Last week, Apple secured an injunction against the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus by claiming that the quick search on the phone’s Android OS violates its patent for a “universal interface for retrieval of information in a computer system.” Google’s got a “fix” coming, but you’re not going to like it. More »
On Tuesday this week, Samsung’s request to lift the injunction against the Galaxy Nexus was rejected by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh. In a move to work their way around the infringed patent, both Google and Samsung reportedly told AllThingsD that they are prepping up a software patch. The assumption was further supported when the device was taken out temporarily from Google Play, raising more questions than answers. Well it seems that the report was true after all.
Google has confirmed to ABC News that the Galaxy Nexus had been pulled out from its Google Play store as a result of the judge’s decision, but said it would begin selling the device again next week running the latest version of Android – Android 4.1 a.k.a. Jelly Bean. Google then added that the updated version will address the issues in dispute and that it will simplify the quick search option of the device, revealing only results from the web while disabling the local search options.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Galaxy Nexus is nowhere to be found on Google Play, Samsung and Google reportedly planning to release software patch to keep Galaxy Nexus,
Try to buy a Galaxy Nexus from the Google Play store today and you’re greeted with the “coming soon” message you see above, and we now officially know the reason why. The company has confirmed to ABC News that the smartphone has indeed been pulled as a result of Judge Lucy Koh’s recent decision to not lift the injunction against the device. It’s also confirmed, though, that it plans to resume sales of the device sometime next week, when it will be shipping with the new Jelly Bean operating system — a change that Google says will address the issues in dispute.
Google confirms Galaxy Nexus was pulled from Play store due to injunction, will return next week originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 15:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Last week US courts ruled in favor of Apple by granting a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s Google-designed smartphone, the Galaxy Nexus. Now, the phone has been pulled from the Google Play store, and Goggle is hurrying to put together a software patch to get around the ban. More »
Google has pulled the Galaxy Nexus from its official Play store, no longer offering the unlocked, HSPA+ version of the Samsung smartphone after Apple convinced a judge to preserve its preliminary injunction. As of this morning, the Galaxy Nexus listing shows the handset as “coming soon” with a sign-up box for notifications; exactly when it will go on sale is unclear, though some suggestions indicate a workaround might mean that happens sooner rather than later and Google has promised it will hit shelves again sometime next week.
According to earlier reports, Samsung and Google are cooking up a temporary fix to Google Now that the two companies believe will rescue it from Apple’s injunction. That, it’s believed, will include removing some of the local results from Google Now – a new part of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean announced at Google IO last week – and it will be pushed out “imminently” according to AllThingsD.
Nonetheless, if you want to buy a Galaxy Nexus any time soon, it looks like you’ll have a struggle finding one at Google’s $349 price. Expansys USA is listing that there is “no confirmed lead time” for stock to go on sale again, and while Amazon Marketplace sellers are still offering the phone, they’re generally doing so at a $100 premium.
Meanwhile Verizon’s CDMA/LTE version of the Galaxy Nexus is still apparently for sale via the carrier’s site, though it’s uncertain if orders will actually go through or if the company is merely yet to update its product pages.
Meanwhile, Google and Samsung are readying a challenge at the US Patent and Trademark office to have Apple’s patents struck down. Google will also support Samsung in its specific attempts to have the injunction overturned.
Galaxy Nexus sales frozen: Google promises imminent fix is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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It looks like the decision of U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh today to reject Samsung’s request to lift the injunction filed by Apple against the Galaxy Nexus is finally taking effect. That’s because the Galaxy Nexus is no longer available for purchase at the Google Play Store. We headed over to Google Play to check out the device and interestingly the device is now listed as “Coming Soon”. However, Google did not provide any reason for the disappearance. So, has Google finally complied with the preliminary injunction?
While that could be possible, it’s also important to note that there are other possible reasons as well. Maybe the device is out of stock, or maybe, just maybe, the rumored software patch that we previously reported is currently being deployed. Of course, unless we will hear something from Google and Samsung, let’s take it with a grain of salt. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus was first launched on Google Play in April this year. Just six days ago, the price of the device dropped to $349 off-contract from the store.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Samsung and Google reportedly planning to release software patch to keep Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Nexus sold on Google Play,
As expected, Google and Samsung aren’t backing down on the Galaxy Nexus sales ban. Following the decision of U.S. Judge Koh earlier today to reject Samsung’s request to uplift the injunction against the device, both Samsung and Google are reportedly planning to launch a software patch that they believe will avoid infringing Apple’s patent. The said patch is expected to be pushed out imminently, Google told AllThingsD today. Meanwhile, sources from the web are saying that the patch will simplify the quick search option of the Galaxy Nexus and that it will only reveal results from the web and local search options disabled entirely on the device.
“Samsung is disappointed with the court’s decision that denied our motion to stay. We believe today’s ruling will ultimately reduce the availability of superior products to consumers in the United States. We will continue to pursue an appeal of the GALAXY Nexus preliminary injunction, which we filed on July 2 to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Meanwhile, we are also working closely with Google to resolve this matter, as the patent in question concerns Google’s unified search function,” a Samsung spokesperson said to TNW.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Galaxy Nexus is nowhere to be found on Google Play, Samsung fails to prevent US tablet sales ban,
Last week, we reported that a U.S. judge granted Apple’s request for preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. However, this week, we saw Samsung responding back by making an appeal to uplift the ban, saying that Apple cannot prove that its own market share is damaged. Well, just today, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh has rejected Samsung’s request to lift a pre-trial injunction against sales of its Galaxy Nexus phone. This is the second loss for the South Korean tech giant this week.
Yesterday, Judge Koh also rejected a similar request to lift a ban on the Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1. Reuters noted that the district court is not the last chance for Samsung to get the injunctions lifted since the company has also sent an appeal to the federal courts in Washington which has exclusive jurisdiction over intellectual property disputes. As mentioned before, Apple was asked by the court to post a $95 million bond to secure payments of any damages sustained by Samsung, should the injunction be considered a “wrongful decision” later.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Galaxy Nexus is nowhere to be found on Google Play, Samsung and Google reportedly planning to release software patch to keep Galaxy Nexus,
It wasn’t just Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners who were hurt when Google dropped Android Open Source Project support for CDMA models — officially, Nexus S 4G users had to depend on carrier-approved builds as well. At least one of those software dramas is coming to a close, as AOSP Technical Lead Jean-Baptiste Queru has just confirmed that the Nexus S 4G once again has a full AOSP build. Problems surrounding the phone have been sorted out to give it full CDMA voice and WiMAX-based 4G data while keeping true to Google’s original, easily modifiable vision. The download is available right away for the Nexus S 4G faithful, but Queru has dashed any immediate hopes of this being the prelude to its Galaxy Nexus counterpart; the camera, GPS and NFC currently wouldn’t work on Verizon’s model, even if the cellular components checked out.
Nexus S 4G regains AOSP status, Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners left hanging originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This week has been a bad one for the lawyers in charge of keeping Samsung’s mobile products on the shelves as not only the Galaxy Tab 10.1 but the Galaxy Nexus have now had bids to end their preliminary sales ban in two separate Apple court cases. Apple is currently working on legal suits against Samsung in regards to alleged patent infringement and has won preliminary sales bans on both the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Galaxy Nexus in the USA until the court cases take place. In other words – good luck trying to find either device for sale in the USA until the cases are resolved.
Just yesterday it was ruled that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 preliminary sales ban would be upheld despite protest by Samsung. Now with the Galaxy Nexus held up until its own case is resolved, Samsung finds itself in a bit of a precarious situation with a whole lot of product sitting in the back room with no legal means for sales.
“Samsung is disappointed with the court’s decision that denied our motion to stay. We believe today’s ruling will ultimately reduce the availability of superior products to consumers in the United States.
We will continue to pursue an appeal of the GALAXY Nexus preliminary injunction, which we filed on July 2 to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Meanwhile, we are also working closely with Google to resolve this matter, as the patent in question concerns Google’s unified search function.” – Samsung spokesperson
Have a peek at the Samsung Galaxy Nexus timeline we’ve got sitting below to see the short history of this case as well as some of the fabulous hands-on posts this device has been getting into as of late. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is Google’s current hero phone showing off their latest Android operating system version 4.1 codename Jelly Bean, complete with advanced search functions as well as voice recognition to go with it. We’re fully expecting the Nexus 7 to also fall under this Apple patent umbrella as the iPad has similar functionality – we shall see!
UPDATE: It’s being reported that Samsung and Google will also be seeking to implement a software patch that will take out “local” results in its updated voice search to help get the Galaxy Nexus out of this jam. Hopefully this update isn’t true – we’ve been loving the hot Google Now action we’ve seen thus far!
[via TNW]
Galaxy Nexus sales ban to stay until further notice is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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