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[bolo23]

M_2nr u bought one for you phone already?

[SRASC]

Jury finds Samsung guilty. Ordered to pay $1.05b in damages.

[christopherwilliams2]

Jury finds Samsung guilty. Ordered to pay $1.05b in damages.

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hard luck dey samsung...still love my s3

[M_2NR]

M_2nr u bought one for you phone already?

negative. I'm waiting to see if that's the final design. swbox or dealextreme will have em still.

[shogun]

Apple wins US court case against Samsung

Apple has scored a sweeping legal victory over Samsung as a US jury found the Korean company had copied critical features of the hugely popular iPhone and iPad and awarded the US company $1.051 billion in damages.

The verdict - which came much sooner than expected - could lead to an outright ban on sales of key Samsung products and will likely solidify Apple's dominance of the exploding mobile computing market.

A number of companies that sell smartphones based on Google's Android operating system may now face further legal challenges from Apple, a company that is already among the largest and most profitable in business history.

Shares in Apple, which just this week became the biggest company by market value in history, climbed almost 2 per cent to a record high of $US675 in after-hours trade.

The jury deliberated for less than three days before delivering the verdict on seven Apple patent claims and five Samsung patent claims - suggesting that the nine-person panel had little difficulty in concluding that Samsung had copied the iPhone and the iPad.

Billions of dollars in future sales hang in the balance.

Apple's charges that Samsung copied its designs and features are widely viewed as an attack on Google Inc and its Android software, which drives Samsung's devices and has become the most-used mobile software.

Apple and Samsung, two companies that sell more than half the world's smartphones and tablets, have locked legal horns in several countries this year.

Earlier on Friday, a South Korean court found that both companies shared blame, ordering Samsung to stop selling 10 products including its Galaxy S II phone and banning Apple from selling four different products, including its iPhone 4.

But the trial on Apple's home turf - the world's largest and most influential technology market - is considered the most important.

The fight began last year when Apple sued Samsung in multiple countries, accusing the South Korean company of slavishly copying the iPhone and iPad. Samsung countersued. Apple had sought more than $US2.5 billion in damages from Samsung, which has disputed that figure.

The companies are rivals, but also have a $US5 billion-plus supply relationship. Apple is Samsung's biggest customer for microprocessors and other parts central to Apple's devices.

Sweeping victory
The US jury spent most of August in a packed federal courtroom in San Jose - just miles from Apple's headquarters in Cupertino - listening to testimony, examining evidence and watching lawyers from both sides joust about seven Apple patents, five Samsung patents, and damage claims.

Jurors received 100 pages of legal instructions from US District Judge Lucy Koh on August 21 prior to hearing the closing arguments from attorneys.

Lawyers from both tech giants used their 25 hours each of trial time to present internal emails, draw testimony from designers and experts, and put on product demonstrations and mock-ups to convince the jury.

At times, their questions drew testimony that offered glimpses behind the corporate facade, such as the margins on the iPhone and Samsung's sales figures in the United States.

From the beginning, Apple's tactic was to present what it thought was chronological evidence of Samsung copying its phone.

Juxtaposing pictures of phones from both companies and internal Samsung emails that specifically analysed the features of the iPhone, Apple's attorneys accused Samsung of taking shortcuts after realising it could not keep up.

Samsung's attorneys, on the other hand, maintained Apple had no sole right to geometric designs such as rectangles with rounded corners. They called Apple's damage claim "ridiculous" and urged the jury to consider that a verdict in favour of Apple could stifle competition and reduce choices for consumers.

The California trial has produced its share of drama and heated moments. Lawyers routinely bickered over legal matters in the jury's absence, filed rafts of paperwork to thwart each other's courtroom strategy, and sometimes even resorted to public relations tactics to make their views known.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-25/a ... n=business

[jeevdude199]

have to show of a bit

[firstchoicett]

have to show of a bit

looks great wonder where u got it from ?

[jeevdude199]

haha thanks to firstchoicett ofcourse!!!!

[Strauss]

have to show of a bit

Sorry but I'll need a closer personal look

[firstchoicett]

haha thanks to firstchoicett ofcourse!!!!

no problem man...

[SRASC]

Came back from a visit to an Apple Store
Learnt something interesting for one. The iPhones in there are apparently activated for usage. Unfortunately it means that people can and in this case will come in and talk away on them (attached pic)
Was there for a Genius Bar appointment. Talk about ironic. My Genius was Trinidadian lol.

[EXODUS]

apple winning that lawsuit = bmobile's epic S3 price drop?

[firstchoicett]

^ let's see !!!!

[S_2NR]

^ let's see !!!!

the price dropped already

[PapaC]

Why would there be a price drop?

[M_2NR]

viewtopic.php?t=453070

Discuss here

[Strauss]

^ let's see !!!!

the price dropped already

Pretty great prices too on most Android devices.

Bmobile probably preparing themselves for when they lose the... [*gets bitchslap*]

[Strauss]

ENJOY
More 'matter-of-fact' than funny

Hitler reacts to Apple vs Samsung Verdict
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[markie boy]

Hey guys anyone know where I can get the front panel of my iPhone 4S replaced....see pic

[mojosodope]

ouch, check f1 connect

http://www.f1connect.com
+1 868 622 8464

[markie boy]

Yeah bro real failure ting we...but thanks non the less

[christopherwilliams2]

Hey guys anyone know where I can get the front panel of my iPhone 4S replaced....see pic

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Hard luck breds. I would recommend a life proof case which may save it next time. After my s2 fell and the screen cracked, I made sure to get an otterbox for my s3. Not me again.

[Strauss]

Sad. Beautiful phones that you have to hide.

I NEVER had this problem with I used to rock NOKIA

[christopherwilliams2]

Sad. Beautiful phones that you have to hide.

I NEVER had this problem with I used to rock NOKIA

I agree. Fed up having to put this nice phone into a big old case. They need to build nokia strength beautiful phones.

[VSI Concepts]

iOS 6 to Have Hearing Aid Compatibility Mode

AppleInsider writes today that Apple’s forthcoming iOS 6 software, due for launch on September 12, will have among its many features, built-in compatibility for “Made for iPhone” hearing aids. In addition, AppleInsider notes that two new patent filings from Apple in the US, just published today by the US Patent and Trademark Office, show Apple’s possible future plans for this feature. The first of the two patents is a “hearing assistance system for providing consistent human speech,” and is designed to help people who use hearing aids who are struggling to listen to someone who is speaking with inconsistent speech patterns, or who generally speaks in a hard-to-follow way, which hearing aids can have trouble picking up. The patent outlines how an iPhone or iPad could be used to take this inconsistent speech pattern, convert it into text, and then in turn convert that text into more consistent computer-generated speech that is easier for a hearing aid to pick up.

The second patent, as described by AppleInsider, involves an alert system that would give the user either audible or visual alerts when something like a doorbell or a fire alarm sounds. Intriguing stuff and great that Apple is looking to make life easier for people with hearing problems.
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iPhone 5 Launch Could Cause Worldwide Lithium Shortage

Nova Mining Corp announced today that the release of the iPhone 5 will have a big effect on lithium supplies, shortening supplies and raising prices worldwide, much the same as the release of the most recent iPad also affected worldwide lithium supplies and prices. The Nova Mining Corp even goes so far as to say that with lithium supplies already depleted, the increased demand caused by the release of Apple’s next iPhone, generally expected to be by the end of September, could “leave some buyers out in the cold.” Lithium is the main ingredient in long-life batteries such as those used in iPhones and iPads and Google’s Nexus 7 tablets, as well as Tesla Motor’s new electric cars. As a means to help increase the availability of lithium worldwide

[Hance Rampersad]

Need some help. I upgraded by mistake my iphone 4 to 5.1.1 operating system that has the baseband 04.12.01 ( the latest upgrade) . I have jailbroken the phone again using redsnow bu I am unable to unlock the baseband to work on the cell network ? Can anyone provide assistance ar a web link tohelp with this problem.

Thanks in advance

[S_2NR]

How does one upgrade by mistake?

[Hance Rampersad]

How does one upgrade by mistake?

The upgrade of the firmware to 5.1.1 was intentional, the upgrade of the baseband to 04.12.01 was not.

[stealth]

hey. not sure if this has been covered already, but I am unable to send text messages from my 4S, I called Digicel and they said most likely I would have to put in the message carrier settins (which they provided). But they did not tell me how to do this...they said to go through the phone settings and "dig up".

upon doin some research online , i found there is a code you have to use to do this. However I am unable to do this. Can anyone help?

[M_2NR]

How does one upgrade by mistake?

The upgrade of the firmware to 5.1.1 was intentional, the upgrade of the baseband to 04.12.01 was not.

Only option right now is to try services offered by sites like cutyoursim.com
good luck.