iPhone 5 Release Date Coincides With Apple's Lawsuit to Ban Samsung Products in the US
iPhone 5 release date rumors continue as Samsung promises to fight against the ban Apple has placed on their products in the US. The Samsung/Apple lawsuit progresses as Apple prepares for a rumored iPhone 5 release date of September 21.
According to a report by PC World, the Korean company vowed on Tuesday to "take all necessary measures" to maintain retail in the US. Just Monday, Apple issued a request at the US District Court for Northern California to ban eight of Samsung's products from being sold in the US. Samsung, however, will have the option of appealing any injunction or filing a motion to stop it. According to Examiner, the eight products include the S 4G, S2 AT&T, S2 Skyrocket, S2 T-Mobile, S2 Epic 4G and the Galaxy Prevail. The latest Samsung Galaxy S III is not part of the eight products.
On Friday, a court ruling declared that 28 of Samsung's products had trespassed agaisnt Apple's patent. $1.05 billion was given to Apple from Samsung for damages. While Apple may try to ban all Samsung products in the US, the Korean company is not taking the lawsuit lightly. Samsung intends on appealing the decision made on Friday. Apple remains as the center of attention as the iPhone 5 is rumored to be announced during an Apple conference on September 12 and put on sell on September 21.
Samsung has made an announcement that it will be rolling out its classic Galaxy S3 smartphone in many brand new mineral and gemstone-themed colours just in time for the autumn season.
The phone itself will now be available in the following colours: amber brown, garnet red, titanium grey, and sapphire black. Samsung had stated that the availability will vary based on the country and carrier or retailer within the customer's area.
The latest colours will join up with the already used pebble blue and marble white ones. The Galaxy S3 is 4.8 in inches and has a 1280x720 display. It runs Android 4.0 and also features a rear-facing camera with 8-megapixels and a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera.
