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August 31, 2012
CNET Weekly News
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Could patent peace be at hand?
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As the tech world was focused on the Apple-Samsung patent trial, Apple and Google were talking to try to resolve the myriad intellectual property and patent disputes between the companies.
Apple's CEO Tim Cook and Google's Larry Page talked before last week's verdict in the Samsung-Apple trial and plan to talk in a few weeks, to a person familiar with dealings told CNET. Talks are also reportedly taking place between the companies at a lower echelon.
• Back to the future: Apple and Microsoft on collision course, again
When the Samsung decision got announced last Friday afternoon, Google immediately attempted to distance itself from the case, declaring that most of the patents in question "don't relate to the core Android operating system." Given the lopsided nature of Samsung's legal defeat, Google may believe the prospects of an Apple lawsuit are higher...
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Google, Apple: Talking patent peace in our time?
CNET confirms that Google CEO Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook have held at least one conversation and plan to talk again in bid to settle lingering patent disputes.
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Samsung, carriers to modify infringing devices, report says
The company is also reportedly considering reducing its reliance upon Android in favor of Microsoft's Windows Phone platform.
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Apple tries out new 'Think Different' campaign
Apple's flurry of lawsuits is part of its strategy to get competitors to think different -- i.e., to sink time and money into steering clear of any resemblance to the iPhone, iPad or iWhatever.
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Back to the future: Apple and Microsoft on collision course, again
Meanwhile, the new kid on the block -- Google -- is hoping they cancel each other out. Get out the popcorn and pull up a seat.
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Kindle Fire won't go big to take on iPad
Amazon next week will announce two 7-inch Kindle Fire models, one with new hardware and the other an updated version of the original, CNET has learned. That's counter to rumors it would launch a larger version.
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The lost prototype iPhone a year later: Can Apple keep a secret?
There's no shortage of blogs claiming to possess photos, video and 3D renderings of the unreleased iPhone 5. The good news for Apple is it doesn't appear to have misplaced any prototypes lately.
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More iPhone 5 comparison pictures pop up
French Web site Nowhereelse.fr is back with several more comparison shots -- this time of a fully assembled iPhone 5.
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Court filing provides peek at Apple's massive legal bill
A trial the scope of the one between Apple and Samsung in the U.S. doesn't come cheap. A new court filing offers a peek at its scale.
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Facebook gets official OK to issue stock in Instagram deal
With a fairness hearing completed at last, the social-networking powerhouse now can move forward with the photo-sharing site.
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How carriers get away with 'locking' the iPhone
Angry about carrier software locks on the iPhone 4S? You're not alone. But unfortunately there's not much you can do about it. In this Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon explains why.
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