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Samsung-Nvidia Lawsuit Continues: Samsung Sues Back

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Remember when Nvidia accused the South Korean tech giant Samsung and Qualcomm of patent infringement related to its GPU technology? This happened back in September and started the Samsung-Nvidia lawsuit that has been going on ever since. Now it’s Samsung’s turn to strike back so it accuses Nvidia of infringing its patents.

Samsung filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Alexandria division. The Samsung-Nvidia continues with Samsung accusing Nvidia of infringing six of Samsung’s original patents. Velocity Micro, which is Nvidia’s customer is charged with eight infringement patents by Samsung.
Samsung says that the patents infringed by Nvidia include chip design patents and other technologies like a system that reduced booting time in a computer.

Samsung also accuses Nvidia of false advertising for claiming their Shield tablet features the fastest mobile processor in the world, called Tegra K1. Samsung claims that this statement is not true because its own Exynos 5433 processor is faster. Also, Samsung said that even Apple’s A8X processor is faster than Nvidia’s.

The Samsung-Nividia lawsuit started in September when Nividia filed a complaint against Samsung, accusing that the South Korean tech company and Qualcomm stole seven of its original patents related to GPU technology. Nividia asked the ITC to block any shipments of Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones and tablets that run on Qualcomm Adreno processor, the ARM Mali or the PowerVR graphics architectures by Imagination.

Nvidia stated in a blog post that after suing Samsung, it expected to be sued back because that is the normal tactic in these cases. Nvidia also said that it hasn’t yet responded to Samsung’s latest accusations but still claims that their processor is better than the ones on the Galaxy Note 4.

In the latest Samsung-Nvidia lawsuit, Samsung said that:

“We are pursuing necessary legal measures to defend our intellectual property rights and to ensure our continued growth in the IT industry.”

In response, Nvidia stated that:

“We’ll review and respond to these new claims against us, and look forward to presenting our case on how Nvidia GPU patents are being used without a license.”

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Available for Pre-Order

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Samsung has announced that their latest Galaxy Note 4 will be available for pre-order starting tomorrow, 19 September. This date will coincide with the day that the new iPhone 6 goes on sale. Is that a coincidence? We don’t think so. The new Galaxy Note 4 can be pre-ordered from the Samsung Experience store and after that it will be available with other networks and retailers, including Three and Carphone Wearhouse. These two retailers have been officially announced by Samsung and pre-orders can be made on Friday, 26 September.

The new Galaxy Note 4 will come in a metal frame, with a 5.7 inch 2.560×1.440 display, a longer battery life and a fast charging mode. The Galaxy Note 4 will also have a 16MP camera with optical image stabilization and 3GB of RAM. It will feature an improved pen-like writing experience called the S Pen stylus.

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A Samsung representative said that,

“With its premium design and Super AMOLED display, the Galaxy Note 4 is the go-to-device for those looking for a stunning viewing experience. With a number of innovative features to aid multitasking and increase productivity, we’re excited to offer our UK customers a revolutionary way of accessing and engaging with content on their mobile device.”

The new Galaxy Note 4 will sure have some strong competition from the iPhone 6 Plus phablet which will go on sale tomorrow. The new iPhone 6 Plus has sold out online reaching a new record. We are looking forward for an official statement from Samsung regarding the number of devices sold tomorrow. We doubt that it will sell better than the new iPhone but you never know.

We will sure keep you updated with any news regarding the Galaxy Note 4 as soon as Samsung releases something. In the meantime, if you have any questions, get in touch with us in the comment section below.

Samsung And Apple Are Back In Court: Who’s The Guilty One?

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apple-vs-samsungThe giants of the mobile world have some issues to resolve. And they’re going legal about it. Samsung and Apple are back in court because they accuse each other of copying features and designs on their new smartphone and tablet models. It’s not even the first time this happens. Apparently Apple is accusing Samsung for stealing five of their patents and for using them on the new Galaxy smartphones and tablets. On the other hand, Samsung sued Apple for ripping off two ideas for their iPads and iPhones.

Among other things, the Apple attorneys wrote that Apple has revolutionized the world of mobile devices in many ways and that Samsung has been constantly copying their technology in terms of features, designs and products. Samsung’s law people state that ever since the early days of the mobile device business, Samsung has been a pioneer and Apple has stolen many ideas for their iPhones, iPods and iPads products.

Samsung and Apple are back in court trying to resolve the fact that Samsung stole Apple’s “tap to search” technology that lets the user search for a phone number or address and put it into a map. The other feature stolen from them by Samsung is the famous “slide to unlock” feature which allows users to swipe the screen of the phone in order to use it.

Samsung is suing Apple for “borrowing” their wireless technology used for a faster sending and receiving info and data.

Samsung And Apple are back in court – what are the sums at stake?

All this cat and mouse legal battle means that if Apple wins, Samsung will have to pay a $40 royalty for every device that has Apple tech on it. If Samsung wins, then Apple will have to pay around $6 million.

Samsung and Apple are back in court and we really hope they will come to an agreement soon because all this “I was here first” game is getting a little too old.

 

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