The Samsung-Apple court wars are still raging, even if they haven’t received the same amount of attention. Regardless, the International Trade Commission today ruled against Apple, declaring that certain iOS devices infringed upon Samsung’s 3G patents. Models include the iPhone 4, iPad 3G, and iPad 2 3G.
What does this mean? For starters, people with affected devices can continue using these devices. In that regard, very little will change. This ruling does not go into effect for 60 days, during which the White House can veto the decision. If the White House upholds the ruling, then Apple can take the case further and contest this ruling, which would result in a postponement of this ban until another decision is made.
After all of these options are exhausted, Apple would be unable to sell the devices which were found to be infringing upon Samsung’s patent in the United States, and potentially elsewhere as similar cases would use this judgement in their consideration. (more…)
Tech pundit MG Siegler couldn’t have said it any better about Apple’s innovation, or apparent lack thereof:
One big moment was when Steve announced that Apple was going to give an iPhone to every Apple employee. The excitement that was already present went up tenfold as everyone leapt out of their seats into a huge standing ovation that lasted quite a while. The cheers and yelling got even louder when Steve said that it would be the (larger) 8 GB capacity iPhone we would all be getting.
Most have long been assuming that technology from Nuance is being used to power Apple’s Siri voice assistant. However, until today, neither Nuance themselves nor Apple have ever confirmed that the partnership even exists. Speaking today at 
