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The acquisition aims to boost Samsung's business-to-business mobile offerings
Apple will appeal an order that denied the ban
SmartThings makes a mobile app and a software platform for controlling household objects
But the improvements over existing phones are too small, one analyst said
The USPTO rejected some claims of the word 'auto-complete' patent that figured in a recent damages award, but the decision is not final
Suddenly, the punditocracy is saying Samsung's best days are behind, and Apple may dominate mobile again
Applications should work more closely with storage, even turning over some CPU work, Samsung says
The new technology should help to drive down the cost per bit of NAND
However the two rivals will continue to pursue their existing mobile patent lawsuits in the U.S.
Samsung is requires it to pay licensing fees to Microsoft for the Android phones it sells