You just got your hands on the shiny new Samsung Gear Fit 2. You’ve unboxed it, charged it up, and drooled over the screen — it sure is pretty. Now what? Set it up and start exercising, of course. Or if you’re on the fence about buying the Gear Fit 2, be sure to read …
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Justice Department wants to overturn court ruling favoring Apple over Samsung
The US Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court decision that ruled in favor of Apple at Samsung’s expense. The case centers on smartphone patent rights and whether Samsung is on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars. A jury ordered that Samsung must pay Apple to atone for patent infringements. The Justice …
Read More »Samsung to Supreme Court: Apple got too much money for its design patents
Design patents are given too much value when it comes to legal damages, Samsung has argued to the US Supreme Court in its patent dispute with Apple. In an opening brief filed Wednesday with the nation’s highest court, Samsung presented its arguments for why an earlier ruling in Apple’s favor should be thrown out. It said in the filing that …
Read More »Pebble 2, Pebble Time 2, Pebble Core: Pebble’s fitness hat trick adds heart rate, GPS, Spotify, and 3G
Now playing: Watch this: Pebble unveils two new smartwatches and a wearable not… 2:43 Editors’ note, December 7, 2016: Pebble has announced that its assets have been acquired by Fitbit and it will no longer release new products. While the Pebble 2 and other Pebble watches will continue to work, no new software updates or features will be released. Pebble …
Read More »How Samsung plans to be the next Bowers and Wilkins
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung’s audio lab: peek behind the double-blind curtain 1:33 “Have you heard of the TMZ?” asks Allan Devantier, the head of Samsung’s new audio lab in Los Angeles. “Do you know what it stands for?” “It’s Thirty Mile Zone. See those buildings?” Devantier follows up, pointing out of the window. “They were built within the TMZ …
Read More »Samsung’s VR future includes Star Trek holodecks and no wires
When Samsung thinks about the future of virtual reality, what it sees is a star — a Star Trek, to be precise. Injong Rhee, executive vice president and head of R&D for software and services in Samsung’s mobile business, on Wednesday gave some hints about what VR could look like in two to three years. Think holodecks a la Star …
Read More »Samsung sees emotional robots, voice
A light switch that you can talk to and that responds to your questions. A robot that shows emotions. A home security system that tells the difference between people and animals. Sounds pretty cool, right? Too bad those smart devices aren’t hitting store shelves anytime soon. The three products are so-called reference designs that Samsung created to show what kind …
Read More »Samsung’s pitch to developers: We’re really, really big
Samsung really wants you to make apps tailored for its devices, not just generic Android software. The company this week is making its pitch for why developers should be tweaking their apps to take advantage of features like the S Pen on Samsung’s Note devices or its Gear S2 smartwatch. The biggest reason is simply because Samsung is big in …
Read More »CNET VR Day turns admirers into true believers
Tyler flew to San Francisco from Kansas for the day just to test out the Oculus Rift. Stephanie tried the HTC Vive to see if it was as immersive as it’s been billed by reviewers. And Jesse stood in line three times so he could try out the Rift, Vive and Samsung’s Gear VR. It’s been a big few weeks …
Read More »Oculus VR goggles could change the future. Or not
The future of tech is here, and it may not be as much fun as you think. To join in, you’ll need to strap a black, 1.5-pound mask to your face so you can have an out-of-body-like experience that might make you vomit. There’s also the chance you’ll trip on the 13-foot-long cord that connects the device to a PC. …
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