(Credit: CNET)
Some of Apple and Samsung's latest devices have been given the go-ahead to be included in an ongoing lawsuit between the two tech giants.
In an order yesterday, U.S. magistrate judge Paul Grewal granted motions from both companies that sought to add devices launched after a legal cutoff in mid-June.
That shortlist includes Apple's iPhone 5, which debuted in September, Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1, the U.S. model of the Galaxy S3, and, notably, Google's Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS in conjunction with the Galaxy Nexus smartphone.
The new devices add to an already impressive tally by Apple, which is accusing 19 of Samsung's devices of infringing claims from eight of its patents. The case, which is separate from one a Northern California jury decided in Apple's favor in August, is scheduled to go to trial in March 2014.
The most curious bit is the inclusion of Google's Android operating system into the spat. So far, the battle between the two companies has been seen as a proxy for a fight between Apple and Google, though much of Apple's offense during ... [Read more]
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