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Apple posts notice of U.K. Samsung ruling, makes sure to include judge's "not as cool" statement

Android In one of the more interesting outcomes we've seen in the legal war between Apple and Samsung, a U.K. judge ruled earlier this year that some Galaxy Tab models didn't infringe upon the design of the iPad and that consumers weren't likely...

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ITC judge's initial ruling says Samsung infringed on Apple patents

Android Today may be a big day for Samsung thanks to the company's Galaxy Note II event, but a U.S. International Trade Commission judge just handed down a ruling that may put a slight damper on Samsung's day. Judge Thomas Pender today handed down...

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Early USPTO ruling invalidates Apple rubber banding patent used against Samsung

News One of the Apple patents that played a big role in the company's courtroom victory over Samsung in late August was claim 19 of the 7,469,381 patent, which covers the "rubber band" or "overscroll bounce" effect found on iOS devices. Some...

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Sprint gains majority stake in Clearwire after buying out another shareholder

News It looks like that SoftBank deal isn't the only big business transaction that Sprint will make during October. According to a report from Reuters, Sprint has gained voting control of Clearwire by purchasing shares from another holder....

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Apple loses appeal of U.K. ruling that Samsung Galaxy Tab design didn't infringe on iPad

News Earlier this year, a U.K. judge ruled that Samsung hadn't infringed upon the design of the iPad with its Galaxy Tabs because they're "not as cool" as the iPad, later saying that Apple must publish a notice on its website and in newspapers...

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White House review reportedly uncovers no evidence of Huawei spying

News Earlier this month, a report from the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee claimed that Huawei and ZTE posed a threat to this country's security, but now it looks like at least one of those firms may be in the clear....

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MetroPCS shareholders file suit over merger with T-Mobile

News T-Mobile and MetroPCS announced in early October that they'd reached a merger agreement and that, pending regulatory and MetroPCS shareholder approval, the deal would likely close in the first half of 2013. It appears that the agreement...

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SoftBank to buy 70 percent stake in Sprint for $20.1 billion

News Less than a week after reports began circulating about a possible deal between Japanese carrier SoftBank and Sprint, an agreement between the two companies has been reached. It was announced this morning that SoftBank will invest $20.1...

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Japanese carrier SoftBank allegedly paying $20 billion for 70 percent stake in Sprint

News Just a few days after we learned that Japanese carrier SoftBank was in talks to make a "substantial investment" in Sprint, a new report has surfaced claiming that an agreement has been reached. Sources speaking to CNBC claim that the deal...

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Japanese operator SoftBank said to be in talks to acquire Sprint [UPDATED]

News It looks like October could be the month of big carrier deals. A little over a week after T-Mobile and MetroPCS agreed to a deal that'll see the two operators merge, new reports are claiming this morning that Japanese carrier SoftBank is...

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Sprint reportedly waiting to see Deutsche Telekom filing before making MetroPCS counter bid

News Last week, a rumor claimed that Sprint may be planning to make a counter bid for MetroPCS in an attempt to snatch the carrier away from its merger with T-Mobile. Now it looks like Hesse and Co. may be backing off, at least for the time...

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Huawei and ZTE pose threat to U.S. security, says Intelligence Committee report

News A draft report created by the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has named both Huawei and ZTE as potential security threats and recommends that both companies be blocked from the U.S. market. The report has been crafted...

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Sprint rumored to be considering counter offer for MetroPCS

News Yesterday Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS announced that they had agreed to a deal that'd merge MetroPCS and T-Mobile here in the U.S. MetroPCS had been the subject of merger rumors several times before, with one report claiming that Sprint...

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T-Mobile and MetroPCS detail merger benefits and plans to switch MetroPCS CDMA network to HSPA+, LTE

News Shortly after the deal that'll see T-Mobile and MetroPCS merged into one company was made official, the two carriers came together to talk about what the future holds for the combined T-Metro. One of the biggest tidbits of news from the...

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Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS boards approve deal involving T-Mobile [UPDATED]

News Yesterday both Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS confirmed that they were in talks to merge MetroPCS and T-Mobile, and while both companies made sure to say that there was no certainty that an actual deal would result from the discussions, it...

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Motorola decides to drop ITC complaint against Apple

Android Well, this is surprising. Back in mid-August, Motorola filed a complaint against Apple with the International Trade Commission, claiming that the Cupertino firm had violated seven of its patents with devices like the iPhone, iPad and Mac...

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Deutsche Telekom purportedly close to deal with MetroPCS [UPDATED]

News The rumors of T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom entering into a deal with MetroPCS are back again. Today's report comes to us from Bloomberg, which claims to have been told by "people with knowledge of the matter" that Deutsche Telekom is...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 injunction lifted, Samsung files request to add iPhone 5 to Apple suit

Android The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1's successor may have already been released here in the U.S., but that hasn't stopped Samsung from trying to get the injunction on the device lifted in recent months. Today Samsung finally got its wish, as Judge...

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MetroPCS rumored to be in merger talks with Dish, Sprint and T-Mobile

News After rumors of a possible tie-up between T-Mobile and MetroPCS or Sprint and Metro began rumbling earlier this year, those claims have surfaced once again, now with an additional company thrown into the mix. According to a source speaking...

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Apple seeks another $707 million in damages, permanent injunctions in Samsung case

Android The jury in the trial between Apple and Samsung may have issued its verdict in August, but that doesn't mean that the case is through just yet. Apple filed a motion late last evening seeking an additional $707 million in damages, Reuters...

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