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Samsung Hits Record Profit

Kevin Spak — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:11:05 CST

Samsung Electronics today reported that Q4 was its most profitable quarter ever, thanks mostly to skyrocketing smartphone sales. Samsung is projected to have shipped 35 million smartphones in the fourth quarter, after surpassing Apple in Q3 as the world's top smartphone purveyor, Reuters reports. Those sales helped fuel a $4....

Samsung Sues Apple to Block iPhone 4S Sales

Kevin Spak — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:05:27 CDT

Samsung fired another salvo in its legal war with Apple today, filing suits in Japan and Australia to try to prevent iPhone 4S sales there—on top of similar suits already filed in France and Italy. Each suit revolves around a different patent Samsung says Apple is infringing, the Wall...

Samsung Will Try to Ban iPhone 5 Sales

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:13:00 CDT

Samsung’s latest move in its epic battle with Apple : File lawsuits attempting to block the sale of the iPhone 5. A local paper cites a Samsung official who says the company will take strategic legal action against Apple as it is expected to begin selling the phone next month. "We...

To Prove It Didn't Copy iPad, Samsung Cites Kubrick Film

Kate Schwartz — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:59:39 CDT

In the ongoing patent battle waged by Samsung and Apple, score one point for Samsung—at least in terms of originality. Apple is arguing that the design of Samsung's products is too similar to that of its iPhone and iPad. Samsung, in turn, is trying to argue that it's not...

Samsung Sues to Ban iPhone, iPad Sales in US

Mark Russell — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:46:41 CDT

Apple took its lawsuit duel with Samsung to Samsung's home turf of South Korea last week, so now Samsung is stepping up its counterattack in Apple's home, filing a complaint with the International Trade Commission to stop the sale of Apple iPhones and iPads in the United States. Analysts say...

Apple Sues Samsung Again

Matt Cantor — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:38:06 CDT

Apple and Samsung continue trading lawsuits around the world: Now, Apple has filed a new patent-infringement suit in South Korea against its tablet-making rival. Apple has already filed a suit against Samsung in the US, holding that the firm’s Galaxy gadgets “slavishly” copy Apple’s own; Samsung, for its part, has...

First Tweet From Everest ... Is a Commercial

John Johnson — Fri, 06 May 2011 12:40:05 CDT

Mount Everest got 3G coverage last year , so it was only a matter of time before we started getting high-altitude tweets from the summit. The first one has arrived, reports Mashable . It comes courtesy of British climber Kenton Cool, who skips the scenic stuff and gets right to business: "Everest...

Samsung Fires Back, Sues Apple

Matt Cantor — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:55:16 CDT

After Apple launched a trademark lawsuit against Samsung, it’s the South Korean firm’s turn to sue. Samsung is suing Apple in Seoul, Tokyo, and Germany over patent violations, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Korean tech company says Apple—one of its leading buyers of chips and other tech components—...

Samsung Ripped Off iPhone, iPad: Apple Suit

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:03:12 CDT

Samsung's Galaxy smartphone bears more than a passing resemblance to the iPhone, says Apple, and Steve Jobs and Co are slapping its rival with a lawsuit that claims "slavish" and "blatant copying" on Samsung's part. In addition, the Apple lawsuit alleges the Galaxy tablet is a little too similar to...