• Apple Sues Samsung Over Galaxy Look & Feel

    // Gradly // Apple, blog, Gadgets, iPhone, News, Patents, Rants & Raves, Tech. 3 Responses

    The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has filed a lawsuit against Samsung over the “look and feel” of Samsung’s Galaxy series. The Galaxy series includes the popular Galaxy S smartphone line – Nexus S, Galaxy S 4G, Epic 4G – in addition to the Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet device.

    Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple’s technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products, the lawsuit said.

    Samsung supplies many flash components and the basis of Apple’s A4 and A5 processors, Samsung also manufactures RAM modules and display technology for Apple.

    Mobilized has this comment from Apple:

    “It’s no coincidence that Samsung’s latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging,” an Apple representative told Mobilized. “This kind of blatant copying is wrong, and we need to protect Apple’s intellectual property when companies steal our ideas.”

  • iPad 2 iOS 4.3.1 Untethered Jailbreak Imminent

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    We have some huge expectation from Chronic Dev when it comes to the iPad 2 jailbreak. It seems they are too active to do it for us. iPad 2 users are too curious to get 4.3.1 untethered jailbreak.

    Chronic Dev Team key member Joshua Hill aka @p0sixninja seems optimistic enough about untethered iPad 2 jailbreak. That is what he has tweeted:

    A lot of progress has been made in the past few days, but we’re still working on dumping iPad2 BootROM.
    No ETA. Timelines are unpredictable when your working with new and unknown hardware

    Its a great news that they have made a lot of progress. But let us mention that we are not creating any hype. Its just to tell that iPad 2 jailbreak is imminent and sooner or later you will get it. So be patient.

    Untethered iOS 4.3.1 exploit for iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad1 and iPod Touch3G and 4G is developed by Stefan Esser (@i0n1c) who is a security expert. If you unaware, the hacker jumped to the iPhone jailbreaking scene for the very first time. He found a vulnerability, developed an exploit and handed it to the iPhone Dev Team. After that, the Dev Team tested it and used it behind their tools and released Redsn0w 0.9.6, PwnageTool 4.3. Sn0wbreeze 2.5 also uses the same exploit released by iH8sn0w for Windows users. So its clear that Stefan Esser’s exploit do not work on iPad 2 thats why we are waiting for Greenpois0n RC7 by Chronic Dev Team.

  • iPhone 5 Production Begins in September With “Lite” Version Possible As Well

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    Apple’s next-generation iPhone should go into production as early as September, according to one analyst in news first reported by BusinessInsider. This would mean the iPhone 5 wouldn’t hit stores until later this year, or early in 2012. But, could it come along with a smaller model?

    According to a note released today, Avian Securities states:

    “Supporting out comments over the last month, conversations with yet another key component supplier indicates that production for iPhone-5 will begin in September. This is consistent with Avian findings in the supply chain in recent months and we believe the consensus view is moving towards this scenario. “

    Perhaps more surprisingly, Avian believes Apple is also working on a lower-spec/lower-priced iPhone model too.

    They state:

    “As a reminder, Avian has uncovered several data-points in recent months pointing to the existence of a lower-spec/lower-price iPhone. A lower-spec/lower-price iPhone has also been speculated in the press and gadget blogs, though we do not believe consensus currently discounts the existence of such a model.”

    Lots of stories emerged in recent weeks, indicating the iPhone 5 will not make it at this June’s WWDC event. however, we are waiting for more speculations.

  • Windows App Store Screenshots leaked: Looks Suspiciously Like Apple’s

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    Images of the new Windows App Store have emerged, showing similar functionality to not only Apple’s App Store, but also the Ubuntu Download Center. Regardless, it is bringing Windows 8, for which these screenshots are taken from, into the next-generation application game. From what we see here, it suggests one will be able to download a vast number of applications, ranging from games to office applications. With applications available like Opera and Angry Birds, it’s clear that Microsoft are following suit with other content providers by opening up to third-party applications.

    Since Apple released the Mac App Store, Microsoft has been fighting to get the application store ready for users in time. However, considering Apple’s move to sue Amazon for the use of the name “App Store”, Microsoft could also be in hot water if it continues to use the name. Apple maintains it should have control over the “App Store” name, though Microsoft is contending the challenge.

    Though it does look suspiciously similar to the Mac App Store and the Ubuntu Download Center, I don’t think much can be taken from it. Personally, I think it looks strangely similar to Windows Media Player.

    Regardless, these rumours we keep hearing about seem to be ringing true week by week as these leaks slip out. What else is Microsoft hiding up their increasingly long sleeves?

    [via: zdnet]