Apple is suing its arch competitor Samsung with an all new angle particularly going after a feature in Korean electronics giant’s smartphone this time stating that it violate its “slide-to-unlock” feature.

In this new case, Apple has stated that Galaxy Nexus breaks the “slide-to-unlock” feature that was announced for the first time back in 2007 by the original iPhone. Then on in the month of October 2011, it was copyrighted with US Patent and Trademark Office. Moreover, in the year 2006 Apple also received a “utility model” enrollment performed in Germany for this feature, reported Apple Insider.

Samsung may carry in its Neonode N1m smartphone which provided the slide-to-unlock feature method prior to Apple had named this feature as its find.

In the present case, Justice Andreas Voss might determine to keep it pending as a same suit has been proposed with Munich based Federal Patent Court in order to evade any kind of inconstancy in judgment. Still, Apple is seeking a judgment over the issue as soon as probable. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft is scheduling to release a version of the Windows 8 platform for smart embedded devices such as ATM machines and smart kiosks.

According to an article on The Register, Microsoft schedules to launch the Windows Embedded Enterprise v.Next platform for embedded devices 3 months following th launch of the commercial version of Windows 8.

The Windows Embedded Enterprise v.Next lets companies of ATM machines and different similar devices to apply complete versions of Windows 8 on them. Besides, 3 months following that, the Microsoft schedules to release the Windows Embedded Standard v.Next, meant for less modern embedded devices. Read the rest of this entry »

Wireless carrier Softbank in Japan has announced competitors Huawei and ZTE to enable it develop its 4G as a upcoming generation Wireless Network.

The maker claimed the network, that will be capable of producing speeds of up to 110 Mbps, will be released in 2012.

According to a Business Week report, ZTE said 4G network was Softbank’s ‘primary strategic partner’ for the project.

ZTE told that it will run with Softbank to cover 90% with the 4G wireless network and Huawei told the network will be bring to developing the 4G network in segments of Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka. Read the rest of this entry »

IBM has built a new range of cloud based and on-premise software made to let corporations to respond to changing buyer trends.

The new Commerce-as-a-service and Social Media Marketing products, released under the corporation’s Smarter Commerce initiative, are based on technology the corporation received from the acquisition of Unica, Coremetrics and Sterling Commerce.

According to the firm, the new products have been made to permit corporations to automate communications with suppliers and trading counterparts and automate marketing campaigns based on marketplace insights. Read the rest of this entry »

US-based bookseller Waterstone’s is aiming to release its own e-reader device to compete Kindle and Nook in the lucrative ebook market.

Speaking to BBC’s Radio 4, the firm’s managing director James Daunt told that it was inspired by Barnes and Nobel’s Nook Android-based colour ebook reader.

The move to widen its operations into the ebook reader market arrives after the firm was sold by the HMV Group to Russian business man Alexander Mamut, who in-turn rented Daunt to enhance the bookseller’s falling sales numbers.

Waterstone’s expects to duplicate the success competitor Barnes and Nobel has had with Nook, delivering heavy rival to Amazon and its Kindle device. Read the rest of this entry »

Intel has been commanded to amend its netbooks method as the request for tablet PC devices enhances together with large-screened laptops.

The firm had reached early success in the netbook market as buyer request was leaning towards cheap devices.

Still, now, as reported by Greg Welch, division director for mobile costumer platforms at Intel, buyers are now seeking devices which provide nicest performance and provide with nicest feature. Buyers are no longer tended to get devices which are cheap and low on power, PC World reports.

“There was some disappointment on some of the experience side, it maybe didn’t keep up with the pace of innovation. Now we’re trying to reinvigorate that. We’re trying to go in and integrate more technologies and we’ll see… if it has a role to fill in the market place between an ultrabook on one hand and pure tablet experience on the other,” Greg Welch told. Read the rest of this entry »