Console giants Sony and Nintendo once again find themselves in legal hot water, and they will be sharing the bench with Apple Computer.  Texas-based wi-fi solutions provider Bandspeed wants to take all three to court over patent infringement.

Bandspeed claims the wireless network functionality built into the PlayStation 3, Wii AND iPhone 3G infringes upon two of its patents:  U.S. Patent No. 7,027,418 ("Approach for selecting communications channels based on performance") and 7,570,614 ("Approach for managing communications channels based on performance").  Thus the suit accuses the trio of electronics giants of leveraging Bandspeed's inventions without prior permission and licensing.

The suit, filed in a U.S. district court in Austin, Texas (the state as of late is looking rather attractive for this brand of ligitation!) naturally pursues unspecified damages as well as a permanent injunction against the companies under legal fire.