Thursday, August 16, 2012

Apple : Judge tells Apple and Samsung to make nice

Apple : Judge tells Apple and Samsung to make nice

Judge tells Apple and Samsung to make nice

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Judge tells Apple and Samsung to make nice

The judge presiding over the Apple vs Samsung tech trial of the century has advised the two giants to consider settling their differences.

Judge Lucy Koh said the bitter rivals should discuss a settlement over the phone "at least once" this weekend, before the case reaches the jury next week.

"It's time for peace," said the judge during the case in San Jose, California, who added that she could see "risks here for both sides," if the case comes down to a jury.

The quest for peace

Both Apple and Samsung are requesting damages and/or sales bans of the other company's mobile tech amid complex claims that they infringed on each other's intellectual property/

The plea from Koh is the second of its kind. Apple and Samsung attempted to work out their differences in a court-arranged meeting between the two CEOs in May, before the case began last month.

That meeting solved nothing and with the trial approaching a conclusion, Judge Lucy Ko wants to examine the possibility of finding a peaceful and amicable solution one last time.

Trial latest: Samsung says it was designing tablets before iPad

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Trial latest: Samsung says it was designing tablets before iPad

Samsung was discussing design plans for the Galaxy Tab tablets months before Apple launched the iPad and so couldn't have copied it, a court has heard.

Giving testimony through an interpretor during the Apple vs Samsung trial in Californa, chief designer Jin Soo Kim presented an internal email thread and sketch of a prospective design for the Galaxy Tab.

The email thread is dated days before Cupertino revealed the first generation iPad in January 2010, so Samsung hopes to prove it couldn't have copied the iPad because it wasn't yet in the public realm.

Kim himself says his work on the slate that would become the Galaxy Tab started in October 2009, a full three months before Apple came along with the iPad.

A bit sketch-y

The sketch features a flat glass panel, just like the iPad and the disputed rectangular design, which prompted Apple to file multiple patent infringement suits around the world.

Kim argued that the flat glass was an obvious choice due to the difficulty of manufacturing rounded glass and the potential difficulties that would cause for consumers.

He also added that the disputed bezel surrounding the screen "acts like a bumper on a car, it is to protect the device, so really it's for the user," so had to be featured on the tablet.

The trial continues.

Apple talks iPhone 5 LTE with Korean carriers

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Apple talks iPhone 5 LTE with Korean carriers

We've heard reports of Apple's iPhone 5 being compatible with 4G LTE networks before, but new information out of Korea points to the expected feature being a reality.

According to the Korea Times, two of Korea's biggest mobile providers are currently negotiating with Apple for the iPhone 5 to be compatible with the country's 4G LTE network.

Anonymous officials from SK Telecom and KT revealed the negotiations, and hope to come to an agreement with Apple very soon.

An executive with KT is quoted by the Korea Times saying, "KT is in negotiation with Apple to persuade the latter to support KT's 1.8-gigahertz frequency in Korea for the upcoming iPhone."

Apple including 4G LTE support in Korea isn't a given, as almost every country uses a different LTE frequency, meaning Apple must include different modems in iPhones around the world.

8 million strong, and growing

Korea currently boasts more than 8 million 4G subscribers across all of its carriers, and that number is expected to double by the end of the year.

SK Telecom is the leading service with some 4 million subscribers to its LTE network, while second place KT is home to nearly 1.5 million.

An SK Telecom executive told the Korea Times, "If Apple's upcoming iPhone again fails to support LTE bandwidths, then this would be a very disappointing scenario as LTE is everywhere in Korea."

The new iPad doesn't support 4G LTE in Korea, but it seems like it would be wise for Apple to include that support with the iPhone 5 based on the size of the market.

The latest rumors point to the iPhone 5 unveiling on September 12, so we won't have much longer to wait to find out just what Apple has planned.
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