British court ask Apple to pay all litigation costs in Samsung

England and Wales litigation court ordered apple payment and Samsung patent litigation cases, Samsung’s all legal costs.

Before Apple requires one pair of Samsung's apology letter published in the official website of the British. Apple surface apology the insinuations Samsung, but hidden in the letter. After that, the court again asked Apple to republish apology. The Apple changed the proportion of the page, so that people are noticing the existence of the letter.

The difference is that with the U.S. District Court of England and Wales of the provisions, the losing party must pay all the legal costs of the winning side.

Retina edition iPad mini or next summer ppi will advent of as high as 326

iPad mini market recognition, global sales soared, enough to see the love of consumers for the 7-inch iPad. Recently, a message came from Asia: with Retina screen of the upcoming iPad mini.It is reported that the iPad the mini the use of up to 2048 × 1536 pixels resolution 7-inch LCD panel has delivered Apple parts suppliers in Taiwan and AU Optronics production.

If the news is to come true, iPad mini will have and the iPad 3, iPad Retina screen of the same resolution, due to the screen size of the iPad mini is just 7.9 inches, so relative to the 9.7-inch iPad, iPad mini will get more the high number of screen pixels, and this figure will be as high as 326 (ppi = 326), this result will be fairly and iPhone 5. To know the iPad screen the ppi only a 264.

From the current situation seems, iPad mini criticism is the piece 7.9 inches resolution is only 1024 × 768 pixel screen, ppi only 163 screens it looks pixels grainy very obvious. Apple has the iPad 4 and iPhone 5 two mobile devices to support Retina screen, the technology is not a problem, and their ultra-high resolution and ultra-clear screen will lead to more people desire to buy iPad mini will be launched with Retina screen the version seems not impossible.

Apple's new iPad review

Apple is one new iPad with milestone significance level of the tablet PC, it takes a few months before we meet with formal, but for those who love apple products for fruit powder can also be called is big the good news. These machines have beyond digital TV hd screens, perfect system can also give users bring good user experience. Has the interest friend might as well to pay attention to.

Appearance, brand-new Apple iPad front is equipped with a 9.7-inch retina screen, a staggering 2048 × 1536 pixels resolution, there are as many as 3.1 million pixels wide gamut. Camera, compared to the previous generation has greatly improved, with a 5 megapixel camera. And support 1080p camera.

Hardware configuration, equipped with a the one A5X dual-core processor has a quad-core processing power and graphics chips. Systems using the iOS 5.1.1 operating system, and the dictation features built Siri voice assistant, support 802.11a/b/g/n wireless protocols, built-in GPS navigation system. Can say that this product is the heritage of previous generations of products, of course, more details on the upgrade, with excellent handling experience and durable screen. Reason why Apple products selling one of the reasons for its appearance, a lot of people buy products on the appearance of design attaches great importance, therefore, a good product will not only have a good system experience, the appearance of the design is very important !

iPad mini is the savior

Apple's next-generation iPhone 5 scheduled release, A6 processor, 4.0-inch screen, 800-megapixel, mini-base interface, all as rumors said, even the two-color mix and match the back cover colors are guessedApple iPhone has been no mystery, Is Steve Jobs gone, Apple has lost the power of innovation? If the analysis that, iPhone innovation is expected, Apple may be able to iPad mini who brought us new surprises.

The small size of the Tablet PC has been welcomed by more and more users, Google Nexus 7 Amazon Kindle Fire have achieved success in this field, as between 10-inch tablet computers and smartphone products, 7inch Tablet PC level has its own unique market positioning, lower prices at the same time also quite ordinary users are willing to pay, but Apple rumors iPad mini but has not appeared before the message is correct, then Apple williPad mini tablet PC launched in the next month, this product will allow Apple to create a new miracle, Apple's stock even also rise further.

    Analysts believe that Cook compared to Steve Jobs in terms of product innovation is indeed missing something, we thought Apple will give us a people excited two products for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s but the iPhone 5 seems nothing new, just an ordinary mobile phone only, or we can be considered to increase the version of the iPhone 4s this change not what people expected, Apple's spirit needle dying it? One just want to make money without considering innovative company and can not seem to go far, but maybe we expect from Apple asking for too much, an apple or bring us a lot of things, just the user becomes more and more greedy, we want Apple to everything we want, we believe Apple is omnipotent.

    After the debut of the iPhone 5 bland sights iPad mini, and some even think the iPad mini is the savior, this product is responsible for Apple's move on the mission, a can allow people to plug in their pockets Apple Tablet PC to be born, However, because of the confidentiality of Apple's official message about iPad mini, we also can only be obtained from the rumored, I hope Apple launch iPad mini faster, because is not much time left for the Apple .

The new iPad improvements: Sharp IGZO panel +9 pin Dock

Previously there have been a lot of news transformation, Apple will have released new iPad and launched an improved version of the corresponding aircraft may take Sharp's IGZO panel, and with smaller Dock Interface.

Foreign research firm DisplaySearch, Apple has postponed the release date of the iPad mini to 10 months, because with debut new improved version of the iPad, Apple intends for the aircraft to put on the new LED backlight (reduce consumption electricity), while improving the body heat and weight and so on.

Apple believes that the new iPad put Sharp IGZO panel, its body weight will be lighter, while increasing its internal space, so they can be to replace it with a capacity for greater battery message also said the the machine improved internal parts compared to the current version, it will reduce the battery life and performance will improve.

Apple spend so much energy and financial resources to launch a new improved version of the iPad worth it? Why not just launch iPad 4 insiders said that, it can be seen on the naming of the new iPad? For this question, the machine may like MacBook or iMac, not every year for a generation, so Apple is not next year will release iPad 4.

Rumor: 'iPad mini' manufacture to hit 4M units per month in September ahead of October launch

Although details on Apple much-rumored smaller iPad are scarce, fresh rumors say supply volume of the device are estimated to reach four million units per month beginning in September, giving the company enough time to prepare for the lucrative holiday season.

According to inside sources from the sometimes-reliable DigiTimes, Apple's suppliers are gearing up for a manufacturing blitz expected to start in September which will ramp-up production to four million units per month.

The same sources say the tablet will launch in October with a screen resolution similar to that of the iPad 2.

Insiders have also reported that the supply chain has been producing small batches of the smaller iPad since June, with a monthly unit yield in the hundreds of thousands. It was reported in July that Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn was taking on "summer hires" in preparation of large orders for the tablet.

Speculation abounds as to what the device might look like, and mockups based on supposed parts leaks show the tablet could be as thin as the current iPod touch and may take on the small multimedia player's look with a thinner bezel in portrait orientation.

The rumors are in line with previous analyst estimates that point to a debut sometime after the anticipated next-generation iPhone launches this fall. Apple is widely expected to unveil the handset at an as-yet-unannounced special event on Sept. 12.

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ASUS’s Tablet PC Ranks No.4 in Global Market Share

ASUSTek Computer Inc. (Asus), a Taiwanese multinational computer hardware and electronics company, saw tablet shipments in the second quarter shoot up 26.2% quarter on quarter (QoQ) to 688,000 units, with market share up from 2.7% to 2.8%, ranking 4th globally, said IHS, an U.S-based market information provider.

Driven by new iPad, Apple Inc. shipped 17 million tablets during the second quarter, up 44.1% QoQ, with global market share rising to 69.6%, a new five-quarter high lead all tablet makers. Samsung Group was second after shipping 2.3 million tablets for a 9.2% market share, followed by Amazon.com, Inc. and Asus, with 4.2% and 2.8%, respectively.

A market source indicated that benefiting from the release of Nexus 7, a tablet jointly developed by Asus and Google, Asus may surpass Samsung in global market share of tablets in the third quarter.

However, an industrial analyst pointed out that Nexus 7 will not likely challenge iPad, or “Surface”, a tablet developed by Microsoft to be launched this autumn.

Nexus 7 is set to be sold before Apple’s iPad Mini and Amazon’s Kindle Fire 2, with an estimated two-million shipped in the third quarter, said a market source; so Asus is expected to adjust annual shipment goal from three to five million units.

Generally the global tablet market performed decently in the second quarter, with shipments growing from 20.3 million units in the first quarter to 24.4 million units, according to statistics from IHS.
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GeekBuying Reviews

Who is GeekBuying?
It may be the first time that you hear about GeekBuying, and you want to know some reviews on this website. Or you may have found some information about it online. Yes, GeekBuying is a new website which was created in May 2012. Who am I? Why I can give some reviews on it? My name is Justin, and I live in Shenzhen, China, where many online electronic manufacturers from China locate in. GeekBuying is a great online electronics store includes 14 main categories: Apple accessories, cell phones & accessories, tablet PCs & accessories, electronics, computers & networking, security system, car accessories, home & office, health & beauty, watches & Jewelry, toys & hobbies, sports & outdoors, video games and warehouse.

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Thanks to Apple products, many Apple accessories come out. And creative Apple accessories can make the Apple products be more unique, such as creative cases for iPhone, iPad, MacBook. It is very easy to choose an Apple products, because you only need to choose from black and white. Thanks to the large numbers of cases, your iPhone or iPad has many different appearance, but due to many choices, it is very difficult to choose the best case. So, come to GeekBuying, you can find many different choices in this store. It is very easy to find items in this website. You just need to put in what you want to find in the search column, then you can get what you want.

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Nowadays, smartphone is the trend in cell phone market, such as Android phones, iPhone, and Windows phones. If you want to buy a newest China Android phone or Windows phone, Geekbuying is your good choice. It provides unlocked Android phones and Windows phones with low price, high quality and fast free shipping worldwide. Except for smartphones, it also offers other cheap touch screen cell phones, which are low price and high quality. Moreover, it also has many cell phones for seniors and kids. If you still find Qwerty keyboard cell phones like BlackBerry, you are in the right place. Low price and find appearance qwerty keyboard cell phones are hot sale on GeekBuying. Now, let’s move our eyes to watch cell phones. Watch cell phones are made in China, so you’d better buy it from China manufacturers. GeekBuying is one of the China manufacturers, which offers low-price and high-quality watch cell phones.

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We have entered a electronic era, and we can not live without electronics. Do you agree with me? When to listen music, you need a music player and a headphone. When to hold a meeting, you need a microphone. When to take photos, you need a camera. You see, we need electronics in home and office, so you need a good place to buy cheap electronics, because you can save more money.

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Can you live without a computer? I believe most of us will answer no. At home, you need a computer to make entertainments, and in office, you need a computer to work. At GeekBuying, you can buy laptops, USB flash drives, keyboards, mice and webcams. No matter electronics for home or office, you can find them in GeekBuying. 

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Apple iPad Now Has Close to 70 Percent Share of Tablet Market

Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is still the leading tablet computer manufacturer in the industry, with a commanding 68.2 percent market share at the end of the second quarter of 2012.

According to IDC’s report, Apple was as dominant as ever in the June-ending second quarter, where it was the only manufacturer with a double-digit market share.

A total of 17 million tablets were shipped by the company based in Cupertino, Calif. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. was second place with a market share of 9.6 percent, or 2.4 million tablets shipped in Q2 2012.

Also among the top tablet makers in IDC’s report were Kindle Fire manufacturer Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) at third with 5 percent, Asustek Computer Inc. (2357:TT) at fourth with 3.4 percent and Acer Inc. (2353:TT) rounding up the Top 5 with a 1.5 percent share of the market.
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The total number of tablets shipped in Q2 2012 was estimated by IDC at around 25 million, a growth of 66.2 percent year-on-year. Mobile Connected Devices research director Thomas Mainelli opined that Apple remained dominant in the June-ending quarter because of the success of its new iPad launch in March, and continues to grow thanks to the support of the educational sector and other vertical markets.

The second half of 2012 may see new competitors such as Google, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) enter the rankings with the Nexus 7 and Surface tablets respectively. IDC also claimed that the sheer number of tablet options may not be good for the competition.

This was expressed by IDC Vice President for Clients and Displays Robert O’Donnell, who believes consumers may opt for Apple due to their familiarity with the iPad and possible confusion between Google and Amazon versions of the Android operating system.

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Apple extends gains in surging tablet market: Survey

Apple extended its dominance in the sizzling tablet computer market in the second quarter of 2012, with the iPad grabbing 68 percent of global sales, a survey showed Thursday.

The preliminary report by IDC showed global tablet sales of 25 million up 33.6 percent from the first quarter and 66.1 percent year-over-year.

Apple got a boost from the March release of its newest version of the iPad, and sold 17 million tablets in the second quarter.

Samsung jumped into second place with sales of nearly 2.4 million, up 117 percent from a year earlier.

"Apple built upon its strong March iPad launch and ended the quarter with its best-ever shipment total for the iPad, outrunning even the impressive shipment record it set in the fourth quarter of last year," said Tom Mainelli, an IDC analyst.

"The vast majority of consumers continue to favor the iPad over competitors."

Demand is increasingly strong in sectors such as education, said Mainelli.

"While iPad shipment totals are beginning to slow a bit in mature markets where the device saw early traction, growth in other regions is clearly more than making up the difference," he added.

Amazon rebounded from a sluggish first quarter to sell 1.2 million of its Kindle Fire, which was launched late last year and is sold only in the United States.

Asus was fourth with 855,000 tablets sold, a jump of 115 percent from a year earlier.

The data do not include the Google-Asus co-branded Nexus 7, which was launched in July.

IDC said it expects competition in the tablet market to continue to heat up in the second half of 2012 with new product launches from Amazon, probably Apple, and an influx of Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows RT-based tablets.

"If anything, there's a real risk that people will have too many options from which to choose this holiday season," said Bob O'Donnell of IDC.

"Consumers baffled by the differences between Amazon and Google versions of Android, or Windows 8 and Windows RT, may well default to market leader Apple. Or they may simply choose to remain on the sideline for another cycle."

Many analysts believe Apple will launch a smaller version of its iPad later this year, and that Amazon will release an upgraded Kindle Fire. Microsoft is set to release its Surface tablet in late October.

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Everything you need to know about Apple vs Samsung

The big Apple-Samsung patent trial begins in the US today. What are the arguments, what's at stake, who's likely to win, and where will this leave the mobile industry as a whole?

It feels like mobile giants Apple and Samsung have been suing each other since the dawn of time, but the really big patent trial between the companies - the US trial debating whether Samsung copied the design patents of the iPhone and iPad - begins in California today.

We've summarised each side's arguments below, and have attempted to explain what Apple and Samsung stand to win or lose in this titanic legal battle, how likely each outcome is, and the likely effect on the tablet and smartphone markets. Not to mention the technology industry, and its heavy reliance on vigorous patent enforcement, as a whole.

What's this patent trial all about, then?

Design patents on mobile technology products, basically. Apple reckons Samsung copied its designs for the iPhone and iPad, then got rich off the resulting products. Or richer. It wasn't a pauper to start with.

Sounds like a pretty straightforward case. If they've got the patents, it's open and shut.

Ha! Good one. New to patent law, are you?

Variants on this basic argument, and extensions and offshoots of it, have been whirling around the world's courts for years, with different judges reaching often-contradictory verdicts in different territories. In the UK, for instance, Apple was ordered to take out expensive adverts admitting that Samsung didn't copy the iPad, although this was later overturned, whereas German courts have banned the EU sale of Samsung Galaxy Tabs, on the basis that they infringe Apple design patents. Riddle me that one, if you can.

Patents tend to be very complicated, often vague and horribly subjective. One thing they're not is 'open and shut'.

Okay, so it's going to be thrillingly complex. Baffle me with some legal arguments. Let's start with Apple's position.

Apple reckons Samsung took rather heavy-handed (or light-fingered) 'inspiration' from the design of the iPhone and iPad, and then made billions of dollars selling derivative products (and cost Apple hundreds of millions in lost sales).

Apple's brief for the trial has some great snippets about innovation. The Wall Street Journal has more of these, but here are some highlights:

"Samsung cannot change the central fact that its products are strikingly similar to Apple's patented designs. Nor can it change the novelty and extraordinary success of Apple's designs. Samsung will instead attempt to confuse the issues with a hodgepodge of defenses based on incorrect legal standards. Samsung's defenses will fail."

"Samsung's documents show that the similarity of Samsung's products is no accident or, as Samsung would have it, a 'natural evolution'. Rather, it results from Samsung's deliberate plan to free-ride on the iPhone's and iPad's extraordinary success by copying their iconic designs and intuitive user interface."

Presumably Samsung sees things differently.

Yes. Samsung contends that it got there first with a lot of the basic technologies used in today's smartphones, that it has relevant patents of its own, and that Apple has a history of commercialising other companies' innovations rather than coming up with its own. Here are some excerpts from the Samsung brief:

"Apple, which sold its first iPhone nearly twenty years after Samsung started developing mobile phone technology, could not have sold a single iPhone without the benefit of Samsung's patented technology."

"Apple seeks to exclude Samsung from the market, based on its complaints that Samsung has used the very same public domain design concepts that Apple borrowed from other competitors, including Sony, to develop the iPhone. Apple's own internal documents show this."

"Apple has admitted in internal documents that its strength is not in developing new technologies first, but in successfully commercialising them Also contrary to Apple's accusations, Samsung does not need or want to copy; rather, it strives to best the competition by developing multiple, unique products. Samsung internal documents from 2006, well before the iPhone was announced, show rectangular phones with rounded corners, large displays, flat front faces, and graphic interfaces with icons with grid layouts."

I'm torn. What evidence has Apple got to support its claims?

Apple has put forward a document (which has been published by AppleInsider) that illustrates Samsung smartphones before and after the iPhone launch in 2007. Of course the company has selected the most visually helpful models, but there's an undeniable 'non-iPhoney'/'iPhoney' contrast between the before and after pictures.

More specifically, Apple has listed the patents it reckons Samsung has infringed, and a per-unit royalty fee it believes would be appropriate. Quoting from the excellent site FOSS Patents:

"These are the per-unit royalties that Apple calculated for its different intellectual property rights-in-suit:

US$2.02 for the 'overscroll bounce' (or 'rubber-banding') '318 patent

US$3.10 for the 'scrolling API' '915 patent

US$2.02 for the 'tap to zoom and navigate' '163 patent

US$24 for use of any of Apple's design patents or trade dress rights

Apple bases these demands on studies according to which the features and techniques covered by those patents drive demand. For example, a 'conjoint survey' conducted by one of Apple's experts 'shows that Samsung's customers are willing to pay between US$90 and US$100 above the base price of a US$199 smartphone and a US$499 tablet, respectively, to obtain the patented features covered by Apple's utility patents'."

US$2 doesn't sound unreasonable. What would the total cost be if Samsung lost (and the judge went with Apple's numbers)?

A cool US$2.525 billion. Sorry but it's impossible to write US$2.525 billion without putting 'cool' in front of it.

Ouch. Does Samsung have any patents of its own to wield? You said both sides had recorded victories.

Samsung's got a few, yes. Its counterclaims have listed some examples of what we call SEPs, or standard-essential patents, which could relate to antitrust issues. In the same FOSS article we linked to above, you can read Apple's slightly amusing pronouncements on that subject: "To The Extent That Samsung Is Entitled To Any Remedy, its FRAND Damages Cannot Exceed US$0.0049 Per Unit for Each Infringed Patent."

You'll notice that half a cent per unit per SEP is rather lower than the figures Apple gives for its own patents, but there are complications; as FOSS puts it: "Samsung's SEPs cover a part of the functionality of the baseband chip. And such baseband chips sell in the US$10-per-unit range. That's a completely different value proposition than the entire market value of an iPhone or iPad, but that's the way it is."

I see. But if you forget money for a second...

I'll try.

What other effects should we expect if Apple wins big?

Nobody's sure, I'm afraid. But it will establish a pretty strong precedent for future patent enforcement in the biggest single technology market: the US. Other makers of non-iOS smartphones, not to mention anyone who's got a tablet that looks like - but isn't - an iPad, can expect their lawsuits with Apple to get that much tougher.

To return to the money issue, it might be worth pointing out that Samsung had revenues of almost US$250bn in 2011, so even Apple's dream compensation figure wouldn't bankrupt the company overnight. It would probably hurt, though.

Could the mobile market as a whole benefit from an Apple victory?

Longer-term, it's conceivable - if a little unlikely - that a win in a context as significant as this could nudge the entire market in a new direction. Up until now, let's face it, even if they aren't truly copying the iPad, rival tablet makers are at the very least using it as a rough template. A thumping Apple win could encourage more innovation.

The iPad created a brand-new market - it would be nice if another company came along and produced something with the potential to take sales off the iPad without emulating it. As Tim Cook put it recently, "It is important for Apple not to be the developer for the world. We just want other people to invent their own stuff."

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