Apple Claims Samsung Tablet, Phone Cases Infringe Patents

December 21, 2011, 8:33 AM EST (Updates with next hearing in tenth paragraph.) Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc., which on Dec. 9 lost a bid to keep Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy 10.1 tablet out of Australia, claims the case for the device and cases for Samsung phones infringe its patents and registered design. Apple …

How Much Does it Cost to Make the iPhone 4S?

Apple is charging between $199 and $399 for its new iPhone 4S, but how much does it cost to make? The bill of materials on a 16GB iPhone 4S comes out to $188, according to a Thursday teardown from IHS iSuppli (click below for larger image). Add in the manufacturing costs and it jumps to …

Apple Wins Injunction in Australia

Zacks Equity Research, On Monday August 29, 2011, 9:15 am EDT Apple inc.(NasdaqGS: AAPL – News) has won another injunction against Samsung Electronics Co., which will delay the launch of the latter’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 until the end of September, in Australia. Samsung had originally scheduled the launch of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in …