The Tech Herald

Spanish tablet maker kicks Apple's legal team into touch

by Steven Mostyn - Nov 4 2011, 10:33

Image: NT-K.

Arriving as something of a welcome win for ‘the little guy’, a modest Spanish technology company has this week seen off Apple’s legal attack dogs and avoided a potentially messy patent battle.

With a beleaguered Samsung seething on the sidelines, NT-K has successfully defended itself following accusations that its 7.0-inch Android-powered tablet is guilty of copying the iconic iPad.

According to FOSS Patents, the complaint against NT-K was initially filed in November of 2010, at which point the Spanish device maker had its shipments from China seized and its name blacklisted across Europe. 

After being hit with criminal charges and labeled as something of a ‘product pirate’, NT-K has since had its name cleared and all other claims against it thrown out by the courts.

By way of reaction, the company has launched an antitrust suit against Apple Inc. in a bid to gather compensation for “consequential damages, lost profits and moral damage”.

The tablet responsible for getting Apple so hot under the collar runs on a Spanish version of Google Android (v2.3) and is powered by a modest 1GHz A8 Cortex processor, 512MBs of RAM, and up to 8GBs of data storage.

Around the Web

Comment on this Story

comments powered by Disqus

From Autosaur.com

Monaco Grand Prix Circuit Map

Infiniti Red-Bull have released a Monaco Grand Prix circuit map showing a string of G-Force and speedo readings recorded in their cars on a normal lap. The team also described the most complicated turns on the track: Turn 1, Sainte Devote, sees drivers hit the barrier if they come into corner just 1km/h too fast [...]

The post Monaco Grand Prix Circuit Map appeared first on Autosaur.

Daniel Day-Lewis and Yasmin Le Bon at Mille Miglia rally in Italy

Jaguar have released a cool little film about their experience at this year’s Mille Miglia car rally in Italy — featuring stars including triple Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis and model Yasmin Le Bon. The video has short interviews with several of the famous participants about taking part in the 1,000-mile event, which celebrates the original Mille [...]

The post Daniel Day-Lewis and Yasmin Le Bon at Mille Miglia rally in Italy appeared first on Autosaur.

Man wins Batman version of Nissan Juke

A BATMAN fan has won a special version of the Nissan Juke inspired by the films — and which has a string of features more normally seen on the Batmobile. Adam Williams was presented with the matt black vehicle after a real Batmobile (well, as real as they get) was driven through the streets of the [...]

The post Man wins Batman version of Nissan Juke appeared first on Autosaur.