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  Intel has been ordered to pay $2.18 billion to VLSI Technology, after a federal jury found the major chip producer had infringed on a pair of patents. The jury in the Western District of Texas delivered the verdict on Tuesday, declaring Intel had infringed on both of the patents under scrutiny. The decision requires Intel to pay $1.5 billion for one of the patents, and $675 million for the other. The figure is at the top end of the scale VLSI apparently sought. While not mentioned in court...

  For the first time since March 2020 all 270 Apple Stores in the US are now open in some capacity. AppleInsider has visited a few stores in the last few weeks, and the experience is radically different than what it was a year ago, or even when the stores reopened for the first time. Over the past year, my local Apple Store found in the Westfield Brandon Town Center mall has remained open save for only a few sporadic weeks. While I havent had much need to visit in-person over the past year, tw...

Samsung's Unbox & Discover virtual event for display hardware revealed support for AirPlay 2 will be added to the rotatable Sero television, among other changes to Samsung's 2021 television and display lineup.

An Australian man who landed himself in the hospital after his iPhone X exploded in his pocket now seeks compensation from Apple.

  The DJI FPV drone is the companys first all-in-one, ready-to-fly, first-person POV product, and weve been testing it out for the last week or so. This drone is unlike most consumer drones to date. Rather than flying the drone via line-of-sight or using your iPhone as a display to see where the drone is going, you operate it while wearing a set of goggles. The goggles give you a first-person view of exactly what the drone sees. It is similar to a virtual reality setup that makes you feel lik...

  Apple on Tuesday seeded the third beta builds of its upcoming iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 software updates to registered developers, hours after it released the third beta of macOS 11.3. The latest builds can be downloaded by developers in the beta-testing scheme via the Apple Developer Center, or as an over-the-air update for hardware already using earlier beta builds. A public beta version of the releases is expected to start arriving soon, and will be available through the Apple Beta Softwar...

Demand for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max is predicted to mean overall global sales of smartphones will be 50% greater in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the same time in 2020.

  The new Belkin MagSafe 2-in-1 BoostCharge Pro is designed for iPhone 12 and AirPods. While it is an exceptional charger, the price still may give users pause. Belkin first showed off its 2-in-1 MagSafe charging stand at the all-virtual CES 2021, it is now readying to open up preorders. We got an early look at the capable charger to see if it lived up to the high standard set by the original 3-in-1 we loved. A familiar design For the most part, the 2-in-1 is very similar to the 3-in-1. It has...

Apple has provided developers testing its betas with the third build of macOS Big Sur 11.3 to try out.

Crucial is releasing an updated version of its compact external SSD with a 4TB capacity while still coming in below $500.