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...That could make it easier to design new materials, or find better ways for handling existing processes....
...Sony was armed with the iconic Walkman brand, some of the world’s best consumer electronics engineers and the talent-soaked Sony-BMG music label....
...The US Department of Justice has weighed in on the patent battle between Apple and Samsung Electronics, recommending the Supreme Court send the case back to lower courts to reassess the appropriate amount...
...The decision by the top court also gives renewed hope to Samsung as the South Korean electronic group seeks to reduce the damages of $548m it agreed to pay Apple after losing a series of appeals in patent...
...“The AR1 is the most logical solution to this problem. It is the lowest risk and cost solution to the taxpayer and solves the problem on the shortest schedule.”...
...Anshul Gupta, an analyst at Gartner, says Apple’s eagerness to distribute low-cost iPhones is logical even if it could weigh on margins in the short term....
...The Korean electronics company is making a last-ditch effort to overturn a ruling that it says applies patent law too broadly and could impede competition in the technology market by awarding “excessive”...
...A similar principle was established for utility patents by the Supreme Court in the case of Markman v Westview Instruments in 1996....
...Mike Long is chief executive of Arrow Electronics...
...“But it has been vital for our independence in design.” When components were outsourced, he says, “customers asked what makes a watch so special.”...
...The return and size of the deals remain unclear, but their design follows investor requests that the two banks create the products....
...The company is among the leaders in the distribution of components to design engineers....
...He joined Samsung Electronics in 2006 after stints teaching user experience design at a Seoul university and working at IBM Korea and now oversees all its product categories....
...Meanwhile, Apple, with no history of making phones prior to 2007, has a lot of patents to do with the “touchy-feely” side of a smartphone, such as its design and usage....
...Additional reporting by Song Jung-a Related reading: Samsung/Apple – dynamic rivalry, beyondbrics Samung v Apple: the S Korean verdict, beyondbrics Samsung hits the acquisition trail, beyondbrics Lex in...
...In the second week of Apple v Samsung at a court in San Jose, their patent dispute took a more serious turn, after the titillating revelations of the first week included Apple designs for a 7in iPad, one...
...The ruling was widely seen in Korea as a victory for Samsung because the court dismissed Apple’s claims that Samsung copied the design of its iPhone....
...A sign at the entrance directing visitors to the “Apple v Samsung” case should also say “Samsung v Apple”, one lawyer suggested....
...But, he has also realised it is tough to get his staff to switch from an engineer’s logical “left brain” thinking to the “right brain” thinking of designers....
...Bill Moggridge’s awakening to the downside of the electronic age came at 4am one day in 1983....
...Electronic Arts spent heavily promoting Battlefield 3, and games such as Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Activision’s World of Warcraft with advertisements featuring actors including Chuck Norris....
...Mr Harshbarger designs and builds puzzles for a living....
...At the helm now is Tim Cook, chief operating officer and logical heir, who joined Apple as an operations expert just a few months after Jobs’ return....
...They’re the ones with arrows sticking out of their backs.”...
...LG Electronics has made an ambitious start to 2008, unveiling innovative display products at the Consumer Electronics Show and forecasting that flat panel TV sales will almost double this year....
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