Samsung’s emoticons vs iPhone 4S, Verizon Galaxy Nexus gets a “wallet”

Samsung’s lawsuit against Apple involves “digital smile creation,” Plus, the company’s new phone hacked to include Google Wallet.

Two new Samsung news to serve you. One, and probably the more interesting is the lawsuit filed by Samsung against Apple in Europe. According to FOSS Patents, Android-based smartphone maker Samsung has dropped a number of 3G technology-related patents from its suit against the Cupertino, California-based company Apple related to the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 4 smartphones.
According to the report, Samsung has recognized Apple’s licensing agreement with Qualcomm. For starters, Apple’s new iPhone 4S features a Qualcomm MDM6610, and the CDMA iPhone 4 includes the MDM6600. According to Florian Mueller, Samsung’s “tactical move” of dropping the 3G patents is for the mere purpose of streamlining the Mannheim case.
Still related to the Apple vs Samsung case in Germany, Samsung reportedly added two additional suits against Apple which involve four patents, the standard patents are: first is the “method for reporting an inter-frequency measurement result using a random access channel (RACH) message in a mobile communication system,” and second is the “method for configuring gain factors for uplink service in radio telecommunication system.”

The “non-standard” patents according to Mueller, first is the patent on ”speech output device for data displayed on mobile telephone converts data from display into speech data for output via loudspeaker,” and the “cutest” is the patent on an “emoticon input method for mobile terminal.” Emoticon, or “:-)” <– This.
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In related news, Samsung is challenging Apple in the United States this week with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus or the Verizon variant with Long Term Evolution.
Apparently, rumors circulated online that Verizon (or Google) delayed the launch of the device due to the Google Wallet app, or the NFC-based service which features the wave and pay payment system powered by the wireless Near Field Communication technology built-in inside the phone’s battery.
The Verizon Galaxy Nexus was launched without the feature, however, hackers have found a way to install the NFC feature — by rooting the phone.
According to Droid Life, the process is not “too hard to follow,” but if you’re not an advanced user, forget it and just wait for the software update (if Verizon will allow it).