Mikey Campbell
A California federal judge on Wendesday agreed with additional stipulations filed jointly by Apple and Samsung in which each party sought to supplement its case in an upcoming trial slated to begin in 2014.
The order on the parties' amended joint stipulations, handed down by Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal, adds a number of new devices to the case and withdraws one as a result of court filings from November 2012. The filing is part of Apple's Galaxy Nexus case and is not to be confused with the Apple v. Samsung court trial which ended in August.
As stated in the stipulation, Apple adds the Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S III with Android 4.1, Rugby Pro, Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 to the case while Samsung tacks on the iPhone 5. The Galaxy S III mini was on the list of devices alleged to have infringed Apple's utility patents, but assertions against the device were dropped after Samsung reported that it was not actively importing or selling the handset in the U.S.
With the Galaxy Nexus trial so far out — currently scheduled to begin on March 31, 2014 — there will likely be more devices added and further disputes filed before the fact discovery process is completed in July of this year.
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I will freely admit Samsung did not copy from Apple the ability to transfer files by touching two phones together. Not surprisingly, no one has ever done that other than the people in the commercial.
[quote name="ifij775" url="/t/155495/judge-agrees-to-add-newly-released-apple-and-samsung-devices-to-upcoming-trial#post_2260131"]I will freely admit Samsung did not copy from Apple the ability to transfer files by touching two phones together. Not surprisingly, no one has ever done that other than the people in the commercial.[/quote] It's a dumb thing to do. With omni-directional wireless tech it simply makes no sense to have that extra action to move files from one device to another. Recently my parents visited and I watched them point and air-jab the car's remote control lock in the direction of the car to lock it. I wondered if the generation has been born yet that will not grow up thinking in terms of a physical object or line-of-sight wireless like with IR.
I will freely admit Samsung did not copy from Apple the ability to transfer files by touching two phones together. Not surprisingly, no one has ever done that other than the people in the commercial.
New to smartphones?
Palm users were beaming (that's even the word they used) apps and files between each other for years before the iPhone or Galaxies were a twinkle in their companies' eyes.
As for today's method, I do it all the time when my son-in-law is in town. We touch to transfer photos, addresses, contacts, websites, apps, directions, you name it. For ease of doing all those things when you're sitting next to each other, it's unbeatable.
Obviously if you're not next to each other, then you must use other methods that require extra action.
[quote name="KDarling" url="/t/155495/judge-agrees-to-add-newly-released-apple-and-samsung-devices-to-upcoming-trial#post_2260135"] New to smartphones? Palm users were beaming (that's even the word they used) apps and files between each other for years before the iPhone or Galaxies were a twinkle in their companies' eyes. As for today's method, I do it all the time when my son-in-law is in town. We touch to transfer photos, addresses, contacts, apps, directions, you name it. Beats the heck out of any other method. [/quote] This is a stupid physical bump which uses the accelerometer to indicate the action has been accepted. I just remembered this existed as an iPhone app 3 years ago: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bump/id305479724?mt=8
[quote name="ifij775" url="/t/155495/judge-agrees-to-add-newly-released-apple-and-samsung-devices-to-upcoming-trial#post_2260131"] I will freely admit Samsung did not copy from Apple the ability to transfer files by touching two phones together. Not surprisingly, no one has ever done that other than the people in the commercial.[/quote] Anyone remember Bump? Edit: OMG... you beat me by a minute Solip!