Prototypes of Samsung’s virtual reality headset that would become the Gear VR. Samsung Tomorrow Samsung has given us some fresh info on the story behind the Samsung Gear VR headset , which goes back 10 years and was at one point planned to work with the Samsung Galaxy S4 . In a new blog post, …
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Rounds offers free, live video chat paired with interactive videos and games. Rounds Rounds, a video-chat service, has gained a handful of major investors, bringing in Sequoia Capital and Samsung Ventures in its latest $12 million funding round, the startup said Wednesday. The Israel-based company offers live video conferencing for up to 12 users on the same line and allows …
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This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Now playing: Watch this: 8 stories that defined CES 2015 25:51 LAS VEGAS — CES is dead. CES is amazing! CES brought new energy. Nothing new or interesting happens at CES. We’ve heard …
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Samsung claims Nvidia’s Shield tablet, pictured here, violates its patents. CNET The battle between Nvidia and Samsung over patents rages on, with the US International Trade Commission on Tuesday saying it will look into Samsung’s claims against Nvidia. The ITC said it would open an investigation into claims by Samsung that Nvidia violated its patents in many of Nvidia’s graphics …
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The Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition. Sarah Tew/CNET Samsung’s mobile-focused take on virtual reality is almost here. The Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition will reach the US in December, pairing Oculus technology with the 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 4 to bring “a fully immersive virtual reality experience” to a head near you. Presumably yours. It will be available for $199, or …
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Oculus’s cinema app could be one of the most compelling parts of virtual reality. Oculus Virtual reality can transport you to distant space to participate in an epic starship battle, or it can drop you in the ocean, with sharks swimming all around. But its biggest act yet may be showing you a plain old movie. For the past two …
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Nvidia says the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge infringes its patents. CNET The US International Trade Commission on Monday voted to investigate Nvidia’s patent complaints against Samsung and chipmaker Qualcomm. The group will determine whether certain Samsung devices — including the Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy S5 — should be banned from sale in the US because the …
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Ben Fox Rubin/CNET Nvidia on Thursday fired the latest bullet in the widespread battle over patents, accusing Samsung and Qualcomm of ripping off its graphics technology for their smartphone chips. The Santa Clara, Calif., company, best known for making graphics chips for PCs, filed separate suits involving seven of its patents with the International Trade Commission and US District Court …
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CNET Reports of a partial cease-fire in the patent war between Apple and Samsung over various design features of the iPhone is certainly welcome news. Ever since late Apple founder Steve Jobs promised operating system, the mobile ecosystem has been engulfed in over a hundred largely pointless lawsuits, with Apple claiming ownership of such basic features as the rectangular shape …
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Apple and Samsung settled their overseas cases but the fight continues in the US. CNET The Apple v. Samsung patent-battle may have ended overseas, but it’s still going strong in the US. The US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected several claims of one of the patents Apple wielded against Samsung in the most recent patent-infringement trial, saying in a …
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