Jury orders Samsung to pay Apple $290M

There are two types of smartphones – the iPhone and everything else. An ideal Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) sought to prove when suing South Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co. for copying vital iPhone and iPad features.

Now, the Associated Press reports a Silicon Valley jury on Thursday ordered Samsung to pay Apple $290 million. The verdict covers 13 older Samsung devices that a previous jury found were among 26 Samsung products that infringed Apple patents.

Originally, a jury awarded Apple $1.05 billion, but a U.S district judge ordered a new trial after concluding the jury miscalculated.

The two tech companies are bitter rivals as they wage a global battle for supremacy of the $300 billion worldwide market, AP reports.

In related news: A widely circulated social media photo claiming Samsung's first payment to Apple was comprised entirely of nickels has been proven false.

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