The Apple Samsung iPhone War Goes Back to South Korea

It’s not over yet… Apple has taken their Samsung patent infringement fight back to Samsung’s home court in South Korea. In a suit filed with the Seoul Central District Court on June 22, Apple alleges that the Samsung Galaxy S, Droid Charge, Infuse 4G, and many other Samsung devices copy the design and technology of the third-generation iPhone.

Apple originally sued Samsung in April claiming that their Galaxy products “slavishly” copied onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.ipadngravy.com');" target="_blank" title="iPad" href="http://www.ip4help.com">iPad and iPhone technologies. Samsung retaliated by filing their own patent infringement lawsuits in three different countries (Germany, South Korea and Japan).

“We will continue to actively defend and protect our intellectual property,” Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung said in an e-mailed statement.

When contacted by Bloomberg News, an Apple spokesperson pointed to Apple’s April 18 statement that said Samsung “blatantly” copied its technologies and designs.

 

This one looks far from over.

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Infinite Loop iPad and iPhone stand seeking Kickstarter funding [video]

The Infinite Loop is a rather clever stand that you can use for your iPad or iPhone. It has been designed by Tim Gushue and it is currently seeking funding from Kickstarter.

The InfiniteLoop is a simple solution to making the iPad truly useful. It helps the iPad to deliver on it’s versatility when reading in bed, watching a movie on a plane or doing Facetime on the go. The InfiniteLoop was born out of the frustration with not being able to find an iPad stand that could accommodate all uses.

It is basically a loop of slim bendable metal coated in a plastic material that you can bend into many shapes; to fit different usage scenarios. Because of the way it bends, it has a huge advantage over other products. Another advantage is the way it holds your device; it is not device specific which means any new iPads or iPhones will not require a new stand. It will also be available in a mini version suitable for your iPhone.

The designer is looking for funding of $27,500 before going into production, it has already gained over $7000 in pledges with 27 days left to run.

Take a look at the video after the break and let us know what you think, hit or miss?

[Kickstarter]

Blush music video created with the Brushes iPad app [video]

Animator Shawn Harris has created a music video for the band Blush — using only the iPad app Brushes. The video is based on a series of hand drawn sketches put together to create a colourful animated music video.

To create the video, individual frames were draw in Brushes then recorded in the apps playback feature; which shows you all of the strokes used to create the final picture in a video format. The videos were then pasted together with the Brushes PC viewer app and the final video produced.

Take a look at the music video and the making of the video after the break. Let us know what you think of it!

[PadGadget]

You Can Now Score A Free @me.com Address With iOS 5

If you were a MobileMe subscriber, you probably already had a @me.com, but those of us not willing to pay for that service never really lucked into one. However, it now looks like iOS 5 will change that, and Lifehacker have picked apart how to score a free @me.com address from beta 1.

In iOS 5, open the Settings app and tap iCloud. You’ll be asked to sign in with your Apple ID. If you already have one, go ahead and sign in and then enable the Mail option. This will give you the opportunity to add a new me.com email address. All you have to do is pick what you want and it will be added. Your login credentials will be your Apple ID but you’ll send mail from the account you choose.

So, if you’re lucky enough to have iOS 5 beta but never bought a MobileMe account, here’s your chance to grab a rather nifty email address.

iPhone 4S To Get Dual LED Flash?

The iPhone 4 relies on a single LED to illuminate its photography, but a new report from industry rag Digitimes states that Apple may be mimicking other manufacturers, and moving to a dual LED system:

Recent market rumors have indicated that Apple’s iPhone 5 is likely to come with a dual-LED flash with Taiwan-based LED packaging firms Everlight Electronics, Edison Opto and Lite-On Technology being pinpointed as potential suppliers. All related companies have denied they are involved in the production of dual-LED flashes.

For example, check out the HTC HD7, which has two LEDs. This won’t make a huge difference to how the iPhone handles, but should provide some additional illumination while shooting in dark conditions — though LED flashes will give everything you snap a pretty pail pallor. Earlier this year, we heard rumors that the iPhone 4S would have a redesigned back with a shifted flash, and this seems to support that idea.

Microsoft Brings Xbox Live to Windows Phone, Still Missing Games

One of Microsoft’s most powerful brands recognizable by every teenager and old hipster in the U.S. is being given a much more prominent presence in Windows Phone than ever before that could invigorate the OS’s gaming scene. Of course, that brand is Xbox Live, the social interactive “hub” for gamers to connect, brag, and play with or against each other. With the next major version of Microsoft’s mobile touch operating system Windows Phone, titled Mango (hey, it’s Microsoft), the Xbox Live-integrated Games Hub will be added.

Games Hub is more or less a mobile version of Xbox Live, offering what could arguably be the best interface for gamers-on-the-go. Previously, Windows Phone included an “Xbox Live Extras” app, but that brought limited basic functionality.

The feature list stretches from a Collection view of downloaded games to an ability to stalk view the mobile or console gaming activity of Xbox Live friends. Profiles can be fully customized from Games Hub and there are even the animated 3D avatars from the console dashboard. As part of the social angle, users can search for Gamertags, add friends, send messages via Live, and compare game/achievement history. Live-related news and notifications for game requests round out the revamped, almost full-featured Xbox Live that Games Hub adds to Windows Phone.

While Apple includes the similar Game Center app on iOS devices, Games Hub undoubtedly looks to be best-in-class, oddly particularly in interface. On the other hand, that interface does not mean much without games, and Windows Phone has an almost insignificant amount of games in comparison to the huge App Store library. That may change eventually as Microsoft pushes a mobile Xbox to developers, but it can be funny how the main portable gaming players (pun unintended) are Nintendo, Sony, and Apple. Though if Microsoft wants a laugh, there are the highly-boastable Xbox Live subscription sales.

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Found Footage: Music Video Animated Entirely With An iPad

How’s this for cool? The entire music video for Blush’s debut single Undivided (feat. Snoop Dogg) was painted frame by frame by animator Shawn Harris on his iPad. If you want to know just how much work goes into a video like this, check out the making of video. The entire thing was done with Brushes, painted by fingertip, and took about 7,000 frames of animation — all hand done.