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INR 50,000 allotted to each M.P. for buying iPads

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ipad-mpMPs have started going high-tech as Parliament is now providing them with sleek iPads, and for those who aren’t tech savvy, special orientation classes are now being organised to make Parliamentary business paper-free.

Soon MPs and ministers in Parliament would be reading the business listed against their names not from a sheet of paper but iPads.

The Parliament Standing Committee on IT had during the monsoon session made this recommendation and the idea was to make Parliamentary work hassle free and paper free.

Based on this recommendation, the Parliament Secretariat decided to sanction a maximum of Rs 50,000 to buy an Apple iPad 2 or Samsung Galaxy Tab.

The scheme has first been implemented in the Rajya Sabha within a fortnight. The Lok Sabha Secretariat is planning to roll out the scheme to the members of the lower House.

Samsung Galaxy S, S II, Ace, banned in Europe.

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apple-vs-samsungSamsung has just been dealt a blow by a Netherlands court in its ongoing battle with Apple over trade dress and design patents, as the court has banned the sale of its Galaxy S, Galaxy S II, and Galaxy Ace smartphones in the European Union by Samsung’s Dutch subsidiaries because of patent violations. Curiously, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet has been spared from this particular injunction.

The injunction refers to a specific patent that the Galaxy smartphones violate, and it can be enforced in some, but not all European countries. The countries that Samsung has dodged a bullet in include Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Spain, thanks to Apple’s failure to register the patent properly in those countries. Additionally, the block on the sale of the smartphones only applies to Samsung’s Netherlands subsidiaries, not to the Korean company as a whole. Samsung does most of its European distribution through the Netherlands, however, so this will cause a significant shakeup in the flow of Galaxy smartphones in Europe.

The decision handed down by the courts is due to go into effect in mid-October, which gives Samsung time to rearrange its distribution network. The patent in question applies to the photo galleries in Android, so Samsung may be able to work around it with a software update. Apple has also accused Samsung of violating other patents related to scrolling and unlocking the phone, though the court did not include them in this injunction.

[Via: FOSS Patents]

Samsung Galaxy tab ban lifted in most of Europe

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tabSamsung can sell its latest iPad rival in most of Europe again after a German court lifted most of an injunction it had imposed at Apple’s request.

The Duesseldorf regional court said it was questionable whether its authority extended to international companies operating outside Germany, so it restricted a preliminary ban imposed last week on Samsung Electronics to Germany.

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab line of tablet computers is considered the most credible alternative to Apple’s iPad, which has taken the market by storm, selling about 30 million since its launch a year and a half ago.

Apple and others have moved aggressively to defend their intellectual property in maturing markets, especially against Google’s Android software platform, on which the new Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet is built.

Android, a latecomer to the mobile market, has become a target by rapidly turning into the world’s most popular smartphone platform. Google is relatively defenseless because it owns few wireless patents, in contrast to older rivals.

On Monday, Google agreed to buy Motorola Mobility, the descendant company of cellular phone pioneer Motorola, for $12.5 billion, largely for its vast patent library.

Samsung Reveals White Galaxy S II

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Samsung has today issued a press release which officially unveils the white version of their popular Galaxy S II. This announcement has been widely expected for awhile already, thus it is not a big surprise. The major specs will be the same as the black version’s.

Evidently, the white version will launch in Korea today but global availability is unknown at the moment.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 730 and 750 launched in India

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galaxy tabSamsung India launched the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 (10.1 inch) and Galaxy Tab 730 (8.9 inch).

Both, the devices carry the same hardware profile. The only difference we could figure out is the display screen. Otherwise, both are similar to the extent possible. The Galaxy Tab 750 and 730 powered with 1GB RAM and 1 Ghz Dual Core processor. The device sports a rear camera with 3 Megapixel resolution and the front panel carries a 2 Megapixel camera.

Samsung in association with Vodafone offers a better data plan for the Galaxy tab owners. Customers can get 2 GB of data per month for a period of six months by paying Rs.3000. Galaxy Tab 750 will be available by the end of August, while Galaxy 730 will be made available from September. Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 is priced at Rs 36,200 and the Galaxy Tab 730 at Rs 33,990.

Android is now officially the No.1 smartphone OS

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androidGoogle’s Android OS has taken almost 50% of the global smartphone market share, research firm Canalys has said in its report.

Android is currently being used by almost all major cellphone manufacturers like – HTC, Motorola, Samsung and LG.

Apple’s iOS is second in the list with a considerable distance, reporting 19% market share in comparison to Android’s 50%. Although Apple has overtaken Nokia as the world’s largest individual smartphone vendor.

On the other hand Samsung, which sells Android smartphones as well as its own Bada branded devices, shipped some 17 million devices, a rise of 421 per cent versus a year ago.