[Upd] Apple Revises Lawsuit Against Samsung; Gets Nastier; Doubles Offending Devices

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My mistake...that one I thought didnt have Touchwiz does have Touchwiz.

That Touchwiz on there that doesnt look like whats on the Galaxy S. Is this because of the rumor about Apple wanting to start making some dumbed-down version of the iPhone?

 

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Minor Update to Story

There was an interesting update to this story today:

*[Updated:] Another report came in today regarding the Apple vs. Samsung hearing we reported on yesterday. Here's a direct quote from the FierceWireless article,

Executives from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung have been holding talks to try and resolve the ongoing patent dispute between the companies, according to a lawyer representing Apple in the case.

The disclosure came in a court hearing Friday, when Apple ratcheted up the litigation between the two companies by claiming that more of Samsung's devices infringe on Apple's patents and trademarks.

At the hearing, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh spoke about the close business relationship Samsung has with Apple (Apple was Samsung's second-largest customer in 2010 after Sony, mainly for chipset purchases), "Can't we all just get along here?" asked Koh, according to Reuters.

Harold McElhinny, an attorney for Apple, said the patent dispute has received the attention of executives "at the highest levels" of the two companies.

"Can we get them together?" Koh asked. "They are in fact meeting and talking," McElhinny responded, without providing more details.

However, a Samsung spokesman sought to throw cold water on the idea. "We are unaware of any meetings or discussions between the two sides over this matter," Samsung spokesman Kim Titus told FierceWireless.

It's great to see the Judge trying to get cooler heads to prevail. It'll be interesting to see if the two companies can really hash things out away from the courtroom.