The legal battle between Apple and Samsung hits the San Jose courts, marking the beginning of the patent jury of the year, if not the century-- one forcing the two companies to reveal a few interesting secrets.
As we all know, this US-based legal battle is just one of many spread all over the globe. Recent Apple vs Samsung decisions already took place in British and German courts.
Will Apple convince the jury it can claim monopoly on a design amounting to a rectangular screen with rounded corners? Samsung hopes not, accusing Apple of stifling "legitimate competition" in order to "maintain its historically exorbitant profits."
Apple claims Samsung infringes 4 design patents and 3 utility patents, and demands $2.5 billion in damages. Meanwhile Samsung demands a 2.4% royalty rate on iOS device prices for the infringement of 5 communications patents.
Crucial launches a companion range to the m4 SSDs designed for customers on a tighter budget-- the Crucial v4, with pricing starting off from $50 for a 32GB SSD.
The biggest peripheral vendor in the world also sees a -14% Y-o-Y decrease in EMEA retail sales (reflecting "sustained weakness in the region"), while global sales decline by -4% Y-o-Y-- even if the LifeSize enterprise videoconferencing segment sees 34% Y-o-Y growth in sales.
The Micron PCM offering features 1Gb PCM plus 512Mb LPDDR2 in multichip packages. Currently available for feature phones, the company also plans to develop further on the technology with smartphone and tablet applications.
