Samsung does not stop with the sale of its smartphones Galaxy S II, Galaxy S and Ace. The court imposed a sales ban on because of patentschending, but according to Samsung violate the devices after an update, not patents.
Therefore, the sales of the devices continue to advance, says Samsung in a statement, which telecomsite GSM Helpdesk as first published. Because the current supplies for shops already have an update that the patentschending undo, after October 13, no device with the old software more sold. The sales ban would from that date apply.
The adjustment in the software, which is now also rolled out seems to be to older devices, makes the operation of scrolling in the gallery is adjusted. Samsung has also, without that the court has imposed, the method of scrolling in the rest of the firmware is modified. Who at the end of a list, no animation more where the list spring back, but see a blue glow over the lower elements of a list. This animation is by default in Android 2.3.
The court in The Hague found Samsung in August, guilty of violating the European patent EP 2.058.868 of Apple, which covers scrolling through a photo gallery. The patent describes a system in which a photo after zooming in to first reset, then when a second swipe, the next image appears. Samsung announced that it would be a sales ban wanted to turn back via an update.