A South Korean government official announced Monday that the country is planning to create its very own open source mobile operating system.
In a statement given to reporters, Ministry of Knowledge Economy deputy minister Kim Jae-hong said that South Korea would form a consortium to develop a new mobile OS with LG Electronics and Samsung, sensing crisis after Google proposed to acquire Motorola Mobility last week.
Local electronics manufacturers in South Korea consider the Google-Motorola …

The battle of manufacturers of light fixtures has escalated as Osram is reported to have filed new patent infringement lawsuits in its battle against South Korean tech giants, a report from The Associated Press reveals.

Osram has filed patent infringement suits against Samsung LED Co and LG Innotek. Image: thomas.amberg / Flickr (CC)

According to the AP, Osram announced of the new suits on Monday which named LG Innotek and Samsung LED Co as defendants.
The report says that Osram GmbH and unit …

Just days after a report said that the Apple case in Germany which led to an EU-wide ban on the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 had an inaccurate picture of the iPad rival, reports have come out that Apple also included a doctored picture of the Galaxy S smartphone in a case in the Netherlands.
Since the report of the picture included in the German complaint, the ban has been lifted and limited only to Germany by the court which issued it, not because of the reported picture but because of …

Apparently, in October this year we may see a lot of activity in the field of mobile phones as epic battle between Apple and Google seems to continue and reach new heights. According to reports, iPhone 5 is surely going to be released in October, and now reports are coming that Google is also bringing its next big release in the market.
According to the Korean portal ETNews, it has got information from its sources in industry, and component suppliers, the announcement of next version of …

Retail chain operator Best Buy will be giving away a free Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with every purchase of a selected Samsung 3D TV this weekend, a report from Digital Trends reveals.
“Samsung and Best Buy are teaming up to give away a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with the purchase of certain 3D TV,” the report notes.
However, it did not say the specific unit a buyer needs to purchase to get a free Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet.
“Unfortunately Best Buy does not tell us which two models of TVs …

Samsung Electronics’ chairman Lee Kun-hee has reportedly told the company’s officials to “strengthen” the South Korean company’s own Bada OS as a reaction to Google’s recent announcement that it will acquire handset manufacturer Motorola Mobility.

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun-hee has told top officials of the company to strengthen Bada OS, a report says, in reaction to Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Image: bigdigo / Flickr (CC)

On Monday, Google announced …

 
The German court’s preliminary injunction prohibiting Samsung from promoting or importing its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the European Union has been lifted – partially at least.
As reported by the Wall Street Journal, a court spokesperson said that legal officers called into question the power of a German court to ban a South Korean company from promoting or importing its products all over the EU.
However, the suspension of preliminary injunction will only last until both companies try to …

Apple is slowly moving away from long-time components supplier Samsung as the Cupertino, California-based tech giant is said to be interested in investing $1 billion in an LCD manufacturing facility owned by Sharp, a report from Reuters says.

Apple is increasingly moving away from Samsung as a supplier as the Cupertino, California-based iPhone and iPad maker is reportedly looking into investing $1 billion in a Sharp LCD plant. Image: promediagroup / Flickr (CC)

According to the report, Apple …

Revising its original order of a ban on the marketing and the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet across European Union member nations, the court in Dusseldorf, Germany which issued the injunction has limited the ban to Germany only, a report from Reuters reveals.

The Dusseldorf, Germany court which issued an EU-wide ban on the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has revised the injunction it granted upon request of Apple to being Germany-wide only. Image: Jami3.org / Flickr …

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