Apple is hailed as the undisputed king of the smartphone and tablet market. Despite many competitors, Apple has led both markets in terms of the revenue it generates. But Samsung has overtaken everyone when it comes to the sheer volume of quarterly smart connected device shipments.
Huawei hasn’t been able to break into the list of top smartphone vendors but the company still has a substantial standing. It has been trying to gain foot in the phablet niche and it was rumored earlier that the company was preparing a Galaxy Note II rival. Now, Huawei VP has confirmed such a device.
We recently reported that after years of back-and-forth negotiations failed between Samsung and Ericsson, the latter has decided to take the legal course. Apparently, in relation to this decision, Ericsson has also filed complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission(ITC), seeking a ban on many Samsung products.
According to a new forecast, tablet shipments will exceed laptop shipments in North America during Q4, 2012.
Latest figure says, global sales of the Galaxy Note II have now exceeded 5 million units.
Samsung recently included the new iPhone 5 in its lawsuit, and now, Apple has requested the court to include six more Samsung devices to its own lawsuit.
After nearly two years of patent battles, Apple finally reached a settlement with HTC recently, including a patent licensing deal. Samsung is now legally persuading Apple to reveal the details of the deal. The licensing terms in this deal can persuade the courts to remove a sales ban on Samsung’s products.
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has ordered Apple to pay the legal fees of Samsung incurred by the latter in the iPad patent infringement lawsuit filed in UK. The order came after Apple disobeyed the court by postinga ‘false and misleading’ apology notice in its UK website.