Apple sues Samsung for copying iPhone and iOS looks

Apple has filed suit against Samsung for patent and trademark infringement, or more particularly, the Galaxy S smartphones copying the iPhone - both the design and the TouchWiz UI. Samsung is preparing to strike back with lawsuit of their own too.

Sony Ericsson Q1 results are in, still not out of the woods

Sony Ericsson announced their financial results for the first quarter of 2011. The company is forming a very tight bond with Android and smartphones account for over 60% of the total phones shipped.
This has driven the Average Selling Price (ASP) to €141 ($200), up 4% sequentially, and the gross margin went up to 33% (was 30% for Q4 of 2010). Sony Ericsson estimates it has a 5% market share for smartphones (in units).
The total number of units shipped by Sony Ericsson fell to 8.1 million (compared to 11.2 million in the previous quarter and 10.5 million during the year-ago quarter). A drop was expected after the holiday season and has mainly affected the feature phone sales.
The new Sony Ericsson Android models – the Arc, Play and Neo – came in a bit late to have a major impact on the first quarter’s sales, so we’ll have to wait until Q2 to see what kind of impact they’ll have.
Still, including this quarter, Sony Ericsson has been profitable for over an year and the net income went up to €11 million (compared to €8 million for Q4 of 2010, down compared to €21 million for Q1 of 2010). This is also the first quarter without restructuring charges in quite a while now.
Sony Ericsson borrowed an extra €375 million during Q1 (putting the total borrowings at €604 million). The total cash balance of the company at the end of the first quarter of 2011 is €599. The company will obviously need a few more profitable quarters to get that balance right.
There are some disruptions to the supply chains caused by the Japan earthquake and Sony Ericsson is continuing to monitor the situation.

White iPhone 4 coming to the UK on 20th April

As we mentioned around this time last month, Apple's Philip Schiller confirmed that the once mythical white iPhone 4 would indeed be finally hitting the shelves ahead of the long run up to the arrival of the iPhone 5.
With this in mind, it begs the question, how many people are still waiting for this? It's a fair assumption that anyone who wanted to get their hands on an iPhone 4 probably bought one between the middle and end of 2010, with those waiting it out for the white version, giving up by Christmas and then joining the happy hordes of classic black iPhone 4 users.

That being said, Apple will most likely always have a stream of people wanting their latest works and for those in the UK it looks like these offerings could arrive, courtesy of Three as soon as April 20th.

Adobe Flash and iOS: The best of friends, sort ofAdobe Flash and iOS: The best of friends, sort of

Unless we have all slipped into a different dimension it appears that some how Adobe Flash content will start to become available on all iOS devices (without jail-breaking, hacking or any other tomfoolery).

Apple's big announcement regarding the coming of Final Cut X is playing second fiddle to Adobe's latest bombshell which is that they will be adding support for HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) to their Flash Media Server.

Motorola Atrix for Orange UK in May, reduced price for the docks

The Motorola Atrix 4G launched in the US a week ago and now the euro version (called just “Atrix”) has a launch date for the UK where it will be exclusive to Orange. The two cool docks will be available at reduced price with certain plans.
We’ve covered the Motorola Atrix in our review (actually it was the Atrix 4G) so all that remains to say is that the difference between the Atrix and the Atrix 4G is the name (and FM radio support). Both have the same network speed, the 4G (HSPA+ in reality) is a marketing gimmick.

Anyway, you can reserve a unit in Orange shops or just sign up for updates about the Motorola Atrix here. The phone will be available in May on a £35/mo 2-year contract with 600 minutes and 750MB data.

Samsung readies a 2GHz dual-core smartphone for 2012

Isn't smartphone evolution just wonderful? We've only just arrived at the dual-core stages of the mobile evolution and we are just about to witness another huge leap forward. Samsung has just revealed what their plans for the future hold and there's plenty to get excited about.

HTC might have a 16 megapixel WP7 phone in the works

HTC has never been a competitor into the megapixel race, but this might change soon. According to e a short video ad HTC is preparing a 16 megapixel cameraphone running on Windows Phone 7.