Instead of coming up with inane marketing stunts, Samsung was busy doing something else during the first quarter of this year – overtaking Apple and becoming the world's top smartphone vendor.
On May 21 and May 22, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung Vice Chairman Choi Gee-sung will meet in San Francisco, California in the hopes of ending numerous lawsuits between the two companies over intellectual property rights. However, don’t be too surprised if the talks end with no resolution.
This week, Apple has sent its lawyers after both Motorola and Samsung. According to reports from Reuters and paidContent, Apple is suing Motorola for the company's use of Qualcomm technology, while Samsung is being targeted because of its autocorrect feature (among other iOS patents).
Apple will be using LCD panels from Sharp, Inc. for its iPad 3, according to The Wall Street Journal. In addition, the company is said to be providing the LCD panels for the sixth-generation iPhone as well. Both Apple products are expected in 2012.
Not surprisingly, Samsung plans today to file preliminary injunction motions against Apple over its new iPhone 4S. The South Korean-based company is hoping to convince courts in Paris and Milan, Italy to stop the sale of Apple’s next-generation handset before they begin, according to CNN.
The UK Advertising Standards Authority has recently ruled that Apple has the right to call its handset "the world's thinnest smart phone," and that the Samsung Galaxy S II does not hold a claim to the title because of its larger, thicker derrière.
It appears that Apple is as good a player in court as they are in the consumer electronics marketplace. As reported by FOSSpatents, Apple won a primary injunction against Samsung this morning in the Netherlands, banning them from selling the Galaxy smartphone in all of Europe.