Tag: ban
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Apple to ditch Samsung as iPad 3 part maker following patent battles?
Apple looks set to drop Samsung as a parts manufacturer on the iPad 3 project reports a tech website today. We’ve been following Apple’s crusade to get Samsung’s Galaxy range of products banned across the globe including Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 10.1. This is over a supposed infringement of around 23 patents used […]
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Samsung preparing to sue Apple and ban iPhone 5 launch
With all the hysteria and anticipation for Apple’s iPhone 5, with rumoured release dates slipping through daily – bringing the iOS-based smartphone nearer and nearer. It’s interesting and not entirely surprising to hear that Korean tech rival Samsung could be planning to sue the company any day now, seeking to ban the release of the […]
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Apple suing Samsung in Japan over patent row – Samsung to counter sue
The Apple-shaped Death Star of patent disgruntlement moves further east today, with the news that the California tech-juggernaut is now locking targets on the Japanese market, seeking to withdraw Samsung gadgets from being sold there. Already having halted, or damaged, sales of devices such as Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the new 7.7 (released only […]
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Germany ends sales ban on original Doom game after 17 years
Archaic title now of no threat to youngsters, claims governmnet body
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UK not affected by Samsung Galaxy ban?
Gadget news website Techradar are reporting that todays imposed Samsung Galaxy range European ban that was announced today will NOT affect the UK according to an official from Samsung. Following a court ruling that has banned the sale of all of the Samsung Galaxy branded handsets including the very popular Samsung galaxy SII, S and […]
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UPDATE: Samsung Galaxy S II sales halted in UK, France & Germany until October 13th
We’re just getting info on the developments emerging from a Netherlands court, which reports that the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone has been banned in “Europe” following yet another legal row with Apple over patent claims. The patents in question relate to the Samsung Galaxy S II’s scrolling method and screen unlock features which Apple […]
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UPDATE: Samsung Galaxy S II sales halted in UK, France & Germany until October 13th
We’re just getting info on the developments emerging from a Netherlands court, which reports that the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone has been banned in “Europe” following yet another legal row with Apple over patent claims. The patents in question relate to the Samsung Galaxy S II’s scrolling method and screen unlock features which Apple […]
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Galaxy Tab Ban Lifted: But For How Long ?
Seven days after Apple managed to get Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 banned the same German court has now lifted the pan-European ban today.
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Epic bans for gamers who leak Gears of War 3
Epic has issued a warning to gamers who have leaked Gears of War 3 gameplay and footage on YouTube, saying it has ways of rooting out the spoilers and that bans will be dished out to the offenders when the exclusive Xbox 360 third-person shooter is officially let loose on September 20th. Speaking to a number […]
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Samsung gets court date to take fight to Apple over Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban
The gloves have come off and it’s time to throwdown!
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Cameron Lobbies for Social Media Clampdown as Rioting Continues
It’s been a hell of a week. The streets of some of our most populated major cities are strewn with glass shards, discarded barricades. Windows smashed, stores looted; the world’s drizzle of protest and unrest has come to a head in this country, and the government were nowhere to be found. However, on the return […]
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Apple are trying to ban the sale of HTC smartphones
Patent Wars: Return of the Apple lawsuit. This Monday Apple have filed yet another complaint against a rival smartphone manufacturer, this time claiming that the Taiwanese company HTC have infringed on several of their patents. Bloomberg reports that the complaint links to several HTC devices which are alleged to have “borrowed ideas” from Apple. This […]