Try not to get too excited, MacBook owners, but your beloved MagSafe charging cables might be coming back from the dead — albeit via dongle. The magnetic-attaching charging cables were a fan-favorite feature from the MacBook Pro because of how easily they’d disconnect when accidentally yanked, a design that no doubt saved countless laptops from …
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Qualcomm has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission that accuses the wireless chip maker of maintaining its market dominance through anticompetitive behavior. The company’s motion, filed Monday in the US District Court in San Jose, California, contends that the FTC’s complaint fails to support claims of antitrust violations or competitive harm. “The …
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Apple is developing its own graphics processors to be used in future versions of products including the iPhone, said one of its partners on Monday. UK-based Imaginations Technologies currently makes the graphics chips used in the iPhone, but said in a statement that Apple will cease to use its tech in between 15 months and two years time because it …
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Now playing: Watch this: 4 features the iPhone 8 needs to one-up the Galaxy S8 2:30 The Galaxy S8 set a pretty high bar for phones with it’s edge-to-edge infinity screen and powerful octa-core processor, but Apple seems up to the challenge. The Cupertino company is rumored to be working on its own bezel-less smartphone for it’s 10th anniversary iPhone …
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Amazon’s tough stance on counterfeiters appears to have paid off. A federal jury ruled in favor of Fitness Anywhere LLC (TRX) on Thursday awarding the fitness equipment company $6.8 million in damages. The decision came after TRX sued WOSS Enterprises for patent and trademark infringement, alleging it manipulated e-commerce platforms like Amazon. This decision marks a legal precedent in brands’ …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple patent application points to iPhone-powered laptop 1:30 Apple may eventually let you find out if an iPhone is all the computer power you need. A US patent application filed in September and published Thursday points to an accessory that look like a traditional clamshell laptop, but has an iPhone-sized slot instead of a touchpad. The …
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As a result of a preliminary ruling in Sonos’ favor this week, the company’s case against Denon over potential patent infringement is now due to go to court on October 2, 2017. The lawsuit began in 2014 when Sonos accused Denon of “merely copying its system” citing similarities including the lineup and naming system. As part of a preliminary hearing …
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Budding paparazzi rejoice. A new patent filed Tuesday by Google reveals what could become the newest tool for grabbing candid shots of the Kardashian clan — although that particular use case isn’t mentioned in the document. Instead, Google lists things like “hosting an interactive assistance session,” sending images to social media and sending images and GPS data to an “emergency-handling …
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Your phone could soon stand in for a compact camera if Oppo‘s new camera tech lives up to its hype. The Chinese manufacturer showed off a new dual-camera module at Mobile World Congress that features 5x lossless zoom. It and lets you zoom in further without having to worry about the smudging that usually occurs with digital zooms. As competing …
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BlackBerry is crying foul against Nokia, alleging in a new lawsuit that its mobile networking products are infringing on as many as eleven of BlackBerry’s patents without being properly licensed, according to Bloomberg. The infringement case reportedly lands in the US District Court for the District of Delaware, in Wilmington, and comes as both the BlackBerry and Nokia names work …
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