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So the gist is: Both experiments at LHC looking for the Higgs (CMS and ATLAS) see a bump at an energy of around 125GeV, but neither have enough data to conclusively proove or disproove the presence of the Higgs boson. More data in next years run will likely bring a definitive answer.

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Just as importantly, they ruled out the presence of Higgs Boson outside their quoted ranges, with quite high confidence. If Higgs Boson does not turn up in this energy band, we have a very interesting problem in our hands.

Just to be clear: what they've ruled out is the Standard Model version of the Higgs boson. There are actually many possible kinds of Higgs bosons, the SM version being the simplest.

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