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Apple has been forced to pay for Samsung’s legal fees in the UK, after an appeals court decided the Cupertino firm’s first public statement on the tablet copying ruling was “false and misleading.” Having failed to convince a UK court that Samsung had copied its iPad design for its own tablets, Apple produced a passive aggressive statement that, while hosted on its UK site as per the judge’s instructions, also cited international court decisions that described Samsung products as “uncool” copies. Now, despite having replaced that original statement  - which supposedly had more than 1m hits – with a toned-down version, Apple is being made to pay Samsung’s costs in penance. “As to the costs (lawyers’ fees) to be awarded against Apple, we concluded that they should be on an indemnity basis. Such a basis (which is higher than the normal, “standard” basis) can be awarded as a mark of the court’s disapproval of a party’s conduct, particularly in relation to its respect for an order of the ...

The refund scheme for Nexus 7  buyers who bought just before Google announced price cuts has taken a confusing turn, with ASUS saying its policy does not cover hardware bought at the Play store. ASUS announced last week that Nexus 7 buyers in Europe who picked up the Android slate prior to October 29 could get a £25/€30 coupon to offset the lowered prices; however, ASUS  today clarified  that contrary to initial expectations, those who bought their Nexus 7 from Google through the official Play store would not be eligible. “Just to clarify – the ASUS Nexus 7 coupon offer is not available to customers who purchased their device from the Google Play store” the company tweeted. ”Apologies for any confusion caused RE: Nexus 7 Rebate. Devices sold on Google Play are completely independent of ASUS so do not qualify.” The confusion has arisen since the ASUS coupon claim site makes no mention of the Play store limitation, saying only that the Nexus 7 must be “purchased at our physical channels...

While we’re sitting here trying to come to terms with the realization that we probably couldn’t live without Google , those living in China were actually forced to go without access to the big G’s services. We heard on Friday that Google had been blocked in China, perhaps because the Chinese government was in the process of choosing new leadership. Google said at the time that everything was fine on its end, which suggested that a block was responsible for the dip in traffic the company experienced. However, it seems like that block was short-lived, as the IDG News Service (via ComputerWorld ) is reporting that Google’s services came back online about 12 hours after they had become unavailable. Bloomberg reported earlier that Google saw an jump in traffic after being blocked, which means that Google’s services are probably coming back across the country. Keep in mind that we don’t have an official reason why Google was blocked just yet, so it’s possible that Google being taken down ...

Digital music app maker Propellerhead has given its iPhone beatbox tool Figure  a much-anticipated upgrade, elevating the “three minute music” app to legitimate instrument. The v1.1 update, released back in April , has granted users one of the most-requested features: the ability to export audio. Previously, while Figure’s pared-back interface made creating crunchy loops ridiculously straightforward, there was no way to actually enjoy them outside of the app. That meant Figure was a great way to distract yourself while waiting for a bus, but not so useful in a studio setting. Figure 1.1, however, allows audio to be exported to iTunes File Sharing, meaning you can bring it into a more comprehensive music app (such as Propellerhead’s own Reason). The update also introduces the ability to save your creations, then reload them later on – until now, you’ve had to delete any track altogether if you wanted to change style – and the method of recording has been streamlined to remove a few ste...