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Samsung’s new acquisition can do wonders for optical zoom on its phones
Samsung has reportedly signed a deal to acquire Israeli company Corephotonics, which specializes in dual camera technologies for mobile devices. The deal is worth $155 million, according to Israeli publication Globes. The company is based in Ramat Hahayal city of Israel, and employs a staff of dozens. Corephotonics have previously worked with Chinese phone manufacturer Oppo on a periscope camera solution that enabled 5x […]
- By Sumit Adhikari
- 5 years ago
Apple vs Samsung damages retrial starts tomorrow
Samsung and Apple share a very complex relationship in the marketplace. Apart from being fierce competitors in the premium smartphone segment, they also share a supplier-client relationship with Apple buying billions of dollars’ worth of phone components from Samsung. Both companies are also involved in a high-profile patent infringement case, which started when Apple sued […]
- By Naresh
- 6 years ago
Qualcomm and Samsung amend cross-license agreement, team up for 5G
Samsung inked a licensing agreement covering both 3G and 4G with Qualcomm back in 2009 for use of the latter's CDMA2000, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and OFDMA patents. The company would pay $1.3 billion for use of Qualcomm's patents. The $1.3 billion upfront payment granted Samsung a license to use Qualcomm's patents for 15 years while also […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 6 years ago
Apple reportedly asked Samsung to push for legal action against Qualcomm in South Korea
According to a new report, Samsung may have been asked by Apple to pressure regulators in South Korea to ramp up their investigation into Qualcomm. The ultimate goal was apparently to get the chipmaker to reduce royalty payments, this according to documents filed by Qualcomm in court. Bloomberg reports that a senior Apple executive, possibly […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
US semiconductor firm files a lawsuit against Samsung
Tessera Technologies, a US-based semiconductor company, filed a lawsuit against Samsung last week, industry sources revealed on Friday. The firm claims that Samsung made use of some twenty-four patented items, covering a range of semiconductor processing, bonding and packaging technologies, to manufacture components used in the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung sides with FTC in lawsuit against Qualcomm
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm earlier this year over what it believes to be the chipmaker's anti-competitive behavior. Qualcomm feels that there are no solid grounds for the case and has thus requested the court to dismiss the agency's case. The FTC is now trying to establish before the court that […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Apple vs Samsung lawsuit sent back to where it all started
The Apple vs Samsung patent infringement lawsuit has made its journey through the entire legal system of the United States over five years and now it has been sent back to square one. Samsung had its day before the Supreme Court which ruled in its favor and said that damages in design patent cases should […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung defeats Apple in US Supreme Court showdown
Samsung's main patent battle with Apple made its way through the United States federal court system for almost five years before the Korean giant finally decided to approach the Supreme Court. It was evident from the get go that whatever the apex court decided, it would be a landmark decision given that the United States […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
