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iPhone 4 regains 'world's thinnest smartphone' title from Samsung

iPhone 4 still 'world's thinnest smartphone'

NEWS Expands skirmish to UK
Apple has regained the right to crown its iPhone 4 the "worlds thinnest smartphone" after the Advertising Standards Authority ruled its thickest point was thinner than that of the Galaxy S II's thickest.  The iPhone 4 measures 9.3mm thick, whilst Samsung's …
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  • Amazon is corporate bully, according to Kindle case maker

    Amazon is corporate bully, according to Kindle case maker

    Claim in lawsuit 28 December 2011 10:58 GMT

    Kindle case manufacturer M-Edge has filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com, claiming that the online retail giant threatened to unlawfully "de-list" its products and attempted to change the terms on a three-year contract signed in 2009 through a campaign...

  • BT hits at the heart of Google, sues for widespread infringement. Android, Phones, Operating Systems, Lawsuits, BT 0

    BT hits at the heart of Google, sues for widespread infringement

    Latest to put the boot in 19 December 2011 7:53 GMT

    British Telecom (BT) has filed a lawsuit against Google, which states the online information giant is infringing six of BT's patents; something that spans right across Google's portfolio, including Google Search, AdSense, Google+, Google Docs,Google...

  • Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 does infringe iPad patents in US

    Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 does infringe iPad patents in US

    UPDATED: Samsung lawyer slips up 14 October 2011 9:52 GMT

    As Apple successfully launches its iPhone 4S phone today, it is also celebrating in US courts as a judge has ruled that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 does infringe on some of Apple's iPad patents. However, no injunction has been ordered as yet, and there...

  • Samsung fights back - counter sues Apple in Australia

    Samsung fights back - counter sues Apple in Australia

    Return of the Mac 19 September 2011 10:17 GMT

    Like two boys squabbling in the playground, tech giants Apple and Samsung seem to refuse to drop it, with the Korean manufacturer now counter suing on patent infringement in Australia. 

    Sammy chose the land down under to take Apple on over...

  • iPhone 4 regains 'world's thinnest smartphone' title from Samsung

    iPhone 4 regains 'world's thinnest smartphone' title from Samsung

    Expands skirmish to UK 15 September 2011 12:20 GMT

    Apple has regained the right to crown its iPhone 4 the "worlds thinnest smartphone" after the Advertising Standards Authority ruled its thickest point was thinner than that of the Galaxy S II's thickest. 

    The iPhone 4 measures 9.3mm thick,...

  • Apple iPad vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 round 2 - Netherlands

    Apple iPad vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 round 2 - Netherlands

    Court shenanigans aplenty 11 August 2011 16:36 GMT

    As we've said before, if you're after a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, live in the UK, and didn't manage to get hold of one of the remaining stock on the shelves of high street retailers, you should check out the Netherlands. The German court ruling which...

  • Google accuses Microsoft of jumping in bed with Apple

    Google accuses Microsoft of jumping in bed with Apple

    Android patent war rumbles on 4 August 2011 9:10 GMT

    Google has come out all guns blazing in defence of its mobile OS Android - accusing arch-rivals Microsoft and Apple of teaming up in "a hostile, organised campaign" against the platform.

    Speaking via the Google blog David Drummond, SVP and...

  • Australia granted Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales after all. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Tablets, Samsung, iPad, Apple, Lawsuits 0

    Australia granted Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales after all

    Phew... 2 August 2011 10:56 GMT

    For a brief moment yesterday it looked like our friends down under were going to have to go without the brilliant new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, due to an ongoing legal battle with Apple. 

    This official statement from Samsung Australia, however,...

  • No Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the Australians until Apple feud ends

    No Samsung Tab 10.1 for Australians until Apple feud ends

    Land down under misses out 1 August 2011 17:04 GMT

    It looks like Australia is going to miss out on the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 thanks to the never-ending patent battles the company is having with Apple. 

    Apple and Samsung have agreed to cease advertising and sales of the new tablet in Australia...

  • Stormtrooper helmet designer defeats George Lucas in court battle

    Stormtrooper helmet designer defeats George Lucas in court battle

    He used the force... or maybe just lawyers 27 July 2011 17:16 GMT

    In a landmark copyright case, original Stormtrooper helmet designer Andrew Ainsworth has emerged victorious over George Lucas, being allowed to continue manufacturing replicas in the UK.

    Ainsworth argued that he wasn't creating artistic works,...

  • Angry Birds caught up in Lodsys patent suit

    Angry Birds caught up in Lodsys patent suit

    In-app purchases in dispute 22 July 2011 13:25 GMT

    Angry Birds developer Rovio is the latest app developer to be dragged into the Lodsys patent lawsuit, which also makes claims against, among others, gaming giants Electronic Arts, Atari, Square Enix and Take Two. The company filed a suit against seven...

  • Winklevoss v Facebook is back - this time it's Boston

    Winklevoss v Facebook is back - this time it's Boston

    The allegations return 24 June 2011 12:04 GMT

    You may remember Facebook telling us yesterday that they were "pleased to see the other party now agrees".

    Well it looks like they don't, with the Winklevoss twins now taking their 7-year-long Facebook battle to the Massachusetts courts.

    The...

  • Apple and Nokia patent infringement case comes to an end. Apple, Nokia, Mobile phones, Smartphones, Patents, Lawsuits, phones 0

    Apple and Nokia patent infringement case comes to an end

    Mobile giants are both off the naughty step 14 June 2011 11:17 GMT

    Looks like Apple and Nokia have finally decided to play nice and bring their patent lawsuit to an end. The result? Well it looks like good news for the Finnish company, who has received a one-off settlement from Apple as well as continued royalties.

    The...

  • Mark Zuckerberg - photo (CC) JD Lasica, socialmedia.biz.

    Facebook responds to Ceglia lawsuit, branding him an inveterate scam artist

    "A brazen and outrageous fraud" 27 May 2011 10:09 GMT

    Just over a month ago, New Yorker and convicted felon Paul Ceglia represented his lawsuit against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, claiming that he has documentation to prove that he owns 50 per cent of the social networking site.

    He had already...

  • Twitter super injunction v2.0

    Twitter: We'll hand over super-injuction tweeters' details if asked

    And says you're on your own 25 May 2011 17:16 GMT

    Did you crack a funny joke at a certain footballer's expense on Twitter, linking him with the super-injunction case before his cover was blown by an attention-hungry MP?

    Well, bad news kids - because Twitter's new European boss Tony Wang has...

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