Samsung Galaxy Nexus review
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Price £514 SIM-free or free on a £41 per month contract
MOBILE DEVICE PARTNERS Samsung and Google have joined forces to create the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone, which debuts the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
The front of the Galaxy Nexus is very minimalist. It's glossy black with just the screen, speaker and front facing camera visible. There is a multicoloured notification light below the screen but you won't even know it's there until it comes on for the first time.
The sides and rear are a silvery grey colour and the removable back is similar to the one on the Samsung Galaxy S II handset. It's made from thin textured plastic and covers up the battery and SIM card slot.
A microUSB port and headphone jack are found on the bottom of the phone, with a small volume rocker on the left and power button on the right. Also on the right are three metal contacts for use with accessories like a docking station.
Source: Inquirer
Samsung Urges Court to Overturn Ban on Galaxy Sales in Australia
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Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- An Australian appeals court judge questioned the fairness of a ruling that granted Apple Inc.’s request to ban the sale of the iPad2’s biggest rival in a legal dispute with Samsung Electronics Co. over patent infringement.
“The result looks terribly fair to Apple and not terribly fair to Samsung,” Federal Court Justice Lindsay Foster said today at a hearing in Sydney on Samsung’s appeal for the ban to be overturned.
Federal Court Justice Annabelle Bennett issued an injunction Oct. 13 barring the sale of the Galaxy 10.1 Tab in Australia until Apple and Samsung resolve the patent dispute at trial. Bennett failed to consider the “dire consequences” of the ban on Samsung, which has been “entirely shut out” from marketing the device, Neil Young, Samsung’s lawyer, said today.
The suit is part of a legal battle between the companies in at least four countries that began in April, when Apple accused Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung of “slavishly” copying its designs. Samsung plans to scrap Australian sales of the newest Galaxy tablet if it can’t meet the Christmas shopping season, since missing that will render the device “dead,” Young said at an Oct. 4 hearing.
Source: BusinessWeek