Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 18th Dec 2012 14:31 UTC
Lots of news about Apple vs. Samsung (and vice versa) in both the US and Europe today. In the US, judge Koh dealth two blows: one to Samsung (no retrial based on juror misconduct), the other to Apple (no permanent sales ban). In Europe, in the meantime, Samsung announced it will cease all 
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"Yes, Apple submitted a document surveying the landscape of phones being pushed before/after the iPhone announcement which included a page that provided a screen size dimension comparison between the F700 and the iPhone. This evidence was presented to show a market shift, not to establish prior art."
It was a pretty stupid mistake by apple, since that design shift was happening BEFORE the iphone, but the judge didn't allow samsung to correct the information presented to the jury. It would have been an embarrassment for apple.
"The F700 as prior art is the second most pathetic argument, second only to the juror misconduct argument."
Whether you think it's pathetic or not, it's how prior art works. Juror misconduct is not something to take lightly either, even if it gets dismissed on technicalities.
"Claiming the F700 as the magic bullet that could-have, would-have, should-have gets tedious. These arguments are the last refuge of a loser."
Samsung lost, not me. Even someone agreeing with the ultimate verdict should expect better case handling out of our courts. This one was a fiasco, and the judge deserves at least some of the blame, along with samsung and apple I'm sure.
Edited 2012-12-19 05:37 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 22:33 UTC
Official Apple statement on PRISM and privacy: "Regardless of the circumstances, our Legal team conducts an evaluation of each request and, only if appropriate, we retrieve and deliver the narrowest possible set of information to the authorities. In fact, from time to time when we see inconsistencies or inaccuracies in a request, we will refuse to fulfill it." This is basically Apple re-publishing their earlier statement in a more official manner. You either believe it, or you don't.
Linked by Anonymous on 06/18/13 22:26 UTC
The open source Contiki operating system and its commercial Thingsquare distribution are making strides towards the connected home. According to a Computerworld article, a new LED light bulb manufacturer is putting small computers into their light bulbs. Each computer runs the Contiki OS, which gives each bulb an IP address and allows them to be controlled with a smartphone application. To connect the bulbs to the application, the bulbs use both Wi-Fi and the much lower power IEEE 802.15.4 mesh technology.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 22:25 UTC
"Google asked the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to ease long-standing gag orders over data requests it makes, arguing that the company has a constitutional right to speak about information it's forced to give the government. The legal filing, which cites the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech, is the latest move by the California-based tech giant to protect its reputation in the aftermath of news reports about sweeping National Security Agency surveillance of Internet traffic." Draining the ditch after the cow has drowned in it.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 17:45 UTC
"I can't find one person who has been using the Nexus 7 for an extended period of time, and hasn't seen a massive downgrade in performance. Just what kind of downgrade are we talking here? I cannot pick up my Nexus 7 without experiencing problems like a lag of ten seconds, or more, just to rotate the display; touches refusing to acknowledged; stuttering notification panel actions; and unresponsive apps." Fully and utterly agreed. My Nexus 7 was blazing-fast and awesome for a few months, and at some point, it just started sucking. Just like that. I've tried loads of ROMs, and nothing helps.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/18/13 17:32 UTC, submitted by poundsmack
A new release of the hobby operating system MenuetOS! The release notes are a bit non-descript, but you'll have to take what you can get: "updates and improvements (picview, httpc, ehci, ...)".
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/17/13 17:58 UTC
"The Internet is one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetimes. But for 2 out of every 3 people on earth, a fast, affordable Internet connection is still out of reach. And this is far from being a solved problem. There are many terrestrial challenges to Internet connectivity - jungles, archipelagos, mountains. There are also major cost challenges. Right now, for example, in most of the countries in the southern hemisphere, the cost of an Internet connection is more than a month's income. Solving these problems isn't simply a question of time: it requires looking at the problem of access from new angles. So today we're unveiling our latest moonshot from Google[x]: balloon-powered Internet access." Insane.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/17/13 17:52 UTC
"MineAssemble is a tiny bootable Minecraft clone written partly in x86 assembly. I made it first and foremost because a university assignment required me to implement a game in assembly for a computer systems course. Because I had never implemented anything more complex than a 'Hello World' bootloader before, I decided I wanted to learn about writing my own kernel code at the same time. Note that the goal of this project was not to write highly efficient hand-optimized assembly code, but rather to have fun and write code that balances readability and speed. This is primarily accomplished by proper commenting and consistent code structuring." Just cool.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/14/13 21:03 UTC
Jon Rubinstein, former CEO of Palm: "Well, I'm not sure I would have sold the company to HP. That's for sure. Talk about a waste. Not that I had any choice because when you sell a company you don't get to decide that. Obviously, the board and shareholders decide that. If we had known they were just going to shut it down and never really give it a chance to flourish, what would have been the point of selling the company? I think the deal we had with Verizon really hurt us, but who knew that at the time? These things are all hindsight."
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/14/13 20:46 UTC
"And so it is with Dell's Alienware X51 R2, a small form factor gaming PC in console digs. It's shaped similar to Microsoft's Xbox 360 Slim, and though it's slightly larger than either a 360 or PlayStation 3, the X51 R2 would be right at home in a living room setting nestled next to a large screen TV. Indeed, it's adept at running Steam's Big Picture mode, and if your primary objective is to play games in the living room, go ahead and consider the X51 R2 a hybrid game console." This is obviously not the only machine like this - still, these are very valid console alternatives even for those that don't like being hunched over with a cramped WASD-claw. Also, PC gamers among us: could you get away with the $699 model for gaming?
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/14/13 17:32 UTC
From Bloomberg: "Microsoft, the world's largest software company, provides intelligence agencies with information about bugs in its popular software before it publicly releases a fix, according to two people familiar with the process. That information can be used to protect government computers and to access the computers of terrorists or military foes." The lid has officially been blown off.More News »
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Yes, Apple submitted a document surveying the landscape of phones being pushed before/after the iPhone announcement which included a page that provided a screen size dimension comparison between the F700 and the iPhone. This evidence was presented to show a market shift, not to establish prior art.
Yes, Samsung attempted to make a new argument of prior art using new evidence a few weeks before trial using a new document as evidence, and they were barred from doing so.
No, there is absolutely no notoriety to this decision.
Look. Apple too wanted to file a few extra pages and exhibits (it did try quite often)... Apple had more patents that it wanted to sue for infringing (that it dropped to please the court and expedite proceedings), more witnesses it wanted to call, more evidence it would have liked to submitted, more arguments it would have liked to make, arguments it would have liked to change or bring up anew, etc, etc. It tried often, and Apple too was denied, sanctioned, scorned, mocked, chided, had its knuckles wrapped, had its minutes and pages counted, etc.
You don't see much lingering on Apple being denied any of these opportunities to improve their case. No moaning and gnashing that Apple was denied the opportunity to present what Apple thinks is its most effective and persuasive case. Both parties acted (rightfully) aggressively, and shop was kept very clean. The decisions for and against both parties are evident and show a fair proceeding. Apple tended to err on the grandiose which actually hindered their efficacy; Samsung presented more futile and redundant claims that wouldn't have been very effective even if they were permitted.
Why? Why should Samsung be allowed to present new evidence along a new argument outside of the discovery schedule simply because Apple had appropriately entered evidence on a completely different argument and seemingly it inspired some inept lawyers to attempt to pull some last-minute lawyering? Do you have a legal basis for this? Or did you just want something to be good for Samsung?
The F700 as prior art is the second most pathetic argument, second only to the juror misconduct argument.* Claiming the F700 as the magic bullet that could-have, would-have, should-have gets tedious. These arguments are the last refuge of a loser.
* Wait. There's still the photoshopping/evidence tampering argument and a few more weak offerings I had put out of mind... I'll have to think about this...
Edited 2012-12-19 05:11 UTC