Apple’s bloodthirst has been put on hold for a few months; while the company is intent on banning eight patent-infringing Samsung phones from sale in the US, the actual hearing won’t take place until December 6th. So you can still pick up that Galaxy S Showcase your niece has been begging for if you get that holiday shopping done early!
https://gizmodo.com/apple-wants-to-ban-these-samsung-products-5938238
For you legal superwonks, here’s the full schedule that Judge Koh sent out, as reported by AllThingsD. The only other date you’re going to want to draw a big red sharpie around? September 20th, which is when we’ll see if the Galaxy Tab 10.1 can be unbanned after it was found not to infringe on the iPad:
https://gizmodo.com/samsung-vs-apple-verdict-apple-wins-huge-5937762
Get your popcorn ready, and prepare your loved ones for the thought of a Galaxy S-less Christmas this year. [AllThingsD]