New license deal reached by Apple and Ericsson ends a patent feud that started in 2015

Apple and Ericsson are ending a years-long patent feud beginning with a new license deal between the two companies. According to a new report from Reuters, Ericsson announced it had reached a global patent license agreement with Apple which includes “global cross-licenses for patented cellular standard-essential technologies.” The new licensing agreement comes after years of legal patent disputes between Apple and Ericsson. Back in 2015, Apple sued Ericsson for allegedly demanding excessive royalties for LTE technology. Later that year, Ericsson and Apple settled that dispute....

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Nothing will open its first brick & mortar location in Soho this weekend

If people haven’t heard of Nothing before, folks wandering Soho will pass by a new physical location for Nothing. The store will open Saturday, December 10 at 11:30AM in London where it will sell the Nothing Phone (1) and the Ear Stick earbuds, along with Nothing merch. There will also be a selection of audio products from Swedish brand Teenage Engineering and “curated collections from fashion and design brands” as well. The décor inside the shop is bright, white, retro, and transparent, inspired by the minimal and transparent look of the brand’s products. Source:...

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Samsung Galaxy A54 5G and F04s spotted on Geekbench

Two of Samsung's upcoming smartphones have been spotted in the Geekbench online database today, which most likely means they're due to become official very soon. The handsets in question are the Galaxy A54 5G and the Galaxy F04s. The former will be the newest member in Samsung's best-selling range, the A5x, while the latter is probably a Flipkart-exclusive device. The Galaxy A54 5G prototype that ran Geekbench managed a 776 single-core score and a 2,599 multi-core score. It was tested running Android 13 (undoubtedly with Samsung's One UI 5 on top). At least one version of the phone...

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