Today’s mobile news roundup features: Google’s plans for their Maps’ feature Street View for Safari; LG sues Samsung; Bank of America tests mobile payment scheme; Bad Piggies now available for download.

Google Street View coming to Safari

A report from the New York Times stated that disgruntled iOS 6 Maps users can just use Google Maps in their mobile browsers to access a more accurate service than the new default app from Apple, though they’d have to settle for written directions since voice navigation isn’t supported.  But what’s intriguing is mention that “In two weeks, you’ll be able to get Street View this way, too,” says Google.  So this is good news for iOS 6 users right?  Not really.  Google hasn’t really confirmed that Street View will be coming to the Safari browser anytime soon.

“We can’t confirm this, as we have nothing to announce,” Google said.

Well here’s hoping.

LG sues Samsung

LG Display sued Samsung Electronics and Samsung Display for allegedly infringing their patents for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screens, and is seeking injunctions against smartphones and tablets using the display screens from being sold.  According to LG’s court filings, Samsung infringed seven patents in five of their mobile Internet devices ― the Galaxy S3, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S2 HD, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Tab 7.7.

“Samsung has been using our patented OLED technologies without paying royalties. Then it spread rumors that LG Display has been failing to produce small-sized OLED screens used in mobile devices, which we thought was unacceptable and intolerable,” LG said.

Samsung of course won’t take LG’s lawsuit lightly, and they plan to countersue.  Samsung Display stated that LG’s claims don’t make sense, since they have the edge in OLED technology and they don’t need to steal from rivals such as LG.

“Samsung is dominating the global market for OLEDs. Samsung owns the rights of some 5,000 OLED-related patents in Korea and 1,900 in the United States. LG Display just secured 800 patents in Korea and 600 in the U.S. The claim that Samsung infringed on LG Display’s technology doesn’t make any sense,” Samsung said in a statement.

Bank of America tests mobile payment scheme

Bank of America is currently testing a mobile payment scheme in Charlotte, North Carolina, that would allow consumers to pay for items in retail shops just by scanning the item they want to purchase with their smartphone camera.

Bank of America partnered with Paydiant, a startup mobile payments company that developed the said technology.

“The pilots provide us with the opportunity to explore innovative mobile solutions, engage our customers and utilize their feedback,” bank spokeswoman Tara Burke said.

The bank is also experimenting the use of NFC capable devices for mobile payments, but claimed that it is still in its early stage and they are still monitoring the market.  The setback may have been due to the fact that the Apple’s latest iPhone isn’t equipped with an NFC chip.

Bad Piggies now available for download

Rovio’s newest game, Bad Piggies, is now available for download on Apple’s App Store, Google Play and the Mac App Store, with the PC version coming later today.  As for the Windows 8 and Windows Phone versions, no news yet, but Rovio said it will be coming soon.

The game, an Angry Birds spinoff from the pigs’ perspective, was introduced in early September.

“We’ve never done anything like this,” said Petri Järvilehto, EVP of Games. “Where Angry Birds was all about destruction, Bad Piggies is all about the joy of construction. It’s not just about getting three stars — in this game, failing is almost as much fun as succeeding!”

If you haven’t downloaded the game yet, or is still thinking if it’s worth downloading, here’s a cinematic trailer to help you decide.