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San José - Samsung must pay to his rival Apple because of patent infringements 119.6 million dollars - converted 86.2 million euros. Some devices of the South Korea niches of electronics group infringed two Apple patents, the jury of a court judged in the Californian San José. Apple had accused the Smartphone market leader Samsung of the infringement of five patents and had demanded compensation at the rate of 2.2 milliard dollars. Samsung rejected the accusations. The South Koreans demanded for their part a good six million dollars of Apple for infringement  of two patents. However, awarded Samsung on Friday got only 158,400 dollars for the  of a camera patent. It is the second patent process of both enterprises in California. In the first one the sworn Apple had awarded about one milliard dollars of compensation in August, 2012. At that time, however, one lasting sales ban aimed by Apple on Samsung mobile phones was not covered. The appeal proceedings are still pending. Th

Samsung has just announced the Galaxy S5 smartphone . The new Samsung Galaxy S5 delivers a new refined user experience with a few new touch ups. The South Korean electronics giant has decided to go back to the basics. The design is largely based on its predecessors, but there are some subtle changes. Samsung has the S5 mainly deployed on a new camera and fitness applications . The Galaxy S5 sports a 16 megapixel camera along with a completely redesigned interface. This should make shooting photos, editing them easier. Photos are quickly shot, thanks to the redesigned autofocus within 0.3 seconds. Thanks to the Selective Focus, you can even zoom in on a subject afterwards. The smartphone works on 4G networks (Cat. 4) and to emphasize, Samsung has devised a new way of downloading. Thanks to a special app called Download Booster you can simultaneously retrieve files quickly through both the Wi-Fi network or via the 4G network. Along with the S5 Samsung announces version 3.

So, you want to root your Android HTC smartphone ? Just follow these steps and enjoy the benefits of your rooted Android HTC smartphone. There are few pre-requisites before you get started : Please be careful in following the steps given below. Make sure that ClockworkMod Recovery is available for your device. 1) Java JDK : This is required to prepare the SDK. You can download it here . 2) Android SDK : Click here to download Andoid SDK. 3) HTC USB Drivers : Download HTC Sync from  here . HTC Sync has all the USB drivers. 4) USB Debugging : Enable USB Debugging by going to Settings ->Applications ->Development. 5) Do a Backup : It is necessary to make a backup of all your applications on a medium other than the internal memory (SD card or synchronization account in the cloud like Google Drive, Dropbox, SugarSync etc) with the app "App Backup and Restore". It is also advisable to set up automatic synchronization of your or all of your Google accounts.  6)

LG has announced that the first " flexible smartphone ", the LG G Flex with a curved OLED coupled with self-healing technology, will be in Dutch stores from late February. In addition to the vertical curved screen, the LG G Flex also features a self-healing coating on the back of the unit. Small (superficial) scratches can easily be wiped away. The LG G Flex can take a beating. If you sit down with the phone placed in your back pocket, the phone will not be dmaged. The Korean manufacturer thinks, following predictions of DisplaySearch, that within 5 years, 4 out of 10 smartphones will have a flexible OLED Display . The LG G Flex is going to be sold in the Netherlands by T-Mobile in several independent telecom shops (such as Phone House) and shops. The retail price is € 749 Euro. How flexible is the G Flex you see in the video below by PhoneArena.com .

Congratulations - you’ve developed your first app or game ! Now, it’s time to make money. First be certain your app has a market . Reach out to family and friends to test your app for attractiveness and usability. Ask them how often they use the app, how long they use it each time and if it is solving a problem for them or providing a service they want. Once you have your user data collected, there are several models for making money with a successful app and they all have advantages and disadvantages depending on what type of app you’ve developed. According to distimo.com, three pricing models generate revenue. In-app revenue from free apps brings in 71% of money for apps, paid apps are at 24% and paid apps with in-app revenues are at 5%. Freemium This is the most revenue generating model for monetizing games and apps and the most popular. In-app purchases generate 76% of all revenue in the US Apple App Store and over 90% in the Asian markets according to distimo.com. This d

The HTC One Mini does justice to its name by offering most of the features of the flagship One handset in a smaller and cheaper package. To HTC's credit, the phone offers the same user experience and functionality of its big brother with some concessions being made on the internal hardware. It brings along the award-winning design of the HTC One , Android 4.2.2 Jelly, UltraPixel camera and a host of other features, which make it a fantastic choice in the mid-range smartphone market. Design: Staying true to its name, the HTC One Mini retains the excellent build quality and design of its big brother. It is built using the same zero-gap construction of the HTC One, where the aluminum casing of the phone doubles up as the antenna. In terms of measurements, it stands 5.2 inches tall by 2.5 inches wide by 0.36 inch thick and weighs 4.5 ounces, which makes it a bit easier to operate with a single hand compared to the HTC One. In spite of the addition of a polycarbonate rim a

The Vine vs. Instagram Competition In the last week of June of this year, the network of Instagram and Facebook had a debut video that is controversially new. After which they made a showdown with Vine and Twitter for these two products are mostly similar but have key differences that set them apart and at each other's throats. These two apps are different in the following ways. Source : techcrunch.com The length of Instagram's video clips is fifteen seconds while vine is six seconds. The longer limit of time is supposed to ration a good longer portion of time to shoot videos as opposed to Vine's six seconds. This is good but according to the press it really depends if the film is either interesting or boring because if it is boring it’s quite pointless to have fifteen seconds of a shot of film.  Shooting the film is quite the same for these two apps but there is also a difference. With Vine you can touch anywhere on the screen and it will shoot. Wi

Five inches. It's a measurement that pretty much all Android flagships this year have attained as their screen size, from the mega-popular Samsung Galaxy S4 , waterproof Sony Xperia Z , budget Oppo Find 5, and even the HTC Butterfly (although not the One). This week, slides leaked that suggested that BlackBerry 's next big handset will also reach that impressive size. The phone's called the Blackberry A10 , and will reportedly be the first BlackBerry to include a five inch display, albeit it at a lesser 720p resolution than the Android phones we mentioned earlier. That's not all either. Changes on the inside are also on the cards, with a faster quad-core Snapdragon S4 Processor running at 1.7 GHz, 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage plus microSD expansion. We're also expecting a much larger 2,800 mAh battery to keep things going. Connectivity is also fairly strong, with 4G LTE capabilities on top of WiFi N, NFC, Micro HDMI out and Micro USB for ch

iOS 5 majorly harped on iCloud , a cloud based service of Apple which allowed users to save their contacts, files, pictures and other relevant information on their phone to iCloud. Ever since the launch of this service, iPhone , iPad and iPod Touch users have stopped worrying about losing their phone data anymore. Loosing phone contact for whatever reason can be quite frustrating for the users. After all Smartphone has become an integral component of an individual’s identity these days. Despite the existence of this service a lot of people don’t know how to sync and backup the contacts of their phones on the cloud service. Similarly, some users do not know the procedure of exporting contact from iCloud back to their phones. Therefore, the attempt of this write up is to acquaint users with both the processes. The first part of the write-up discusses on how to sync and backup the contact and the latter part will describe to method of exporting it back. Lets us begin with th

Why do we need budgeting apps ? The most common reason new businesses fail is lack of planning. Bosses and employees may be passionate and industrious, but if they don’t have a set schedule of planned performance, they’ll basically be flying blind. These quarterly statements are called budgets and they generally include simple tables made up of numbers. Creating a budget gives management the ability to monitor progress against the stated or budgeted figures and goals. Every major corporation on Earth prepares a budget every three months (each quarter), and uses it as a guide to help them meet quarterly earnings. In the past, budgets for big companies took weeks, even months to prepare. But with help of technology, it is now possible to create an accurate, easy to understand budget plan in no time. This lets owners make decisions and manage their businesses based on budgeted figures, which may vary slightly from actual figures. In other words, it gives managers greater transparen

HTC's latest flagship phone is called the HTC One . It is a gorgeous smartphone with a host of innovative features and functionality that provide a rich Android experience. Until now, the Taiwanese manufacturer has been struggling to come up with a device that can match the popularity of the flagship Samsung Galaxy handsets. However, the company's latest handset is all set to change that as it has amazing hardware and features which can stand up against any other smartphone in the market. Let us find out how the phone fares in key departments. Networks: The HTC One offers many options on this front. Users can operate this phone on any GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 2G network, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 3G network or high-speed 4G LTE network by inserting a microSIM card provided by network carriers. In the US, the phone will be available through T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint. Design: On the design front, the HTC One is a step ahead of its competition thank

Nokia has had a quiet year thus far, but on the back of financials reported yesterday the Finnish company is looking more and more likely to turn themselves around. While adoption in the United States has slowed as of late, one big new phone may be enough to reverse that trend: The Nokia EOS . The phone, which is still going by its codename but will likely eventually become the Nokia Lumia 1000, is set to be the first true PureView Lumia phone . The first PureView phone, the Nokia 808, ran the old Symbian operating system. The second PureView phone, the Lumia 920, added optical image stabilisation but negelected to include the full 41 megapixel sensor that made the 808 so powerful. Now, the Nokia EOS looks to combine both of these strengths into a single phone, with a 41 megapixel sensor, optical image stabilisation and variable aperture lens. This should make for the best camera ever found on a smartphone - a title that Nokia is sure to see translated into higher sales. T

Good morning everyone! Today we're going to be looking at five of the best accessories available for Nokia's top of the line Windows Phone, the Lumia 920 . These accessories will extend the life and times of your phone, allowing you to get the most out of it. Let's get right into the selections. 5. Nokia Lumia 920 Case-Compatible Charging Dock This charging dock offers a few advantages over new-fangled wireless charging docks: it is cheaper and it works even when a case is in use. Considering the relatively large size of the Lumia 920, this is no small feat. The charging dock is in portrait orientation, marking it for use in writing messages and browsing the web instead of playing games or watching videos. 4. Case-Mate Tough Case for Nokia Lumia 920 The Lumia 920 is the thickest and heaviest of the current range of flagship phones across manufacturers and operating systems. That makes it durable to scratches, but also ensures that it hits the ground hard.

This weeks sees the release of the Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 720, but it also has shown us what could be the next top of the line Lumia: the Nokia Lumia 950 . The folks over at WPCentral have posted pictures of the purported handset, which looks like it could be the ultimate PureView phone we've been waiting for. The first thing you'll notice about the phone is that it's much boxier than we've seen from Lumia in the past. We've heard that Nokia were updating their design language to better differentiate themselves and stay modern, and it looks like this may be one avenue they're exploring. The screen has a resolution of 1280 x 768 (the current maximum supported on Windows Phone 8) and will reportedly be a Super AMOLED display based on the PureMotion HD panel inside the current top dog Lumia 920. Beneath the screen there's an odd squarish Windows button, flanked with the standard search and buttons to the right and left, respectively. Inside th

HTC has been seen as a small player in Android for the last couple of years, especially when compared with Samsung or LG which have been the bulk of the Android device sales. But lately, the company has been introducing a lot of interesting devices to the market, including its latest flagship the HTC One . This particular device provides some very nice and compelling features that may make you want to get it, especially when compared with what some of the competition can offer. Here are the top 5 reasons why you might want to buy the HTC One. Stylish and Modern Design:  The first has to do with the device itself. The handset looks very nice, sleek and modern, with a full body aluminium casing that looks and feels very solid. When compared with some of the plastic Samsung devices, this really feels like a superior product. This holds true in tests as well, with the HTC One performing beautifully when dropped or banged around, which proves that having a higher end finish is

As well as featuring an eight core CPU and other bleeding edge hardware, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4 will include a number of new software innovations. Samsung differentiated themselves from the competition successfully with the Galaxy S3, and will no doubt be looking to accomplish the same goal here. The New York Times has reported that the new phone will include an upgrade to the ' Smart Stay ' technology introduced with last year's phone. That feature tracked your eyes using the front-facing camera, and ensured that the screen wouldn't switch off while you were looking at it. Now, it appears that Samsung have upgraded their eye-tracking technology with some new features for the Galaxy S4. According to the Times one of these new features is Smart Scroll , where "new paragraphs will automatically come into view when your eyes hit the end of a paragraph." Smart Scroll will work on the Samsung internet browser, Chrome, the Samsung email client and