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Samsung, one of the sponsors of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games that will take place in Sochi, Russia, during February 7th through February 23rd, will reportedly put its money to good use to ban iPhones and competing devices from the show. Specifically, the company has reportedly requested that athletes cover Apple and other logos during the opening ceremony, Bluewin reports, while using those devices to take pictures and record videos. The news has apparently been confirmed by the Swiss delegation. Apparently, Samsung has been offering athletes free products including the Galaxy Note 3 smartphone, a device that it will heavily advertise during the winter Olympics. Furthermore, athletes may be banned from mentioning any personal sponsors during the Games, MacRumors says,