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AR glasses startup North picks up Intel’s Vaunt patents - TechCrunch

Posted: 17 Dec 2018 06:42 AM PST

Intel’s loss, it seems, is North’s game. As first noted by The Verge, the startup has picked up the “technology portfolio” behind Vaunt, the AR glasses shuttered by the chipmaker in April year after a couple of glowing previews.

North (nee Thalmic Labs) debuted its own take on the category around six months after Intel abandoned its efforts. Focals have been positioned as a kind of Warby Parker-esque take on the category. They’re essentially customizable glasses with a built-in head’s up display looking to finally deliver on the unfulfilled promise of Google Glass.

Intel’s own tech works in a similar matter, reflecting a laser projection back into the wearer’s eye. For Intel, however, Vaunt always felt like a pet project from a company that generates most of its revenue supplying components for other brands. Notably, Intel Capital has invested in North, so this deal could finally help some of its own vision finally come to fruition.

North is certainly viewing the application purchase as more a partnership than anything, referring to it as such in a tweet. “So proud to grow our business with such a great partner,” the company writes. “Stay tuned, this is just the beginning.”

Details of the deal haven’t been disclosed, but North notes that it contains “hundreds of patents and patent applications.” Given how closely the two companies appear to be working here, it seems like a pretty safe bet they got a sweetheart deal for the portfolio.

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Huawei's Nova 4 suggests 2019 is the year of the hole-punch display - Engadget

Posted: 17 Dec 2018 06:46 AM PST

In the wake of Samsung's A8s, Huawei is the latest smartphone maker to announce an all-screen handset with a circular cutout for the camera. Looking beyond the divisive notch, the design feature is all about maximizing display real estate. And Huawei's new "Nova 4" offers up 6.4-inches of space with a 2310 x 1080 resolution. The only thing getting in the way of a true all-screen setup is the hole for the 25 megapixel selfie snapper at the top left. But as The Verge notes, the cutout here looks smaller than the one on Samsung's phone.

While Huawei was busy teasing the Nova 4, its sub-brand Honor went ahead and announced a punch hole-model of its own in the View 20, complete with a 25 megapixel front camera to boot. But that's not where the similarities end. Like Honor, Huawei is also promising a 48 megapixel rear camera. In the Nova 4's case it'll form part of a triple-camera design, whereas we haven't been shown the View 20 from the back yet. While Honor's handset is powered by the newer Kirin 980 chipset, Huawei is instead utlizing the same Kirin 970 processor found in the View 10 and its own P20 Pro.

Rounding out the Nova 4's specs are 128GB of storage, a rear fingerprint sensor, 18W fast charging over USB-C, and a 3,750mAh battery. The phone is expected to arrive in China first and then make its way to India and Europe. Two variants are on offer: the Nova 4 described here will cost you 3,399 yuan ($490), or you can grab a cheaper model that swaps out the 48-megapixel camera with a 20-megapixel unit for $3,099 yuan ($450).

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Foxconn denies Qualcomm settlement talks - Seeking Alpha

Posted: 17 Dec 2018 04:59 AM PST

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Foxconn denies Qualcomm settlement talks Seeking Alpha

Foxconn/Hon Hai's (HNHPD) attorney tells Reuters the company isn't in settlement talks with Qualcomm (QCOM) and is "gearing up and heading toward the ...

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