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		<title>D.Telekom could miss fee if AT&amp;T deal fails: source</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ AT&#038;T mobile phones are seen for sale alongside T-Mobile phones at a RadioShack electronics store in Los Angeles August 31, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Danny Moloshok By Peter Maushagen FRANKFURT &#124; Mon Sep 5, 2011 6:55am EDT FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom AG ( DTEGn.DE ) could miss out on a multi-billion dollar break fee if regulatory hurdles cause the failure of its $39 billion deal to sell T-Mobile USA to AT&#038;T ( T.N ), a person familiar with the matter said. "There are a number of options under which the (break fee) contract will not come into effect," the person, who is familiar with the contract, told Reuters on Monday. Deutsche Telekom declined comment. The U.S. government last week sued to block AT&#038;T's purchase of T-Mobile USA, a deal that would vault the combined company above Verizon Wireless as the No. 1 player in the United States. As part of the AT&#038;T deal, Deutsche Telekom had secured a break fee comprising $6 billion in cash and other assets should regulators reject the deal. But the source said on Monday that AT&#038;T will only have to pay that fee if certain conditions are met. For instance, the acquisition has to receive regulatory approval within a certain timeframe, the source said. Otherwise, the contract is void. Also, the value of T-Mobile USA may not fall below a certain level, the person said. That could happen, for instance, if regulators demand that parts of the company be sold as a condition for approval of the deal. Shares of Deutsche Telekom fell 1.8 percent to 8.58 euros by 0920 GMT (5:20 a.m. ET). The stock has lost about 17 percent of its value over the past month. AT&#038;T's Frankfurt-listed shares ( T.F ) were down 1.5 percent. A German government official said on Thursday a deal for AT&#038;T to buy T-Mobile USA could still be reached as the U.S. Department of Justice is holding talks with the two companies. AT&#038;T is expected to soon present a proposed solution to U.S. antitrust regulators to salvage the deal, people close to the matter said last week. (Writing by Maria Sheahan ; Editing by David Holmes ) ]]></description>
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		<title>German court bans sales of Samsung&#039;s new 7.7-inch tablet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A model holds a Samsung Electronics' new tablet 'Galaxy Tab 10.1' as she poses for photographs during its launch ceremony at the company's headquarters in Seoul July 20, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Jo Yong-Hak SEOUL &#124; Sun Sep 4, 2011 8:14pm EDT SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co has stopped promoting its new tablet computer at Europe's biggest consumer electronics fair after a court-ordered sales injunction in Germany, the latest setback in its global patent battle with Apple Inc. A Dusseldorf court ordered the South Korean company to stop selling Galaxy Tab 7.7 on Friday when the annual IFA electronics show started in Berlin. The move follows an earlier ban on German sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 by the court in late August until its final ruling on September 9. The Galaxy Tab 7.7 is the latest addition to Samsung's range of Galaxy products. It was first unveiled at the show along with 5.3-inch Galaxy Note, which Samsung hopes to create a new product category with and fill the gap between smartphones and tablets. "The product is not on sale yet but we've decided to respect the court order," Samsung spokesman James Chung said. Samsung and Apple have been locked in acrimonious battle over smartphones and tablets patents since April as Apple seeks to rein in the growth of Google's Android phones by taking directly aim at the biggest Android vendor, Samsung. Apple has argued that Samsung had infringed on its patents and the Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets "slavishly" copied its design, look and feel. It is fighting legal battles in the United States as well as Europe, South Korea and Australia. The battle forced Samsung to delay its tablet sales in Australia twice. Samsung has counter-sued, arguing Apple infringed its wireless patents. The Galaxy Tab 7.7 is powered by a dual 1.2 GHz processor and uses a 7.7-inch super-bright active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) screen. (Reporting by Miyoung Kim; Editing by Lincoln Feast ) ]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon tablet coming November at $250: TechCrunch</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Amazon.com President, Chief Executive and Chairman Jeffrey Bezos speaks with employers and attendees at the Consumer Reports headquarters in Yonkers, New York, May 11, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Mike Segar LOS ANGELES &#124; Fri Sep 2, 2011 7:04pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc plans to unveil a cheaper, smaller $250 rival to Apple Inc's iPad tablet device in November, industry blog TechCrunch reported on Friday. Sporting a back-lit 7-inch screen -- smaller than the iPad's and about the same as Research in Motion's PlayBook -- the device is geared toward playing music and movies off the Internet, the tech blog reported. TechCrunch, which said it had played with a testing prototype, reported that the plan was for Amazon to offer Amazon Prime -- its $79-a-year Internet streaming service -- for free along with the gadget. It did not cite any sources. Amazon did not respond to requests for comment. The Internet retailer's first entry in the tablet computing arena -- its Kindle functions more like an electronic-book reader -- has been touted as a strong contender to Apple, whose cheapest tablet goes for $499. Motorola and Samsung have only chipped away at Apple's commanding three-quarter share of the market, while Hewlett Packard threw in the towel by announcing it will kill off its TouchPad after a final production run. This week, Sony Corp leapt into the field with its own poorly reviewed device. Analysts have been upbeat on Amazon's gadget, particularly if it beats the iPad on price. It may sell as many as 5 million tablets in the fourth quarter, becoming the top rival to Apple, Forrester Research estimates. Apple sells between 7 to 9 million tablets a quarter. The upcoming tablet, running an operating system developed from an older version of Google Inc's Android software, will be Wi-Fi only and come with a color touchscreen but a limited 6GB of memory, according to the blog. TechCrunch said that was because the device is geared toward playing content off the cloud or Internet, rather than the gadget itself. The tablet's main screen features a carousel that spins between a book-reader, a music player, movie player and other applications. A 10-inch version may arrive 2012 if the 7-inch device sells well, the blog added without citing a source. (Reporting by Edwin Chan ; editing by Carol Bishopric) ]]></description>
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		<title>Starz to pull content from Netflix as talks fail</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A screen grab shows the access to Netflix online, as displayed on a television screen, in Encinitas, California July 25, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Mike Blake By Lisa Richwine and Yinka Adegoke LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK &#124; Thu Sep 1, 2011 8:28pm EDT LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starz Entertainment will pull all of its movies and television shows from Netflix Inc's streaming service early next year, depriving Netflix customers from online viewing of new releases out of two major Hollywood studios. Pay-TV operator Starz, controlled by John Malone's Liberty Media, said on Thursday it had ended talks to renew a deal that expires February 28. After that date, Starz will stop providing its content, which includes exclusive rights to first-run Sony Corp and Walt Disney Co movies, for streaming on Netflix. Shares of Netflix were down 8.7 percent at $213 in after-hours trade, from a close on the Nasdaq of $233.27. Netflix was offering to pay somewhere in the $200 million to $300 million range annually for rights to stream Starz content, a source familiar with the negotiations said. Starz balked at that offer, the source said. Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings said in June it "wouldn't be shocking" to pay up to $200 million, a figure some analysts had predicted. The original online streaming rights are believed to have been agreed for around $30 million a year four years ago, people familiar with the deal have said. Starz, in a statement, called its decision to end talks with Netflix "a result of our strategy to protect the premium nature of our brand by preserving the appropriate pricing and packaging" of its content. The news came the same day that an unpopular Netflix price hike of as much as $6 per month took effect. The breakdown with Starz was a surprise because investors had expected the parties to reach a deal, said Brett Harriss, an analyst with Gabelli &#038; Co. "Netflix just effectively raised prices by 60 percent, and a big chunk of their content walked away," Harriss said. Thursday's announcement could open up the possibility that Starz might now court another online streaming provider, such as Amazon.com Inc or Google Inc's Youtube. Starz was not immediately available for further comment. Netflix spokesman Steve Swasey said the company was "confident we can take the money we had earmarked for Starz renewal next year and spend it with other content providers to maintain or even improve the Netflix experience." Netflix said Starz movies and shows account for just 8 percent of U.S. subscribers' viewing, and the company had projected that to fall to 5-6 percent by the first quarter of 2012, right when the deal dies. Starz is the exclusive distributor of first-run Sony and Disney movies on pay-TV in the United States under an agreement that allows it to distribute the programing wholesale on multiple platforms, including online streaming. But Netflix -- which has grown faster than partners expected -- triggered a deal clause in the first quarter when it announced it now has more than 22.8 million subscribers in the United States, of which nearly two-thirds were streaming videos, sources told Reuters in June. Under terms of the original contract, the trigger allowed Sony to ask Starz for better financial terms, the sources had said. Sony's content already was removed from the Netflix streaming service while negotiations were underway. Disney movies were accessible. (Reporting by Lisa Richwine, editing by Robert MacMillan, Matthew Lewis and Carol Bishopric) ]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. moves to block AT&amp;T&#039;s purchase of T-Mobile</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Related Video DC blocks AT&#038;T, T-Mobile hook-up Wed, Aug 31 2011 Breakingviews: U.S. suit vs. AT&#038;T protects smaller players AT&#038;T suit doesn't signal new U.S. antitrust fervor: lawyer Structure of AT&#038;T deal invites scrutiny, says analyst A view shows the AT&#038;T store sign in Broomfield, Colorado April 20, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking By Jeremy Pelofsky and Sinead Carew WASHINGTON/NEW YORK &#124; Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:35pm EDT WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday sued to block AT&#038;T Inc's $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA, citing concerns it will harm competition in the wireless market and lead to higher prices. The surprise move, which was the biggest antitrust challenge yet by the Obama administration, caught the carriers by surprise and if successful would end AT&#038;T's move to unseat Verizon Wireless as the No. 1 U.S. mobile carrier. If AT&#038;T fails to defeat the Justice Department lawsuit, it will prove very costly -- the No. 2 carrier would have to pay T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom an estimated $6 billion in cash and other assets as part of the original deal. The announcement is a slap in the face for AT&#038;T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson, who was poised for a career-defining deal that would allow him to emerge from the shadow of predecessor and serial acquirer Ed Whitacre. The court case could take months and cost millions of dollars. Wall Street immediately signaled the deal was likely now a longshot, with shares in the companies falling sharply. Justice Department officials warned that allowing AT&#038;T to gobble up the No. 4 carrier would be disastrous for consumers. "Were the merger to proceed, there would only be three providers with 90 percent of the market, and competition among the remaining competitors on all dimensions, including price, quality and innovation, would be diminished," Deputy Attorney General James Cole told reporters. The lawsuit came only five months after the deal was announced and despite the surprising timing, one source close to the case said it was a real attempt to halt a "fundamentally flawed" deal, not a tactic to wring big concessions from AT&#038;T. They would have to give up "so much" to win approval, the source said. Still, Justice Department officials said they were willing to consider proposals to ameliorate their concerns, but they expected to the fight to shift to federal court. A source close to one of the carriers said they may have to offer to divest up to 25 percent of the combined company's assets, up from an earlier estimate of up to 10 percent, to try to save the deal. James Ratcliffe, an analyst at Barclays Capital slashed his expectations that the deal would win approval to a range of 35 percent to 40 percent, down from 75 percent. CAUGHT BY SURPRISE The government's lawsuit overshadowed an announcement just hours earlier by AT&#038;T that it would bring back 5,000 call center jobs to the United States if the deal closed. Just a day ago, the two sides had met to continue discussions on the merger and the Justice Department dropped no hints that it was getting frustrated with the talks. The two sides were "talking past each other," said one source familiar with the case, adding that the Justice Department side felt that nothing was really presented to address their competition concerns. AT&#038;T's Stephenson has argued that his company needs T-Mobile to get more wireless airwaves to meet exploding demand for high-speed mobile services from smartphones and tablets. Stephenson put himself on the line with this deal so he has no choice but to double down, said a person close to AT&#038;T. [ID:nN1E77U26Q] Shares of AT&#038;T closed down 3.8 percent at $28.48 on the New York Stock Exchange, while Deutsche Telekom shares fell 7.6 percent to 8.81 euros in Frankfurt trade. "This one took everybody by surprise," said a person close to one of the carriers, adding that they thought the Justice Department would ask for concessions but not derail the deal. Meanwhile shares of Sprint Nextel Corp -- the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier, which has fiercely opposed the deal -- shot up almost 6 percent to close at $3.76. A scuppered acquisition could prompt Sprint to consider buying T-Mobile. AT&#038;T's high-powered lobbying team in Washington is led by Jim Cicconi, who previously worked in the Reagan and Bush administrations. "We thought the weight of AT&#038;T's lobbying was having some success; this very much undermines that. It's very uncertain where this leaves us at the moment," said Andrew Hogley, telecom analyst at Espirito Santo investment bank. If the government succeeds in blocking the deal, it would also be a major setback for Deutsche Telekom, which for years has been looking for a way out of T-Mobile USA, a business that has ceased to be a source of growth. Deutsche Telekom "will gain some short-term consolation from the penalties it can exact from AT&#038;T," said John Delaney, an analyst at technology research firm IDC. "But in the end, DT would still be stuck with the problem of how to turn around a sub-scale national operator with a declining subscriber base." The news also sent chills through the mergers and acquisitions market. Not only do the seven investment banks that advised on this deal stand to lose about $150 million in fees, but bankers elsewhere were also worried it could make companies think twice about antitrust risk when mulling takeovers. COURT BATTLE Antitrust experts saw this case as the signature antitrust event for the Obama administration, which includes former AT&#038;T executive William Daley serving as White House chief of staff. "This is an administration that came in saying it was going to have a more aggressive approach," said Michael Sohn, an antitrust attorney with Davis Polk Wardwell LLP. The administration has cleared some big deals like Comcast Corp's purchase of NBC Universal, but Nasdaq OMX Group Inc and IntercontinentalExchange withdrew a hostile bid for NYSE Euronext after opposition from antitrust regulators. "I think the court is going to block it," said Andy Gavil, who teaches law at Howard University in Washington and testified to Congress on the deal. "Having read the complaint, I don't see a basis for a negotiated settlement." One thing most experts agree on is that it would take a long time for the case to wind its way through the courts. The question remains whether the companies are willing to pursue that route and for how long, or go their separate ways. Another complicating factor is that the deal also needs approve by the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates wireless communications. "Although our process is not complete, the record before this agency also raises serious concerns about the impact of the proposed transaction on competition," said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. The case is USA v. AT&#038;T Inc et al, No. 11-cv-1560 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. (Additional reporting by Diane Bartz and Jasmin Melvin in Washington, Nadia Damouni in New York, Georgina Prodhan and Victoria Howley in London, Nicola Leske in Berlin, and Edwin Chan in San Francisco. Editing by Robert MacMillan, Gary Hill ) ]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The new Sony Tablet S2 is displayed with the Tablet S1 (rear) by company representatives during a press availability in New York in this July 13, 2011 file photo. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid By Mayumi Negishi TOKYO &#124; Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:26am EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp, Toshiba Corp and Hitachi Ltd said on Wednesday they will merge their liquid-crystal display operations using government-backed funding, to better compete with low-cost panels from South Korea and Taiwan. The merger, to be completed by spring 2012, will create the world's largest maker of small panels used in smartphones and tablet PCs, leapfrogging global leaders Sharp Corp and Samsung Electronics. The 90 percent government-owned Innovation Network Corp of Japan will eventually invest about 200 billion yen ($2.6 billion) in the merged unit, taking a 70 percent stake, while each of the three companies will take a 10 percent stake. An industry shakeup has been overdue in the face of panel price falls along with ever advancing technological demands and volatile output demands. All three firms have hesitated about investing in a new line to compete against Sharp, which is due to receive a $1 billion investment from Apple Inc. Sony has been weighed down by chronic losses in its TVs, Toshiba is speeding up plans to shrink its chip business, while Hitachi has been looking to distance itself from the panel business to focus on infrastructure operations. "We will probably see oversupply (in small LCD panels) in the near future," said Shigeo Sugawara, a senior investment manager at Sompo Japan NipponKoa Asset Management. "It's not a business that will likely provide stable profits in the mid- to long term." The three firms together controlled 21.5 percent of the market for small and medium-sized displays last year, larger than Sharp with 14.8 percent or Samsung Mobile with 11.9 percent, according to research firm DisplaySearch. But how the three, which use two different types of display technology, will merge operations is unclear. Nor did the companies' initial announcement include plans for streamlining business overlap. "The parent companies have found a most convenient buyer for their factories and staff," said Yoshihisa Toyosaki, head of Japanese research firm and consultancy Architect Grand Design. "The assets of the merged entity will be huge. Without restructuring, there is no way that this company will win against Sharp, or rivals from South Korea, Taiwan, and eventually China." The three firms will focus on developing next-generation displays, including thinner organic light-emitting diode displays with higher resolution, the three firms said in a joint release. Hitachi has been in separate talks with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn Electronics Inc, about a joint venture in LCD panels, sources have said. Talks with the parent of Chimei Innolux Corp broke down when Hitachi failed to grab a key contract with Apple, one industry source said. Ahead of the announcement, well-flagged by media, shares in Sony closed down 1.8 percent, Toshiba fell 2.4 percent and Hitachi rose 0.5 percent. The market benchmark Nikkei average ended flat. ($1 = 76.735 Japanese Yen) (Additional reporting by Isabel Reynolds , graphic by Christine Chan; Editing by Michael Watson ) ]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon may sell 3-5 million tablets in Q4: Forrester</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A dedicated iPad station is seen in front of an iPhone at the Apple store in New York May 23, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Shannon Stapleton By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO &#124; Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:27pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc may sell as many as 5 million tablet computers in the fourth quarter, making the largest Internet retailer the top competitor to Apple Inc in this fast-growing niche of the consumer PC market, Forrester Research said on Monday. Amazon.com has to price its tablet "significantly" below competing products and have enough supply to meet demand, but if the company can pull this off it can "easily" sell 3 million to 5 million units in the final three months of 2011, Forrester's Sarah Rotman Epps predicted. Apple has sold almost 30 million iPads since launching its tablet in April 2010. Rival products from companies including Samsung Electronics Co, Research in Motion and Motorola Mobility have failed to mount a serious challenge to that early lead. This month, Hewlett-Packard scrapped its TouchPad after sales languished. "Thus far, Apple has faced many would-be competitors, but none have gained significant market share," Epps wrote. "Not only does Amazon have the potential to gain share quickly but its willingness to sell hardware at a loss, as it did with the Kindle, makes Amazon a nasty competitor." One problem with iPad rivals has been that developers have so far waited before creating a lot of applications, or apps, for the devices, Forrester noted. Apple claims about 100,000 custom-built iPad apps, while Google's Honeycomb platform, which is the tablet version of the Android operating system, has attracted fewer than 300 apps, according to Forrester. "If Amazon's Android-based tablet sells in the millions, Android will suddenly appear much more attractive to developers who have taken a wait-and-see approach," Epps said. Amazon's Kindle e-reader is lighter and smaller than the iPad, but Apple's tablet has a browser and other services for enhanced reading and researching, Fred Wilson, a venture capital investor and principal at Union Square Ventures, said in a recent blog. "What we all want is a hybrid of the two -- a Kindle that is a full-blown tablet computer with a browser, apps, and an OS," Wilson added. "It looks like Amazon is going to bring that to market this fall ... It looks like a killer product." Amazon shares were up 3.4 percent at $206.03 in afternoon trading on Monday, leaving them up more than 10 percent so far this year. Apple shares were up 1.6 percent at $389.87. The stock is up almost 19 percent so far in 2011. (Reporting by Alistair Barr; Editing by Tim Dobbyn and Matthew Lewis ) ]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung delays tablet launch in Australia on Apple suit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ People test out Samsung Electronics' new tablet 'Galaxy Tab 10.1' during its launch ceremony at the company's headquarters in Seoul in this July 20, 2011 file photo. Credit: Reuters/Jo Yong-Hak SEOUL &#124; Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:22am EDT SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co said on Monday it would delay the launch of its latest Galaxy tablet computer in Australia until after a court ruling in late September on its ongoing global patent dispute with Apple. Samsung and Apple have been locked in acrimonious battle over smartphones and tablets patents since April as Apple seeks to rein in the growth of Google's Android phones by taking directly aim at the biggest Android vendor, Samsung. The sales delay in Australia is the latest setback for Samsung after Apple won an injunction in a Dutch court last week to ban sales of three of Samsung's smartphone models in some European countries. A Germany court also said last week that Apple's injunction request to stop sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the country will remain in place until September 9 when it delivers its ruling. Samsung said on Monday it has agreed to delay the launch of Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia pending the court's decision in the week of September 26 and said it will lodge the cross claim through the Australian court in the coming days. "Today, Samsung informed the Federal Court of Australia it intends to file a cross claim against Apple Australia and Apple Inc regarding the invalidity of the patents previously asserted by Apple and also a cross claim against Apple regarding violation of patents held by Samsung by selling its iPhones and iPads," Samsung said in a statement. Samsung first delayed the launch of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 earlier this month following an agreement with Apple at an earlier court hearing. Apple, which has conquered the high end of the phone market with its iPhone, has argued that Samsung had infringed on its patents and the Galaxy line of products "slavishly" copied its design, look and feel. It is fighting legal battles in the United States as well as Europe, South Korea and Australia. Samsung has counter-sued, arguing Apple infringed its wireless patents. The launch of the new Galaxy tablet is crucial for Samsung, a distant No.2 player in the global tablet market, to close the gap with Apple and achieve its target of raising tablet sales by more than five folds this year. (Reporting by Miyoung Kim) ]]></description>
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		<title>Google&#039;s Schmidt sees more partners for Google TV</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Selers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Google Chairman Eric Schmidt smiles during a rehearsal of his MacTaggart lecture speech for the Edinburgh International Television Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland August 26, 2011. Credit: Reuters/David Moir By Georgina Prodhan EDINBURGH, Scotland &#124; Sat Aug 27, 2011 12:07pm EDT EDINBURGH, Scotland (Reuters) - Google is "absolutely committed" to its fledgling television business and expects many more partners to join it soon, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Saturday. Google TV, which allows viewers to mix Web and television content on TV screens via a browser, has received lukewarm reviews and been blocked by the major U.S. networks since its launch in the United States in October. Schmidt told the Edinburgh television festival its lack of success so far was partly because it was a feature designed into televisions, devices which consumers tend to replace only about once every five years. "We're absolutely committed to staying, to improving Google TV," he said, adding that new companies would be joining existing partners Sony and Logitech for the next version. Logitech makes computer mice, speakers, webcams and keyboards. "I believe that they're both going to be on board and I believe there are many more coming. Wait shortly for an announcement," he said. Google has long harbored ambitions to extend its $28 billion online advertising business to the television arena, where the lion's share of global ad budgets is spent. It owns YouTube, the world's most popular online video site, but has not announced any profits from that business since buying it in 2006. Schmidt said in a keynote speech on Friday that he expected Google TV to launch in Europe early next year. On Saturday, he said Google had not yet resolved its differences with U.S. networks ABC, NBC and CBS, and hoped the company would not encounter similar problems for its British launch. "We certainly have talked to them about reversing their position and we certainly hope that won't happen here," he said, adding that Google was in talks with UK broadcasters. Like other industries disrupted by the Internet, the television industry is broadly suspicious of Google, fearing the company will steal its advertising revenues without contributing toward the high costs of programing. Google argues that the Internet can expand the total advertising market by providing better-targeted and more effective ads that will encourage companies to spend more. KNOWLEDGE SHARING Google could glean valuable insights into U.S. viewing habits from the $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, which it announced last week. Motorola owns the world's largest set top box business and has close relationships with U.S. cable companies -- who have expressed concern about the acquisition. Schmidt said he could not talk in detail about Google's plans for that business until the merger was completed, but said there were "interesting ideas" about how it could help Google's existing television business. "We're intending to run Motorola, which would include the set top box business, as a completely separate business. That does not mean that there won't be communication between the two, and obviously sharing and knowledge sharing," he said. Schmidt also said British Prime Minister David Cameron would be making a mistake if he tried to shut down online communications during periods of social unrest. Cameron had asked authorities to look at the possibility of such measures in the wake of riots that tore through England earlier this month and were partly organized on Research in Motion's BlackBerry Messenger, Twitter and Facebook. Such moves have been widely condemned as repressive when used by other countries, especially during the Arab Spring uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East. "I think it's a mistake. I hope that's a clear answer," Schmidt said. "Whatever the problem was, which I don't really understand... the Internet was a reflection of that problem but turning the Internet on and off is not going to fix it." (Reporting by Georgina Prodhan; editing by Keiron Henderson) ]]></description>
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		<title>Google TV to launch in Europe next year</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Google's Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt poses during an interview with Reuters at Google's headquarters in Buenos Aires March 4, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Enrique Marcarian By Georgina Prodhan EDINBURGH, Scotland &#124; Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:34pm EDT EDINBURGH, Scotland (Reuters) - Google Inc will launch its TV service in Europe early next year, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Friday, despite teething problems that had led some observers to question how committed the company would remain to the project. Google TV, which allows viewers to mix Web and television content on a TV screen via a browser, was launched in the United States in October but received mixed reviews and was swiftly blocked by three of the top U.S. broadcast networks. Large parts of the television industry, like the news and telecoms industries, view Google with suspicion and accuse it of stealing their advertising revenues without contributing to the costs of making programs. Schmidt sought to allay the fears of Britain's broadcasting elite in a speech to the Edinburgh television festival, the first time a non-TV executive had been invited to give the keynote MacTaggart lecture at Britain's premier industry event. "Some in the US feared we aimed to compete with broadcasters or content creators. Actually our intent is the opposite," he told an audience who quickly warmed to his friendly style and liberal compliments to the quality of British television. "We seek to support the content industry by providing an open platform for the next generation of TV to evolve, the same way Android is an open platform for the next generation of mobile," he said. "We expect Google TV to launch in Europe early next year, and of course the UK will be among the top priorities." Google TV has gained little traction so far in the United States, and its set top box provider Logitech International SA slashed prices to $99 in July from an initial price of $299. Schmidt also included a warning to British television regulators, who he said were far more stringent than their U.S. counterparts and threatened to throttle the development of British television companies in an increasingly global market. "Stifling the Internet -- whether by filtering or blocking or just plain turning the 'off' switch -- appeals to policy makers the world over," he said. "Instead, policy makers should work with the grain of the Internet rather than against it." OPPORTUNISTIC Google has long held ambitions in the television arena, hoping to extend its online advertising business, which made $28 billion for the company last year, to the big screens that still command the lion's share of global advertising budgets. "If his ambition was to go there and convince the TV people he wasn't a big threat, I don't think he achieved it," said Keith McMahon, an analyst at research firm Telco 2.0/STL Partners. "The message I got was that TV is such a big market that Google can't ignore it. They're never going to give it up." So far, Google has had little success breaking into the TV market, despite its ownership of the world's most popular online video site, YouTube. Last week, however, Google agreed a deal to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc for $12.5 billion, handing it the world's leading set top box business which delivers content for many of the top cable TV companies in the United States. The headline attraction of the deal was Motorola's huge portfolio of wireless patents but the set top box business could help Google transform its TV project by giving it insights into pay-TV. Google has not spelled out its plans for the set top box business, and many analysts expect it to divest the unit at the first opportunity, having no experience or previous interest in running a hardware business. Others believe Google could change tack under CEO Larry Page, Google's co-founder who took back the reins from Schmidt in April and has already started a social network to compete with Facebook while ditching other projects. "Google describes itself as an opportunistic company. So while it may not have wanted to buy Motorola's operations, it may now assess whether retaining these assets can compensate for the risk of owning them," New York-based Nomura analyst Stuart Jeffrey wrote in a note this week. Schmidt made no mention of the Motorola acquisition or its implications on Friday, but will hold a question and answer session in Edinburgh on Saturday. (Additional reporting by Alexei Oreskovic in San Francisco; editing by David Cowell, Tim Dobbyn and Andre Grenon ) ]]></description>
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