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[Apple / Samsung] 20 Truths behind Apple-Samsung Rivalry

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The D-day in the patent war between Apple and Samsung has finally arrived. The trial which brought out some of the biggest secrets of both the companies comes to close today after they were not able to come to a settlement. The jury in the federal court of San Jose, California has allotted each party two hours to present closing arguments. If you have missed out of the 3 week long battle, then here are 20 things you must read. 20. Apple Files First It all started back in April 2011, when Apple sued Samsung saying that the Korean electronics maker “made a deliberate decision to copy Apple’s iPhone and iPad…The intellectual property that Apple has asserted against Samsung goes to the heart of the extraordinary success of the iPhone and the iPad.” 19. Apple’s Design, Utility Patents Apple’s claim is that Samsung infringed four industrial design patents which cover the look and feel of the devices. Also three utility pa...

[iPhone] Apple Reveals Secrets Behind iPhone's Birth

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Bangalore: Apple, by going to a jury trial to defend the patents of its most prized products, is allowing its competitors and the public to see inside one of the most secretive companies in the world. By showing the public how it designs products that have changed the electronics industry twice, Apple has risked losing some of its secrecy. During the patent trial with South Korean mobile maker Samsung, Apple's senior vice president, Scott Forstall, has recently revealed the secret behind the iOS user interface. He disclosed the hard work and innovation that went into developing it. "The goal of an operating system is to run the entire machine, to drive the machine. We wanted an operating system that could last for another 20 years. The strategy was a modern operating system", he said. Forstall, who is with Apple since 1997, revealed how Apple decided to start on the iPhone project. Forstall and his colleagues had thought, "I remember sitt...