Australian iPhone Line Crashed by Samsung With $2 Galaxy S IIs

Do not ever say that the Samsung does not know how to pull a good publicity stunt. Samsung has set up shop just two doors to the Sydney Apple Store (and growing iPhone 4S line) and sell their laptop Galaxy S II low of $2 tip.

There is a catch

 Samsung to sell their phones ridiculous price to the first ten people at the door every morning. As you can imagine, this caused quite a few fans and bargain hunters from Android to align in front of the pop-up shop, hoping to score some excellent material for cheap. Their motives are mixed: AOME desperately need to upgrade their device in trouble, while others seek to sell their GSIIs to get some much needed money.

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Samsung files counter claim in Australia against Apple

(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co has filed a counter claim in an Australian court, accusing Apple of infringing its wireless patents related to the U.S. firm's iPhone and iPad products.

The move comes after Samsung last month delayed the launch of its latest Galaxy tablet computer in Australia over a global patent dispute with Apple.

Samsung filed the claim with the Federal Court of Australia, New South Wales Registery, on September 16, a media statement released by Samsung Electronics Australia said.

The claim says Apple infringed seven Australian patents owned by Samsung related to wireless communications standards by Apple's iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPad 2 products.

It also says the patents that Apple relied on in its claims against Samsung in relation to the Galaxy Tab 10.1 were invalid and should be revoked by the court, according to the statement.

Samsung has previously counter sued Apple over patents in South Korea, Japan and Germany.

An Apple spokeswoman in Australia could not immediately be reached for comment.

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