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Samsung sued for algorithm that predicts remaining battery life on phones: Report
The company is being sued by a company called K. Mizra LLC. For those unaware, a patent troll is basically a term used to describe an entity that acquires and collects patents, reports GizmoChina. Rather than using the technology described in the patents, these companies generate revenue by using "aggressive" litigation and legal battles based on patents, the report said.
Samsung likely to supply OLED displays for iPads, MacBooks
The Elec previously reported that Apple plans to release its first iPad Pro models with OLED displays in 2024 and said that Samsung would produce displays for those models in one of its existing lines, MacRumors reported. Samsung's future production line would be located at a different factory and be capable of creating OLED displays large enough for notebooks, paving the way for a MacBook Pro with an OLED display, which is rumoured to launch in 2025 or later.
Samsung likely to close LCD panel manufacturing soon
The decision to close the LCD business, by Samsung Display, will be completed by June of 2022 as the company faces tough competition from its Chinese and Taiwanese counterparts, reports GizmoChina. The company has decided to focus on manufacturing organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and quantum dot (QD) displays, as OLED panels have started to become the norm in the smartphone market.
Samsung likely to cut phone production by 30 mn units in 2022
Samsung was reportedly going to produce 310 million units of smartphones in 2022 but it has now decided to cut that back to 280 million units. The company had initially aimed to produce 300 million units in 2022 as it has yet to hit this figure after 2017. However, the global economic situation has dented demand and the company has to react, the report said.
Apple, Samsung face new fines for not shipping power adapters
According to GizmoChina, after Apple had removed the power adapters from its retail box for smartphones, Samsung had soon followed suit as well. However, this has led to both companies facing scrutiny and fines from various governments across the globe.
Qualcomm among Samsung's top 5 chip vendors for 1st time
In a quarterly corporate filing, the South Korean tech giant named Apple, Best Buy, Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm and Supreme Electronics as its five biggest clients. Combined, they accounted for 14 percent of Samsung's total sales.
Samsung doesn't want skilled senior workers to leave
At the annual Display Week conference in Califrornia from May 10-12, the South Korean giants showed revolutionary displays including two-way mobile slidables, new foldable displays for gaming, and the most advanced quantum dot display technology for the large display market.
Samsung captures Rs 1 lakh and above smartphone market in India
The success of Galaxy S22 series also helped Samsung India emerge as the top smartphone maker in the overall premium segment (Rs 30,000 and above) with 38 per cent market share (by volume), according to Counterpoint Research.
Samsung Galaxy Book Go targets students, office goers in hybrid normal
With a starting price of Rs 38,990, the Galaxy Book Go comes in silver colour and features a 14-inch display.
It is powered by a Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 processor and comes with 4GB RAM. Let us find out how the new Galaxy Book Go performed in our review. In terms of design, the Samsung Galaxy Book Go has an all-plastic build, but it still feels robust, and the silver colour scheme makes it appear more premium than it is with a sleek design.
Samsung's upcoming foldables may power 'Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus' chipset
According to a prominent tipster Ice universe, the company's much anticipated foldables will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus. "I confirm again that Fold 4 and Flip 4 will use TSMC Snapdragon 8 gen1 plus (SM8475)," the tipster tweeted on Friday. Several reports have stated that the Galaxy Z Fold 4 will house a 4,400mAh battery as its predecessor. However, Z Flip 4 is said to have a bigger battery than the Flip 3.
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