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US court dismisses some antitrust claims against Samsung
After a tough last week, here’s some good news for Samsung. Federal court in California has dismissed some of Apple’s antitrust claims against Samsung. Apple claimed “Samsung misrepresented its intent to license certain patents on fair terms” but judge, Lucy Koh thought otherwise. However, Apple can still reclaim it by revising their complaint. Bloomberg [...]
Dutch court turns down Samsung’s plea to ban Apple products; US court reckons Galaxy Tab to infringe iPad patents
Not the best of days if you’re a part of Samsung’s legal counsel. The court in Hague has rejected Samsung’s claim of patent infringement by Apple and thus, rejecting the appeal to ban on sales of Apple iPhone and iPad. Judge was of the opinion that Samsung’s 3G patents were a part of essential [...]
Samsung to skip US Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Note launch?
Considering how important United States market is for Samsung, this piece of news comes as a surprise. According to a report on Gotta Be Mobile Samsung will not release the recently announced Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Note in the US. The exact reason is unknown but the site got the confirmation from a [...]
Samsung announces Galaxy S II devices for Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile
After a series of leaks and speculation, Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy S II variants for US consumers. All the variants are designed differently so as to distinguish it from one another and runs Android 2.3.4 OS. Sprint’s variant is known as Epic 4G Touch and features a large 4.52-inch Super AMOLED Plus [...]
Galaxy S II for Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile get together for a family picture
We won’t have any new details until the official unveiling but you can check out the different variants for different US carriers. The image shows Galaxy S II variants for Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile and also confirms the yesterday’s report of Verizon missing out on Galaxy S II. Just like the carriers did for [...]
WSJ: Galaxy S II won’t launch on Verizon
Verizon subscribers waiting for the Galaxy S II might have to face some disappointment. According to a report on Wall Street Journal, the Galaxy S II won’t be released on US’ biggest operator. The Verizon spokesperson failed to divulge the reason but did emphasize on Verizon’s “extensive portfolio, including the Samsung Droid Charge.” Samsung [...]
Samsung Galaxy Precedent coming soon on Straight Talk
Walmart and TracFone will soon launch an entry-level Android-based Samsung smartphone in United States. Little is known about the upcoming Galaxy Precedent (SCH-M828C) but is said to be similar to (or just a rebadged) Galaxy Prevail. Amongst the confirmed features, the phone has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, Swype text input support and a microSD [...]
Samsung to unveil Galaxy S II in US on August 29
Looks like Samsung will deliver on its promise of unveiling Galaxy S II in August in United States. Samsung has started sending invitations to journalists and bloggers for an event scheduled for August 29. Although the invite doesn’t explicitly mention Galaxy S II, the invite does have a large Roman number 2 in the [...]
Samsung Character (SCH-R640) Messaging Phone coming to US
Samsung will launch a new touchscreen-enabled QWERTY feature phone for American consumers. The phone is identified as Character (SCH-R640) and features a 2.8-inch touchscreen display, horizontal sliding QWERTY keyboard, 1.3MP camera, music player, microSD card slot, quick access to social networks and TouchWiz Lite UI. There’s no info on the price but going by [...]
Galaxy S II US launch confirmed for next month
Mobile Communications head JK Shin at the Galaxy Tab 10.1 launch event in South Korea confirmed the release of Galaxy S II for consumers in United States. Samsung’s top of the line phone is set to hit the US shores next month. Needless to say, its good news for US consumers and the confirmation [...]