Yesterday’s hottest news was Apple’s big legal win against Samsung in the banning of their high-end Galaxy Nexus Android smartphone. The ruling came from US District Court Judge Lucy Koh who is convinced that Samsung’s device has caused “irreparable harm” to the sales of the Apple iPhone.
Although we haven't heard about it as much as we have in recent times, the ongoing patents wars between the world's top technology companies is bubbling away in the background, with Apple and Samsung still managing to find themselves at the front of it all. Continuing with the legal battle we have become familiar with over the last twelve months, Apple have found themselves on the positive end of an initial ruling across the pond.
The Apple versus Samsung debacle has been going on for a considerable amount of time, and with so much back-and-forth between the tech giants regarding who stole which patent, it's quite easy to lose track.
According to a report over at The Korea Times, the country's leading electronics manufacturer Samsung is to light the proverbial blue touch paper at Facebook et al by launching its very own social network offering.
Having a cursory glance through my RSS reader today has led to even more confusion than usual. In the midst of more WWDC talk than I care to read, and more speculation about iOS 6 than any sane person can truly follow, I found one story that piqued my interest. The title suggested that Samsung, the Korean firm behind umpteen Android smartphones, is in talks to buy Nokia. The same Nokia that can't catch a break right now, and is apparently hemorrhaging money.
The patent wars between Apple and Google are only heating up. On Tuesday, Apple filed a motion - in its second California litigation against Samsung - that could ban the sale of the Galaxy S III in the United States. Basically, they tossed the Galaxy S III in the same motion to ban the Galaxy Nexus in the US. But why? Because of infringements pertaining to Apple's infamous voice command sassy butler Siri.
So, the eagle has landed, and Samsung's long-awaited Galaxy S III powerhouse is finally available to purchase; well, at least for a few countries. Those in North America will have to wait a couple of weeks to get their hands on the device, but at least - after the near month-long wait from the announcement, some consumers can enjoy S Voice and quad core prowess of the Super AMOLED HD-toting smartphone.
The eyes of the smartphone adoring world may all be focusing on Samsung's new and shiny Galaxy S III handset, but that hasn't stopped the original Galaxy S model and its successor the S II flying off the shelves quietly in the background. There is no doubt that the Galaxy S III will prove to be an extremely popular device, it has even knocked the iPhone 4S off the most popular spot in Britain only two days after being launched, but the figures released by Samsung show that their earlier models are also producing good numbers.
After the announcement by Samsung of its eagerly-awaited Galaxy S III back on the fifth of this month, consumers have had to remain content with video reviews and hands on previews in order to catch a glimpse of the device. The wait for the release is finally over, though, and the grand launch is today taking place across 28 different countries.
Apple and Samsung have been at each other's throats for a good couple of years now, and the ill-feeling stems - for the most part - from Apple's firm belief that it's Korean rival has been plagiarizing its designs and passing them off as their own.
