Samsung is expanding its Bixby smart assistant way beyond phones. The Korean electronics giant is reportedly adding its AI voice assistant to the robot vacuum cleaners and ovens Samsung makes as well this year, according to ZDNet. The feature, known as Bixby Voice, will allow you to issue voice commands to control your appliances. So, now you …
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It’s a billion-dollar question: Should we care that there’s a GH59-09418A printed circuit board inside a Samsung smartphone? At US District Court in San Jose, California, the heart of Silicon Valley, Apple and Samsung are trying to persuade a jury to see smartphones in very different ways. An earlier trial in the seven-year case already determined that Samsung infringed three …
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The verbal sparring began in earnest Wednesday between Samsung lawyers and Apple witnesses as the two tech titans got to the heart of their dispute over how much Samsung must pay Apple for patent infringement. Two Apple expert witnesses — industrial designer Alan Ball and graphic designer Susan Kare, who designed the icons for the original Macintosh computers in the …
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With sunlight pouring in from a giant sliding door in a suite at Palo Alto, Calif.’s luxury Nobu hotel, Carl Pei sits on a firm grey couch. It’s early April and he has a lot on his plate. The company he helped co-found is a month away from announcing the new OnePlus 6 in London. On top of that, nearly …
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Update: The OnePlus 6 is now official. Check out the CNET hands-on of the OnePlus 6, the release of the OnePlus Bullets Wireless, and our interview with OnePlus CEO Carl Pei. The London event has ended, and the OnePlus 6 has been officially announced. Pricing for the 6.3-inch Android phone starts at $529 and £469, and it will be available …
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When it comes to smartphones, is the whole greater than the sum of its parts? Apple thinks so. But on Tuesday, in a patent suit with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, the company’s lawyers faced off against a Samsung legal team that thinks different. In opening arguments for a damages phase of the patent suit — Samsung already …
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Make it pink. Make it blue. Or make it pink and blue stripes. With color-changing smart fabric, you can change your outfit with the press of a button on an app. Researchers at the University of Central Florida are taking wearables to the next level with a new color-changing fabric they call ChroMorphous. Controlled by an app, this battery-powered fabric …
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There’s no doubt about it now. The Galaxy Tab S4 is on its way, and it’ll likely be here in July. Sammobile has been watching the development of the Tab S4 and the site reported Tuesday that the most recent Bluetooth certification for Samsung’s device in progress used the name outright. The Tab S4 is likely to be launched in …
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Red seems to be the smartphone color of spring. Samsung said Tuesday it’s adding Burgundy Red to the stable of colors the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus is available in. The flagship handset will also be available in Sunrise Gold, joining the previously offered Midnight Black, Titanium Gray, Coral Blue and Lilac Purple. Samsung’s announcement comes about a month after …
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It’s been years since Samsung smartphones were found to have infringed several Apple iPhone patents, but some folks are still sore. “It was blatantly ripped off. They tried to steal the essential flavor of the iPhone,” said Richard Howarth, a senior director of Apple’s design team and one of two lead iPhone designers, testifying at a damages trial for Samsung’s …
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