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AT&T has announced a $250,000 award for anyone who has credible information that could lead to an arrest and conviction of suspects who were involved in the vandalism of AT&T’s network in San Jose, California. On the early morning hours of April 16th, the carrier’s fiber optic cables were cut in a manhole, that’s before some shots were fired at electric transformers at the PG&E substation. Speaking about this act of vandalism, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said that the objective was probably to shut the system down.

AT&T’s networks were declared National Critical Infrastructures because of how important they are to the country’s security. Those who tamper, disrupt or destroy their network violate state and federal laws. AT&T has sent a team of technicians in the area that are working to restore the service. So far the 911 service has been restored, the phone service was expected to be back to normal by Wednesday morning. Hopefully law enforcement agencies along with the help of AT&T will be able to identify and catch those responsible, and if someone does have relevant information, they should definitely give AT&T a call.

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The federal court jury in the patent infringement lawsuit between Apple and Samsung has presented its verdict after deliberating for just 21 hours and 37 minutes following the three week trial. This particular case started with Apple’s lawsuit last April and now the jury’s decision is that Samsung did infringe on Apple’s ‘381 bounceback patent with all 21 of its products in question. For the ‘915 patent on pinch-and-zoom, the jury ruled all but three of the devices listed infringed, and more damningly, found that Samsung executives either knew or should have known their products infringed on the listed patents. The jury has also found against Samsung when it comes to Apple’s contours on the back of the iPhone and its home screen GUI. The Galaxy Tab, was found not to have infringed upon Apple’s iPad design patents. The bad news for Samsung continued however, as the jury decided that not only did it willfully infringe on five of the seven Apple patents, but also upheld their validity when it came to utility, design and trade dress.

The amount of the damages against Samsung is in: $1,051,855,000.00 (see below). That’s less than half of the $2.5 billion it was seeking, but still more than enough to put an exclamation point on this victory for the team from Cupertino. The final number is $1,049,343,540, after the judge found an issue with how the jury applied damages for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE and Intercept. The jury also ruled that Apple did not infringe upon Samsung’s patents with the iPhone 3G and 3GS, and has awarded it zero dollars in damage. We’ll have more information for you as it become available.

Update: Both companies have released statements on the matter, with Apple stating via the New York Times the ruling sends a loud and clear message that “stealing isn’t right.” Samsung has its own viewpoint calling this “a loss for the American consumer” that will lead to fewer choices, less innovation and high prices. You can see both in their entirety after the break.

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