Apple seeks $1 billion in damages from Samsung in patent retrial

As we reported earlier this week, the Apple v. Samsung patent infringement case is undergoing a retrial. The case is about Samsung infringing on three design and two utility patents owned by Apple. The retrial is not about whether Samsung is guilty of infringement or not, but what the damages should be. Samsung is hoping to pay a smaller amount as damages while Apple is arguing against it. Samsung wants to pay only $28 million The Korean tech giant...

Possible new Galaxy Tab A 10.1 spotted, Galaxy Tab S4 hits Geekbench

Samsung may not be launching only the Galaxy Tab S4 this year as a new addition to its tablet lineup. A Samsung device with model number SM-T590 seems to have gone through the Eurasian Economic Commission last week along with the Galaxy Tab S4 – the SM-T590 is mentioned along with the SM-T830 in the same document. The SM-T830 is the Galaxy Tab S4, and the SM-T590 may be the 2018 variant of the Galaxy...

Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ get Oreo on US Cellular

Android updates are a messy affair. Buggy builds, delayed updates, carrier modifications, lack of security patches, etc. are all too common for many Android users. Even a major global brand like Samsung with millions of units in sales and billions of dollars in revenue offers a less than satisfactory experience when it comes to Android updates for its smartphones and tablets. Not just the budget devices, but even the flagship smartphones from...

Samsung temporarily halts rollout of Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge Oreo update

After months of beta testing, Samsung finally started rolling out the Android 8.0 Oreo update in February beginning with the Galaxy S8 and S8+. Since then, the company has gradually pushed out the update to many older devices in its lineup. Earlier this month, the company started rolling out the Oreo update to the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge – its flagship devices from 2016. Unfortunately, it looks like...

Early Galaxy Note 9 release may be due to Samsung’s accelerated schedule

Samsung released the Galaxy S9 a month before the Galaxy S8 came out last year and that move has paid dividends for the company. While it’s common for us to hear reports about an early release for upcoming Samsung flagships, it seems plausible this time around because a precedent has already been set. Another report out of South Korea claims that there’s going to be an early Galaxy Note 9 release due to Samsung’s accelerated release schedule. It’s...

Official Galaxy J6 renders leave nothing to the imagination

Merely a day after we exclusively leaked pictures of the upcoming Galaxy J6 in the flesh, we have come across countless renders of the new mid-range device through Dutch retailer Belsimpel which show off the handset in all its glory. The images that we leaked yesterday confirmed that this is the next device in Samsung’s lineup to get the Infinity Display after the premium mid-range Galaxy A8 (2018)...