الاثنين، 22 يونيو 2015

Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S6 is now seeding in France

Samsung announced the Android 5.1.1 update for the Galaxy S6 and the S6 edge a while back, but this is the first time the users of the device based in France are getting a taste of the updated Lollipop ROM.

The update measures 623MB in size, so nothing out of the ordinary here. The update brings in a few optimization and then some tweaks, both of which should result in a better user experience. For one, you can now sort applications alphabetically, reports Planet Galaxy. The camera app gets a little revamp of its own, too; you can now adjust exposure right from the viewfinder. Convenient!

Now for the bad part: it looks like the RAM issue that’s plagued the device seems to persist; the phone boots with 58% of RAM used which quickly rockets to over 80% when you start using the phone. Here’s hoping that the guys at Samsung get rid of the issue soon!

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الأحد، 21 يونيو 2015

Galaxy S6 and S6 edge Android 5.1 update does bring RAW support and lower ISO values after all

About three weeks ago we reported exclusively that the Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge is going to bring new features to the camera app such as the ability to shoot in RAW as well as lower ISO values. The Android 5.1.1 update was released a few days back for both handsets and these features were nowhere to be found, but as it turns out we were right after all. Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge does bring RAW support and lower ISO values, it’s just that these features can not be accessed through the stock camera app.

The Pro mode that’s already present in the camera app allows users to customize the ISO value but at the moment 100 is the lowest ISO setting, we reported that the Android 5.1 update will add an even lower value of ISO 50 which is the lowest you can find on many digital cameras. We also said that manual control of shutter speed might also be added in this update and all of that has turned out to be true.

To access all of these advanced camera features on the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, just install a third-party camera application from the Google Play Store that has full support for Lollipop’s Camera2 API. It’s unclear when Samsung is going to enable all of these features in the stock camera app but for now third-party apps are the way to go if you want lower ISO values, RAW support and control over the shutter speed.

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السبت، 20 يونيو 2015

The RAM management issue on the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge might be a ‘feature’

For years, Samsung’s smartphone software has been pretty laggy and slow, even on smartphones that cost an arm and a leg. With the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, Samsung finally got around to optimizing TouchWiz, its feature-packed custom Android UX. The S6 devices are fast and smooth, but as users have realized after a few weeks with either phone, the S6 and S6 edge suffer from an extreme case of background memory management.

Samsung has used some aggressive RAM management values on the latest iteration of TouchWiz, and this makes apps in the background close down within a few seconds after you switch to something else. In fact, Chrome doesn’t stay loaded in memory even if you open a single app and then switch back to Chrome. The poor multitasking experience has very little to do with the memory leak problem in Lollipop, which wreaks havoc in a different manner and basically makes a device slower after a few days of use, as the OS doesn’t efficiently clear memory when needed.

We have been waiting for an official fix for the RAM issue from Samsung, and our insiders believe the fix might be introduced with the Galaxy S6 edge Plus and then make its way to the regular and curvy S6. However, I’ve personally begun to think that the memory management on the Galaxy S6 might be deliberately set to be so extreme at killing background apps.

The reason? Probably the fact that Samsung might not have completed its work on optimizing TouchWiz to a level that would offer a good experience when there are a lot of apps open in the background. A few years of Samsung adding more and more bloat to its Android UX with each iteration without focusing on optimization at the same time means TouchWiz was in a pretty bad shape, and while the company started clearing up the core even before the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge with the Galaxy A and Galaxy E series, it was possibly not able to get to a hundred percent before the two flagships were launched.

Of course, I’m only making a guess here, but the thing about Samsung planning to introduce the Galaxy S6 edge Plus with a more standard RAM management system does somewhat hint that it will unleash a more optimized version of its software with the larger S6. Then, maybe an update will bring the new optimizations to the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, but with even the Android 5.1.1 update (for the T-Mobile variants) apparently lacking any solution to the problem, I’m beginning to lose hope.

What do you think? Could the memory issue on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge be a deliberate thing, or do you think I’m just clutching at straws?



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Samsung Galaxy S6 wins blind camera test against its fiercest competitor

The Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 are two smartphones at the top of their game. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have their adherents, the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge their own. When it comes to the never-ending battle between Cupertino and Seoul, fanboyism is never far behind. However, the fanboy battle is but one: the other pertains to the devices. No matter how much devotion you have for one company in particular, average consumers who don’t have a stake in the fanboy wars will look at one thing: performance.

The Galaxy S6 series is the hottest Samsung star at the moment, and there’s good reason. A recent PhoneArena blind camera test between the Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 had users vote for which photos were the best (without knowing which photos were taken from which of the two rival smartphones). After voting, the results were then compiled and announced. In this most recent blind camera test between the two top smartphones, Samsung’s Galaxy S6 won – in overwhelming fashion. The Galaxy S6 received 27,063 votes to the iPhone 6’s 3,033 votes.

While these results may seem lop-sided to you, a simple glance at the photos in the camera comparison at the source link below will explain all. Some photos have slight, nuanced differences, but Samsung’s Galaxy S6 shined the best in low-light photos. Of the six different scenes snapped, scenes 2, 5, and 6 show the GS6’s camera prowess against that of its rival.

In Scene 2, Samsung’s Galaxy S6 camera provided a better portrayal of the ruins in the sunlight, while the iPhone 6 smears the sunlight’s color all over the ruins. Scene 5, the battleship, shows the GS6’s accurate portrayal of the scene with some accurate lighting for daytime photos. The iPhone 6 fairs well, but tends to have a colder portrayal of photos outdoors as though every object is in the shade.

In Scene 6, titled “Chill Out,” the Galaxy S6’s camera prowess clearly outpaces the iPhone 6. You can hardly see the bottles on the wall in the iPhone 6 photo, but the light is distributed exceptionally well in the GS6’s portrayal of the same scene. Even when zooming in, the GS6’s 16MP camera could better handle details than the iPhone 6’s 8MP camera.

In Scene 3, the iPhone 6 could very well be guilty of oversaturation, as many a tech reviewer of the iPhone 6’s camera has said the same. Scene 1’s close-up view shows the beauty of cameras with more megapixels: the GS6’s 16MP camera fared better in its details than that of the iPhone 6. Samsung’s f/1.9 apertures on both cameras continue to send the message that specs such as “f/1.9” really do matter – they’re not just impressive numbers on a spec sheet.

Don’t take our word for it: check out the link below to validate the win in your own mind.

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الجمعة، 19 يونيو 2015

06-19-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy S4 LTE, Galaxy S5, and more

Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions every day, and you can find out which firmware updates were pushed out by the company over the last 24 hours through our firmware list.

As usual, you can download each of these firmware from our firmware section (simply enter your device’s model number to view all firmware for that device) in order to update to a new firmware manually, or as a means to return to your phone or tablet’s stock software.

Country (Product Code) Model Model Name Version PDA
Afghanistan (AFG) GT-S7262 GALAXY Star Pro DUOS 4.1.2 S7262JVUAOC1
Afghanistan (AFG) GT-S7262 GALAXY Star Pro DUOS 4.1.2 S7262JVUAOE1
Argentina (TGP) GT-I9500 GALAXY S4 4.4.2 I9500UBUGNI1
Argentina (TGP) SM-G920I GALAXY S6 5.0.2 G920IDVU1AOD1
Argentina (TGP) GT-I9500 GALAXY S4 5.0.1 I9500UBUHOE1
Argentina (TGP) SM-G920I GALAXY S6 5.0.2 G920IDVU1AOE3
Argentina (TGP) SM-G925I GALAXY S6 Edge 5.0.2 G925IDVU1AOE3
Australia (XSA) SM-A500Y GALAXY A5 4.4.4 A500YDVU1AOD1
Australia (Vodafone) (VAU) SM-A500Y GALAXY A5 4.4.4 A500YDVU1AOD1
Austria (3 Hutchison) (GT-N8000EAADRE) GT-N8000 GALAXY Note 10.1 4.0.4 N8000XWALI4
Austria (3 Hutchison) (DRE) GT-N8000 GALAXY Note 10.1 4.4.2 N8000XXUDOC1
Austria (3 Hutchison) (GT-N8000ZBPZDRE) GT-N8000 GALAXY Note 10.1 4.0.4 N8000XWALI4
Baltic (SEB) GT-I9515 GALAXY S4 VE 4.4.2 I9515XXU1ANI3
Baltic (SEB) GT-I9515 GALAXY S4 VE 5.0.1 I9515XXU1BOE3
Baltic (Black Edition)(SEB) SM-N915FY GALAXY Note Edge 5.0.1 N915FYXXU1BOE2
Brazil (Oi) (ZTR) GT-I9505 GALAXY S4 LTE 4.4.2 I9505VJUGNE2
Brazil (Oi) (ZTR) GT-I9505 GALAXY S4 LTE 5.0.1 I9505VJUHOD2
Brazil (TIM) (ZTM) GT-I9505 GALAXY S4 LTE 5.0.1 I9505VJUHOD2
Brazil (TIM) (ZTM) GT-I9505 GALAXY S4 LTE 4.4.2 I9505VJUGNI2
Bulgaria (BGL) SM-G900F GALAXY S5 5 G900FXXU1BOE5
Bulgaria (BGL) SM-T530 GALAXY Tab4 10.1 Wi-Fi 4.4.2 T530XXU1AOA1
Bulgaria (BGL) SM-G900F GALAXY S5 5 G900FXXU1BOB7
Cellular south (XAR) SM-T550 GALAXY Tab A 9.7 Wi-Fi 5.0.2 T550XXU1AOCF
Chile (CHO) SM-T705M GALAXY Tab S 8.4 LTE 5.0.2 T705MUBU1BOF2
Chile (CHO) GT-I9195 GALAXY S4 mini LTE 4.4.2 I9195UBUCNG2
Chile (CHO) GT-I9195 GALAXY S4 mini LTE 4.4.2 I9195UBUCOE1
Chile (Telefonica) (CHT) SM-G925I GALAXY S6 Edge 5.0.2 G925IDVU1BOF3
China (China Mobile) (CHM) SM-N9008 GALAXY Note 3 5 N9008ZMUGOE4
China (China Mobile) (CHM) GT-I8558 GALAXY Win DUOS 4.2.2 I8558ZMUAOF1
China (China Mobile) (CHM) GT-I8558 GALAXY Win DUOS 4.2.2 I8558ZMUANL2
China (China Mobile) (CHM) SM-N9008 GALAXY Note 3 5 N9008ZMUGOC3
China (China Telecom) (CTC) SM-G7109 GALAXY Grand 2 4.3 G7109KEUBOF1
China (China Telecom) (CTC) SM-G7109 GALAXY Grand 2 4.3 G7109KEUBNL1
China (China Unicom) (CHU) SM-G3812 GALAXY Win Pro DUOS 4.2.2 G3812ZNUAOF1
China (China Unicom) (CHU) SM-G3502I GALAXY Trend 3 DUOS 4.3 G3502IZNUANK1
China (China Unicom) (CHU) SM-N7506V GALAXY Note 3 Neo LTE 4.3 N7506VZNUAOF1
China (China Unicom) (CHU) SM-G3812 GALAXY Win Pro DUOS 4.2.2 G3812ZNUANK1
China (China Unicom) (CHU) SM-N7506V GALAXY Note 3 Neo LTE 4.3 N7506VZNUANK2
China (China Unicom) (CHU) SM-G3502I GALAXY Trend 3 DUOS 4.3 G3502IZNUAOF1
Colombia (COO) SM-T805M GALAXY Tab S 10.5 LTE 5.0.2 T805MUBU1BOF2
Colombia (COO) SM-T805M GALAXY Tab S 10.5 LTE 5.0.2 T805MUBU1BOC4
Colombia (Comcel) (COM) SM-A500M GALAXY A5 4.4.4 A500MUBU1AOE2
Croatia (T-Mobile) (CRO) SM-T805 GALAXY Tab S 10.5 LTE 5.0.2 T805XXU1BOD1
Dominican Republic (Orange) (DOR) SM-G313MU GALAXY Ace 4 LTE 4.4.2 G313MUUBU0AOE1
France (XEF) GT-I9195I GALAXY S4 mini LTE 4.4.4 I9195IXXU1AOE1
France (Orange) (FTM) GT-I9506 GALAXY S4 LTE-A 5.0.1 I9506XXUDOD1
France (Orange) (FTM) GT-I9506 GALAXY S4 LTE-A 5.0.1 I9506XXUDOF1
Germany (MBC) SM-G530H GALAXY Grand Prime 4.4.4 G530HXWU1AOF1
Germany (DBT) SM-T550 GALAXY Tab A 9.7 Wi-Fi 5.0.2 T550XXU1AOE9
Germany (MBC) SM-G530H GALAXY Grand Prime 4.4.4 G530HXWU1AOB1
Germany (O2) (VIA) GT-I9295 GALAXY S4 Active 4.2.2 I9295XXUBMK3
Germany (O2) (VIA) GT-I9295 GALAXY S4 Active 5.0.1 I9295XXUDOE3
Greece (EUR) SM-T550 GALAXY Tab A 9.7 Wi-Fi 5.0.2 T550XXU1AOE9
Guatemala (TGU) SM-G800M GALAXY S5 mini 4.4.2 G800MUBU1AOA1
Hong Kong (TGY) SM-G355H GALAXY Core 2 DUOS 4.4.2 G355HZSU0AOF1
Hong Kong (TGY) SM-E7000 GALAXY E7 4.4.4 E7000ZSU1AOD1
Hong Kong (TGY) SM-G355H GALAXY Core 2 DUOS 4.4.2 G355HZSU0AOE1
Hungary (T-mobile) (TMH) SM-T805 GALAXY Tab S 10.5 LTE 5.0.2 T805XXU1BOD1
Hungary (Telenor) (PAN) SM-G800F GALAXY S5 mini 4.4.2 G800FXXU1AOE3
Indonesia (XSE) SM-G750H GALAXY MEGA2 4.4.4 G750HXXU1AOE1
Iran (THR) SM-N915F GALAXY Note Edge 4.4.4 N915FXXU1ANL6
Iran (THR) SM-N915F GALAXY Note Edge 5.0.1 N915FXXU1BOD2
Iraq (MID) SM-A300F GALAXY A3 5.0.2 A300FXCU1BOEC
Iraq (MID) SM-A300F GALAXY A3 4.4.4 A300FXXU1AOAH
Ireland (O2) (O2I) SM-G900F GALAXY S5 5 G900FXXU1BOB7
Ireland (O2) (O2I) SM-G900F GALAXY S5 5 G900FXXU1BOD3
Ireland (Three) (3IE) SM-N9005 GALAXY Note 3 LTE 5 N9005XXUGBOD6
Ireland (Three) (3IE) SM-N9005 GALAXY Note 3 LTE 4.4.2 N9005XXUGNH1
Israel (ILO) SM-T800 GALAXY Tab S 10.5 Wi-Fi 4.4.2 T800XXU1ANG1
Italy (ITV) SM-G357FZ GALAXY Ace 4 LTE 4.4.4 G357FZXXU1AOB2
Italy (ITV) SM-G920F GALAXY S6 5.0.2 G920FXXU1AOE3
Italy (ITV) SM-G357FZ GALAXY Ace 4 LTE 4.4.4 G357FZXXU1AOE1
Italy (Vodafone) (OMN) SM-G357FZ GALAXY Ace 4 LTE 4.4.4 G357FZXXU1AOE1
Italy (Vodafone) (OMN) SM-G357FZ GALAXY Ace 4 LTE 4.4.4 G357FZXXU1AOB2
Kenya (AFR) GT-S7262 GALAXY Star Pro DUOS 4.1.2 S7262JVUAOC1
Korea (KOO) SM-T330 GALAXY Tab4 8.0 Wi-Fi 4.4.2 T330KXU1ANG3
Korea (SK Telecom) (SKC) SM-G900S GALAXY S5 5 G900SKSU1BOF1
Korea (SK Telecom) (SKC) SM-G900S GALAXY S5 5 G900SKSU1BOD3
Luxembourg (LUX) SM-T555 GALAXY Tab A 9.7 LTE 5.0.2 T555XXU1AOE9
Luxembourg (LUX) SM-T550 GALAXY Tab A 9.7 Wi-Fi 5.0.2 T550XXU1AOE9
Malaysia (XME) SM-G850F GALAXY Alpha 5.0.2 G850FXXU2COF1
Mexico (Telcel) (TCE) SM-G313M GALAXY Ace 4 LTE 4.4.2 G313MUBU0AOE2
Netherlands (PHN) SM-T550 GALAXY Tab A 9.7 Wi-Fi 5.0.2 T550XXU1AOE9
New Zealand (TNZ) GT-I9506 GALAXY S4 LTE-A 4.4.2 I9506XXUCNJ1
New Zealand (NZC) GT-I9506 GALAXY S4 LTE-A 4.4.2 I9506XXUCNJ1
New Zealand (TNZ) GT-I9506 GALAXY S4 LTE-A 5.0.1 I9506XXUDOE3
New Zealand (NZC) GT-I9506 GALAXY S4 LTE-A 5.0.1 I9506XXUDOE3
New Zealand (Vodafone) (VNZ) GT-I9506 GALAXY S4 LTE-A 5.0.1 I9506XXUDOE3
New Zealand (Vodafone) (VNZ) GT-I9506 GALAXY S4 LTE-A 4.4.2 I9506XXUCNJ1
Nordic countries (NEE) SM-T805 GALAXY Tab S 10.5 LTE 5.0.2 T805XXU1BOE3
Nordic countries (NEE) SM-T360 GALAXY Tab Active 4.4.4 T360XXU1AOD2
Nordic countries (NEE) SM-T800 GALAXY Tab S 10.5 Wi-Fi 5.0.2 T800XXU1BOE3
Nordic countries (NEE) SM-T800 GALAXY Tab S 10.5 Wi-Fi 4.4.2 T800XXU1ANEB
Open Austria (ATO) SM-T550 GALAXY Tab A 9.7 Wi-Fi 5.0.2 T550XXU1AOE9
Panama (Cable & Wireless) (PCW) SM-N900 GALAXY Note 3 4.4.2 N900UBUENH1
Panama (Cable & Wireless) (PCW) SM-N900 GALAXY Note 3 5 N900UBUEBOF1
Papua New Guinea (PNG) SM-G313H GALAXY Ace Style 4.4.2 G313HDOU0AOA2
Papua New Guinea (PNG) SM-G313H GALAXY Ace Style 4.4.2 G313HDOU0AOE2
Peru (PEO) SM-T230 GALAXY Tab4 7.0 Wi-Fi 4.4.2 T230XXU0AOE2
Peru (SAM) (SAM) SM-G920I GALAXY S6 5.0.2 G920IDVU1BOE3
Peru (SAM) (SAM) SM-G925I GALAXY S6 Edge 5.0.2 G925IDVU1BOE3
Philippines (Globe) (GLB) SM-N910C GALAXY Note 4 5.0.1 N910CXXU1BOE1
Philippines (Globe) (GLB) SM-N910C GALAXY Note 4 5.0.1 N910CXXU1BOC3
Poland (XEO) SM-G900F GALAXY S5 5 G900FXXU1BOA3
Poland (XEO) SM-G900F GALAXY S5 5 G900FXXU1BOE5
Poland (Play) (PRT) GT-I9515 GALAXY S4 VE 5.0.1 I9515XXU1BOE3
Poland (Play) (PRT) SM-T805 GALAXY Tab S 10.5 LTE 5.0.2 T805XXU1BOD1
Poland (T-mobile) (TPL) SM-N9005 GALAXY Note 3 LTE 4.4.2 N9005XXUGNI4
Poland (T-mobile) (TPL) SM-N9005 GALAXY Note 3 LTE 5 N9005XXUGBOD6
Puerto Rico (PCT) GT-I9195L GALAXY S4 mini LTE 4.4.2 I9195LUBUCOE2
Puerto Rico (PCT) GT-I9195L GALAXY S4 mini LTE 4.4.2 I9195LUBUCOA1
Romania (ROM) SM-T550 GALAXY Tab A 9.7 Wi-Fi 5.0.2 T550XXU1AOE9
Romania (ROM) SM-T530 GALAXY Tab4 10.1 Wi-Fi 5.0.2 T530XXU1BOD8
Russia (SER) SM-P601 GALAXY Note 10.1 2014 Edition 3G 4.4.2 P601XXUCNJ1
Russia (SER) SM-P601 GALAXY Note 10.1 2014 Edition 3G 4.4.2 P601XXUCOF1
Saudi Arabia (KSA) SM-N9005 GALAXY Note 3 LTE 4.4.2 N9005XXUGNG1
Saudi Arabia (KSA) SM-N9005 GALAXY Note 3 LTE 5 N9005XXUGBOEA
Singapore (XSP) SM-A300G GALAXY A3 5.0.2 A300GXXU1BOF1
Singapore (XSP) SM-A700FD GALAXY A7 4.4.4 A700FDXXU1AOC3
Singapore (MM1) SM-A700FD GALAXY A7 4.4.4 A700FDXXU1AOD7
Singapore (SingTel) (SIN) SM-A700FD GALAXY A7 4.4.4 A700FDXXU1AOD7
Singapore (SingTel) (SIN) SM-A700FD GALAXY A7 4.4.4 A700FDXXU1AOF1
Singapore (StarHub) (STH) SM-A700FD GALAXY A7 4.4.4 A700FDXXU1AOD7
Slovenia (SIO) SM-A500FU GALAXY A5 5.0.2 A500FUXXU1BOF1
Slovenia (Mobitel) (MOT) SM-T805 GALAXY Tab S 10.5 LTE 5.0.2 T805XXU1BOD1
Slovenia (Si.mobil) (SIM) SM-A500FU GALAXY A5 5.0.2 A500FUXXU1BOE6
Spain (PHE) SM-T520 GALAXY TabPRO 10.1 Wi-Fi 4.4.2 T520XXUANI1
Spain (PHE) SM-T520 GALAXY TabPRO 10.1 Wi-Fi 4.4.2 T520XXUAOD2
Spain (PHE) SM-G530FZ GALAXY Grand Prime 4.4.4 G530FZXXU1AOF1
Sweden (VDS) GT-I9506 GALAXY S4 LTE-A 5.0.1 I9506XXUDOE4
Switzerland (AUT) SM-G900F GALAXY S5 5 G900FXXU1POF4
Switzerland (AUT) SM-G900F GALAXY S5 5 G900FXXU1BOE3
Switzerland (AUT) SM-T550 GALAXY Tab A 9.7 Wi-Fi 5.0.2 T550XXU1AOE9
Taiwan (BRI) SM-E7000 GALAXY E7 4.4.4 E7000ZSU1AOF1
Trinidad and Tobago (TTT) GT-I8552B GALAXY Win DUOS 4.1.2 I8552BUBUANF1
Trinidad and Tobago (TTT) GT-I8552B GALAXY Win DUOS 4.1.2 I8552BUBUANH1
United Arab Emirates (XSG) SM-J100F GALAXY J1 4.4.4 J100FXXU0AOF1
United Arab Emirates (XSG) SM-N900 GALAXY Note 3 5 N900XXUEBOF3
United Arab Emirates (XSG) SM-N900 GALAXY Note 3 4.4.2 N900XXUENH1
United Kingdom (BTU) GT-I9515 GALAXY S4 VE 4.4.2 I9515XXU1ANK2
United Kingdom (BTU) SM-R380 Gear 2 2.2.1.2 R380XXU0BOA2
United Kingdom (Black Edition)(BTU) GT-I9515 GALAXY S4 VE 5.0.1 I9515XXU1BOE3
United Kingdom (H3G) (H3G) SM-N9005 GALAXY Note 3 LTE 5 N9005XXUGBOD6
United Kingdom (H3G) (H3G) SM-N9005 GALAXY Note 3 LTE 5 N9005XXUGBOB6
Venezuela (DGT) SM-G130H GALAXY Young 2 DUOS 4.4.2 G130HXXU0AOC2


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Samsung wants court to reconsider $548 million in damages awarded to Apple

Samsung and Apple have fought numerous legal battles but one stood out against the rest, it’s the 2013 Apple lawsuit alleging Samsung of infringing on some key patents related to smartphone technology and design. Apple initially seeked as much as $2 billion in damages but it was awarded $930 million after a long and arduous trial. Around $450 million were vacated from the original award and that didn’t sit too well with Apple, it pushed for a retrial and was able to get $290 million back from the $450 million that had been vacated.

An appeal was then filed by Samsung against the damages awarded to Apple and it scored a partial victory, last month the US Court of Appeals revised its judgement and ruled that instead of paying $930 million in damages Samsung would have to pay Apple $548 million. Samsung has now approached a federal appeals court in the US to reconsider last month’s ruling which upholds the damages awarded to Apple, it has urged the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals to hear the case again with its full 12-judge roster claiming that the three-judge panel that gave this ruling had erred when they upheld the previous verdict.

In papers filed with the court Samsung’s lawyers argue that “Unlike rugs, spoons, and simple mechanical objects, smartphones incorporate hundreds or thousands of different patented technologies, and it is undisputed here that Apple’s design patents claim only partial, minor features of such devices.” No comment by Apple as yet on this latest legal move from Samsung but we can expect the company to fight till the very end to receive the damages it feels itself entitled to.

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Samsung joins forces with US broadcasters to implement UHD TV standards

Samsung has signed a MOU with Pearl TV which is a partnership of nine major TV broadcast companies in the United States as well as with Sinclair Broadcast Group for the purpose of collaborating on the implementation of Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 in the country. Sinclair Group is one of the largest TV station operators in the US as it’s affiliated with over 300 TV channels whereas Pearl TV is comprised of over 170 network-affiliated TV stations.

ATSC 3.0 is a new standard developed by the committee for transmission of digital television over cable, satellite and terrestrial networks. It boasts a faster transmission speed than European digital video broadcasting (DVB) or Japan’s internet services digital broadcasting systems (ISDB). It enables mult-channel broadcasting through a variety of signals and formats. Samsung and Sinclair’s joint-venture technology partner One Media jointly proposed UHD TV transmission technology as the interim standard for the ATSC 3.0 which has now been chosen. Samsung developed the MPEG media transport technology (MMT) which is based on internet protocol technology, it has been picked up as the next digital broadcast standard for the United States and Japan.

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