Apple has finally admitted defeat when it comes to its MacBook “butterfly switch” keyboards. Well sorta. The company on Friday said it will replace “a small percentage of the keyboards in certain MacBook and MacBook Pro models” whose letters or characters repeat unexpectedly, letters or characters don’t appear or whose keys feel “sticky” or don’t …
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Apple’s trying a different tactic in its battle with Qualcomm — asking for the chipmaker’s patents to be declared invalid. The iPhone maker on Thursday filed petitions with the US Patent and Trademark Office, asking for the four Qualcomm patents be canceled, according to Bloomberg. Those patents are at issue in a fight between the companies over licensing fees that …
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The latest buzz on Samsung’s rumored foldable phone? It may cost you the thick end of $2,000, if the latest analyst speculations are to be believed. According to the Korea Times, analyst Park Hyung-woo from Shinhan Financial predicts initial parts suppliers will start production in November in time for a 2019 launch. And Kim Jang-yeol from Golden Bridge Investment speculates that the …
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Samsung’s making another big bet on artificial intelligence. The company on Wednesday said its Silicon Valley-based Samsung NEXT business has launched a new fund to invest in early-stage startups “solving AI problems, as well as those using AI to solve computer science problems.” The Q Fund doesn’t have a cap, but it falls under Samsung NEXT’s overall $150 million investment …
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Former Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs has started a company focused on wireless technology — but that doesn’t mean he’s giving up on his plans to take Qualcomm private. The startup, called XCOM, will work to tackle issues related to next-generation mobile communications, including 5G. Qualcomm’s former president, Derek Aberle, and former chief technology officer, Matthew Grob, also have joined …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s AirPods are about to get a feature that helps you hear better. The next version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 12, will include the capability to turn your iPhone into a directional microphone. The feature, called Live Listen, has been offered …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s next pitch is to get you to put your iPhone down. Wait, what? The effort, a response to experts’ and investors’ growing fears about smartphone addiction, is likely to be one of the key themes at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on June …
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It’s go time for that legal battle that refuses to die: Apple v. Samsung. The two smartphone giants will meet in a San Jose, California, court for a week starting Monday to determine how much Samsung owes for illegally using three Apple design patents and two utility patents. The lawsuit, initially filed in 2011, made it all the way to …
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Apple’s is betting on a new, greener aluminum technology. The company has invested 13 million Canadian dollars (about $10 million) in Elysis, a joint venture created by aluminum giants Alcoa and Rio Tinto. Elysis has discovered what it calls a breakthrough in how aluminum is created and the most significant innovation in the aluminum industry in over a century. Aluminum smelting, …
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You can now earn cash by using your Samsung Galaxy device to pay for items. Samsung on Thursday unveiled its new Cash Back program for Samsung Pay, which has started rolling out exclusively for users in the US. There is a new section on the mobile payment app’s home screen that shows you exclusive offers from retailers. When you click …
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