If you’ve been thinking about picking up an ASUS Transformer Pad TF300, then you’re going to want to check out the deal Sears is currently offering. Anyone who purchases the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 now until September 1st, will get the keyboard dock at no extra charge. That’s a fantastic deal, especially considering the keyboard dock usually goes for $150.
Can’t say we didn’t see this coming. Fresh off of their U.S. victory, Apple has filed to have eight (out of 28) of Samsung’s infringing devices banned from sales in the US. The recent victory surely tips the scales in favor of Apple, but that still doesn’t mean an automatic injunction. Apple will have to prove that these eight devices will cause irreparable harm to their products if not banned (something I highly doubt is true).
Semi-good news for anyone living in Germany, Spain, or France. The Google Nexus 7 is now available to you via the Google Play Store and can be had for €199 for the 8GB model and €249 for the 16GB. This is slightly above U.S. pricing, which isn’t uncommon for the European market, but at least they will be able to enjoy a wealth of content and features, as well as Jelly Bean. Unfortunately, Google Music and Google Magazines is still unavailable.
If the Nexus S is guilty, why isn’t core Android?
By now we’ve all had chance to digest Apple’s landslide victory over Samsung last Friday, which saw the Cupertino company awarded just over $1 billion in damages. Both companies gave their own thoughts on the verdict with press releases shortly after it was announced, but the affects of this case will be felt by more than just Apple and Samsung.
As the creator of Android — the operating system that powers Samsung’s offending devices — you’d think that Google would have some concerns that the verdict will affect its own software. However, the company maintains that the claims involved “don’t relate to the core Android operating system.”
By now you might have heard about Samsung’s monumental loss in court. If not, let me give you the score: 1,051,855,0001,049,343,540 to 0. The first number, you know, the one with all the commas; that one goes to Apple. Samsung — NO SOUP FOR YOU! The jury handed down a verdict today in the case of Apple vs. Samsung, and let’s just say Samsung was on the wrong end of it. Samsung was found guilty of willfully infringing on a majority of Apple’s various software and hardware design patents, as well as trade-dress dilution, and thus ordered to pay damages in the amount of $1,051,855,000$1,049,343,540 (WOWZERS).
