Aug 28
Aug 28
This week the Jury Foreman behind the Apple vs Samsung court case that’s been taking place over the past few weeks has spoken in an interview to Bloomberg. This video interview has Jury Foreman Velvin Hogan speaking on the lawsuit itself, moments during the deliberation, some of the jury’s “a-ha moments”, and a bit more on the final verdict they ended up reaching. The video also includes Hogan speaking again on “more than just a slap on the wrist”, a punishment for Samsung when patent cases are otherwise only supposed to bring renumeration for the patent holder – in this case Apple.
Hogan spoke with Reuters earlier this month with similar words for the public. Saying that the jury essentially wanted to punish Samsung for the infringement of patents at hand – that said, he noted that the jury didn’t quite feel that Apple deserved everything they were asking for. Have a peek at the new interview from Bloomberg here:
The was a note in the instructions for the case that made it clear that any penalties the jury issued should not be a “punishment” but rather simply “compensation.” That note read as follows:
“The amount of those damages must be adequate to compensate the patent holder for the infringement. A damages award should put the patent holder in approximately the financial position it would have been in had the infringement not occurred, but in no event may the damages award be less than a reasonable royalty. You should keep in mind that the damages you award are meant to compensate the patent holder and not to punish an infringer”
This set of revelations should come gift-wrapped to Samsung as they set themselves up to access any and all available means for appeal in the coming weeks. Samsung’s current penalty is above $1.05 billion USD while their push to counter-sue against Apple ended up with not a dollar to its name. Have a peek in the timeline below for other key moments in this trial as it continues well past the final verdict.
[via Bloomberg]
Apple vs Samsung Jury foreman speaks with Bloomberg in video interview is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Aug 28
We have survived. The long hot summer is drawing to an end and as the days again grow shorter that can only mean one thing: football is back. While everyone stocks up on supplies for the longest football Saturday ever we’ve got a new podcast for you to check out, as we cover the latest TV apps for the Xbox 360, Google TV and even a relaunch of the TV Guide app on iOS. It’s also time to look towards the future as IFA 2012 gets rolling LG is already shipping its first 4K HDTV while the ITU has locked down a standard for 8K broadcasts. While we wait for those to become reality we’ll be watching the games (and Doctor Who, and the midseason finale of Breaking Bad) in standard HD, while choosing winner in our NFL Pick ‘Em league. Click here to join, the ID number is 1955 and the password is EHD12.
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25:37 – NBC News app for Xbox 360 brings streaming show clips to the console
26:30 – US presidential campaign trail winds its way to Xbox Live on August 27th with Election 2012 Hub
28:40 – Sky’s Now TV service hits Xbox, beckons you forth with 30 day free trial
32:00 – Google Play Music app updated for Google TV, Play video content now streaming to Chromebooks
33:50 – Netflix inks deal with Weinstein Co.-owned Radius-TWC, films coming to watch instantly next year
35:42 – TV Guide Mobile relaunches for iOS with a new look, links to streaming video and social networks
42:15 – Hulu launches redesigned site with bigger artwork, ‘tray-style format’ of suggested shows
43:37 – Star Wars Episode II and III 3D re-releases officially dated for theaters in September and October 2013
45:00 – 4K, 84-inch ‘ultra’ HDTV from LG is ready to start shipping now in Korea, worldwide next month
46:00 – ITU approves NHK’s Super Hi-Vision as 8K standard, sets the UHDTV ball rolling very slowly
47:44 – Must See HDTV (August 27th – September 2nd)
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Aug 28
Folding Pizza Wheel Provides Extra Crust Cutting Leverage: Brilliant or Idiotic? [Chatroom]
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Every day there seems to be some technological innovation that divides the Gizmodo staff. Is it revolutionary, or just evolutionary? Will it change the world, or just clutter up a drawer? And such was the debate over this questionably brilliant folding pizza wheel that lets you use two hands to plow through particularly thick crust. More »
Aug 28
One of the most-anticipated devices from HTC is the HTC Desire X. The device is expected to be unveiled during IFA 2012 in Berlin, Germany. A recent leak hinted at the specifications of the device which include a 4” Super LCD Display with WVGA resolution, a 5-megapixel camera and 1GHz dual core processor.
Other purposed specs of the device include 768MB RAM, 4GB ROM, 25 GB of Dropbox space for 2 years and Android Ice Cream Sandwich. Android Ice Cream Sandwich will be part of the device right out of the box and not as an update. It will also come equipped with HTC Image Sense chip and a microSD memory card slot. (more…)
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Mysterious 10″ HTC tablet spotted in photos, possible announcement at IFA?, HTC One X receives Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update with Jelly Bean on the way,
Aug 28
Bethesda has announced new DLC for the incredibly popular Skyrim, but this DLC probably isn’t what you were thinking it would be. Dubbed Hearthfire, this latest DLC pack focuses less on the adventuring aspects of the game and encourages players to not only build their own home, but start a family and settle down. We saw features like this in the Skyrim Game Jam video Todd Howard showed during his keynote at DICE 2012, but few were thinking that home building and adoption would end up being the focus of actual DLC.
In Hearthfire, players gain the ability to purchase a plot of land and then use raw materials to begin building their dream home. Judging from the trailer below, there seems to be a number of options for home building, ranging from kitchens and bedrooms to enchanter’s towers and greenhouses. Interior workbenches can be used to fill these rooms with craftable items, and once you’ve finished your house, you can move your spouse in and begin adopting kids.
Bethesda says that you’ll also need to defend your home from monsters, which suggests that there may be some tower defense elements to be found in Hearthfire. Players have the option of hiring a steward to purchase building materials and furnish their homes for them. Stewards can also hook you up with some transportation options, and even bring in a bard to stay in your home and sing songs about how awesome you are.
Hearthfire will be launching for Xbox 360 on September 4 and will cost 400 MSP. We would typically assume that it’s coming to PC and PS3 a month later, but that didn’t happen with Dawnguard, which PS3 players still haven’t received yet. Are you excited to play the role of homeowner, or does Hearthfire leave something to be desired?
Skyrim: Hearthfire DLC lets you build your dream home is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Aug 28
AMD FX-4130 delivers 3.8GHz quad-core on a budget, A-Series chips get even cheaper
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If you’re building a starter desktop to get ready for school, you’ll be glad to know that AMD is squeaking just a little more value for the dollar out of its processors. The new quad-core FX-4130 takes a 200MHz hop forward from its predecessor to a 3.8GHz base speed, and ramps up to 3.9GHz if it’s feeling frisky. While it’s thirstier than the earlier FX-4100 at 125W of maximum power draw, the unlocked chip’s $112 retail cost is a potential sweet spot for those tailoring a system to a strict price. Anyone willing to trade overclocking support for yet more of a savings will be glad to know that AMD has been slashing the prices of its Fusion-based A-Series chips at the same time: the across-the-board cuts bring even the 2.9GHz A8-3850 down to $91. No breaks exist here for the performance crowd, alas, but AMD’s new proposition might be just the excuse needed to build that budget Windows 8 PC.
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Aug 28
Aug 28
This week someone at Gizmodo has gotten their hands on a workbook of training documents used by Apple to make sure their Genius Bar works for the customers that need it. While it might seem that any Apple document not meant to be seen by the public would be full of undeniably valuable or otherwise magical information, here the content is essentially bland. The majority of the manual, it would seem, is dedicated to making sure that each Genius makes the customers they work with happy – and satisfied enough to buy products in the future.
The manual brings on just as much psychological training as it does technical info, with the phrase “Everyone in the Apple Store is in the business of selling” right at the core. There’s a section by the name of “Selling Gadget Joy” which uses the letters A.P.P.L.E. to make the concept simple for whoever’s aiming to become Genius material. (A)pproach, (P)robe, (P)resent, (L)isten, (E)nd. That’s the Apple way for a Genius.
One of the main abilities that every Genius is taught – or that they need, rather – is the ability to empathize with whoever they’re conversing with. Apple makes it clear that a Genius should often be using the “Three Fs: Feel, Felt, and Found. This works especially well when the customer is mistaken or has bad information.” This “Fs” situation works best when a Genius (or any other Apple Store employee, for that matter,) is speaking with a customer about a product that they feel has a feature that’s out of place – or if a product is too expensive.
“Customer: This Mac is just too expensive.
Genius: I can see how you’d feel this way. I felt the price was a little high, but I found it’s a real value because of all the built-in software and capabilities.”
There are a list of words not to use in the manual which all lead the Genius to agreeing with and helping the customer. For example instead of saying “freeze” or “frozen” or “crash”, a Genius should try to use “unexpectedly quits”, “does not respond”, or “stops responding”. Another example is “bug” or “problem” – a Genius is taught to say “condition”, “issue”, or “situation” instead.
In the end, the most controversial part of the training was the supposed set of Apple employees (or former employees) who found the training itself to be robotic. See if a Genius tells you the same next time you’re getting help from them in an Apple Store – was your training intense? They may very well tell you that they certainly felt that it was just fabulous.
[via Gizmodo]
Apple Genius Training student workbook “leaked” is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Aug 28
Unattended and bare manholes on roadsides can be very dangerous if there are no warning signs accompanying them. Most of us don’t tend to look at our feet or at the ground all the time to be aware of a gaping hole if there is one on our way.
Apparently, a bar worker shown in the video below makes the same careless mistake, only to meet an unfortunate accident. The man is apparently trying to switch channels on the TV on the other side of the bar and in doing so, hastily walks towards it. Little does he know that there’s a 10-foot hole gaping a few feet from him. Once he reaches the hole, he falls right through it.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: BlackBerry service interruption made roads safer, Another fire at Foxconn, no casualties reported,
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