Meet an old friend Meet MediaTek, arguably the most successful, influential, and important technology company you’ve never heard of. Simply speaking, MediaTek is a supplier of the chips that power the devices we use day to day; smartphones, tablets, wearable technology, smart TVs and newly emerging technologies around Internet of Things to name a few. …
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Apple has given its new iPhone 6S ($190 at eBay) and 6S Plus a whole host of new upgrades, including a more powerful processor and a neat new way to poke at the screen. The camera has been given a hearty boost too, from 8 to 12 megapixels, and it’s that I’m looking at here. We’ve already seen the iPhone …
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Apple and Samsung are set to meet in court again early next year to argue over the amount of damages due to the iPhone maker. CNET Apple and Samsung will have to wait awhile before they can again duke it out in court over their seemingly neverending patent battle. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh set a retrial for …
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Verizon is making big changes to how customers buy devices for its network. And that could mean more opportunities and choices for how consumers acquire smartphones in the future. Earlier this month, Verizon eliminated contracts and the subsidies for smartphones that went with those contracts. And this week, the company said it will make it easier for customers to bring …
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Can’t get enough of smartwatches? Well, a whole new batch is on its way. Asus, Huawei, LG and Motorola will introduce their newest smartwatches next week at the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin, according to people familiar with the companies’ launch plans. The devices will all run Google’s Android Wear software, which was created to power wearable products like …
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Samsung may only have to fork over $548 million in damages to Apple. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Apple may not wind up with the full $930 million in damages awarded to it in 2013 following a major patent skirmish with Samsung. In 2011, Apple filed a lawsuit against Samsung, accusing it of violating several patents in the design of its mobile …
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Update 1/2017: There’s been an update that supersedes this one, it’s called HDMI 2.1. HDMI 2.0a is the latest version of the beloved/despised spec that regulates those ubiquitous cables, inputs and outputs that connect pretty much everything in your home entertainment center. It’s a minor update, but a potentially important one for this year and beyond. The most important part …
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Samsung has launched several new, expensive televisions under the “SUHD” name, and we’ve received a few questions from readers wondering what it means. UHD is the official industry term for Ultra High Definition, which is the less-popular way to say ” 4K.” So what is “S” UHD? Super UHD? Spectacular UHD? Sassy UHD? Perhaps just Samsung UHD? Samsung’s official answer …
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BARCELONA — By any measure, 2015 was a banner year for the world’s largest and most important mobile show. Mobile World Congress drew in over 90,000 attendees and roughly 1,900 exhibitors, all vying to make their mark. It’s a lot to digest, which is why we break down the most significant news, impressive gadgets, kooky startups and biggest themes below. …
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BARCELONA — Thought there was nowhere left for smartphones to go? So did we. But major manufacturers at Mobile World Congress — the enormous trade show kicking off in earnest here today — have managed to put a new spin on this aging category, impressing us with tweaks that set their products apart. The smartphone has been, without a doubt, …
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