Following a retrial in a patent dispute, a Texas jury decided on Friday that Apple should settle $300 million in royalties as a division of a global fight with Optis Wireless Technology concerning the iPhone maker’s ownership of patents on the LTE cellular standard. The trial mostly highlighted the sum Apple should pay PanOptis Patent Management and its Optis Cellular and Unwired […]
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U.S. Senate introduced on Wednesday its latest bill directed at tech powerhouses Google and Apple to restrain their app stores’ influence on the market. The “Open App Market Act,” initiated and sponsored by senators Richard Blumenthal, Amy Klobuchar, and Marsha Blackburn would play a restrictive role in some of the largest app marketplaces, which according […]
Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong walked out of prison Friday a year early in a parole decision demonstrating the conglomerate’s outsized influence in South Korea as well as continuing leniency for bosses who commit corporate corruption. Wearing a gray suit and a mask, Lee stepped out of the gates at the prison near Seoul and bowed […]
Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) 2G subscribers would be the most affected if the company’s financial state remains unsolved, a source close to the matter told ET Telecom. In this case, Vi’s local rivals Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel will have to facilitate alternative options for Vi’s 2G customers. Experts highlighted that these solutions include providing low-end 4G smartphones or 4G feature phones to Vodafone Idea’s low-end 2G customers. […]
Samsung is hoping cheaper but more durable versions of its foldable phones will broaden the appeal of a high-concept design that’s so far fizzled with consumers. The electronics giant on Wednesday launched its effort to turn things around with two new products designed to function as both a phone and, when unfolded outward on a […]
China on Thursday dismissed Canada’s protests of harsh sentences handed down by Chinese courts to Canadians whose cases are seen as linked to the arrest in Vancouver of a top executive at Chinese tech giant Huawei. The Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Embassy in Canada accused Ottawa of making unwarranted, groundless accusations that “grossly interfered […]
Step aside Facebook, as TikTok just got crowned the most downloaded social media app in the world as of 2020, according to survey conducted by digital analytics company App Annie. Launched in 2016, The Chinese video-sharing platform has since overtaken Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger, all of which make up Facebook’s ecosystem. This isn’t a milestone to overlook, as Facebook-owned apps have held the top spot since the survey began in […]
A Canadian entrepreneur who was charged with spying after his government arrested an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei faces a possible verdict Wednesday as Beijing steps up pressure on Canada ahead of a court ruling on whether to hand over the executive to face U.S. criminal charges. Michael Spavor and another Canadian were detained […]
Chinese telecom giant Huawei experienced fatal losses in Q2 2021 revenues, while South Korea-based telecom provider, KT Corporation, acquired on Tuesday a remarkable increase in profits during the same period. The two-year old U.S. sanctions imposed on the Chinese firm pounded both its network infrastructure and smartphone sales. The consumer electronics business was the company’s […]
South Korea will release billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong on parole this week after he spent 18 months in prison for his role in a massive corruption scandal that triggered nationwide protests and led to the ouster of the country’s previous president. The announcement Monday by the Justice Ministry, which came with a year left […]