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Acer Sues Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, Alleging Infringment on Acer's Cellular Networking Patents

Slashdot.org - Sun, 01/18/2026 - 11:34

Slashdot reader BrianFagioli writes: Acer has filed three separate patent infringement lawsuits against AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, taking the unusual step of hauling the nation's largest wireless carriers into federal court. The suits, filed in the Eastern District of Texas, claim the companies are using Acer-developed cellular networking technology without paying for the privilege. Acer says it tried to negotiate licenses for years but reached a dead end, arguing it was left with no option except litigation. The case centers on six U.S. patents Acer asserts are core to modern wireless networks, rather than anything tied to PCs or laptops. The company describes itself as reluctant to pursue courtroom battles, but it has been quietly building a large global patent portfolio after pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into R&D. Acer also notes that some of its patents count as standard-essential, hinting the carriers may be required to license them. All three companies are expected to push back, and the dispute could become another long-running telecom patent saga. Consumers will not notice any immediate changes, but if Acer wins or settles, it may find a new revenue stream far beyond its traditional hardware business. Further coverage from Hot Hardware

Vanilla OS And Bazzite Rivalry Shapes Immutable Linux - findarticles.com

Linux News - Sun, 01/18/2026 - 11:29

Vanilla OS And Bazzite Rivalry Shapes Immutable Linux findarticles.com

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Tuxedo launches a slim 16-inch business laptop with a high-end Intel CPU - TechRadar

Linux News - Sun, 01/18/2026 - 11:05

Tuxedo launches a slim 16-inch business laptop with a high-end Intel CPU TechRadar

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Tuxedo launches a slim 16-inch business laptop with a high-end Intel CPU - TechRadar

Linux News - Sun, 01/18/2026 - 11:05

Tuxedo launches a slim 16-inch business laptop with a high-end Intel CPU TechRadar

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Tuxedo launches a slim 16-inch business laptop with a high-end Intel CPU - TechRadar

Linux News - Sun, 01/18/2026 - 11:05

Tuxedo launches a slim 16-inch business laptop with a high-end Intel CPU TechRadar

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This is the Linux release I'm looking forward to most this year - How-To Geek

Linux News - Sun, 01/18/2026 - 11:00

This is the Linux release I'm looking forward to most this year How-To Geek

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China Builds 'Hypergravity' Machine 2,000X Stronger Than Earth

Slashdot.org - Sun, 01/18/2026 - 10:34

Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 shared this report from Futurism: China has unveiled an extremely powerful "hypergravity machine" that can generate forces almost two thousand times stronger than Earth's regular gravity. The futuristic-looking machine, called CHIEF1900, was constructed at China's Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) at Zheijang University in Eastern China, and allows researchers to study how extreme forces affect various materials, plants, cells, or other structures, as the South China Morning Post reports... [Once up and running, it will allow researchers to recreate "catastrophic events such as dam failures and earthquakes inside a laboratory, according to the university."] For instance, it can analyze the structural stability of an almost 1,000-feet-tall dam by spinning a ten-foot model at 100 Gs, meaning 100 times the Earth's regular gravity. It could also be used to study the resonance frequencies of high-speed rail tracks, or how pollutants seep into soil over thousands of years. The machine officially dethroned its predecessor, CHIEF1300, which became the world's most powerful centrifuge a mere four months ago... It can generate 1,900 g-tonnes of force, or 1,900 times the Earth's gravity. To put that into perspective, a washing machine only reaches about two g-tonnes.