German court delays Apple’s slide-to-unlock lawsuit

MANNHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - A German court suspended a trial in which Apple alleged that Samsung Electronics copied the slide-to-unlock technology of its iPhone and iPad devices pending the outcome of a separate suit. The regional court in Mannheim, Germany, said on Friday it would wait for a decision in ongoing proceedings in a Munich court over the feature, which allows users to switch on a device by swiping over the touch-screen Read more...

Tip: LG Display still involved in new iPad LCD supply

A new leak on Wednesday has countered claims that Samsung might be exclusive as Apple's supplier for the new iPad's display. The Reuters contact understood that LG Display was "also in a panel supply deal" for the 2048x1536 LCD. No mention was made of Sharp, which has been mentioned as possibly left out after not being ready for Apple's goals.... Read more...

Finally, Samsung rolls out Ice Cream Sandwich for the Galaxy S II

After a long wait, a leaked video, several false starts and considerable upset from frustrated owners, Samsung has finally started its roll out of Android 4.0 to the Galaxy S II smartphone. Read more...

Apple says Samsung violated court order by denying source

Apple late last week accused Samsung of violating a court order for evidence in its main US lawsuit. The Korean company had supposedly only given Android source code for one version each of the devices at stake, such as the Galaxy Tab 10.1, before a December 31 deadline Read more...

Apple hires Korean-Americans to sift Samsung documents

Apple's lawyers have taken on a substantial number of Korean-American contract lawyers and reviewers, nearly 100 in all, to help the company sift through piles of untranslated Korean documents from Samsung as part of its ongoing patent disputes, reports Apple legal watcher Florian Mueller. Apple will also be allowed to conduct further depositions on Samsung witnesses regarding documents Apple says it received just days before the original depositions.... Read more...