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Samsung Says Apple’s Patent Damages Could Still Exceed $1 Billion

If you’re still following the back-and-forth between Apple and Samsung over their long-running patent fight: Samsung says it’s possible that Apple could end up with more than the $1 billion a jury awarded it last summer. Patent blogger Florian Müller has the details.

Bradley Manning on WikiLeaks

I first became vaguely aware of the WLO during my AIT at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, although I did not fully pay attention until the WLO released purported Short Messaging System or SMS messages from 11 September 2001 on 25 November 2009. At that time references to the release and the WLO website showed up in my daily Google news open source search for information related to US foreign policy.

Pfc. Bradley Manning’s court statement from his pretrial hearing in Fort Meade, Md., on how he first became aware of WikiLeaks

Judge to Apple and Samsung: So How Does All This End?

Judge Lucy Koh suggested to Apple and Samsung that it is time for some sort of peace treaty, but neither combatant showed signs of backing down.
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Valley Cred: Samsung Plans to Open New Start-Up Accelerator in Downtown Palo Alto

While it’s not quite Oppa Gangnam style, it is a big move for the Korean mobile and consumer electronics giant.
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Apple Asks Judge for More From Samsung

Apple Inc. asked the judge in its U.S. patent case with Samsung Electronics Co. to raise the $1 billion damage award assigned by a jury last month by $707 million, while Samsung asked the judge to reduce it greatly and order a new trial.

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Apple Visits Samsung in the Hospital (Comic)

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
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Juror Recounts Deliberations That Brought Big Apple Win

Just minutes after the nine jurors in the Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. patent trial began deliberating last week, they were stuck. It was seven “yes” votes to two “no” votes on the first question they faced: Whether Samsung violated an Apple patent related to the bounceback action a touch-screen makes.

Wall Street Reacts to Apple’s Legal Win Over Samsung: Maybe, Let’s Not Kill All the Lawyers!

Apple stock up even more on patent infringement win.
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Apple Says Verdict Is a Win for Values; Samsung Says It’s a Loss for Consumers

A couple of passionate post-verdict potshots.
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RIM Dodges $147 Million Bullet