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Snap has announced that they’ll be launching new Lightweight, Immersive AR Glasses in 2026 under the Brand ‘Specs’

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It's rumored that Google will hold their new Pixel Phone and Watch event in mid-August to get ahead of Apple’s September iPhone event

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Samsung has begun assembling a Glass Substrate ecosystem in preparation to produce next-gen semiconductor substrates for the AI era

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Apple supplier BOE Display has filed a Patent Infringement Lawsuit against Samsung regarding OLED displays using under-panel cameras

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The FCC has voted 4-0 to finalize rules barring Chinese labs deemed a risk to U.S. national security from testing smartphones /iPhones+

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XREAL debuted the first glasses that run Google’s Android XR Operating System that was showcased at Google I/O today

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Today, Huawei launched their first Foldable Tablet branded the MateBook Fold Ultimate Design, beating Apple to market

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Gurman's latest Newsletter focused on Apple needing to reduce App Store Commissions and AI upgrades for Siri being delayed

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Samsung Steals Apple’s Thunder for their upcoming iPhone Air with the introduction of the new Galaxy S25 Edge

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Next-Gen batteries for smartphones will be led by Chinese OEM’s like realme who just revealed their 60-patent backed 10,000mAh battery

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Microsoft has introduced all-new Surface Copilot+ PCs going on sale on May 20th with Amazon and US-Only Best Buy Retail Stores

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Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has Fined TikTok €530 million for unlawful transfers of user data to China

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Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning ID Venture is set to launch today in Austin, L.A, Miami, San Francisco, Nashville & Atlanta with partner Visa


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China’s Smartphone Leader Xiaomi is about to launch their first home-grown mobile processor branded 'Xring' in May

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The FCC Begins a Review of the Decades-Old Spectrum Sharing Rules to Unleash the Power of Space Innovation for Smartphones & Beyond

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Samsung is set to get ahead of Apple's Phone 17 Air with their S25 Edge reportedly set to launch at an event in May

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A Federal Judge has ruled that Google unlawfully monopolized markets for publisher ad servers and the market for ad exchanges

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Samsung’s Foundry is producing a Qualcomm-designed XR chip that will serve as the ‘Brain’ for Project Moohan, the Alliance’s first XR device

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Google’s head of XR Android demonstrated a Prototype of their Android Phone Smartglasses Accessory at a TED Conference in Canada

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Risks for Tech Companies are piling up as the Treacherous Antitrust Landscape looms for Meta, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft+

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A new Samsung patent reveals details about their Home Robot ‘Ballie’ while the company announced that 'Ballie' will include Gemini AI

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Xiaomi has acquired 59 ‘US Codec Standard Patents’ from LG Electronics relating to playing video content on smartphones & TVs+

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TSMC could face $1billion or more Fine to settle a U.S. export control investigation over a chip that ended up in a Huawei AI Processor

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Samsung Display filed a new lawsuit against China's BOE Display alleging misappropriation of trade secrets related to OLED Technology

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Huawei has successfully tested Quantum Encryption that could safeguard Banks, Businesses and Governments from Hackers

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Apple began work on a Cellular MacBook in 2010 and with Apple's next-gen C-Modem arriving in 2026-27, we just might see this materialize

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Vivo, Apple's number one smartphone competitor in China, is introducing their 'Vivo Vision' headset this week that is rumored to debut this fall

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Samsung prepares new OLED displays for 2025 as the U.S. Trade Commission confirmed that BOE Display infringed on their OLED patents

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Samsung is rumored to be launching their first-gen Smartglasses this fall while Xiaomi will update their smartglasses later this week

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Stock slumps are just a glimpse of the future of multinational corporations like Tesla, Apple, Starbucks, McDonalds and others

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