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The at times very heated legal battle between Apple and Samsung might be softening just a bit ahead of truce talks on May 21st. Samsung's mobile head JK Shin just left Seoul for the mediated discussions saying there were still "several negotiation option Full Article at Engadget

Two technology titans who have been grappling in courts around the world will be meeting face to face Monday to see if they can settle their differences and concentrate on what they do best: creating great consumer electronics products. Apple CEO Tim Coo Full Article at PC World

It's been a battle of epic proportions over a microscopic piece of plastic, but the warring sides appear to be working together to find a compromise. We're referring to the fight between Apple and a coalition formed by RIM, Motorola and Nokia as each gro Full Article at Engadget

There's a trend starting to emerge of judges wanting Apple to talk settlements with others rather than duke it out in the courtroom. Just two weeks after Apple and Samsung were steered towards talking about a potential deal, a Delaware court has ordered Full Article at Engadget

Published: 01:10 AM EST (10:10 PM PST) Job listings for Apple Retail store leader positions in Shenzhen and Chengdu hint at the company's plan to expand its retail operations to new cities in China. In 2010, Apple reportedly revealed to its shareholders Full Article at AppleInsider

For the top stories in tech, follow us on Twitter at PCMag. China Mobile, the world's biggest telecom carrier, is currently in talks with Apple to offer the iPhone, the company's new chairman told shareholders Wednesday. Bloomberg is reporting that Chin Full Article at PC Magazine

Published: 12:28 PM EST (09:28 AM PST) Apple has alleged that Samsung intentionally destroyed e-mail evidence relating to its ongoing patent infringement suit. The claim was revealed in a motion filed by Apple earlier this month in the Northern District Full Article at AppleInsider

In an interview published by China Daily today, Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn, confirms the massive manufacturing company is making preparations for an Apple television set called iTV. Gou also states that neither development nor manufacturing has begun Full Article at TechCrunch

Published: 04:30 PM EST (01:30 PM PST) A new analysis from investment bank Morgan Stanley downplays investor fears that Apple's iPhone revenue could be impacted by lengthening carrier upgrade cycles and reduced subsidies, noting instead that increased di Full Article at AppleInsider

Deflated. Disappointed. Let down. Unsurprised. All of those emotions ran through my being at one point or another following Apple CEO Tim Cook's comments regarding "converged" devices , but if anything, his denial has made me all the more hungry for this Full Article at Engadget

For the top stories in tech, follow us on Twitter at PCMag. Tablet sales are on track to outpace laptops by 2016, according to new data from NPD DisplaySearch, with Apple's iPad projected to hold on to the lead until at least 2017. The iPad won't domina Full Article at PC Magazine

Published: 08:24 AM EST (05:24 AM PST) Apple's reach will grow to new, untapped markets within the U.S. over the next two years with store-within-a-store retail outlets set to expand at Target and Walmart. Analyst Gene Munster with Piper Jaffray noted th Full Article at AppleInsider

Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced a deal Monday for a joint venture that has an educational bent and will put apps for the Nook e-reader on Windows 8 desktops. The deal is a much-needed step into the content world for Microsoft, which lags behind co Full Article at The Washington Post

Ars took a look at the iPad as a tool for IT professionals this week and discussed what Intel's Ivy Bridge processors could mean for the MacBook Pro. Those were the most popular posts in the Apple section this week, but we also discussed WWDC dates, the Full Article at Ars Technica

Is Apple cutting the MacBook's throat with the iPad? The question -- whether the company's tablet cannibalizes sales of its own portable computing line -- is ultimately impossible to answer, or at least quantify: One can't look into a counter-factual cry Full Article at PC World

Published: 03:50 PM EST (12:50 PM PST) Citibank has released a new banking app for tablets, but chose to support only Apple's iPad and the Amazon Kindle Fire with an "exclusive launch for Amazon Appstore for Android," a blow to Google's own efforts to de Full Article at AppleInsider

It's the Engadget Podcast, the only podcast in the multiverse that tried to change its name to "My Podcast Beat Up Your NPR's Science Friday ." Host: Brian Heater, Dana Wollman, Terrence O'Brien Producer: Trent Wolbe Music: Orbital - Never 00:01:44 - Rem Full Article at Engadget

For the top stories in tech, follow us on Twitter at PCMag. Apple is launching its new iPad in nine additional countries today, making the device available in a total of 57 markets worldwide. As The Next Web noted, the third-generation Apple tablet will Full Article at PC Magazine

The latest numbers from market research firms show that Samsung has topped Nokia in the race to be the top cellphone manufacturer. What’s less clear is whether Samsung or Apple carries the smartphone crown. According to the research firm Strategic Analyt Full Article at The Washington Post