Samsung loses again its patent battle with Apple in Japan

A Tokyo Court has pointed out that Samsung Electronics has infringed a patent for its rival Apple in some older models of their smartphones.

In particular, Apple accused Samsung of having infringed the patent on the "bounce-back" function that allows users with tasks such as return to the starting point when they move through an electronic document.

Finally, Japanese Justice has decided to give the reason Apple but still the punishment he will have to face the people of Samsung has not been leaked.

Also should remember that you to avoid problems, the South Korean brand already solved the issue in the latest models that presented and inserted a blue line that appears at the end of your documents instead of the controversial icon.

The truth is that This is not the first battle that lost against Apple in Japan, Samsung already that the Cupertino company achieved that give you the reason to their allegations that the Galaxy S phones, Galaxy Tab and Galaxy S II violated its patent for synchronization.

Los Angeles schools reach an agreement with Apple

The school district of the city of Los Angeles has launched a program that will involve lead Apple tablets to 1,087 schools of the city.

In total, there is a budget of 30 million dollars and it has been confirmed that the program in the first phase you will arrive at 47 schools in Los Angeles and later enjoy also in other centres.

Each iPad sold by Apple commercials to schools will offer 3 years warranty, and will have a cost of $ 678 per unit, and it is known that mobile devices will bring educational software pre-installed.

As to other alternatives to the Apple device known Los Angeles students may acquire portable Chromebooks from 249 euros each unit, reported in VentureBeat.

In relation to the Apple contract, from the district's schools have pointed out that it is a long-term agreement that will also allow students, teachers and employees of the schools, testing devices that is able to correct the deficiencies detected.

Between 4,000 and 5,000 requests for data received Apple of the US Government.UU.

The company gave information to federal, State and local authorities that involved about 10,000 client devices.

The technological Giants want to show that they have nothing to hide about the data they requested the Government of Barack Obama in the scandal of wiretapping citizens.

Information goes out a little bit and begin to shuffle clear numbers on the volume affected by the transfer of data from the companies to the authorities under the controversial program PRISM.

To the figures that were disclosed on Facebook, that in the last 6 months of 2012 it received between 9,000 and 10,000 requests that involved a total of between 18,000 and 19,000 users, or Microsoft, that it received between 6,000 and 7,000 requests that affected a between 31,000 and 32,000 users accounts, now Apple data are dumped.

The Cupertino company has issued an official release where has shown that from the 1 of December 2012 through May 31, 2013 received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests of data by the Government.

These requests involved at between 9,000 and 10,000 accounts or devices, whose data came to federal, State and local authorities, alleging criminal investigations and matters of national security.

"Like other companies, we have asked the Government of United States.UU. permission to report the number of applications received in relation to national security and the way in which we handle it. We have been authorized to share some of those details, we are offering for transparency", Apple said in its statement.

The company has pointed out that the majority of these requests came from the police to investigate cases of theft and other crimes, for the search of persons disappeared or patients with diseases such as Alzheimer's memory loss, as well as to try to prevent suicides.

Eddy Cue defends Apple in the case of the Covenant on prices of ebooks

Eddy Cue has admitted that it raised the possibility of negotiating a division of the entertainment market with Amazon.

Eddy Cue, senior Vice President of software and internet at Apple, has been called to testify in the case facing Apple and US authorities on the possible agreement that the Cupertino promoted with the leading publishing house for damage to Amazon.

Cue, according to Bloomberg, has alleged that he knew nothing about the mails and calls between the CEOs of the publishers which took place between 2009 and 2010 to agree on prices. All publishers involved in the trial have reached settlements.

The Veteran Executive of Apple was then head of the launch of the service of iBooks that was launched by the hand of the release of the iPad.

The U.S. Government believes that Cue led the agreement with the main players of the publishing industry, which urged the price of textbooks to press the low cost of Amazon strategy. US exposes that the Pact finally affect consumers.

Apple didn't change the ebook market, simply, he has defended Cue, was looking for a legitimate agreement. But the giants of the book were not happy with Amazon pricing model. "[The publishers] told us that they wanted higher prices", according to Cnet.

The now head of the software division in Cupertino and one of the visible faces on the Apple press appearances, has admitted that it was to negotiate with Amazon intended to divide up the market: Apple would control the music and Amazon Books.

Sony overtakes Apple in smartphones in Japan market

The giant of Cupertino has widely been overtaken by Sony in Japan, since the Japanese company has set up business plans which have proven to be a success.
Sony has bet strong by a sales strategy based on a discount program that has carried out together with the operator NTT DoCoMo, reported in Bloomberg.