to determine whether these new deals put too much cable and wireless power in the hands of Verizon while preventing competition from getting…
Well, what do we have here? It looks like Apple has successfully banned the import of select HTC devices in the US, effective April 19th, 2012. The decision has been delayed twice at this point, and today the International Trade Commission has sided with Apple. The HTC devices that are to be banned are only…
Another day, another lawsuit filed over Android. British Telecommunications is suing Google over its popular mobile operating system, which seems to be the trend nowadays. Whether or not the newly acquired Motorola Mobility will be able to aid Google in the lawsuit with its patent portfolio is still in question, but it does come at…
The National Transportation Safety Board is proposing a strict ban on any type of cell phone use while driving and this may make it illegal to use your cell phone while operating a vehicle. Car crashes related to distraction were the cause of death for over 3,000 people in the United States this year, and…