Samsung has filed a motion on Monday adding the recently-released iPhone 5 to its suit against Apple in California.
In a filing to a case being handled by United States Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Samsung contends that the iPhone 5 violates two Samsung UMTS standards patents and six features patents.
In their filing, Samsung said: “On September 18, 2012, Samsung informed Apple that it expected to seek leave to …

Apple CEO Tim Cook just apologized to the whole world and mostly Apple fans and customers for the failures of the newly unveiled iOS 6 maps.
However, more than apologizing for iOS 6 maps, Tim Cook went a step further and recommended other maps services like the very Google Maps Apple shunned with their new maps service.
The apology and recommendation comes as Tim Cook is being closely watched as the successor to the late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.
Jobs resigned as Apple CEO on August last year …

It does not happen too often that Apple recognizes a defeat, especially in an open letter to recommend competing products as temporary alternatives to their iOS 6 maps services.
Apple CEO, Tim Cook, has released an open letter in which he publicly apologize for the failure with the iOS 6 Maps application, recognizing that it was not up to the promised standards. He continues his message recommending alternatives to Apple customers until Maps will be brought to an acceptable quality level. Among …

The Chinese mobile technology manufacturer, Huawei, admitted working on their own mobile operating system, just weeks after denying rumors regarding this subject.
Huawei CEO says it is prudent to have its own operating system, good for emergencies.
The operating system is developed by Huawei as a “disaster” protection measure to ensure the company’s future if the collaboration with partners what currently offer the mobile operating systems might end, writes TheNextWeb.

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Apple stock price dipped at market close on Monday as the company sold “only” 5 million iPhone 5 units, a figure lesser than what people were expecting.
AAPL closed 1.3 percent lower to $690.79 in New York as the market closed on Monday.
Analysts have forecast that Apple may sell anywhere between 6 to 10 million iPhone 5 units in the first weekend it went on sale.
However, Apple announced it sold 5 million iPhone 5 smartphones.
This has caused the market to be disappointed with the …

Apple is reportedly convincing former Google employees to work on improving the criticized iOS 6 maps feature, new reports suggest.
According to these reports, Apple already has former Google employees, specifically those who have worked on Google Maps, working on their new Geographic Information System (GIS).
However, since Apple has had a hard time with the new Apple Maps feature which debuted in iOS 6, the company is reported to be looking for more former Google employees with experience in …

Samsung is not the only company poking fun at Apple lately as Motorola has also released an ad lampooning Apple, the iPhone 5 and its iOS 6 maps.
Recently, Samsung released a print ad and a video ad that makes fun of Apple.
Not to be left behind, Motorola has posted through its Google+ page an ad that makes fun of the troubles iOS 6 Maps has.
In the post on Google+, Motorola Mobility says:
“Looking for 315 E 15th in Manhattan? Google Maps on DROID RAZR M will get you there & not #iLost in …

The iPhone 5 has been benchmarked and it has also been dubbed the “fastest smartphone in the land” by the site that conducted the tests: PCMag.
In a report, PCMag compared the iPhone 5 with the Samsung Galaxy S III and the Google Motorola Droid RAZR M.
According to the site, the iPhone 5 with an Apple A6 processor beat the two Android phones and often doubled the performance of previous iPhone units.
The tests used by the site were the following browser benchmarks: Sunspider, Browsermark, …

Motorola and Samsung have both won another battle over Apple this time in Germany.
On Friday, a German court sided with the Android smartphones makers over Apple in a case involving technology used in touchscreen displays.
According to The Associated Press, the Mannheim state court dismissed Apple’s case against Motorola and Samsung that alleged both manufacturers to have infringed on Apple patents on touchscreen technology.
Furthermore, the report noted that “The Mannheim state court’s …

The Swiss Federal Railways service (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen or SBB) has fired off a complaint against Apple alleging the iPhone maker of copying its iconic clock face with iOS 6.
In a report from The Associated Press, an SBB spokesman said that the iOS 6 clock face is “identical” to the iconic clock face used by the SBB on train stations since 1944.
“We are proud that this icon of clock design is being used by a globally successful company,” SBB spokesman Reto Kormann is quoted as …