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Samsung to Apple: We’re Not Copying, We Are Competing

After that Samsung has withdrawn its allegation of patent infringement by Apple, the set of processes to streamline went - despite Apple's recent offensive in Korea. As mentioned above, Samsung has withdrawn the charges to bring in the main process, and commented: "Samsung's defenders admit that they have ceased to compete with Apple, despite Apple's efforts to avoid such competition." The company said that, despite Apple stating that the behavior of both Samsung "copier", in reality, all part...

Pre theme for Android smack down By Palm

Android's supposed to be all about peace, love, and openness, but that apparently doesn't exempt it from copyright law and trigger-happy general counsels (who knew?). In a move that should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone, Palm has sicced its legal team on the makers of the aptly-named "Palm Pre Android Theme" that borrows icons, wallpapers, and mojo (not to be confused with Mojo) directly from webOS. The concerns center around the usual suspects graphics copyrights and trademark...

Palm WebOS 1.2.1 fixes iTunes media sync

The game's back on. Palm just announced the availability of its 1.2.1 update to WebOS for the Palm Pre and, well, that's it for the time being. It fixes Exchange mail syncing issues experienced by some users, which is nice, but for everyone else it re-enables media sync with iTunes 9.0.1, with or without the USB-IF's support. In fact, Palm has signaled its commitment to its rogue approach by improving synchronization with the Photos app to keep the album structure in tact while allowing...

Palm Pre confirmed for Verizon?

We were already pretty sure that reports that Verizon was passing on the Palm Pre were unwarranted, but the rumors just keep coming. Now BGR is reporting that it's confirmed albeit through an unnamed source that the carrier will in fact land the device. It's all starting to seem like a non-starter of a story at this point, considering we sort of already knew the Pre was probably going to Verizon, but at least now we're less unsure that it's not not on its way, right?...

Comparing Palm to iPhone 3GS

Market research firm Interpret recently made some discoveries about public perception of smartphones that should shock, surprise, and amaze you. The just released report, dubbed "Signature Smartphones: Gaining Mindshare in Order to Gain Market Share," reveals that despite being massively disadvantaged in the marketplace, Palm managed to nab a huge chunk of mindshare with the Pre in fact, the report suggests that the Pre is number two only to the iPhone 3GS in the metric. The study looks at the...