Apple calls for an early ban on Samsung Galaxy S III, isn't amused by S Voice

[![Samsung Galaxy S III review][1] ][2]

Samsung might have been right when it said [lawyers didn't design the Galaxy S III][3], because it's in legal hot water again. Apple has moved to add the new [Android 4.0 flagship][4] to the same request for a preliminary US ban that would [stop the Galaxy Nexus][5]. Cupertino believes the Galaxy S III violates at least two patents, one the data tapping patent that's also being [leveled against HTC][6] and the other a unified search patent that covers Siri; not surprisingly, Apple isn't keen on that strangely [recognizable][7] S Voice interface. A hearing was already scheduled for June 7th and is now taking on a new sense of urgency, at least in Apple's mind: it's arguing that the [rumored nine million pre-orders][8] (still unconfirmed) are evidence of the potential damage if the US court lets the dispute slide. Samsung has already said that the injunction call won't affect its [rapidly approaching US launches][9]. The company had better hope it's right, or it risks disappointing a lot of early [pre-order customers][9].

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