| Apple simplifies its ITC suit against Samsung: drops one patent and several claims from two more Mar 12th 2012, 18:34  While there's been plenty of legal wrangling between Apple and Samsung in Federal courtrooms lately, it's been awhile since we've had news from the parties' parallel proceedings occurring in the ITC. No longer. Last week, Apple received a favorable outcome when the ITC issued its claim construction order, siding with Apple's interpretations of two patents -- for those who aren't familiar, claim construction is the process by which the judge determines the meaning of specific terms in the claims, and it often has great influence on findings of infringement (or non-infringement). The judge found in favor of Samsung regarding one patent in his claim construction order, however, and now Apple has dropped that patent from the proceedings, along with claims from two of its other patents as well. This latest legal maneuvering by Cupertino is pretty standard fare, as paring down the legal issues is something all courts encourage to make the adjudication process more efficient, and Apple is simply distilling its case down to its strongest arguments. Now that the claim construction's complete, next on the docket is the ITC's evidentiary hearing (read: trial) starting May 31st, and afterwards we'll finally get the ITC's decision. Stay tuned.
Apple simplifies its ITC suit against Samsung: drops one patent and several claims from two more originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  FOSS Patents | Email this | Comments | | Bringing wireless to the disconnected: internet tales from the South Pacific Mar 12th 2012, 18:00 "We only have dial-up here. You'd be shocked at the speeds. [Laughs.] But it's okay -- as long as I can send and reply to email, I'm fine with it." Those were the words spoken to me just weeks ago by the absolutely precious owner of Litia Sini Beach Resort on the extreme southeastern tip of Upolo. For those unaware, that's Samoa's most populous island (~135,000 people) -- a sliver of lush, mountainous land dropped almost perfectly in the center of the Pacific Ocean. I chuckled a bit upon hearing it, immediately realizing that I had a connection in the palm of my hand that was 20, 30, perhaps even 40 times quicker than what this business owner was relying on. She paused, as if to collect her thoughts before going into a familiar spiel about the resort's amenities, and then drew my attention to the display of her laptop. "It's still a draft for now, but this is the new tsunami evacuation plan that we're working on. Soon, we'll have this in each fale. It's taking a bit of time to get right, as the drawings are actually done in New Zealand." I nodded my head in understanding, immediately thinking that this must be in reaction to the catastrophic tsunami of September 2009, caused by a magnitude 8.1 submarine earthquake that hit barely 100 miles from the very spot I was sitting. It was the largest quake of 2009. The entire resort was leveled. Dozens upon dozens were killed. And here we were, over two full years later, and the evacuation schematics are still in "draft." Continue reading Bringing wireless to the disconnected: internet tales from the South Pacific Bringing wireless to the disconnected: internet tales from the South Pacific originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | HTC's UK accessory store shows some love for the One line, offers up the goodies early Mar 12th 2012, 17:44 HTC set gadget-lusting hearts ablaze when it outed its trio of One phones at this past Mobile World Congress. And while you can't yet get your paws on those Sense 4.0 devices, you can load up on a slew of accompanying accessories -- right now. The OEM's UK virtual storefront has apparently jumped the gun in advance of the line's launch, offering up a host of headsets, cables, docks, car kits and protectors for order that already appear to be selling out. A global rollout for the X, S and V is still on track for early Q2, so if you're a denizen of Her Majesty's kingdom and are keen on buying what Peter Chou's selling, then click on the source below to get a head start and stock up. [Thanks, Chris] HTC's UK accessory store shows some love for the One line, offers up the goodies early originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | HTC Accessory Store | Email this | Comments | | T-Mobile HTC One S shows up in FCC with AWS bands? Mar 12th 2012, 17:16 It doesn't come right out and say it, but we have a strong suspicion that the HTC PJ40110 -- approved by the FCC today -- refers to T-Mobile's version of the HTC One S. This model offers an AWS 3G radio, in addition to AT&T-friendly 850 /1900 3G bands, and its ID is just a slight nudge from the PJ40100 ( global One S). The timing of this seal of approval lines up with T-Mo's spring launch aspirations, and this is one particular device (pun unintended but welcome) we can't wait to see in stores. Note: There's also a lot of speculation that the PJ58100 is the One S for T-Mobile, and was approved by the FCC two weeks ago. Both models appear to share the same specs and radio sets. In our initial investigation, it looks like the major difference is in the location of the WLAN / BT antenna itself. T-Mobile HTC One S shows up in FCC with AWS bands? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | FCC | Email this | Comments | |
