Why Has Germany Blocked Sales Of The Samsung Galaxy Tab?

In September 2011, a German court ruled that certain hardware and software features of the Samsung Galaxy Tab violate patents held by Apple. Why is this case so important, and how will this ruling affect the tablet market?

Why has Germany blocked sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab?

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Germany Votes To Expand Euro Bailout Fund

The vote was also a narrow but significant political victory for Chancellor Angela Merkel, as fewer lawmakers from her own coalition joined the no vote than had been expected.

Germany Votes to Expand Euro Bailout Fund

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Germany Signals Support for Euro-Zone Members

The German finance minister said no country would ever be ejected from the euro zone.

Germany Signals Support for Euro-Zone Members

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Germany Reluctant to Expand European Bailout Fund

Chancellor Angela Merkel dampened speculation that the bailout fund could be increased soon.

Germany Reluctant to Expand European Bailout Fund

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Cables out: Korea unification plan; Illicit Pakistan nukes; U.S. threatened Germany over CIA kidnapping

After Spiegel published details of the Wikileaks' diplomatic cable cache early, the New York Times has also gone live with some coverage. It reports that the documents amount to a 'huge sampling' of daily traffic between the U.S. State Department and embassies abroad. Among the revelations: • There is a secret standoff with Pakistan over highly enriched uranium, which the U.S. fears could be 'diverted' to build 'illicit' nuclear weapons. • There's a plan for unifying Korea after the North collapses, and China's in on it. • Guantanamo Bay's closure is mired in shifty cash deals with foreign governments to take prisoners. Also, the Afghan government is corrupt, plus ca change. • Hacking! The Chinese government has owned Google, the Dalai Lama, "American businesses," and more! • Saudi Arabia pays for the terrorism and Qatar sucks at counterterrorism. • Our spies have learned that Vladimir Putin and Silvio Berlusconi have some kind of weird bromance going on involving 'lavish gifts' and 'lucrative energy contracts.' Silvio is essentially acting as Putin's man in the EU. • His power in Russia is absolute, but the bureaucracy there is so epic it allows Putin to be 'ignored.' • The U.S.is failing to prevent Syria arming Hezbollah. • The U.S. 'warned' Germany not to arrest CIA agents who bungled a rendition and kidnapped an innocent German citizen. Cables@the NYT...

Cables out: Korea unification plan; Illicit Pakistan nukes; U.S. threatened Germany over CIA kidnapping

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Cables teased in NYT: plans to unify Korea; Pakistan nuke standoff; U.S. threatened Germany over CIA kidnapping

After Spiegel published details of the Wikileaks' diplomatic cable cache early, the New York Times has also gone live with its coverage. It reports that the documents amount to a 'huge sampling' of daily traffic between the U.S. State Department and embassies abroad. Among the revelations:

Cables teased in NYT: plans to unify Korea; Pakistan nuke standoff; U.S. threatened Germany over CIA kidnapping

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