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Samsung patents six-camera smartphone setup with this unique feature
Samsung is no stranger to innovations and impressive technologies. After all, it was the first brand to commercially launch a foldable smartphone, something that requires innovation on almost all fronts. It is also the first company to develop a 108MP smartphone camera sensor. Now, a newly published patent reveals that the company is working on […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 3 years ago
Samsung AR glasses patent shows a way to ease turn-by-turn navigation experience
Samsung develops various technologies every year, and some of them eventually appear in real-life products. The company has been working on various AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) technologies over the past few years and has filed several patents. A new patent filed by the company was published recently, showing a neat AR feature […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 3 years ago
Samsung ranks second in 5G patents globally, Huawei tops the list
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 […]
- By Naresh
- 3 years ago
Samsung continues to pour money into R&D
Chinese brands have taken a bite out of Samsung’s revenue across product categories in recent years, raising concerns over the tech giant’s future. The growing uncertainty has forced the Korean company to search for new growth avenues by spending heavily on R&D – spending that is large enough to place Samsung as one of the […]
- By Naresh
- 4 years ago
Samsung still pushing through with its augmented reality glasses
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a patent filing from Samsung earlier this month, hinting at the company’s continued interest in developing its own smart glasses. First spotted by Patently Apple, the newly published patent document shows a pair of fairly standard design glasses which, apparently, are foldable. Samsung had filed a logo […]
- By Sumit Adhikari
- 4 years ago
Samsung has the third highest number of AI patents, says a new report
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 […]
- By Naresh
- 4 years ago
Samsung’s next foldable smartphone design could be completely different
The launch of Samsung’s first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, didn’t quite go according to plan. The company was forced to delay its launch after several review units were reported to be faulty. Samsung took back all of the review units and is now preparing for its release after making some improvements. The in-folding design isn’t the […]
- By Sumit Adhikari
- 4 years ago
Samsung patents a Smart Mirror TV design, but no product in sight
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 […]
- By Sumit Adhikari
- 4 years ago
Samsung patents new design for a foldable phone, tablet and an all-in-one desktop
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 […]
- By Sumit Adhikari
- 4 years ago
Samsung patents a new in-display fingerprint technology for smartwatches
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 […]
- By Sumit Adhikari
- 4 years ago
Samsung’s new patent envisions a way for braille input on smartwatches
Samsung files hundreds of patent applications every year across the world. While most of them are very technical whose use cases may not be immediately apparent, some are relatively simple with a fairly obvious use case. Samsung’s ‘Electronic apparatus for inputting braille and operating method thereof’ patent filed in South Korea in March last year […]
- By Naresh
- 5 years ago
Samsung patent brings a ‘notch’ to the side of the device
Samsung has achieved impressive screen-to-body ratio on its flagship devices without resorting to any ugly notches. The company has openly expressed its aversion to notches on many occasions. While the company has so far avoided the trend of notches, it may be working on its own version of the notch on the side of devices, […]
- By Naresh
- 5 years ago
Samsung sued for infringing on patents related to biometrics
US-based data security firm PACid Technologies has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung in the Texas Eastern District Court on April 6. The firm alleges that biometric features like the fingerprint, facial recognition, iris scan, and the underlying user verification systems such as Samsung Pass and Samsung KNOX found in recent Galaxy smartphones have […]
- By Naresh
- 5 years ago
Samsung’s new design patent shows a ‘foldout’ display
Samsung’s efforts to make a phone with a foldable display, often referred to as the Galaxy X, are no longer a secret. It is no more limited to the rumor mills on the internet as the company has started officially commenting on the project at various forums. Recently, the CEO of Samsung’s mobile division, DJ […]
- By Naresh
- 5 years ago
Samsung’s latest design patents probably won’t see the light of day
Samsung has been granted a number of new design patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), reports Patently Mobile—and they include everything from a foldable smartphone to a 360-degree speaker. Related: Samsung foldable smartphone listed on company’s own website It’s worth noting, however, that nothing outlined in these (minimalistic) design patents is set in […]
- By Josh L.
- 5 years ago