Samsung gets sued by another patent troll trying to make a quick buck

Yet another patent troll wants to get paid by Samsung. Tau Ceti Ventures LLC has filed a lawsuit against Samsung in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that the company infringed upon ten of its patents relating to making displays brighter, preventing screen burn-in, improving battery life, and reducing manufacturing costs. Samsung allegedly used the infringing display technology in the Galaxy S25, Galaxy Z Flip7, Galaxy Watch8, Galaxy Tab A9+, Galaxy Book4, and a whole range of smart TVs and monitors. Tau Ceti claims that Samsung was aware of the patents or...

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Apple to skip the M6 Pro and Max chips and focus on boosting AI for the M7 generation

According to a report from Mark Gurman, Apple is planning a shift in its chip release strategy. The upcoming M6 family of chips will skip the Pro and the Max variants in favor of expediting the M7 series. That means we will only see the base M6 chip running inside iPads and entry-level Macs. Due to the increased demand for AI-capable devices, Apple is forced to change its roadmap and will try to make a quick transition from M6 to the AI-focused M7 series. The M7 chips are also said to offer considerably more powerful GPUs. As a result, the standard M7 chip will likely debut in early...

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Samsung Galaxy A27 launched in the US, and it costs more than the Galaxy A37

The Samsung Galaxy A27, unveiled yesterday, will go on sale in the US starting July 14 with a lone 6GB/128GB configuration, one color option (black), and a price tag of $349.99. That’s $50 more than the launch price of the Galaxy A26, which isn’t too different from the Galaxy A27. [#InlinePriceWidget,14606,1#] Not just that, the Galaxy A27 also costs more than the superior Galaxy A37, whose base model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage launched at $449.99 and is currently available for $329.99 (without trade-in) on Samsung's US website, with two color options - Awesome Lavender and Awesome...

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Apple’s grand price hike is here

What seemed more like a matter of when, rather than if is finally here. As expected, Apple announced a substantial price hike across a majority of its devices. The new prices are coming on the premise of higher memory prices and are effective immediately. This is a significant development because Apple has historically absorbed rising component price swings by leveraging its supply chain scale and purchasing power. Before we delve deeper, we should mention that the iPhone has not been affected (for now) and is still selling at its regular prices. The entire AirPods lineup, as well as the...

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Amazon US Prime Day deals: the Google Pixel 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL are on sale

In a separate post, we looked at the Samsung flagship series – now let’s have a peek at Google’s top Android phones (well, the non-folding ones, anyway). Google also has a small and a large flagship in its lineup. However, unlike the Galaxy line where the two models are quite different, the two Pixel Pros are as similar as possible. The Google Pixel 10 Pro XL has a 6.8” display and a 5,200mAh battery. Meanwhile, the smaller Pro has a 6.3” display and a 4,870mAh battery. Both are powered by the same Tensor G5 chipset. Google...

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iPhone Ultra 2 is 'confirmed' while iPhone Air 3 could be in jeopardy

You know how sometimes a streaming service will renew a show for a second season even before the first one has aired? Apple owns a streaming service, so it definitely knows how that goes. And according to a new rumor from Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the company is doing just that with its foldable smartphone line. According to the prolific leaker, Apple has already 'confirmed' the iPhone Ultra 2, though it's unclear what exactly this confirmation entails. We assume it means that work has started on the successor to the iPhone Ultra, which is expected to be unveiled in September...

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Amazon US Prime Day deals: the Samsung Galaxy S26, S26+ and S26 Ultra are on sale

It’s day 3 of 4 of Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale and it’s important to keep in mind that deals don’t stay the same – for example, on day 1, a 256GB Galaxy S26 Ultra was $950 and a 512GB model was $1,150. Today, both versions cost $30 less. Here’s how the S26 Ultra compares against its predecessor, against the iPhone 17 Pro Max and against the Pixel 10 Pro XL. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 29%/25% off Read our review 12/256GB - $920 at Amazon US 12/512GB - $1,120...

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