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Tag: crappy Android phones

Apple iPhone destroys Android in new smartphone depreciation report

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 10:21 amWednesday, March 4, 20207 Comments

Through 2019-2020, the cell phone trade-in site tracked almost 300 phones’ resale values, finding that Apple iPhone destroys Android, yet again…

Latest batch of foldable phones exhibit poor durability

Wednesday, February 19, 2020 1:09 pm8 Comments

A handful of companies, best know for copying Apple’e iPhone, are trying to differentiate themselves with so-called foldable phones…

Samsung’s TV ad reveals unannounced ‘Galaxy Z Flip’ foldable phone

Monday, February 10, 2020 2:32 pmMonday, February 10, 20203 Comments

During last night’s Academy Awards, Samsung aired an unexpected first look at its yet-to-be-announced Galaxy Z Flip foldable phone …

Samsung warns on phone sales amid strong demand for Apple iPhones

Thursday, January 30, 2020 1:32 pmThursday, January 30, 20207 Comments

Samsung warned of weaker phone sales on Thursday after Apple set a new all-time quarterly revenue record and gave a positive iPhone sales outlook…

Samsung skips from Galaxy S10 straight to ‘S20’

Monday, January 13, 2020 11:01 am1 Comment

Leaked images of Samsung’s Galaxy S10 successor show the South Korean dishwasher maker is skipping all the way to 20: “Galaxy S20.”

8 things Apple’s iOS does better than Android

Sunday, January 12, 2020 2:58 pmSunday, January 12, 202010 Comments

There are many things that Apple’s iOS does better than Google’s Android…

Toxic Hellstew: 146 new vulnerabilities all come preinstalled on Android phones

Friday, November 15, 2019 3:55 pm6 Comments

The vulnerabilities encompass everything from unauthorized audio recording to command execution to the ability to modify system properties and wireless settings…

Samsung admits anyone can unlock Galaxy S10’s on display fingerprint reader

Thursday, October 17, 2019 9:27 amThursday, October 17, 201912 Comments

The issue was spotted by a British woman whose husband was able to unlock her phone with his thumbprint just by adding a cheap screen protector…

Google’s new Pixel 4 is an overpriced disappointment; get a real iPhone instead

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 3:47 pm12 Comments

Google today announced the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones at an anticlimactic event in New York…

Samsung’s Galaxy S10 ‘Face Unlock’ feature proven to be an absolute joke

Thursday, March 14, 2019 10:05 pmFriday, March 15, 201930 Comments

Samsung’s obsession with trying to copy key Apple iPhone features is legendary – and laughable…

iOS 12 now installed on 83% of all devices introduced in the last four years

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 8:57 amTuesday, February 26, 2019No Comments

Four and a half months after launch, the iOS 12 operating system is installed on…

The maturing of the smartphone industry is cause for celebration

Friday, January 11, 2019 11:25 am2 Comments

Analysts reckon that the number of smartphones sold in 2018 will be slightly lower than in 2017…

Huawei wishes followers ‘Happy 2019’ in a tweet sent from a real Apple iPhone

Friday, January 4, 2019 10:15 amFriday, January 4, 20195 Comments

China’s Huawei Technologies has punished two employees for New Year greetings…

iOS 12 adoption hits 70%, Apple confirms

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 4:25 pmTuesday, December 4, 20185 Comments

The adoption rate for iOS 12 is considerably faster than that of iOS 11…

Apple’s iOS 12 utterly shames Google’s Android 9 Pie

Thursday, November 29, 2018 2:02 pmThursday, November 29, 20189 Comments

Google’s Android 9 Pie was first released to the public nearly four months ago…

Samsung brand ambassador sued for $1.6 million for using Apple’s iPhone X in public

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 11:34 amWednesday, October 24, 201812 Comments

Ksenia Sobchak was hired by Samsung to market its smartphones in the country, but she was spotted using an iPhone X during a television interview…

Around 1 in 5 Android phone owners plan to switch to an Apple iPhone

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 11:04 am16 Comments

Among Android brands, the intention to switch to Apple’s iPhone has grown dramatically while loyalty to Android has softened…

Australia plans law for tech firms to hand over encrypted private data or face millions in fines, jail time for execs

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 12:02 pmTuesday, August 14, 201816 Comments

Australia on Tuesday proposed a new law requiring technology firms…

How global smartphone sales growth ground to a halt

Monday, August 13, 2018 11:00 amMonday, August 13, 20189 Comments

After years of rampant growth, the global smartphone market is slowing down as consumers wait…

People will pay $1000+ for a real Apple iPhone, but not for an Android iPhone knockoff

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 12:00 pmWednesday, August 1, 20185 Comments

Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. entered the second decade of the smartphone era…

Mark Zuckerberg loses $16 billion in record Facebook fall

Thursday, July 26, 2018 3:01 pmThursday, July 26, 201825 Comments

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune took an almost $16 billion hit on Thursday…

Facebook stock plunges as users vanish

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 6:52 pm21 Comments

Facebook Inc’s stock fell as much as 24 percent after hours on Wednesday over concerns…

Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S9 is a flop

Thursday, July 19, 2018 4:58 pmThursday, July 19, 201824 Comments

Earlier this year, Samsung announced the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus smartphones…

Samsung is absolutely terrified of Apple’s iPhone X

Wednesday, July 18, 2018 10:43 am22 Comments

Samsung is afraid of the new iPhone X in a year when its flagship, the Galaxy S9, hasn’t been able to meet internal goals…

Chinese iPhone knockoff peddler Xiaomi’s big IPO flops on its first day of trading

Monday, July 9, 2018 9:27 amMonday, July 9, 20183 Comments

Xiaomi Corp. fell as much as 6% on its debut, as an escalating trade war and uncertainty about its valuation…

Samsung’s second-quarter profit seen flagging on lackluster Galaxy phone sales

Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:27 pmThursday, July 5, 201812 Comments

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is expected to post its smallest profit growth in more than…

Silicon Valley execs will convene in San Francisco to discuss privacy

Monday, June 25, 2018 5:01 pmMonday, June 25, 20181 Comment

Privacy and government affairs officers from a number of the largest tech companies plan to convene..

LG admits: iPhone loyalists are driving us crazy

Monday, June 18, 2018 2:30 pmMonday, June 18, 201828 Comments

If you’re capable of sympathy, can you spare some for Android manufacturers?

The 18 things you may not realize Facebook knows about you: Firm reveals the extent of its spying in a 454-page document to U.S. Congress

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 5:03 pm13 Comments

The creepy ways Facebook spies on its users have been detailed in a bumper document…

Apple and Google are heading in the same direction, but on different paths

Friday, June 8, 2018 4:00 pmFriday, June 8, 20185 Comments

Developer conference season is behind us, leaving in its wake a huge pile of software updates to come…

Apple pummels privacy-trampling Facebook

Thursday, June 7, 2018 4:50 pmThursday, June 7, 201811 Comments

In the early days of Apple, of course, the company’s Evil Empires were IBM and Microsoft…

Facebook confirms sharing users’ personal data with Chinese companies

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 6:00 pmWednesday, June 6, 201810 Comments

Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has data sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese companies…

Apple needs to advertise their strong commitment to privacy

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 8:55 amWednesday, June 6, 20182 Comments

The greatest commercial in Apple history — perhaps all history — did not show an Apple product…

Apple borks Facebook’s pervasive personal data-harvesting operation

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 11:28 amTuesday, June 5, 20185 Comments

Apple’s software-focused event on Monday was a momentous moment — for Facebook…

Apple requested ‘zero’ personal data in deals with Facebook – CEO Tim Cook

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 10:27 amTuesday, June 5, 20187 Comments

“We’ve never been in the data business,” Apple CEO Tim Cook told NPR on Monday…

Facebook CEO blasts Apple’s latest privacy protections as ‘cute virtue signaling’

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 9:58 amTuesday, June 5, 201814 Comments

Apple is taking active steps to block Facebook’s data collection practices…

Facebook gave personal data to 60 companies including Apple, Amazon and Samsung

Monday, June 4, 2018 9:30 amMonday, June 4, 201819 Comments

Facebook struck agreements allowing phone and other device makers access to vast amounts of its users’ personal information…

Xiaomi unveils ‘Mi 8’ knockoff of Apple’s iPhone X

Thursday, May 31, 2018 9:25 amThursday, May 31, 201816 Comments

Chinese technology firm Xiaomi held a product launch event in Shenzhen today and unveiled the Mi 8…

Mark Zuckerberg’s worldwide Facebook apology tour hits a snag in the EU

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 3:35 pmWednesday, May 23, 201818 Comments

Turns out “sorry” doesn’t seem to work as much for the social network’s chief anymore…

Another day, another reason to never downgrade from Apple’s iPhone to Android

Thursday, May 10, 2018 10:26 am19 Comments

Android is the world’s most popular mobile platform by a landslide…

Yet another reason I’ll never downgrade from Apple’s iPhone to an Android phone,

Monday, May 7, 2018 1:09 pmMonday, May 7, 201822 Comments

For a period of time, I almost always carried an Android phone with me in addition to my main iPhone…

How to remove third-party accounts like Facebook from your Mac

Friday, May 4, 2018 11:30 amFriday, May 4, 20183 Comments

With the release of iOS 11, Apple nixed its built-in integration with Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and Vimeo…

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