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Samsung makes not only 5G smartphones and 5G chipsets but also network infrastructure equipment for 5G connectivity. The company has been working for years on various 5G communication technologies, and as per a new report, Samsung has the highest number of granted 5G patents in the world. According to a joint study conducted by IP […]
Samsung is facing a new patent lawsuit from a US-based healthcare firm Fat Statz, LLC. The company has alleged that the Samsung Health app, which comes pre-loaded on some Galaxy smartphones and most of the South Korean firm's wearables, uses its patented technology without authorization. The patent lawsuit by Fat Statz was filed with the United States District Court […]
The US International Trade Commission is opening a probe into some of the biggest tech companies on the planet and Samsung is also on the list. The commission voted to start an investigation into certain capacitive touch-controlled devices and components. It has started this investigation based on a complaint from Neodron, an Ireland-based company that […]
Samsung is yet to make any of its smart speakers available for sale, but the company has some exciting ideas to make such devices more useful. Going by a patent filed by the South Korean electronics giant, it has plans to cover cylindrical smart speakers with rollable displays. The company has acquired a patent for […]
Tech companies work on products that they may or may not release many years down the line. What's more important for them is to obtain patents on their inventions so that they're covered in the event they ever decide to launch a new product. Samsung files for and is granted thousands of patents every year […]
Samsung has been aggressively pursuing 5G business in the last couple of years by providing end-to-end solutions, ranging from network infrastructure to 5G-enabled devices. The company sees 5G as a massive opportunity to sustain and grow an otherwise slowing business and has made massive investments into research and development of next-generation networks and devices. We […]
The Galaxy Fold is just a few months old but the work that went into the first-gen device goes way back. Samsung has been exploring both the foldable and dual-screen concepts for many years now, and interestingly enough, one of the company's older patents for a dual-screen phone was granted by the U.S. Patent and […]
A relatively fresh design patent application reveals a full-blown render of an AR headset from Samsung. The Korean company seems poised to keep up with some of the other (future) players in the augmented reality space. Samsung AR headset Rumors about Samsung working on its own AR headset date back years. In the meantime, the […]
Like many other tech giants, Samsung has been investing heavily in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to secure its future. The company has made its AI ambitions abundantly clear on many occasions by stating its goal to make all of its products IoT-ready by 2020. But if you need something more than oral utterances to gauge its […]
Samsung and Huawei have been involved in a fierce legal battle for many years now. They have sued each other in dozens of patent infringement cases both in China and the US. Earlier this year, the two companies decided to settle their lawsuits in the US, and it appears they have decided to opt for […]
Samsung hasn't just been competing with Huawei in the market. Both companies have been involved in legal battles since 2016 when they sued each other on allegations of patent infringement. Lawsuits were filed in the United States and China with Samsung contesting them in both markets. The two companies have decided to settle their issue […]
In addition to mainstream smart TVs, Samsung also boasts a couple of lifestyle televisions, like The Frame and the Serif TV. These TVs basically prioritize design over everything else. The former turns into a work of art when the television is switched off, while the latter looks like a piece of furniture. It appears Samsung had one more idea […]
Samsung was granted new design patents for a couple of foldable electronic devices today. The patents, granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), covers design for a foldable smartphone and a foldable tablet. Samsung has also patented a new design for an all-in-one desktop. As usual, these design patents don't reveal any information about the […]
Samsung may finally launch a phone with an in-display fingerprint sensor next year. The Galaxy S10 is expected to be the first Samsung flagship to get the feature. Samsung already has various patents on in-display fingerprint technology for smartphones. The company aims to expand this technology to smartwatches as well. Samsung filed for this patent with the […]
A patent application published today shows Samsung may have more aces up its sleeve regarding a phone UX with a pressure sensitive display. We see new virtual keys, and the possibility to squeeze your Galaxy. Samsung patent: squeeze and press more Back in April 2017, Samsung filed a patent application in South Korea, titled Electronic Device […]