Samsung devices under investigation by US ITC after Nvidia’s patent infringement claim

Nvidia recently filed a complaint against Samsung alleging that the South Korean manufacturer violated some of Nvidia’s GPU-related patents in devices using both Qualcomm’s Snapdragon and Samsung’s Exynos processors. Now, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to go ahead and begin investigating Samsung devices for infringement. Infringing devices will be banned from being imported into the US, with Nvidia focusing on the Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 4, and the Galaxy S4.

Nvidia is also targeting a few tablets, including the Galaxy Tab S, Galaxy Note Pro, and Galaxy Tab 2. All of these devices either use Samsung’s Exynos processors, or Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4, 400, 600, 800, 801, and 805 chipsets, making the complaint rather broad, one that might spell trouble for Samsung, especially if newly launched devices like the Galaxy Note 4 are deemed guilty of infringement. However, the proceedings will likely take long to come to any conclusions, so Samsung might not have to worry just yet.

“We are pleased with the ITC decision today to open an investigation and look forward to presenting our case on how NVIDIA GPU patents are being used without a license,” said David Shannon, executive vice president and chief administrative officer at Nvidia, in a statement.

Via

from SamMobile http://ift.tt/1rUaIWz

via IFTTT

Opera Mini browser makes its way to the Samsung Gear S

For anyone who has used a feature phone or smartphone in the last decade, Opera Mini is probably a familiar name. A simple, stripped down version of the Opera browser for computers, Opera Mini has been available for almost every feature and smartphone platform and has offered a simplified browsing experience to millions of users since it was first released. However, with phone browsers having advanced at a steady pace over the last few years, Opera Mini has found its importance dwindling. But it looks like its days are not numbered yet, as Opera has announced that Opera Mini will soon be available for use on the Samsung Gear S.

Smartwatches are supposed to be companion devices to smartphones, and Opera Mini should feel quite natural on the 2-inch screen of the Gear S for the few times you need to quickly access a webpage, especially thanks to the inbuilt Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity on the Gear S. Opera has tweaked the user interface of the browser to make it fit on the small screen, and the browser will also support Opera’s popular compression engine for compressing webpages and saving bandwidth. It’s also notable that this version of Opera Mini will be running on Tizen, and will also come with features like private browsing.

Opera Mini will be available from the Samsung Apps store once the Gear S goes on sale this fall.

Via

from SamMobile http://ift.tt/1vJQqj8

via IFTTT