Analysts and industry watchers here shrugged off the latest jury decision on the patent dispute between Samsung Electronics and Apple, with some even calling the suit “meaningless.” “I don’t think there is much meaning in the legal dispute between the two. Especially for Samsung, the impact of the case will likely be small as it is already the No. 1 smartphone maker in the world, raking in more than 20 trillion won ($18.8 billion) in operating profit per year,” said Park Hyun, an analyst at Dong

A Silicon Valley jury on Thursday added $290 million more to the damages Samsung Electronics owes Apple for copying vital iPhone and iPad features, bringing the total amount the South Korean technology titan is on the hook for to $930 million.The verdict covers 13 older Samsung devices that a previous jury found were among 26 Samsung products that infringed Apple patents.The previous jury awarded Apple $1.05 billion. But U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ordered the new trial and tossed out $450 mill

Despite the release of flagship handsets by major smartphone makers in recent months, the Korean smartphone market posted stagnant sales for a fourth consecutive month, according to market analysts.The total shipment volume of smartphones in October stood at 1.5 million, slightly up from 1.4 million last month, but the figure shows little change from those in August and July at around 1.5 million units, market sources said Thursday. They said customers did not respond strongly to attempts to sti

South Korea’s policies and efforts to enable publicly-available government data to be easily accessible still has a long way to go with the country coming in 12th among the surveyed 77 nations, data showed on Wednesday.The so-called Open Government Data Barometer ranked Britain as the most advanced country for open data readiness, implementation and impact with a score of 100. The United States came in second with a score of 93.38, followed by Sweden with 85.75 and New Zealand with 74.34, accord

A Silicon Valley began its second day of deliberations Wednesday in a trial to determine damages owed by Samsung Electronics for infringing on Apple's patents. The jury asked the judge for calculators Tuesday to help it determine how much Samsung owes for copying key features of the iPhone and iPad.The federal judge presiding over the patent trial granted the jury's request before the smartphone rivals' lawyers delivered their closing arguments. The one-week trial is being held to determine dama

Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy S4 was dethroned by Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5S, which became the best-selling smartphone in the world in September, data showed on Wednesday.According to the data compiled by Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Technology Market Research, Apple's iPhone 5S became the bestselling phone last month in just 10 days of its release, ending the Galaxy S4's several month reign.Samsung took the No. 1 position in the premium smartphone market of phones above the US$400 price point in

Samsung Electronics and ARM, a mobile application processor designer, fine-tuned their plan to equip the upcoming Galaxy S5 smartphone with a 64-bit processor, sources said on Tuesday. “Executives from Samsung and ARM had a meeting today. They discussed the ARM 64-bit chip, which is expected to be used in Samsung’s smartphone next year,” said a senior manager from the U.K.-based firm.He added that “Cortex-M processors, which are used for products in the smart home system, might have been on the

LG Electronics saw its global market share decline on-year in the third quarter of 2013 due to Chinese firms’ stellar growth, data showed Sunday.The South Korean electronics giant posted a 4.7 percent market share of the world’s smartphone market with sales of 12 million units in the July-September period to become the fifth-largest vendor, according to the data by technology research firm Strategy Analytics.It marked a two-notch decrease from a year earlier, when LG Electronics became the world

NEW YORK (AFP) ― Apple and Samsung are grabbing virtually all the profits in the red-hot smartphone market while most other makers are losing money, an analyst said Thursday.“We estimate Apple and Samsung combined to capture a remarkable 109 percent of third quarter handset industry profits,” said Canaccord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley in a research note.Walkley pointed out that other manufacturers such as BlackBerry, Nokia, LG, HTC and Motorola are operating at a loss, based on his latest globa

A US judge Thursday threw out a long-running challenge to Google's massive book-scanning project in a decision that could transform copyright law in the digital age.Federal Judge Denny Chin dismissed the case which dates back to 2005, saying Google's project is "fair use" under copyright law because it provides vital educational and other public benefits.In a 28-page decision, Chin said the Google program, dubbed the "Library Project," preserves books, gives "new life" to forgotten editions, sus

YouTube’s new comments section has come under fiery criticism from users, who suddenly find themselves forced to give up their anonymity and sign up for Google+ to leave a comment on the global video-sharing site.Starting last week, YouTube now requires an account with Google’s social network service to leave a comment on videos as part of efforts to “turn comments into conversations that matter to users.” The shift toward “conversation” means that comments will be placed according to “relevance

Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest electronics firm, denied news reports Thursday that it was poised to enter the 3-D printer market. “It is false information that Samsung has received any sample 3-D printer from a partner, and we have absolutely no plans to enter the 3-D printer business,” a Samsung official said. Some Korean news outlets reported that the Korean tech firm was planning to bring out a 3-D printer made by another manufacturer but with the Samsung name attached.Money Today s