It’s never a good idea to be a counterfeiter. LG was just awarded $168 million in damages by a federal court after suing 17 different firms that were responsible for manufacturing, distributing, trafficking and selling knockoff LG Tone headsets, the company said in a press release. Fake electronics can be problematic for manufacturers. Not only …

An iris scanner, wireless charging and an OLED display (instead of an LCD screen) could come to the 10th-anniversary iPhone, according to a new report from Digitimes. In addition, the phone we’re calling the iPhone 8 for now could also enter production “earlier than usual” to give suppliers time to create enough supply to meet demand. (Apple is also said …

We’ve heard that the Galaxy S8 is rumored to get an AI assistant called Bixby, but Bixby may not be alone. Samsung recently filed a trademark in Europe for something called “Samsung Hello” and based on its description, it could also be powered by AI. Alleged renders of the Galaxy S8 and larger Galaxy S8 Plus OnLeaks AI is poised …

If you were planning to use your Nintendo Switch to surf the web when it comes out March 3, you’re out of luck. The Switch won’t have an internet browser upon launch, Nintendo’s president, Tatsumi Kimishima, revealed in an interview with Time this week. “In terms of the internet browser, since all of our efforts have gone toward making Switch …

The HTC 11 phone is rumored to be getting something that its flagship HTC U Ultra won’t have: Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 835 processor. That’s according to an alleged screenshot of the settings menu posted by a user of the Weibo chat app. Although this image has since been discredited in a Reddit thread, the phone could still potentially come with …

Stylus fans, rejoice! The rumored Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 could come with Samsung’s S Pen upon release, SamMobile reports. The tablet is expected to be announced February 26 at the annual Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, and would replace Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S2, a device that earned a positive CNET review. A stylus would gear the tablet more toward …

Now playing: Watch this: Explaining the Note 7’s battery flaws (with cake) 2:31 Two big battery mistakes are probably enough for Samsung to change its ways. Samsung is reportedly switching its battery supplier to a new Japanese manufacturer for the Galaxy S8, according to Korean news site Han Kyung. Samsung received a major blow after its premium Galaxy Note 7 …

Apple may have a solution for short battery life on the Apple Watch. Put the battery in the band. An Apple patent application dated today illustrates a battery on the strap of a wearable device, presumably the Apple Watch. The proposed patent also shows that watch’s circular face, which is a different shape than the Apple Watch’s usual rectangular display. …

We’ve received official word that Samsung will not be launching the highly anticipated Galaxy S8 at Mobile World Congress later this month, but that might not mean the phone will be completely absent from the event. Samsung’s MWC invites feature a mysterious device. Samsung Samsung may give the audience a glimpse of the phone in a 1-minute clip, The Korea …

Super Mario Run, Nintendo’s first mobile game, was supposed to be a smashing success. But although it’s hit 78 million since its December 15 release on the iPhone last year, only 5 percent of players paid the $10, £8 0r AU$15 to unlock the full game, Bloomberg reported. (Get Nintendo’s full earnings report here.) The 5 percent figure is about …