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Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) unveiled a new version of the pen-equipped Galaxy Note smartphone as it seeks to defend its lead over Apple Inc. (AAPL) amid global patent disputes with the iPhone maker.
The model has a 5.5-inch screen, larger than its predecessor, and runs the latest version ofGoogle Inc. (GOOG)’s Android operating system. The device is loaded with software that recognizes handwriting from a digital pen.
Visitors try out Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Note smartphones at the World IT Show 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Vel Hogan, foreman of the jury in the Apple Inc. versus Samsung Electronics Co. patent infringement trial, talks about the trial and jury's verdict. The jury found Samsung infringed Apple's patents and ordered the South Korean company to pay more than $1 billion. Hogan speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg)
“The Note has evolved from every smartphone that we have launched,” Min Cho, a senior manager for Samsung’s mobile unit, said in an interview at the IFA consumer-electronics fair in Berlin yesterday. “We can address more consumers and more market opportunities because we can provide the capability of smartphones and tablets at the same time.”
Samsung, the world’s top smartphone seller, is offering a variety of Galaxy handsets, with different sizes and features, to attract consumers from narrower choices offered by Apple. The new Galaxy Note may also help to cushion the impact of a potential U.S. sales ban on some of Samsung’s other smartphones. Apple won more than $1 billion in damages Aug. 24 after a jury found the Suwon, South Korea-based company infringed six of seven patents at stake in the trial.
More than 10 million units of the first Galaxy Note were sold in the first nine months, helping Samsung regain the lead in global smartphone sales from Apple this year. The updated digital pen will allow consumers to hover over the screen to preview content and will be available for third-party applications.
Legal Dispute
Apple is seeking a U.S. sales ban on eight models of Samsung. The list includes several devices in the bestselling Galaxy lineup, though not the Note smartphone. Apple’s request for a permanent ban on U.S. sales of some Galaxy devices will be considered at a Dec. 6 court hearing.
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