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Android Community Weekly: December 9th, 2012

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Dec, 2012

We had an exciting week in the world of Android Community. For those dying to snag a new LG Nexus 4 the wait is still a little long, but we're hearing they are shipping at a faster rate as of late to those who have ordered. Samsung had plenty of announcements, and Motorola had a lot of update news. Read on for the full rundown of the past week.

HTC’s November sales numbers still in a slump, down 31 percent

By Cory Gunther
on 6 Dec, 2012

The folks from HTC have been facing some increasingly stiff competition. We've been following their sales numbers for some time now, a trend that keeps getting worse and worse, and today's November sales surely don't look any better. HTC recently released an impressive flagship smartphone in the US on Verizon Wireless. The HTC DROID DNA with a first of its kind 5-inch 1080p display, but it wasn't quick enough to help out this month.

Apple and Samsung in court again over $1bn fine

By Dave LeClair
on 6 Dec, 2012

Apple and Samsung are going to a place they both should be all too familiar with today; the courtroom. Samsung is hoping to fight off that massive $1bn judgement against them. Apple, on the other hand, is actually hoping to get another $535m tacked on to the judgement. Apple is arguing that because the jury ruled that Samsung's infringement was willful, it should be required to pay an even higher penalty.

Android Community Nightly: December 5th, 2012

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Dec, 2012

Today was another fun-filled day complete with tons of Android news. Our good friends from Mountain View had a few software updates and their once CEO Eric Schmidt was even in the news talking about Apple and their lawsuits. For all the Android news that was worth a quick roundup today hit the various links below after the break.

Google’s Schmidt talks about Apple and the patent wars

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Dec, 2012

Google's own Eric Schmidt is in the news this week after saying a few comments regarding the highly publicized and ongoing patent wars and lawsuits between Apple and Android manufacturers. In a sit down with the Wall Street Journal the once Google CEO talked about lawsuits, Apple, and of course all their Android partners. Read on below to see what he had to say regarding the children of Android.

Apple files patent for wireless charging from up to 1 meter away

By Cory Gunther
on 4 Dec, 2012

The guys from Cupertino have been busy with patents lately, and today we have one more to report on. It appears that Apple has filed for a patent regarding wireless charging. Yes, a feature we enjoy in our Nexus 4, the new Nokia Lumia, and multiple other devices. Better hide those Nexus 4's before it's too late. The patent is based around wireless charging technology using magnetic resonance -- something that's been around for some time. More details after the break.

Apple gets Samsung Galaxy devices banned in the Netherlands

By Dave LeClair
on 28 Nov, 2012

Just when you thought we might be able to go a week without some new developments in the epic Apple and Samsung war, a new wrinkle comes along. This time, it comes in the form of Apple getting Samsung Galaxy devices banned in the Netherlands. The court ruled that Samsung is infringing on Apple's patents for navigation interface in photo galleries.

Apple to add more devices to Samsung lawsuit

By Dave LeClair
on 26 Nov, 2012

There was some debate about whether Apple and Samsung would be allowed to add more devices to the existing lawsuit against each other. Recently, in an effort to keep the companies from starting a new suits, a judge ruled that the two companies could add more devices to the suit. Well Apple has jumped at the chance adding a bunch of new Samsung devices that it claims are infringing.

Judge allows Samsung to peek in on HTC and Apple’s patent deal

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Nov, 2012

In case you haven't been following along, Samsung and Apple have been fighting in court quite a bit this year. Earlier this month Apple and HTC settled their differences and came up with a 10-year agreement deal. While this is good for HTC, Samsung has still been getting beat up pretty bad by those Cupertino lawyers but recently a Judge has thrown them a bone in regards to the HTC deal. Read on for more details.

Google vs. Microsoft patent trial wraps up with big claims

By Eric Abent
on 21 Nov, 2012

Hearings in the patent lawsuit between Google and Microsoft are winding down, and with the final day of testimony came one whopper of a claim from Motorola. Yesterday, Motorola sent expert Michael Dansky to the stand, who testified that Microsoft stands to make as much as $94 billion through 2017 with the allegedly illegal use of Motorola patents. His estimate includes products like the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Surface, but Reuters points out that Dansky didn't say how far back he was going to arrive at his estimate.