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We could start off by telling you just how much this decision will hurt Qualcomm and just how celebratory the mood must be at Broadcom, but instead, we’ll key you in on this quote: “The appeals court also rejected Qualcomm’s request for a new trial.” At long last, we may have actually heard the end of what has seemed like a never-ending battle between the aforementioned parties. Today, a US Appeals court upheld an earlier ruling that Qualcomm had indeed infringed upon two Broadcom patents while ruling that a third patent in question was invalid. The ruling is obviously a huge win for Broadcom, who will soon be bathing in Benjamins as Qualcomm is forced to pay mandatory royalties for the chips it sells during the “sunset period” ending January 31, 2009.

[Via Reuters]

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This summer, we all got our hopes up when Samsung’s (apparently 3G-enabled) SGH-T639 found its way into the FCC, and now that the handset is reportedly on sale in New York City, it’d be a great time to work yourself into a tizzy once more. According to PhoneScoop, the 3G-capable T369 is indeed “the first phone to be compatible with T-Mobile’s 3G network, even though the network is not yet up and running.” Oddly enough, Samsung managed to conceal this dirty little secret just yesterday, but now that the truth is out there, all that’s left to do is hope that this release means that T-Mobile’s 3G launch is coming sooner rather than later.

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