Technology company Samsung announced Sept. 4 it is halting
production of its Galaxy Tab tablet in Germany after Apple won an
injunction against the company on the grounds of patent infringement.
Samsung pulled the device from the IFA trade show in Berlin, a company
spokesman confirmed. The device disappeared from Samsung’s booth at the
IFA show in Berlin, one of the world’s largest consumer electronics
trade shows. "Samsung respects the court's decision," Samsung told
Bloomberg News, but added it would “severely” limit consumer choice in
the country.
“In the court’s view, Apple has a case to keep” the German ban, Bloomberg News reported
Presiding Judge Johanna Brueckner-Hofmann saying. “There are a lot of
alternative ways to design a tablet device, as the market amply shows.
We think Apple’s EU design rights grant a medium range of protection,
if not a broad one.”
Samsung had just introduced the Galaxy Tab 7.7, the latest addition
to Samsung’s range of tablets, at the start of the convention. The
tablet offers a Super AMOLED Plus display with a wider and clearer,
ultra-vivid screen and a dual 1.2 GHz processor for fast connectivity
and long‐lasting battery. Running the latest Google Android 3.2
"Honeycomb" operating system, Galaxy Tab 7.7 is only .31 inches thick
and weighs around three-quarters of a pound.
The Tab 7.7 also runs the Samsung TouchWiz user interface that is
proving popular on the Tab 10.1 and Tab 8.9 model. TouchWiz boasts a
Live Panel menu to let users add their own digital pictures to the home
screen of Tab 7.7 with digital pictures, as well as a "Mini Apps" tray
of features such as task manager, calendar and music.
Before hundreds of IFA 2011 attendees at the start of the
convention, Boo-Keun Yoon, president of Samsung Electronics’ visual
display business, welcomed the crowd following the first of a series of
video vignettes entitled “A Smarter Life: A Smarter World” in which
Samsung consumers detailed what they need and want from various
products. Each product segment was preceded by a similar vignette.
“How does Samsung continue to contribute to a smarter world? We
accomplish this by investing $8.1 billion U.S. in research and
development,” he said. “We accomplish this by continuing to be one of
the world’s top holders of intellectual property patents. And we
accomplish this by constantly listening to the voices of our consumers.”
Reinforcing the company’s presence across many product categories
during the event, Yoon highlighted Samsung’s entrance into a new era of
TV design and its growing product lineups in the digital imaging, IT
solutions and mobile categories, including a mobile chat service that
reflects Samsung’s platform agnostic approach.
“The year ahead is filled with anticipation,” Yoon said. “We are in
a fascinating period of transition as we evolve from our history as a
provider of world class hardware products to becoming a leader in
software and services. Our leadership in each market can be summed up
in a single word – innovation.”
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