It looks like the Samsung Galaxy S III release date cannot catch a break. Samsung announced the gadget would hit U.S. markets on June 21st, but apparently Apple wants to thwart their plans. With the iPhone 5 release date on the horizon, it isn't that hard to believe Apple would try to stop the Samsung Galaxy S III from hitting the market.
The Galaxy S III preorders have already begun, and Android fans are super excited to finally nearing the end of their seemingly endless wait for the hot new 2012 smartphone release. Unfortunately, if things go the way Apple wants, Android fans may be in for an even longer wait before they can get their hands on the new popular handset.
Is Apple just jealous that Samsung, whom had formerly supplied components for Apple's products, is doing so well with their new line of smartphones? Of course Apple has been very sue happy with regards to any technology they deem as "theirs," but who wouldn't do the same if in the technology giants shoes. Apparently Samsung is allegedly stealing apples from the wrong tree.
Apple insists Samsung "infringed at least two of its patents based on its analysis of a model bought in the UK," but the makers of the S III insist they've done no such thing, and stated "the launch would proceed as planned." It didn't take Apple to unleash their legal team on this one did it?
Apparently Apple has filed a petition which would seek a temporary ban on the sale of the Samsung Galaxy S III in the United States. Clearly Apple doesn't care what consumers want, but have their own agenda to fulfills. Obviously true Apple lovers are going to remain faithful to their well-loved smartphone, and will happily await the new iPhone 5 release date. So why the big fuss Apple?
Some would argue Apple wants to monopolize the smartphone market, since they now have so many Android phones to compete with. It isn't like the old days of 2007 when Apple was the major player in the world of smartphones with the first generation iPhone. At that time no other handset could really compete, and the iPhone was all the craze. Now that other companies have developed their own smartphones, some feel Apple is being sue happy in attempts to quash all other devices on the market.
On the other hand, it can easily be argued that other developers have stolen ideas from Apple's products, including the iPhone. After all, look how quickly news surfaced about Facebook snapping up several ex-Apple employees whom had personally had a hand in developing the iPhone and iPad. It can be argued Apple is only out to protect what they've worked so hard on over the last several years. The technology giant is known for releasing cutting-edge products and devices which seem to further advance our technologies with more futuristic ideas.
At this time, the Samsung Galaxy S III release date in the U.S. is still a go, and everyone will have to wait and see if Apple will prevail with their attempts to ban the handset, if even temporarily.
Additionally, the iPhone 5 release date remains unconfirmed, with speculation mounting over what's to come at the WWDC and beyond.
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Watchdog relieves iPhone 5 scammers of £10k - The Register
Watchdog relieves iPhone 5 scammers of £10k
Dodgy adverts earns fine from premium-rate line regulator
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A British company who offered "iPhone 5s" to punters has been slapped with a £10,000 fine by regulator PhonePayPlus, which ruled that the adverts for the non-existent phone were misleading.
According to the judgment published today, the Bumbalee service run by Mobile Minded BV used "prizes" such as the iPhone 5 to lure punters into signing up to a premium subscription service that charged them £2 every time they received a message.
In the adverts investigated by PhonePayPlus, the regulator for the UK's premium phone line industry, Mobile Minded offered £150 of "free" Morrisons vouchers in adverts put on Facebook in September/October 2011 – which turned out to be as illusory as the iPhone 5.
Morrisons disclaimed any knowledge of a vouchers deal with Bumbalee and the monitors found that it was impossible to claim the vouchers. Punters clicking on the offer were asked to fill in a survey, before being taken to the subscription site and offered the opportunity to win an iPhone 5.
Entrants paid to do surveys or quizzes and were charged £2 a message with five messages sent a week.
PhonePayPlus estimated that the scammers made between £50,000 and £100,000 out of the service.
As well as the £10,000 fine, the company have two weeks to make all their advertising compliant and have been commanded to refund all complainants for the full amount of money spent by them on the service.
Mobile Minded BV have not responded to our request for comment. ®
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O2 and Vodafone unite to bring 4G to the UK - Know Your Mobile
Telefonica's O2 and Vodafone, Britain's second and third largest mobile companies respectively, announced on Thursday that they will unite their infrastructures to bring superfast 4G to Britain.
This agreement will help Vodafone and Telefonica compete with Everything Everywhere, Britain's largest telecommunications company.
Everything Everywhere previously submitted a plan to Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, for a 4G network, which operates with a different frequency than the established 4G networks in the U.S.
Joining forces, the two companies will greatly speed up the arrival of 4G to as soon as 2015. The companies will also be able to increase their national coverage to 98 percent by the same date, two years ahead of Ofcom's deadline of 2017.
Guy Laurence, Vodafone's UK chief executive, and Ronan Dunne, O2's UK executive, said that the consumer demand for mobile demand in Britain has forced the industry to find new solutions. Vodafone and Telefonica will pool their infrastructure but will continue compete with each other.
'Faced with a host of macro-economic and sector threats, the European Telecom sector is finally addressing some of the basic business model problems they face and laying the groundwork for a much more profitable recovery,' Bernstein analyst Robin Bienenstock said.
The joint venture will still be analyzed by Ofcom, but it is likely to be approved due to the British government's pressure on mobile companies to quickly roll out faster networks in an attempt to help the economy.
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