Apple and Samsung are suing each other in about 20 different court cases at the moment, in various countries around the world, and now it would appear that Samsung intends to take legal action against Apple in Korea when Apple releases the next generation iPhone.

According to the Korea Times, who has apparently received the information from a Samsung executive, Samsung will be seeking a complete ban on sales of the iPhone 5 in Korea.

‘Just after the arrival of the iPhone 5 here, Samsung plans to take Apple to court here for its violation of Samsung’s wireless technology related patents,’ said a senior executive from Samsung Electronics, asking not to be identified.

‘For as long as Apple does not drop mobile telecommunications functions, it would be impossible for it to sell its i-branded products without using our patents. We will stick to a strong stance against Apple during the lingering legal fights.’

Samsung attempted to get a look at Apple’s new iPhone in June, after Apple had asked the court if it could see Samsung’s unreleased devices, the motion was denied by a US court.

We suspect that this sort of thing is going to continue between Apple and Samsung for some time, with both companies filing more and more court cases.

Source Korea Times, Apple Insider

If you have been wondering what the graphical difference will be between the PC version and Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 3. You can now compare the images as Battlefield 3 developers and EA have now released the first official gameplay trailers of Battlefield 3 on the Xbox 360 in all their glory.

Battlefield 3 is edging ever closer to its official launch date of October 25, 2011 on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and the new Xbox 360 gameplay trailer showcases one of the many single player missions found in Battlefield 3 as Blackburn enters the city of Tehran in Operation Guillotine.

The video also reveals that if you pre-order the limited edition pack you will also get the “Back to Karkand” extension pack at no extra charge together with a copy of Dead Space 2 if you pre-order Battlefield 3 through Origin.

Source: TFTS

New smartphones are being fitted with ever faster processors to help them power through the latest applications, but the flip side to using faster processors in our devices is the added strain it puts on ourbattery life.

Researchers at the University of Michigan computer science and engineering have been looking into the problem and developed a new subconscious mode for smartphones which could extend battery life in our devices by as much as 54 percent.

The new subconscious mode will also work with other WiFi-enabled mobile devices but is still just a proof of concept at the moment. But couldn’t you do with a increasing your battery life? I know I could.

The developers of the new subconscious mode,  professor Kang Shin and doctoral student Xinyu Zhang will be presenting their research on  Sept. 21 at the ACM International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking in Las Vegas.

Source: Hot Hardware

The apps look pretty cool from the videos, and the more we see of Windows 8 the more impressive it is, we are looking forward to seeing the final version of Windows 8, specifically on tablets as we suspect it is going to be very interesting.

Source BGR

If you are looking forward to the release of the new BioShock Infinite game currently being developed by Irrational Games you might be interested in some new footage of the game which has been released in a trailer which has been created for the Tokyo Game Show.

The new BioShock Infinite game will not a direct sequel or prequel to previous BioShock games, but takes  place in an earlier period and within an entirely different setting than the original, though the new BioShock Infinite will feature similar gameplay concepts and themes.

The primary setting of BioShock Infinite is a city suspended in the air by giant blimps and balloons, named “Columbia” around which you travel using monorail tracks as seen in the trailer. BioShock Infinite will be released sometime in 2012 on the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Source: Kotaku

Samsung officially announced its latest Bada OS smartphone the other week, the Samsung Wave 3, and now it looks like the Samsung Wave 3 will be available from October.

The Samsung Wave 3 comes with Samsung’s Bada OS 2.0 and it features a 4 inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, plus a 1.4GHz processor.

Other specifications on the Samsung Wave 3 include a 5 megapixel rear facing camera with an LED flash and auto-focus plus a front facing VGA camera, there is also 3GB of built in storage plus a microSD card slot, Bluetooth 3.0, A-GPS and WiFi.

Source GSM Arena

HTC is holding a special press event tomorrow the 20th of September, where we are expecting them to unveil a new range of smartphones, one of those was thought to be the new HTC Vigor.

Now it would appear that HTC has another press event planned for the UK for the 6th of October, where they are also expected to unveil a new range of devices, and according to Slashgear we may have to wait until then to see the new Vigor.

As soon as we get somne more information on what HTC plan to unveil tomorrow and also on the 6th of October we will let you guys know.

Source Slashgear

HTC is holding a special press event tomorrow the 20th of September, where we are expecting them to unveil a new range of smartphones, one of those was thought to be the new HTC Vigor.

Now it would appear that HTC has another press event planned for the UK for the 6th of October, where they are also expected to unveil a new range of devices, and according to Slashgear we may have to wait until then to see the new Vigor.

As soon as we get somne more information on what HTC plan to unveil tomorrow and also on the 6th of October we will let you guys know.

Source Slashgear

Following on from the announcement from Facebook last week unveiling their new Subscribe button Facebook have now unveiled that they will integrating a little closer with Twitter as well. Enabling Facebook users to update their Twitter accounts without the need for third party applications.

You will now be able to send your public Facebook status updates to a linked Twitter account, before linking to Twitter was only possible from Facebook pages that had been created for businesses, bands or public figures.

The new links with Twitter will now change the dynamics of the Facebook site allowing users that are subscribed to be able to see updates from any Facebook user, rather than just friends.

The new features is expected to be officially unveiled at the Facebook’s F8 developers conference which starts on 22 September. The update only applies to Facebook Pages and not regular profiles. Also note that only updates set as “public” can be cross posted.

Source: IT Pro Portal

The Samsung Galaxy S II just went on sale in the US with a range of mobile carriers, and now some reported specifications on the next generation Galaxy S smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S III have appeared online.

An anonymous member of 4Chan has reportedly received some information from a Samsung rep on the new Samsung Galaxy S II and if these specifications turn out to be correct it is going to be a very interesting Android smartphone.

According to the report, the Samsung Galaxy S III will come with Android Ice Cream Sandwich and will be powered by a quad core 2GHz processor, plsu 1.5GB RAM and 32GB of built in storage.

The Samsung Galaxy S II is also rumored to feature a 4.65 inch Super AMOLED III display with a resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels and a pixel density of 352-PPI, plus a 10 megapixel camera which will be able to record Full HD video in 1080p at 60 frames per second.

Other rumored specifications include NFC, and a metal body with a thickness of just 9mm plus a 2,250 mAh battery, plus Samsung’s TouchWiz 5.0.

The new Samsung Galaxy S II is expected to be unveiled at MWC 2012, and it is likely to go on sale in the middle of 2012.

We heard earlier that Google is expected to roll out its new Google Wallet service some time today, this has yet to be confirmed by Google, but more evidence has appeared which points to the imminent launch of Google Wallet.

The photo below was taken by Ian Kennedy from GigaOm at a Peet’s Coffee shop in San Francisco, and you can clearly see that one of the payment options is Google Wallet.

We can probably expect some sort of official announcement from Google later today as we heard earlier.

Source GigaOM

Image Credit Ian Kennedy / GigaOM

application has been released called “Its Playing” that supports AC3 audio and is equipped with a volume boost feature and plenty of other useful enhancements.

Other features on the new iOS player includes the ability to open files from other iOS applications on your iPad or iPhone which support “Open In..” commands such as Dropbox and Mail making it even easier to play media files.

Other formats support by ”Its Playing” include FLV, AVI, MKV, OGG and WMV together with subtitle support from separate files and AC3 audio support. Its also equipped with AdditionFlow designed to make sure that you get more video frames more synchronised with the audio, ensuring the best possible viewing experience.

Unfortunately the ”Its Playing” application doesn’t support Airplay as yet but it does have a set of great controls for variable-speed scrubbing on the timeline control. The new “Its Playing” media player is now available to download from the Apple iTunes Store for $2

Source: Wired

We have heard that Apple may be looking to bring NFC (Near Field Communications) payment to thenew iPhone 5, but now it would appear that Korean mobile carrier KT Telecom could be the first company to bring NFC payments to the iPhone in the form of an NFC enabled case for the iPhone 4.

The company has just launched its own NFC payment system for the iPhone 4, and it comes in the form of the iCarte 420K NFC case, that can be used for purchases with retailers, restaurants, cinemas an more.

The case will retail for about $63 in Korea, and it comes pre-loaded with $9 of credit to make purchases with, and retailers are apparently offering discounts on goods and services to people who use the KT payment system.

Source Slashgear

It look like Batman will have his work cut out in the new Batman game reading for release. As Rocksteady has revealed yet another villain that will in the new Batman: Arkham City game joining the likes of Penguin, Solomon Grundy, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, The Riddler and Two Face naming just a few.

The latest villain to be unveiled is Deadshot who is equipped with a mask with eyeholes and a targeting system over his right eye, together with wrist-mounted guns and two sidearms, as well as a sniper rifle. View the video after the jump to reveal a little more insight into the character.

Within the new Batman: Arkham City game Batman will need to find Deadshots bullets using Detective Mode to track him down. Batman: Arkham City will release on October 18 in North America, October 19 in Australia, and October 21 in Europe for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.

Source:  The Daily Blam

We have already had a good look at some of the new functions as well as the new apps in Microsoft’s Windows 8, and now it would appear that there will be another new feature in Windows 8 when it launches.

The guys over at I Started Something spotted something interesting in Windows 8, as you can see in the photo below there is something called ‘Missed Calls’, which would indicate that Windows 8 tablets could have the ability to make and receive calls.

It isn’t clear as yet exactly how the call feature will be build into Windows 8, whether you will be able to make calls over a mobile network, or if it will use some sort of Skype integration, considering Microsoft’s recent purchase of Skype.

Source This is My Next, Gizmodo

We have been hearing rumors over the last few months that Motorola intends to launch a smaller version of its Xoom tablet, with a 7 inch display, and the guys from This is My next have obtained a photo which is reported to be of the new 7 inch Motorola Xoom Tablet.

The device is reported to come with a microSD port and a micro HDMI port, it looks to be runningAndroid from the photo, although there are no details on which version as yet.

As soon as we get some more information on this new smaller Motorola Xoom tablet we will let you guys know.

Source This is My Next

The new Tascam iXZ has been designed to turn your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch into a recording studio, enabling you to plug-in a microphone, guitar or bass to use the latest guitar amp, sampling, recording and iOS DJ apps to create or record your music.

The Tascam iXZ adapter can also provide phantom power for condenser microphones and includes input settings which set the gain and there’s a headphone output to monitor from your iOSdevice when required. With XLR mic input, high-impedance guitar input, mic input powered by two AA batteries and non-powered guitar input.

Unfortunately no information on pricing or worldwide availability has been released as yet, but as soon as information comes to light we will keep you updated as always.

Source: OhGizmo