By ALLAN D. FRANCISCO February 13, 2012, 11:16am MANILA, Philippines - Is it just me, or have we really lost whatever vestige of civility we had left? How did we end up like this?

Apple has filed for an injunction with a U.S. court to ban Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone. In a suit it filed with the Northern District of California Court in San Jose, Apple said the gadget violates four of its patents, including one for data tapping, according to Bloomberg News on Saturday. Earlier, Apple won a suit against Taiwan's HTC with the U.S.

The nation's 10 largest firms created 8.7 percent more jobs in annualized terms last year. According to sources in the business sector on Sunday, the number of employees at the top eight companies including Samsung, Hyundai Motor, SK and LG stood at 622,000 at the end of 2011, up 50,000 from the previous year and five times more than the nation's growth rate for total employment over the period (1.7 percent). Samsung created the most jobs as the number of its staff rose 20,000 or

By Gobby Wang Taiwan News, Staff Writer Apple Inc.'s hits Samsung Electronics Co., set for a hearing May 2, adds the number of Samsung devices that Apple argues infringe its products, report said. Apple seeks a court order blocking the alleged infringement in smartphones such as Samsung's Galaxy S II Skyrocket and Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch, which use Google Inc.'s Android operating system, and Samsung's Galaxy 4.0 and 5.0 media players.

REUTERS The company's logo is seen on the Apple store in Washington October 6, 2011. REUTERS NEW YORK: Apple Inc has asked a federal court in California to block Samsung Electronics Co Ltd from selling its new Galaxy Nexus smartphones, alleging patent violations. In a suit filed last week in San Jose, Apple said the Galaxy Nexus infringes on patents underlying features customers expect from its products.

February 12, 2012, 9:10 PM EST Business Exchange E-mail Print More From Businessweek Apple Sues Motorola Mobility to Block Patent Claims in Germany BofA, JPMorgan, Google, Rio Tinto, Citigroup in Court News Sony Incoming CEO Hirai Vows Б─≤PainfulБ─(tm) Steps to Cut Costs GoogleБ─(tm)s Motorola Mobility Bid Said Likely to Win U.S.

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) - South Korea's tax agency will likely order Samsung Electronics Co. to pay at least 100 billion won (US$89.04 million) in unreported tax and related penalties, sources said Monday. The order will be made soon as the National Tax Service (NTS) is wrapping up its regular tax audit this week into the nation's largest electronics giant.

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By Joel Rosenblatt - Sun Feb 12 22:31:43 GMT 2012 Apple Inc. (AAPL) newest lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co., set for a hearing May 2, expands the number of Samsung devices that Apple argues infringe its products. The lawsuit, filed Feb.

This time, Apple takes aim at the Galaxy Nexus smartphone Nancy Weil February 11, 2012 (IDG News Service) Apple has filed another U.S.