T - Mobile USA unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to U.S. buyer on Monday , just days forrader of a court hearing at which Apple will look for a preliminary cease and desist order to prevent sales of the gadget in the U.S.
T - Mobile did n’t say how much the pad will cost , nor when it will go on sales agreement , but did say the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and another tablet , the 7 - inchT - Mobile Springboard with Google , will be available “ in time for the holidays ” at T - Mobile retail stores and through its Web store .
The court hearing on the preliminary injunction sought by Apple is scheduled for Oct. 13 . T - Mobile asked the court on Sept. 28 for leave to render a brief of amicus curiae ( “ friend of the court ” ) to foreclose the injunction , as it would touch on its holiday sale this year .
T - Mobile , a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom , did not immediately react to an email demand if the caller had a contingency programme should Apple obtain a preliminary injunction .
Apple petitioned the U.S. District Court of Northern District of California , San Jose Division , in July for a preliminary injunction prohibiting Samsung Electronics and its U.S. entity from selling , extend to deal , or importing into the U.S. some products include the Galaxy S 4 G and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer , take these products infringed its patents .
Samsung is currently involved in a identification number of lawsuits with Apple in different region .
Besides T - Mobile , Verizon Wireless also call for the court leave to submit a brief of amicus Curia before the court , as it said an injunction would hinder Verizon Wireless in developing and deploy its next generation high - focal ratio LTE ( long term organic evolution ) connection .
On Sept. 30 , District Judge Lucy H. Koh accord T - Mobile leave to bow a brief of amicus curiae , but disallow it from presenting an oral contestation on issues have-to doe with to its amicus curiae legal brief at the Oct. 13 audition . The request from Verizon to submit a brief of amicus curiae was also allowed .
T - Mobile earlier submitted to the court that the timing of an injunction on the Galaxy S 4 G smartphone and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet , two popular consumer products that will help drop anchor its 2011 vacation sale , would unnecessarily harm T - Mobile and one thousand of U.S. consumers .
The T - Mobile SpringBoard with Google , the other twist unveil Monday , is construct by Huawei Technologies . It hightail it Android 3.2 , is power by a 1.2 Gc dual - core wandering mainframe and offers a potpourri of amusement applications , include access to thousands of movies and TV shows , T - Mobile said . It has a 7 - inch HD multi - touch presentation .
