Back in April, Samsung slapped back at Apple’s claims of patent infringement with a healthy helping of ten claims of its own. Now Bloomberg is reporting that Samsung quietly dropped its counter suit against the Cupertino-based company on June 30th, in an attempt “to streamline the legal proceedings.” Of course that doesn’t mean the saga is over: Apple’s smartphone infringement accusations stand, as do legal battles in South Korea, Japan, Germany, and the UK Samsung says it will also continue to fight Apple’s accusations in the US in the form of a counter-claim. One down, one to go?

Samsung drops counter suit against Apple — Apple’s still got a bone to pick originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oh, we’ve got a bittersweet episode of the Engadget Mobile Podcast for you today — full of ire for the present, optimism for the future, and a fond trip down memory lane for the past. Google and Skype unroll large rafts of new features, GSM and the iPhone get a little bit older, and RIM and HTC have a few good leaks for the world to absorb. It’s just like any other magnificent week, in other words — except for the fact that it’s Vlad’s last scheduled broadcast before he heads off to an extended-stay Bahamanian basketball camp.

Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Vlad Savov
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Daestro – Light Powered (Ghostly International)

00:01:08 – Google launches all out social networking assault with Google+ (video)
00:12:45 – Google+ for Android app (hands-on)
00:25:48 – RIM gets handed open letter from disgruntled employee, quickly responds in kind
00:43:10 – HTC Eternity leaked: 1.5GHz processor, 4.7-inch display, front-facing camera
00:48:23 – Nokia N9 camera: sample images and video
01:05:40 – Skype 2.0 brings two-way video calling to Nexus S, Desire S, Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro
01:06:30 – Skype 2 video chat unofficially enabled on the Galaxy S II, Sensation, and others
01:17:25 – HP confirms it’s in talks about licensing webOS, Samsung tipped as a possibility
01:24:56 – Andy Rubin: over 500,000 Android activations a day, and growing
01:29:30 – GSM turns 20 today, still rocking the world
01:34:11 – The iPhone is 4


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Engadget Mobile Podcast 094 – 07.02.2011 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 02 Jul 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You probably wouldn’t pay $6 for an iPhone app that lets you browse through car models and pump stereo exhaust sounds directly to your drums. But a $6 Aston Martin Experience app that also displays speed and Gs as you film your drive from behind the wheel of a 2011 Rapide? We might be in love. The British automaker’s latest app can do all of the above, and also includes a list of “top roads” — most of which are in Europe. Our friends at Autoblog paired the app with a loaner Rapide (and we thought playing with cell phones was cool), driving up California’s Aston-approved Pacific Coast Highway. The reviewers may have spent more time focusing on the car than the app, but when you’re driving a $200,000, 477 horsepower aluminum beast for the first time, the iPhone easily becomes an afterthought. Aston claims that the Experience can be had with any other car, but if you’re looking to get the experience, be prepared to spent a little more than six bucks.

Aston Martin Experience could be the ultimate iPhone accessory, but you’re gonna want the car originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Shortly after MasterCard announced plans to become entangled with Google Wallet (and a few months after those ambitious Isis plans were shelved), it looks as if the aforesaid company is diving into yet another mobile payment arena. And this time, it’s personal. MasterCard and CSI Enterprises already offer a smattering of customized business cards for those with highly specific needs, and soon that partnership will extend to iOS, Android and BlackBerry OS. We’ve confirmed that the CSI Virtual MasterCard app is currently scheduled to launch in July, presumably enabling folks with a GlobalVCard to use their mobile device of choice to make payments. What’s interesting here is the inclusion of RIM and iOS; there’s no BlackBerry device (nor iOS device) on the market today with NFC, which leads us to believe one of two things: that’s either changing by July, or this here service won’t rely on NFC at all. Needless to say, we’ll keep you posted — nothing like another way to more easily indebt yourself.

CSI Virtual MasterCard app bringing mobile payments to iOS, Android and BlackBerry originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hate gridlock? We’d surmise you aren’t alone, so pardon our excitement surrounding the latest addition to TomTom’s longstanding iPhone app. New in version 1.8 is the addition of HD Traffic, which extends congestion data to both “major” and “secondary” US roads. Existing TomTom Traffic subscribers get the functionality gratis, with the rest of us dishing out $20 via an in-app purchase. Free for all who upgrade are multi-stop routes, allowing one to tweak excursions to your heart’s content — provided you can count those diversions on one hand. The updated app is already live in the App Store, but please, pull over before downloading — cool?

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TomTom’s iPhone App gets updated, brings HD traffic updates along for the ride originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For better or worse, it seems that GPS services are rapidly approaching their mid-life crisis. After rampaging through a host of makeovers (see more: here and here) that would make even the most ADD-popstar dizzy, the phoenix of the navigation industry is now trying its hand at a new augmented mobile reality. Sitting pretty at $2.99 in the App Store, Lustancia’s TapNav app swaps the virtual maps for a real-time AR overlay via your iPhone’s camera. It’s not a killer feature by any means, but if you’ve ever found yourself wondering just which turn your PND is indicating, then this is for you. Sexy robot-voice assistance and routing stay free, but you’ll have to pony up for that turn-by-turn navigation after the sixty day paid trial. Astonishingly brief press release after the break.

Continue reading Lustancia’s TapNav app takes your iPhone for an AR-assisted spin

Lustancia’s TapNav app takes your iPhone for an AR-assisted spin originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gun accessories for your Wiimote or Move wands are old hat but, we can’t help but be at least a little intrigued by this rifle-like dock for the iPhone. The appBlaster is an accessory from apptoyz designed specifically for use with the company’s Alien Attack iOS game. Slide in your iDevice and fire up the AR shooter and you’ll be treated to a bit of Piper-vision, exposing the invisible aliens in our midst. Pull the triggers and two capacitive pads touch the screen to fire at the invaders that only you can see. The appBlaster is available for pre-order now at RED5 for