Samsung has disabled an advanced search function in an update to the international version of its flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone, following a patent dispute with Apple. Once the software is installed the phones no longer search contacts, apps and other on-device material using software developed by Google. Android Central, which revealed the news, noted that users were not told the update would disable the service. It follows a similar move in the US. Apple claims the innovation infringes its patent to a single search interface which it uses in its Siri app to collate results from a range of sources. Read the full story at BBC.