The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has hit the shelves in the Netherlands after the country escaped the EU-wide ban imposed on the tablet by a German court, thanks to a legal loophole.
The temporary injunction on sales of the Honeycomb device is the result of a lengthy legal battle between Apple and Samsung over alleged copyright infringement, a courtroom spat which came to a head last week when a German judge ruled that the Korean manufacturer had copied the iPad 2’s look for its slim tablet and banned it from sale in EU countries.
Whilst the Netherlands initially escaped having the opportunity to purchase the much-vaunted slate denied, the Californian company did push for a separate ban to be put in the place in the country. However, the firm has now been told that a decision will not be made until 15 September, meaning Samsung can still sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in that territory for the time being at least.
Samsung, who claimed that it was given no notice before the injunction was issued, is set to appeal its case to a Dutch court on 25 August.
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Samsung Galaxy Z Drops In Sweden
The Samsung Galaxy S II is one heck of a phone. It’s also ridiculously expensive. If you’re fine with a slightly less-powerful, less-expensive and slightly smaller dead ringer, you might be interested in the Samsung Galaxy Z.
While Samsung still hasn’t officially announced the handset, wireless provider Three over in Sweden just put it up on their website for pre-order. And they laid the details on, too, which effectively tells the world what this new looker is all about.
Details of the Samsung Galaxy Z include a 4.2-inch Super Clear LCD touchscreen (480 x 800 resolution), a 5.0 megapixel camera module (with 720p video and LED flash), aGPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, 8GB of internal storage and microSD card expansion. Muscle is provided by a 1GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2, with battery rated at up to 9 hours of talk time (we doubt you can count on that, though).
The shell, which doesn’t veer far from its S II brother, measures 125.3 x 66 x 19.5 mm. — just a tad thicker than the Samsung’s top-of-the-line 4.3-incher. No word yet on what version of Android it will be running.
Three Sweden has the Samsung Galaxy Z listed at SEK 3,995 (around $630) contract-free and SEK 300 (around $50) on a new two-year agreement.
[Three Sweden]