Apple-Samsung Patent War and Two Other Stories You Need to Know

Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories.

Apple’s Patent War With Samsung Heats Up

It’s official: Despite Samsung’s appeal, the sales ban on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 stays. It’s possible that the same fate will happen to Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus, and even its flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III.

This series of setbacks probably won’t significantly hurt Samsung’s sales, but it’s definitely bad news for the company as well as Google, who develops the Android OS. The patent trial is scheduled to start July 30.

Nokia: Google’s Galaxy Nexus Infringes on our Patents

Google’s recently launched Jelly Bean tablet, the Nexus 7, infringes some of Nokia’s patents, claims Nokia.

“Nokia has more than 40 licensees, mainly for its standards essential patent portfolio, including most of the mobile device manufacturers. Neither Google nor Asus is licensed under our patent portfolio,” a Nokia spokesperson told The Inquirer.

Twitter’s Transparency Report: ‘We Comply With 63% of Government Requests’

Twitter released its first transparency report Monday, admitting it handed over user data in some form to governments in 63% of cases. On the other hand, Twitter claims it refused all requests for censorship of tweets

Source : mashable.com