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    Vodafone suspends Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales

    Chipmakers and technology manufacturers stand to lose out after Apple secured an injunction banning Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 from sale.

    Vodafone, the telecoms giant, has suspended pre-orders of the tablet computer after the Regional Court of Dusseldorf issued a temporary ban on any sales or marketing of the device in every country bar the Netherlands. The court made its ruling on the basis that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 infringed Apple's intellectual property by copying elements of the iPad 2.

    Vodafone has already begun contacting customers who have placed orders for the device and giving them the opportunity to cancel, amid expectations that the preliminary injunction will be made permanent across most of Europe. A spokesman said: "We are aware of legal proceedings [and] we're in discussions with Samsung about the position in the UK. In the meantime, we will be suspending pre-orders."

    O2 has also said it will not supply the tablet to customers, although it put this down to Samsung's inability to supply the device rather than.......Vodafone suspends Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales - Telegraph
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