Apple has not been able to justify iCloud service in Germany

Judges from the city of Mannheim, Germany, did not alter its decision regarding the dispute Motorola and Apple, in the center of which was service Apple iCloud. They confirmed their earlier decision and found Apple guilty of violating several patents Motorola.

Since the first solution Apple had to disable some functions iCloud and MobileMe for German users. In particular, disabled service instant notification of new e-mails, also known as «Push e-mail». He, however, is available in conjunction with certain services. According to most Apple, the number of users that it will disadvantage small. However, the "apple" firm would like to dispense with the minimum punishment.

According to the resource The Verge, Apple Inc. and Motorola will have to pay some compensation, but what exactly is not clear.

Apple has resumed online sales of 3G devices in Germany

U.S. electronics giant Apple resumes sales of portable devices that support 3G networks in a German online store.


U.S. electronics giant Apple resumes sales of portable devices that support 3G networks in a German online store. This happened after the Cupertino-based company quickly enough time has made the suspension of judgment is not so long ago, at the suit of Motorola Mobility

Recall that in the end of last year, Motorola Mobility won an important victory in the litigation concerning the infringement of one of Apple patents in the field of 3G/UMTS. The German court found the company from Cupertino wrong in this matter, which led to the prohibition of sales on the German market, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and modifications of the iPad with 3G.


At the same time Apple had the right to appeal the injunction, which she did, referring to the repeated failures of Motorola to license the disputed patent on reasonable terms, while another seven years before he was declared describes common industry standards, that is covered by the concept of FRAND. Of course, the suspension of judgment does not mean its complete abolition, but it gives the company from Cupertino time to gather his thoughts to defend their positions.

Largest mobile operator in Germany to pay $ 95 million fine for bribing officials in the Balkans

The German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom and its Hungarian unit will pay $ 95 million for the settlement of the case initiated by the U.S. authorities about corrupt practices of firms in the Balkans. U.S. investigators found that the former managers Magyar Telekom in 2005-2006 gu. paid $ 15.8 million to intermediaries so that they then transferred the funds to the accounts of officials of Macedonia. Thus, managers sought the favor of the government to expand the business Magyar Telekom in the country, says Lenta.ru. In addition, in 2005, Magyar Telekom paid four consultants that they provide a favorable decision of the government takeover of local company Telekom Crne Gore. At the same time against three leaders of Magyar Telekom - CEO Elek Straub, director of strategy Andras Balogh and director of development and acquisitions, Tamás Morvai Commission filed separate cases. All three men deny their guilt, even though the Deutsche Telekom recognizes the fact of bribery. Previously, we recall, was the information that the Berlin prosecutor's office examines the activities of the consular officer in the German embassies in several countries of the former USSR, Africa and South America, who are suspected of accepting bribes for issuing visas. In suspected violations of the local consular staff in the embassies of Germany, who in the past two years deliberately issued a visa to enter Germany, despite the false information given in the questionnaires.

Samsung wants iPhone 4S to be banned in Europe.

Currently it is seeking an injunction to get the new iPhone 4S banned in Italy and France. The accusation looks like that - Apple has used 3G wireless technology, which Samsung invented, without paying for it.
Samsung announced: "Apple has continued to flagrantly violate our intellectual property rights and free ride on our technology, and we will steadfastly protect our intellectual property."
As you remember and as it was mentioned before, patent war is still going on between two giants. Apple has already banned sales of Samsung Galaxy series in Austria and Germany.
Some bloggers think that Samsung is acting too fast by seeking an injunction. 

iPhone 4S has been launched

Philip Schiller, head of marketing, Apple, has presented yesterday brand new iPhone 4S! It looks exactly like the previous version but don’t be deceived because inside it is all new. What Apple has done is put powerful processor inside a super thin phone. So now you can check out brand new features:  
1. Play game features. 7th faster graphics. Even more, now you can customise your weapon!
2. Battery life: 8 hours of 3G talk time, 14 hours of 2G talk time, 6 hours of browsing at network, 9 hours of Wi-Fi, 10 hours of watching video, 40 hours of listening to music. Fantastic battery life!
3. Twice as fast in downloading data. It is possible due to specially designed A5 chip used in iPad.
4. The 4S has 2 antennae to ensure that it works on the both technologies - CDMA and GSM.
5. All new 8 MP camera which has 60% more pixels than iPhone 4.
6. Whole new voice control system. Users are able to speak requests for the time, setting the alarm clock, a weather update, or finding the nearest restaurant.

"Only Apple could make such amazing hardware, software and services and bring them together into this experience," Cook said in his closing remarks. "I am so incredibly proud of this company."

The new handsets will be available in black and white and in three price bands, depending on memory size:
• $199 (US) for the 16GB model
• $299 (US) for the 32GB model
• $399 (US) for the new 64GB model
The phone will be available on 14 October in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, France, Germany and Japan. By the end of the year, the 4S will be available in 70 countries.

IPhone 4 will be available for £99 what makes it a lot more competitive in comparison with cheaper and faster-selling Android models. The 3GS will be available for free with a contract.