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Supreme Court grills Apple, Samsung over value of design patents

Even the US Supreme Court justices were a little befuddled over what to do with the legal saga between Apple and Samsung. The two largest phone makers in the world squared off in the highest court in the land Tuesday over the value of design patents, marking the likely conclusion to a long-running battle that …

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Apple v. Samsung heads to Supreme Court: What you need to know

The biggest patent case to hit the modern tech world is back again. Apple and Samsung will appear before the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to argue why their opponent was wrong when it came to a patent case from 2012. This is the first time a design patent case has been examined by the Supreme Court since the 1800s. …

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 recall: How to return or exchange your faulty phone

Now playing: Watch this: Death of Samsung’s Note 7 leaves unanswered questions 2:15 The Note 7 is no more. Early on Tuesday morning, Samsung announced the company was stopping production of the phone after asking all retail partners to stop selling and exchanging the troubled device. In addition to stopping production and sales, Samsung is asking all Note 7 users …

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We are gathered here today for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 (The 3:59, Ep. 121)

Oh, Samsung Galaxy Note 7, we hardly knew ye. After a botched recall, Samsung said Tuesday that it will stop making the Note 7 phones, following repeated reports that the devices catch fire. We discuss how bad this may be for Samsung going forward. We also go into a report that Amazon is considering opening convenience stores, and we check …

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Samsung puts Galaxy Note 7 out of its misery

Now playing: Watch this: Death of Samsung’s Note 7 leaves unanswered questions 2:15 The overheating problem is related to the Galaxy Note 7 battery, which can be seen in iFixit’s teardown of the phone. iFixit The Galaxy Note 7 is no more. Samsung confirmed Tuesday that it will permanently cease production of the problematic devices after a botched attempt to …

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Return the Galaxy Note 7 and get one of these 9 phones instead

Now playing: Watch this: Top 5 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 alternatives 2:30 Got a Samsung Galaxy Note 7? You should power it down immediately, and return it to the cellular carrier or retailer from which you purchased it. There, you should be able to exchange it for a new phone — one that’s not the Galaxy Note 7, which Samsung …

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Galaxy Note 7, RIP. Samsung, you’ve got to rebuild the trust

Now playing: Watch this: Death of Samsung’s Note 7 leaves unanswered questions 2:15 Samsung‘s Galaxy Note 7 debacle is nothing short of devastating. The company confirmed on Tuesday that it had permanently shut down production of the Galaxy Note 7, bringing to an end the saga of the troubled, fire-prone handset. On Monday night, it had issued a warning to …

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Galaxy Note 7 earns a social media send

The Galaxy Note 7 has finally burned out. Samsung’s problematic phone trended for the second day in a row on social media as the South Korean electronics giant put out the word that it has permanently ended production on the Note 7. Users on Facebook and Twitter both mocked and mourned the Note 7’s demise. Social Cues is your go-to …

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Some Galaxy Note 7 superfans are holding onto their phones

Samsung might have given up on the Galaxy Note 7, but that doesn’t mean some of its biggest fans have. Many Galaxy Note 7 users are holding onto their devices, even after Samsung called for a permanent end to the phones. Crushader/Reddit The South Korean electronics giant confirmed on Tuesday it’s putting a permanent end to production of the Galaxy …

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Timeline of Samsung’s replacement Galaxy Note 7 woes

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 was, at launch, a device of great promise. With a big AMOLED screen, excellent camera, useful tools for its stylus and a big battery that lasted for hours, it seemed like a lust-worthy object that would surely result in another big sales success for Samsung. Then the batteries started to catch on fire. Samsung had no …

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