Why Samsung’s Challenge to Apple and Google Is Great for Consumers
Over the past few years, tech giants Apple and Google have emerged as dominant forces in the mobile-technology market. Although they’ve pursued radically different strategies, each company has been wildly successful: Apple generates $1 billion per month on iPhone sales, while Google’s Android operating system has racked up massive global market-share gains. Now, both companies face a rising threat from South Korean electronics titan Samsung, which has surged to become the largest handsetmaker in the world. Samsung appears poised to intensify competition in the mobile space, and that could benefit consumers. Samsung’s ascent was underscored last week when it introduced its highly anticipated new Galaxy S4 smartphone at an extravagant event at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The company showed off hands-free eye-tracking technology, among other new features. Google and Apple, meanwhile, are pushing toward next generation wearable computing, including Google Glass and ...
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Why Samsung’s Challenge to Apple and Google Is Great For Consumers
Over the last few years, tech giants Apple and Google have emerged as dominant forces in the mobile technology market. Although they’ve pursued radically different strategies, each company has been wildly successful: Apple generates $1 billion per month on iPhone sales, while Google’s Android operating system has racked up massive global market-share gains. Now, both companies face a rising threat from Korean electronics titan Samsung, which has surged to become the largest handset-maker in the world. Samsung appears poised to intensify competition in the mobile space, and that could benefit consumers. Samsung’s ascent was underscored last week when it introduced its highly anticipated new Galaxy S4 smart phone at an extravagant event at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The company showed off hands-free eye-tracking technology, among other new features. Google and Apple, meanwhile, are pushing toward next generation wearable computing, including Google Glass and Apple’s ...
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Settlement Tops $1 Billion in Toyota Acceleration Lawsuit
(LOS ANGELES) — Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it has reached a settlement worth more than $1 billion in a case involving hundreds of lawsuits over acceleration problems in its vehicles. The company said in a statement that the deal will resolve cases involving motorists who said the value of their vehicles was adversely affected by previous recalls stemming from sudden acceleration problems. Lawyer Steve Berman, a plaintiffs’ attorney, said the settlement is the largest settlement in U.S. history involving automobile defects. “We kept fighting and fighting and we secured what we think was a good settlement given the risks of this litigation,” Berman told The Associated Press. (PHOTOS: The Rise of Toyota) The proposed deal was filed Wednesday and must receive the approval of a federal judge. As part of the settlement, Toyota said it will offer cash payments to eligible customers who sold or turned in their leased vehicles between September 2009 and December 2010. The Japanese ...
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Microsoft, Motorola file to keep patent case details private
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp and Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit have requested a federal judge in Seattle to keep secret from the public various details from their recent trial concerning the value of technology patents and the two companies' attempts at a settlement.
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Google CEO Meets with Feds as U.S. Senator Blasts FTC Over Antitrust Probe
With the clock ticking down until a crucial Federal Trade Commission vote over whether to sue Google for antitrust violations, the search giant’s CEO Larry Page met with federal officials in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. The meeting, which was first reported by Bloomberg, came one day after a powerful U.S. Senator sent a letter to the FTC expressing concern about the way the agency has been conducting its investigation. The FTC is wrapping up a nearly two-year investigation into whether Google has used its search market power to unfairly harm rival companies. Google and the FTC have been conducting negotiations for several weeks to see if a settlement is possible. If no deal is reached, the FTC will proceed in the coming days with a vote that will determine whether the commission files a lawsuit. If the FTC votes to sue Google, it would be the most dramatic antitrust action taken by the U.S. government against a major technology company since the Department of Justice sued Microsoft in ...
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