Qualcomm sues Apple in China aiming to ban iPhone production and sales

Qualcomm sues Apple in China aiming to ban iPhone production and sales

On September 29 in China, Qualcomm fired the latest salvo against Apple in the two companies' ongoing worldwide legal battle. This was revealed today, although the court has not yet made the filings public. Qualcomm alleges that Apple is using technologies invented by Qualcomm without paying for them. The lawsuit was filed in a Beijing intellectual property court, claiming infringement of three non-standard essential patents and seeking injunctive relief. Essentially, the chip maker wants the court to ban the production and sale of iPhones in China. While a sales ban would definitely hurt Apple, a production cutoff would cripple the company's supply of smartphones globally, since most iPhones are made in China. And, however unlikely, such a ruling would have a huge effect on Apple since the iPhone provides two thirds of its revenue. The patents Qualcomm says Apple infringed upon cover power management and the Force Touch technology. in January over its royalty collection practices, which the iPhone maker thinks are unfair namely charging a percentage of the total price of iPhones and other Apple devices as a licensing fee for its patents. Then for making its modems look inferior to Intel's, and in July the chip maker even . |

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Huawei Y6 Pro (2017) launches in Europe

Huawei Y6 Pro (2017) launches in Europe

The Huawei Y6 Pro (2017) is now official and will start selling in Germany, Italy and France for a price of around 179. This is an improved variant of the already-available with a metal casing instead of the plastic and a Snapdragon 425 chipset instead of the MediaTek chip. Finally the Huawei Y6 Pro has a fingerprint scanner on the back. The rest of the specs of the Huawei Y6 Pro (2017) are a 13MP main camera with 5MP selfie snapper on the front, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of built-in storage with microSD card expansion. The display is a 5-inch IPS LCD of 720p resolution and there's a 3,020mAh battery. You can get the Huawei Y6 Pro (2017) right now it comes in Black, Silver and Gold. | |

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Samsung Electronics CEO announces plans to step down, cites 'unprecedented crisis

Samsung Electronics CEO announces plans to step down, cites 'unprecedented crisis

In a shocking development, Samsung Electronics' CEO Kwon Oh-hyun has announced that he will step down from all his current roles and responsibilities next year in March. He is currently also the CEO of Samsung Display. Kwon revealed his plans in a letter sent to company employees. It is something I had been thinking long and hard about for quite some time. It has not been an easy decision, but I feel I can no longer put it off, he said. Citing 'unprecedented crisis' facing the company, the letter says it's time for the company to move ahead under a young leadership. As we are confronted with unprecedented crisis inside out, I believe that time has now come for the company start anew, with a new spirit and young leadership to better respond to challenges arising from the rapidly changing IT industry. Needless to say, the crisis the 64-year old is referencing does have its roots in the 5-year jail term awarded recently by a South Korean court to the company's billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong for corruption. Kwon has held the position of Samsung Electronics CEO since 2012. The tech giant is yet to announce a successor. It's worth mentioning that aside from Kwon, the company has two other co-CEOs.

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BlackBerry Keyone Black Edition arrives in Singapore

BlackBerry Keyone Black Edition arrives in Singapore

The Black Edition variant of BlackBerry's Android-powered smartphone is now available in Singapore. The model carries a price tag of SGD 858 in the Asian country, which currently translates into around $633. The device will be available through multiple retailers including Singtel, Starhub, and M1. This comes a few weeks after the Black Edition Keyone . To recall, aside from the all-black paintjob, the model differs from the silver/black Keyone in terms of RAM (4GB) and internal storage (64GB).

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Mod enables 60fps QHD video on the Exynos Samsung Galaxy Note8

Mod enables 60fps QHD video on the Exynos Samsung Galaxy Note8

The Exynos-powered (and by extension the and ) are capable of capturing 2560x1440p videos at 60fps, not just 30fps, but the software on them doesn't allow it. But thanks to XDA Developers' senior member you can unlock the hidden potential of the Galaxy Note8. Zero Camera Mod enables QHD@60fps video recording on the Exynos-powered Galaxy Note8, it also adds HDR for 4K/QHD videos, higher bitrate recording and removes the No Flash limit when at under 15% battery. You'll need Root access in order to enjoy Zero Camera Mod. There's also an optional paid app by the developer of Zero Camera Mod, which enables more features it removes the 4GB recording time limit, improves edge sharpness and de-noise settings (again only for the Exynos-powered Galaxy Note8), adds slow shutter speeds higher than the 10 second default limit and it let's you pick which gallery app the camera will take you to. Here's what 60fps QHD video looks like: And here's an example of the HDR video capture:

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Huawei confirms the Mate 10 will run Android Oreo

Huawei confirms the Mate 10 will run Android Oreo

It was always expected, but now we have an official confirmation the Huawei Mate 10 that is bound to arrive on October 16 will run Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box. This was confirmed by the company on its official Weibo account today. A short two-second video shows the outline of the new AI-focused chipset that Huawei is promoting for some time. On the inside of the square, the symbol of the company and the logo of the OS are next to each other. This wouldve been vague, but the video is accompanied by the text: Equipped with Android 8.0 to give you a better Android experience. With the powerful combination on October 16 #HuaweiMate10 #Munich. The Huawei Mate 10 family is expected to follow the trend of 18:9 screens. already most likely confirmed the design of the front and back of the , while the regular could be almost the same, but with a home button/fingerprint scanner on the front, as . |

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TENAA-approved vivo Y79 is a rebranded V7+ for China

TENAA-approved vivo Y79 is a rebranded V7+ for China

A new vivo smartphone has been approved by China's TENAA. Listed as vivo Y79, the device is powered by an SoC with octa-core, 1.8GHz processor, and sports a 5.99-inch display with 1440720 pixel resolution. RAM is 4GB, while internal memory is 64GB. The handset features a 16MP rear camera and a 24MP front shooter. Measuring 155.8775.747.7mm and weighing in at 160g, the phone runs Android 7.1.2 Nougat OS out of the box. A 3,150mAh battery is there to keep the lights on. There's also a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. Available color options include gold. Now, if you are keeping track the design and most of the Y79 specs are identical to that of , which was launched by the company last month. The only major exception being battery the V7+ packs in a 3,225mAh battery. Oh, and yes, there's another model Y79A that TENAA has approved. The only difference between the Y79 and Y79A is support for CDMA 2000 networks. |

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