A US jury has recently ordered Samsung Electronics to pay $539 million to Apple for copying patented smartphone features, according to court documents, Reuters reported.
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Samsung to unveil new Note device with revamped camera
Samsung Electronics is planning to announced an upgraded camera when it unveil its next Galaxy Note smartphone on 9th August, according to a Bloomberg report which cited people familiar with the matter.0 4432
Dubai rolls out region’s first cloud-based flight info display
Dubai Airports, in partnership with Samsung Electronics and AirportLabs has achieved another first in the region by rolling out an advanced cloud-based Flight Information Display solution along with System on Chip (SoC) display technology.
Dubai to open new facility to “incubate young innovators”
The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Samsung International SDS for the Middle East and Africa to build an innovation lab within the facilities of the government firm.
Samsung Pay now available on the web
Samsung Gulf Electronics has announced that its Samsung Pay users in the UAE can now use the application to complete online transactions to mark the first anniversary of its flagship mobile payments service.
Unboxing: Samsung Galaxy S9+
Dubai commuters can now pay via mobile apps
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in partnership with Network International has introduced a new service enabling the payment of taxi fares in Dubai via Samsung Pay and Apple Pay apps on smartphones.
It may be 2019 before Android catches up with Apple’s Face ID tech
Most Android phones will have to wait until 2019 to duplicate the 3D sensing feature behind Apple’s Face ID security, handicapping Samsung and others on a technology that is set to be worth billions in revenue over the next few years.
Dubai resident wanted for supplying drug cartels with untraceable phones
The charges reportedly include supplying drug cartels with BlackBerry and Samsung phones that had been modified by Canadian-based company, Phantom Secure, which made them harder to trace by authorities.
Apple using “secret” facility to produce its own screens
The technology giant is making a significant investment in the development of next-generation MicroLED screens, say people familiar with the matter.
Samsung to spend $7 billion on memory chip production
Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning to build a new memory chip production line in China in late March.