The legal battle between Apple and Samsung never seems to end. Today Apple sued Samsung again in Sydney, Australia, claiming that Samsung's phones and tablets infringe on its design patents.
While both companies have sued each other over similar claims in recent months (totaling over 30 different lawsuits across 4 continents), Apple has brought more cases of infringement before the court this time around.
Just as was predicted earlier this month, Apple rolled out its latest handset to several new countries today. Even though the company didn't make an official announcement in advance, its website now reflects the additional regions.
The iPhone 4S launched here in the states back in October, along with a handful of other countries. Since then, Apple has been speedily rolling out the popular device to new areas on a month by month basis. So who got it today?
It appears that Apple is continuing its international rollout of iTunes Match today. Last night we told you that the music matching service's US-only restriction had been lifted, as users in other countries started reporting access to the feature.
However, a lot of folks have been complaining of issues with signing up for the service, leading some to believe that the iTunes Match launch was premature. But problems or not, the rollout continues with other countries now noting availability.
Another country is going to be getting its teeth into the iPhone 4S soon, with the news that Vietnamese carriers will begin offering the newest Apple smartphone as soon as tomorrow, Friday 15th of December.
The move comes as Thanh Nien News confirmed that both VinaPhone and Viettel will be offering the iPhone 4S to its customers starting tomorrow, with both locked and unlocked flavors available.
What is a little less clear is the pricing structure for the handsets, with the unsubsidized prices looking decidedly strange, to say the least.
Exactly one month after iTunes Match went live in the United States, Apple has started rolling out the music matching service internationally. Reports are coming in this evening that several countries now have access to the feature.
Apple first announced iTunes Match during its WWDC keynote back in June, and then eventually launched it in early November. The service has received mixed reviews so far, and has only been available to folks in the US. But not anymore...
Apple has launched the iTunes Store in Brazil and Latin America. Customers in those regions now have access to all major record labels and thousands of indie labels in the iTunes Store.
iTunes can be downloaded from Apple's Brazil portal and songs can be purchased with any valid credit card in country. Brazilians can also access iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match.
UK-based fans of the BBC can now get their fix of Dr. Who while out and about with the newly-updated BBC iPlayer app. The update adds support for the iPhone and iPod touch.
The new release offers some interesting features, including 3G streaming and live TV access to go with the expected on-demand video streaming.
It's all systems go for Apple in China, after the country's regulators gave the iPhone 4S the last level approval required before going on sale.
According to reports, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the required network access permit this week, removing the final stumbling block which had prevented the latest iPhone from going on sale in the country. Apple had recently confirmed that the iPhone 4S was indeed ready to be released, and that the company was simply awaiting the go-ahead from the authorities.
The move means that Apple and its wireless partners now have all they need to bring the iPhone 4S to the largest smartphone market on the planet...
In a new episode of the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Samsung, the Korean electronics giant saw its request for a ban of the iPhone 4S in France denied, as reported by AllThingsD:
Describing Samsung’s plea for an injunction as a “disproportionate” measure, the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris ruled Samsung must reimburse Apple $134,100 for its legal fees. But it also denied Apple’s request for damages and said Samsung’s infringement lawsuit against its rival can move forward.
Next episode will be in Milan next week, where the Milan court will be holding a hearing of Samsung's request to ban the iPhone 4S in Italy.
Last month, Apple rolled out its latest handset in 15 new countries, bringing the total number of eligible countries to 44. The company has said that it plans to have the iPhone 4S in more than 70 countries by the end of the year.
It certainly seems like Apple is on pace to hit that goal before the December 31st deadline. MacRumors is reporting that the company plans to release the iPhone 4S to several new countries on the 16th of this month...
It looks like Christmas came early for Samsung this year. Gizmodo is reporting that an Australian court has overturned the injunction against the Korean company that banned it from selling its popular Galaxy tablet on the continent.
The ban is the result of an ongoing world-wide patent dispute between the two companies and has been in place since late Summer. But, apparently, Samsung made a good case in its appeal it filed last week because the injunction has been lifted...
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently gave the iPhone 4S the go-ahead for a launch in the largest nation on earth. The decision gave the green light to several major Chinese carriers to start offering the device, including China Telecom.
With over 120 million mobile subscribers, China Telecom is bigger than any single US carrier, and it's never had the iPhone. So, you can see why anticipation is building for the operator to start carrying Apple's latest, and most popular, handset...