Tablet Takedown: Apple-Samsung Patent Spat Headed to Trial
Charles Verhoeven, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan partner Photo: courtesy photo SAN FRANCISCO Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan’s reputation as one of the toughest firms to beat in a courtroom is on the line. Starting Monday, a team of high-profile litigators led by Charles Verhoeven will defend Samsung Electronics Co. in front of a jury against [...]
Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700
Performance Asus is once again the king of tablets when it comes to processing speed. The quad core (plus fifth low power companion core) NVidia Tegra T33 CPU is the newer and slightly faster version of the T30 used on other quad core tablets and smartphones. It’s clocked at 1.6GHz vs. 1.3Ghz on other tablets [...]
Apple Gets Permission to Delay Posting a Notice that Samsung Doesn’t Infringe Its Products
One of the funniest and most interesting decisions of the Apple versus Samsung case came from the UK. A local judge ruled that Samsung was not guilty of infringing copyrights and that Apple had to confirm that by posting a message saying that the Galaxy Tab doesn’t copy their products on the Apple website. Of [...]
ASUS Windows 8 Tablet 600 Could Have Reached the FCC Already
This autumn we’ll witness the debut of Windows 8 and with it we’ll also see an avalanche of Win 8 slates. One of them could be the ASUS Tablet 600, that is rumored to have already reached the FCC. Computex brought us a lot of dockable units with Windows 8, most of them made by [...]
Early iPhone and iPad Prototypes Appear in Official Documents for Samsung Vs Apple Court Case
The Apple versus Samsung lawsuit has brought up some interesting documents, that show the evolution of Apple products over the years. Now the latest unveiling is a couple of Apple prototype from back in the days, that you can see below. There are iPad prototypes and iPhone prototypes and they’re quite a bit different from [...]
Google Nexus 7 Tablet Actually Had a Camera in the Initial Design Version (Video)
Google’s first tablet, the Nexus 7 may lack a main rear camera, but apparently in the original design it had a slot for such a feature. The folks of XDA, who did a detailed unboxing and teardown of the device showed in front of the camera that there is a slot at the back for [...]
3M, Polaris Partnership Strengthens Public Libraries
3M’s Tom Mercer unveiling the dedicated library ereader. GoodeReader reported this week on the announcement of new features from 3M Cloud Library Systems and Polaris. This venture is aimed at streamlining the work of public libraries for greater efficiency and ease of use for both the librarians and their readers. I an interview with 3M’s [...]
Scholastic Enhances Kids’ eReading App in Time for Back to School
Scholastic’s popular kids’ e-reader app Storia, which comes pre-installed with five children’s digital titles, has partnered with digital publisher Trajectory to add well-known illustrated classics titles to the app. These titles will be available for purchase beginning in November, within only a few months of school resuming for another academic year. “Trajectory is a good [...]
You can now use your Kindle e-Reader as a Second Monitor
Looking to expand the surface area of your desk and don’t want to invest in a new monitor? We have a new solution for you that allows you to use your Amazon Kindle as a second screen to do your daily tasks. Both the six inch Kindle and the Kindle DX both work with this [...]
Microsoft admits its Surface tablet could tick off OEMs
Microsoft’s Surface tablet (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft has finally acknowledged that its Surface device could put other Windows 8 tablet makers in a bind. Unveiled last month, Microsoft’s Surface tablet is the company’s attempt to compete with the iPad and the slew of Android tablets on the market. But Surface will also be competing with similar [...]
Shipping Delays Mount for Google's Nexus 7 16GB Tablet
Delays are plaguing Google’s Nexus 7 tablet with 16GB of storage as some stores have stopped taking orders or delayed shipments of the product. The tablet has been unavailable on Google’s website since the middle of this week after running out of stock, and was still not available for order on the Google Play store [...]
Microsoft's cheapest Surface tablet won't cost $1000 after all
Microsoft’s upcoming Surface tablet (Credit: Microsoft) Those of you eyeing a Microsoft Surface tablet won’t have to cough up $1,000 or $2,000 for the privilege. The rumor mill was buzzing yesterday after Swedish Website Webhallen listed prices for the four different Surface models ranging from $1,002 up to $2,150. But now it turns on that [...]
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