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Back in 2013 when Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 with more pomp and substance that we had ever seen, it showed off the new eye-tracking features that its latest smartphone touted. Its possible that the company might build up on that and offer a similar but much more advanced feature on its next generation Galaxy flagship, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5. A patent application was filed in Europe last year for a new method that would allow users to control their mobile device through its head tracking feature.

Obviously the front camera will be used, the patent mentions that this feature would come in handy when users are not able to touch their device or if they’re wearing gloves that the touchscreen doesn’t pick up. Users would instead be able to interact with the device through winks, nods and head movements. Samsung has not yet commented on this patent, so its unclear if this technology will make it in the Galaxy S5. And one can’t always be too sure about patented technologies, it doesn’t mean that they definitely will end up in a consumer device. Samsung has hinted at the possibility of Galaxy S5 having an iris scanner though, but so far nothing has been confirmed. The next generation Galaxy flagship is expected to be released in April 2014.

Future Samsung Devices Could Feature Head Tracking original content from Ubergizmo.

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Nokia has been taking on HTC for patent infringement in a number of countries. It was able to get an injunction against the Taiwanese manufacturer in the UK and even went after the company in France as well as Germany. Last week it won an injunction against HTC in Germany which covers all Android devices that use USB ports for connecting to a PC, though HTC had the option to appeal. A similar country-wide injunction has been handed down today which also includes all Android devices made by HTC.

The Munich I Regional Court found that the company’s Android devices infringe on Nokia’s EP1148681 patent titled “method for transferring resource information,” as the devices let users connect two HTC devices over Bluetooth or NFC and transfer resource information, such as a URL. If Nokia wants to enforce this injunction it has to post a $550 million bond, which would mean that HTC devices will be taken off the shelves in Germany and recalled from commercial users. The court requires that the bond be submitted before the injunction is enforced so that in case HTC appeals and wins in the appeals court and then demands compensation for wrongful enforcement, the money already resides with the court.

German Court Hands Down Patent Injunction Against All HTC Android Devices original content from Ubergizmo.

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