Samsung sued over Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy Watch Ultra patent infringement

A US-based company called Ioengine is suing Samsung in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that the Korean company is using five of its connectivity-related patents without authorization or compensation. These patents were allegedly used by Samsung in the Galaxy S23 Ultra, Galaxy Watch Ultra, Galaxy Buds2 Pro, and Samsung's Portable SSD T7. These devices are being used as examples, by the way - they do not represent the full scope of the complaint. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Ioengine is asking for compensation for the alleged past infringement, of a...

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Qualcomm may be adding DirectX 12 support on its flagship Snapdragon chips

Qualcomm is apparently considering an official solution to better support PC game emulation on Android. According to one Chinese YouTuber, the company may be adding proper support for DirectX 12 for its Snapdragon chips. If this happens, it would make emulating PC games on Android much easier. The YouTuber in question tested the capability on a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 reference device and managed to successfully run Cyberpunk 2077 and Black Myth: Wukong through a translation layer in DirectX 12 mode. It's unclear whether Qualcomm will bring this feature to other SoCs aside from its...

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Apple will keep paying Qualcomm royalties for its patents

Today in an incredibly short one-paragraph press release, Qualcomm has announced that it has renewed its global patent licensing agreement with Apple. The renewal goes into effect from April 1, 2027. Attached is probably the world's shortest quote inside a press release: "We are pleased to extend the Apple license agreement", Qualcomm Executive Vice President and General Manager of Qualcomm Technology Licensing, John Han, said. Undoubtedly, this is all so concise and mysterious because the actual terms of the agreement are confidential. This new patent licensing agreement comes after the...

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Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions are getting expensive

Disney is raising prices for monthly Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions for new and existing users. The ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans will cost $2.50 more, so you'll now pay $21.49 for each. The ad-free Disney+ and Hulu bundle will cost $21.99, which is a $2 increase. The ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu plans will cost $0.50 more, so you'll now pay $12.49 each, while the ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu bundle remains unchanged at $12.99. Existing users should have already received the price-hike notification, and the new prices will take effect for them in the next billing...

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GrapheneOS confirms the first Motorola to support the privacy-focused Android fork

This March, GrapheneOS announced a partnership with Motorola. This Android fork has an uncompromising focus on security and privacy to the point where it only supports a limited number of phones – if a phone is missing a hardware feature that is vital for security, it doesn’t get a GrapheneOS port. Naturally, the expectation that the new Motorola Signature 27 will become the first Moto to support this fork was met with the cloud of doubt. Well, doubt no more – the official GrapheneOS account on X confirmed that the new Signature will become the first Motorola phone to be...

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Verizon finally launches the Motorola Razr Fold, Razr+ 2026, and Razr 2026 with Swarovski crystals

Today, Verizon has announced the nationwide availability of three Motorola devices: the Razr Fold, Razr+ 2026, and Razr 2026 with Swarovski crystals. The Razr Fold is priced at $1,949.99, but you can have it for $25 per month with a four-year device payment plan, if you pick Verizon's Simplicity plan. That means you only spend $1,200 in total for the device. The Razr 2026 with Crystals by Swarovski is priced at $999.99, but you can have it for $10 per month for four years (a total of just $480). The Razr+ 2026 is priced at $1,099.99, but you can have it for $15 per month for four...

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The pricey 1TB and 2TB iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max found to use very slow memory

The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max last year introduced a 2TB storage tier. Just like them, the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are available in four configurations: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB. Something has changed, however, and it is the type of storage used. In a video on BiliBili, Homolab compared two 18 Pro Max phones, one with 512GB storage and one with 1TB. Apparently, the 256GB and 512GB Pro models use TLC flash – each memory cell fits three bits. However, the 1TB and 2TB models use QLC – four bits per memory cell. QLC is known to be slow, so Apple added a fast SLC cache (one bit per...

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