Probably not, it will just become a little less convenient. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone
On 24/02/2013, at 3:50, Jenifer Barr <[email protected]> wrote: > If this actually is happening, but will happen. Will voice over go away? > > Jenifer Barr > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 23, 2013, at 8:48 AM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Its a BBC article. You can find it here. >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21552733 >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Feb 23, 2013, at 8:30 AM, Craig Werner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> David, what is the source of this article? For whom does Leo Kelion write? >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> On 2/23/13, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Subject: VoiceOver threatened by Samsung >>>>> Reply-To: Blind Democracy Discussion List <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> Even if Samsung does not succeed in their action, the very fact they've >>>>> even tried it guarantees I will never buy a Samsung product. >>>>> And to think Samsung was instrumental in establishing the guide dog school >>>>> in Korea. >>>>> Unconscionable. >>>>> Alice >>>>> Samsun g struggles to block iPhone function for the blindBy Leo Kelion >>>>> >>>>> Technology reporter >>>>> >>>>> The VoiceOver function is designed to help >>>>> blind and partially sighted consumers use the >>>>> iPhone Samsung has suffered a setback in its >>>>> effort to win an iPhone ban based on a function >>>>> making its software accessible to blind people. >>>>> >>>>> The South Korean firm had sought an injunction in >>>>> a German court arguing Apple's VoiceOver >>>>> screen-access facility infringed one of its patents. >>>>> >>>>> However, the judge has ordered the case to be >>>>> suspended pending another ruling that could invalidate Samsung's claim. >>>>> >>>>> Disability campaigners had expressed concern about the case. >>>>> >>>>> Apple's VoiceOver function is used by blind and >>>>> partially-sighted people to hear a description of >>>>> what the iPhone is showing by touching its screen. >>>>> >>>>> The software covers text and icons including >>>>> audio descriptions of the battery level and >>>>> network signal. It also allows the phones to be >>>>> operated via Braille-based add-ons. >>>>> >>>>> Samsung had argued that Apple had failed to >>>>> licence a patent it owned which describes >>>>> pressing a button to make a handset describe its >>>>> display. The basis for this was that VoiceOver >>>>> could be switched on by triple-clicking the iPhone's home button. >>>>> >>>>> Apple declined to comment. >>>>> >>>>> A statement from Samsung said: "For decades, we >>>>> have heavily invested in pioneering the >>>>> development of technological innovations in the >>>>> mobile industry, which have been constantly reflected in our products. >>>>> >>>>> "We continue to believe that Apple has infringed >>>>> our patented mobile technologies, and we will >>>>> continue to take the measures necessary to >>>>> protect our intellectual property rights." >>>>> >>>>> 'Regrettable in the extreme' >>>>> >>>>> Patent consultant Florian Muller, who was first >>>>> to report the Mannheim Court's decision, questioned Samsung's tactics. >>>>> >>>>> "If Samsung had only requested monetary >>>>> compensation in this action, it would have made a >>>>> much better choice than by trying to achieve, >>>>> through the pursuit of an injunction, the >>>>> deactivation or (more realistically) degradation >>>>> of the voiceover functionality Apple provides to >>>>> its German customers," he wrote on his blog. >>>>> >>>>> The British Computer Association of the Blind >>>>> said it was worried such an important feature might be threatened. >>>>> >>>>> "A lack of access to information is arguably the >>>>> biggest potential barrier to inclusion in society >>>>> for blind and partially-sighted people," a spokesman told the BBC. >>>>> >>>>> "If something as important as access to telephone >>>>> technology had been blocked by the actions of one >>>>> company over another the consequences for blind >>>>> people everywhere would be regrettable in the extreme." >>>>> >>>>> The Wall Street Journal's AllThingsD tech site was more damning. >>>>> >>>>> "Leaving aside the ethics of asserting a patent >>>>> against a feature designed to help the blind, >>>>> this is unwise," wrote John Paczkowski. >>>>> >>>>> "It's the PR equivalent of punching yourself in >>>>> the face. Samsung has now identified itself as a >>>>> company willing to accept the loss of >>>>> accessibility for the vision-impaired as >>>>> collateral damage in its battle with Apple." >>>>> >>>>> Apple and Samsung have fought a number of patent >>>>> cases against each other in courts across the world. >>>>> >>>>> The biggest award involved a US jury ordering >>>>> Samsung to pay Apple $1.05bn (£688m) in damages. >>>>> The judge in the case later rejected Apple's call >>>>> for the sum to be increased and a sales ban on some Samsung handsets. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Blind-Democracy mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://www.octothorp.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-democracy >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google >>>> Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "VIPhone" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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