The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
(Credit: Samsung)Samsung is seeking to invalidate several patents held by U.S. tech giant Apple in Australia, taking the Australian Commissioner of Patents to court.
Samsung filed its case against the commissioner at the end of May, according to documents sighted by ZDNet Australia, seeking for the Federal Court to invalidate four patents granted to Apple between 2009 and 2010.
The Korean company has alleged that the four patents were granted "ultra vires," or beyond the powers held by the commissioner of patents. Samsung alleges in its application that it is "aggrieved by the patents" because a case launched by Apple in 2011 against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was based on set patents that included those four.
Samsung claims that all four patents related to inventions for which Apple had already been granted innovation patents between 2005 and 2008, and thus, Apple shouldn't have been eligible to be granted the second patents.
Read more of "Samsung banks on Apple patent mistake" at ZDNet Australia.
Samsung Galaxy S3 vs. Pantech Burst: Innovation Meets Budget in Interesting Showdown - ibtimes.co.uk
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Here is a rundown of how the two smartphones stack up:
Dimension
Pantech's Burst measures 126.5 x 62.5 x 11.4mm and weighs 122.5g, while the Galaxy S3 has a dimension of 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6mm and weighs 133g.
Display
The Pantech Burst comes with a 4.0in Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels at 233 pixel per inch (ppi).
The Galaxy S3, on the other hand features a 4.8in Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels at 306 ppi. It is covered with a Corning Gorilla glass 2 and TouchWiz 4.0 UI.
Processor
The Pantech Burst is powered by the Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon chipset with a 1.5GHz Scorpion dual-core processor.
In contrast, the Galaxy S3 is powered by the quad-core Exynos 4212 processor, which was clocked at 1.4GHz. Both smartphones house 1GB of RAM.
Camera
The Pantech Burst packs a five megapixel rear-facing camera which features auto-focus, LED flash and geo-tagging. It allows user to record video of 720p at 30 frames per second (fps). It comes with a front-facing VGA camera.
The Galaxy S3 comes with a whopping eight megapixel rear-facing camera. The sporting features are auto-focus, LED flash, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, image stabilisation, touch focus and simultaneous HD video and image recording. It offers video recording of 1080p at 30fps as well as a secondary camera of 1.9 megapixel.
Operating System
The Pantech Burst runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), while the Galaxy S3 runs on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS).
Storage
The Pantech smartphone includes internal storage of 16GB and a microSD card slot with an additional memory space of 32GB.
The Samsung smartphone comprises of three internal storage variants -16/32/64GB (the 64GB will be available at a later date). It comes with a microSD card slot with an additional memory space of 64GB.
Connectivity
The Pantech Burst offers Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot and Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP. In comparison, the Galaxy S3 features Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot and Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP and EDR.
Battery
The Pantech Burst includes Li-Ion 1650mAh standard battery which allows for talk time of up to four hours 30 minutes and standby time of up to 240 hours.
The Galaxy S3 packs Li-Ion 2100mAh standard battery which allows for talk time of up to 21 hours 40 minutes on 2G and 11 hours 40 minutes on 3G networks. It offers for standby time of up to 590 hours on 2G and 790 hours on 3G networks.
Samsung Galaxy S3 blue 16GB version out today on Vodafone - Crave
Vodafone has managed to get hold of the elusive pebble blue Samsung Galaxy S3, sending the ocean-hued blower out to customers who pre-ordered the phone today.
A Vodafone quote spotted by Eurodroid that originated on the network's forum relays the jolly news, which I've since confirmed with Vodafone. The network says, "Pre-orders for white 16GB and 32GB and blue 16GB S3 handsets are either delivered or being delivered to customers from today."
Unfortunately there's no word on when the blue 32GB blue version -- which is exclusive to Vodafone -- is going to be ready. Vodafone says it's "working with Samsung to secure stock of the blue 32GB as soon as possible for pre-order customers".
By the sounds of it, if you didn't pre-order your blue Galaxy S3, you might have longer to wait. This is good news for those who did throw down their cash early, however.
The launch of Samsung's hotly anticipated 4.8-inch mobile has been marred by news that there's a shortage of blue models in the UK, thanks to severe manufacturing problems.
An insider told CNET UK that less than 5 per cent of total Galaxy S3 stock arriving for sale would be the blue option. Samsung later confirmed that the blue version would be delayed by 2-3 weeks.
It looks like the wait may be over for Vodafone customers, however. If you're on Vodafone and pre-ordered the blue Galaxy S3 before the date stated above, let me know if it's arrived yet in the comments, or on our Facebook wall.
Early indicators point to the Galaxy S3 being another success for Samsung, following on from the hugely popular Galaxy S2. Carphone Warehouse pegged the Android-powered phone as the fastest selling pre-order phone so far this year.
Bangladesh telecom users to see 2 percent tax on mobile phone bills - telecomlead.com
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Telecom Lead Asia: Bangladesh is planning to impose 2 percent tax on mobile phone bills.
"The tax on mobile-phone bills will further punish the
mobile industry," said Abu Saeed Khan, secretary general of the Association of
Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh had almost 91 million mobile subscribers at
the end of April, according to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory
Authority.
Top 5 telecom operators in Bangladesh in 2011
The total number of mobile phone active subscribers in Bangladesh has reached 85.45 million at the end of December 2011.
The Telenor Group owned Grameen Phone is leading the mobile market with 36.49 million mobile users, while the second largest player is Banglalink with 23.75 million users.
Robi Axiata has 16.13 million users. Airtel Bangladesh has 6.02 million users. Citycell and Teletalk have 1.82 million and 1.21 million users, respectively.
Marketresearch.com forecasts 158.94 million subscribers in Bangladesh telecom market at the end of 2016, with a penetration rate of 99.2 percent.
It forecasts 9.71 million internet users and 4.72 million
broadband (fixed and mobile) subscribers in Bangladesh at the end of
2016.
The Bangladeshi telecoms industry has been a significant
revenue contributor to the government's coffers through initiatives such as
revenue-sharing and the social obligation fund. However, recent decisions by
the government suggest it is trying to squeeze more out of the operators,
especially considering that many firms are backed by major international
telecoms firms.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Telecom departs NYSE - Scoop
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall; Telecom departs NYSE, Steel & Tube gains
June 8 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand shares fell, paced by Telecom as the biggest company on the bourse said it would delist its NYSE-traded American depositary receipts and that it would meet profit guidance by cutting costs. Steel & Tube, which is to drop out of the NZX 50 Index this month, rebounded.
The NZX 50 fell 24.48 points, or 0.7 percent, to 3449.47. Within the index, 21 stocks fell, 22 rose and seven were unchanged. Turnover was $99.7 million.
Telecom dropped 2.6 percent to $2.43. Among cost cutting measures, the company will delist its ADRs from the New York Stock Exchange, effective July 19.
“Investors are viewing it as a negative,” said Michael Milne, investment adviser at Craigs Investment Partners. “Fletchers, Telecom and the blue chips are the sort of companies that international investors tend to hold.”
Chorus, the network company spun off from Telecom in November, fell 1.9 percent to $3.14.
Shares in New Zealand Oil & Gas rose 2.7 percent to 77 cents after the energy explorer said it expects to pay a fully imputed dividend of 6 cents per share this financial year. The company had received a number of informal questions on its intention for the year.
Warehouse rose 0.8 percent to $2.53 after the country's biggest listed retailer was granted approval to delist from the Australian stock exchange. The company wants to quit the ASX to keep a lid on its costs.
Air New Zealand shares rose 1.2 percent to 86 cents after trans-Tasman rival Qantas was put on rating watch by Standard & Poor's after the Australian airline said it expects to post an annual loss of A$450 million in the 2012 financial year. Qantas has an investment grade BBB rating, and its shares fell 9 percent to 96.5 Australian cents on the ASX in afternoon trading.
Shares in Diligent Board Member Services rose 0.6 percent to $3.52 and Xero gained 4.4 percent to $4.49 as investors continued to rally behind the two newest entrants in the benchmark NZX 50 index. The tech companies will officially join the index from June 18, when they replace manufacturers Rakon, which was unchanged at 48 cents today, and Steel & Tube, which gained 2.4 percent to $2.11 today.
Kathmandu, the outdoor equipment chain, dropped almost 4 percent to $1.45. Skellerup Holdings, which makes rubber goods and milking equipment, fell 2 percent to $1.38.
(BusinessDesk)
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