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Apple Wins Lawsuit against Samsung and Bans Two Android Devices

On Tuesday, June 27, a Washington D.C. judge ordered Samsung Electronics Co. to stop sales of two of its Android devices: the Galaxy 10.1 tab and the Galaxy Nexus smartphone.

Judge Lucy Koh took into consideration’s Apple’s complaint of patent infringements, and though she agreed that Samsung’s tab is very similar to Apple’s iPad, she hasn’t found yet the Korean tech giant guilty of patent infringement, thus, the court decided the ban of the two Android devices.

 “Although Samsung has a right to compete, it does not have a right to compete unfairly, by flooding the market with infringing products,” said Koh on Tuesday.

The rivalry between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics started a year ago when Apple filled a lawsuit accusing Samsung for stealing smartphone and tablet patents. The ruling of the Tuesday trial is provisory and it will be discussed again next month in San Hose. Until the next trial, the two Google and Samsung devices will have a little influence over the users, over the market and over the faith of other Android devices.

For example, the existing owners of a Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy Tab 10.1 will probably be affected by a new update that will cancel certain software features that are, obviously, similar to Apple’s software. The Galaxy Nexus remains on sale but only on Google’s Website, while the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was withdrawn from the market, which may also be the consequence of the fact that it is an old model. Android may have lost two of the best devices, but it still has other HTC and Motorola smartphones to brag with.

Source: TIME Techland

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New battle between titans: Samsung defeats Apple at Düsseldorf

After their last conflict in September when Samsung selling of its Galaxy Tab in Germany was blocked due to Apple’s complaint that the tablet looks similar to its iPad 2, Samsung Electronics decided to redesign the product and released Galaxy Tab 10.1N.

The performances of both Galaxy Tab 10.1 and iPad2 tablets are remarkable though in their manufacturing process are integrated different processors and devices. The exterior and the form are quite different; Samsung’s tab is wider and lighter while iPad2 is shorter and slimmer. Either way, they both have a compact and elegant aspect and this is the pattern that Apple considered to be jammed from its tablet design, reason for which Samsung tablets were interdicted on the German market.

The new Galaxy Tab 10.1N has different side cuts, a different frame and the loudspeaker was moved to the front. Otherwise, the tablet remains the same. Apple was not pleased with these changes either and filled again a motion, but this time Samsung got the selling credit.

The biggest difference between iPad2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1N is given by the iOS 4.3 and Android 3.0 respectively. Samsung Electronics is the only Android tablets producer and the competition is not that strong so Apple should not feel threatened. The research company Canalys revealed in a study that Apple sold with almost 10 million more tablets than Samsung. So Apple is the proven leader on the market while Samsung Electronics won a battle of a conflict that seems to extend also on the smartphone field.

Source: Macworld