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The legal dispute began in January 2020, when Sonos filed a lawsuit against Google in federal court. Google sued for infringing on five of the Sonos patents related to speaker technology. Also, In the lawsuit, Sonos claimed Google stole and used technology provided to it as part of the partnership. Depending on the outcome of the case, the ITC may decide to ban several Google products. The restriction may apply to smart speakers, Chromecasts, and potentially Google’s Pixel smartphones....

Marques Brownlee, a well-known YouTuber who owns the MKBHD channel, decided to do this test. He included 16 smartphones in this test, including the most powerful and best-known phones out there. The Pixel 6a managed to beat 15 other devices in a blind camera test The Pixel 6a managed to beat 15 other devices in a blind camera test Yes, the iPhone 14 Pro, Galaxy S22 Ultra, and Pixel 7 Pro were all included here....

All recent flagship smartphone SoC, including the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888/888+ and the Samsung Exynos 2100, feature a single Super Core for high-performance tasks. But Google seemingly wants to take things to a new level by including two of these Cortex-X1 Super Cores in the Tensor chip, operating at a maximum frequency of 2.8Ghz. An extra high-performance core means Google had to sacrifice one mid-tier CPU core. While competing solutions feature three mid-tier cores, the Google Tensor has only two such cores clocked at 2....

Now yes, Google does this already to an extent. Providing the same cameras on a cheaper model, and the same design. But Google should go a step further, now that they have Tensor. You see, Apple basically uses an older design, one that has been around since roughly 2016, puts its newest processor in there, upgrades the storage (faster storage, not necessarily more storage), and prices it around $400. Google could do that pretty easily now with the Pixel 6a....

“It’s disappointing that after months of engagement, we still do not have the documents and information necessary to answer those basic questions. The Select Committee is working to get answers for the American people and help ensure nothing like January 6th ever happens again. We cannot allow our important work to be delayed any further,” Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement Thursday. The attack took place days before the transfer of power from outgoing President Donald Trump to current President Joe Biden....