A man in Northwest D.C. was approached by two armed men who proceeded to take everything he had in his pockets — except his Android phone…
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Qualcomm axes its Apple Emergency SOS via satellite knockoff for Android phones
With iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 15, or iPhone 15 Pro, you can use Emergency SOS via satellite to text emergency services when…
Google’s derivative Android is inexorably bleeding customers to real iPhones
Last month CIRP analyzed how many Android settlers were upgrading to iPhone and found it to be at a 5-year high. Now, in a new report…
Apple assembler Foxconn’s profit misses on persistently weak Android phone market
Apple assembler Foxconn reported a quarterly profit miss, after the company succumbed to a persistently weak Android phone market…
Apple iPhone destroys Android in new smartphone depreciation report
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
China’s Huawei Technologies has punished two employees for New Year greetings…
iOS 12 adoption hits 70%, Apple confirms
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
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
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
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
Australia on Tuesday proposed a new law requiring technology firms…
How global smartphone sales growth ground to a halt
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
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. entered the second decade of the smartphone era…
Mark Zuckerberg loses $16 billion in record Facebook fall
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune took an almost $16 billion hit on Thursday…
Facebook stock plunges as users vanish
Facebook Inc’s stock fell as much as 24 percent after hours on Wednesday over concerns…
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S9 is a flop
Earlier this year, Samsung announced the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus smartphones…
Samsung is absolutely terrified of Apple’s iPhone X
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
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
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
Privacy and government affairs officers from a number of the largest tech companies plan to convene..
LG admits: iPhone loyalists are driving us crazy
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
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
Developer conference season is behind us, leaving in its wake a huge pile of software updates to come…
Apple pummels privacy-trampling Facebook
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
Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has data sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese companies…
Apple needs to advertise their strong commitment to privacy
The greatest commercial in Apple history — perhaps all history — did not show an Apple product…
Apple borks Facebook’s pervasive personal data-harvesting operation
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
“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’
Apple is taking active steps to block Facebook’s data collection practices…
Facebook gave personal data to 60 companies including Apple, Amazon and Samsung
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
Chinese technology firm Xiaomi held a product launch event in Shenzhen today and unveiled the Mi 8…
