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Tag: crappy Android phones

Megapixels mean nothing: Apple iPhone 6 trounces Samsung Galaxy S5 in camera shootout

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 1:34 pmWednesday, September 17, 201418 Comments

With the iPhone 6, Apple demonstrates why the megapixel race in camera phones is over

Apple’s 5.5-inch iPhone 6 reportedly to sell for up to $1300

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 12:28 pmWednesday, August 27, 201426 Comments

While the rest of the world speculates about upcoming changes to Apple’s product line…

‘World’s most secure Android Phone’ hacked in under 5 minutes at DefCon Hacking Conference

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 9:05 pmTuesday, August 12, 201437 Comments

Blackphone, touted as the world’s most secure Android phone, has been hacked in less than five minutes…

USPTO rejects parts of Apple’s auto-correct patent, $119 million payout by Samsung likely to be reduced

Friday, August 8, 2014 9:27 amFriday, August 8, 20149 Comments

In a new twist to the second Apple vs Samsung patent trial…

The end of Apple’s thermonuclear war?

Thursday, August 7, 2014 11:29 amThursday, August 7, 201419 Comments

When Steve Jobs famously said he’d go ‘thermonuclear’ against Android…

Apple, Samsung agree to end patent suits outside U.S.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014 9:02 amThursday, August 7, 20149 Comments

Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. are starting to wind down…

Apple’s shift to TSMC for A8 chip fab hurts Samsung profits

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 9:26 amTuesday, August 5, 201423 Comments

Samsung executives admitted on a recent conference call that the outlook isn’t so bright…

Next Samsung phone to offer iPhone 5-like metal body with chamfered edges

Monday, August 4, 2014 1:29 pm30 Comments

Last week we reported on Samsung preparing their next round of smartphones…

As Apple’s profits and iPhone sales grow, Samsung posts stagnating sales, weak profits

Thursday, July 31, 2014 5:31 pmThursday, July 31, 201421 Comments

Samsung yesterday posted stagnating sales and its weakest profits…

Apple drops cross-appeal of final judgment in Samsung lawsuit, no longer seeks permanent injunction

Monday, July 28, 2014 8:15 pm11 Comments

Apple on Monday filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals…

Apple places massive order: 80 million 4.7- and 5.5-inch iPhone units by year end

Monday, July 21, 2014 11:18 pm10 Comments

Apple Inc. is preparing for its largest initial production run of iPhones…

Samsung losing ground on two fronts as Apple readies hotly-anticipated iPhone 6

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 7:54 pm17 Comments

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is losing smartphone ground to Apple at the high-end…

Apple asks judge for ‘narrowly tailored’ Samsung sales ban

Friday, July 11, 2014 8:58 amFriday, July 11, 201411 Comments

Apple Inc., after failing repeatedly to win a sales ban against convicted patent-infringer Samsung…

Is Apple’s Mac really invading the enterprise sector?

Thursday, July 10, 2014 5:35 pmThursday, July 10, 201440 Comments

Apple’s revolutionary iPad owns 90-plus percent of the enterprise tablet market…

This is what it’s like for an ‘Android fanboy’ to switch to Apple’s iPhone 5s

Tuesday, July 1, 2014 2:02 pmTuesday, July 1, 201423 Comments

An Android fanboy who recently decided to ditch his Android phone and try out Apple’s iPhone 5s…

Apple’s iPhone 6 eyed by 50% of smartphone consumers

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:43 pm17 Comments

Merry Christmas, Fragmandroid!

Samsung CFO admits quarterly results to be ‘not that good’

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 1:56 pmWednesday, June 25, 201423 Comments

Samsung’s Galaxy S5 is a confirmed dud…

Fragmandroid: Google’s Android 4.4 ‘KitKat’ hits 13% of Android devices

Thursday, June 5, 2014 7:17 pm42 Comments

The latest installment of Google’s Developers Dashboard revealed that Android 4.4 KitKat…

Antiquated Windows PCs cede spotlight at Computex 2014

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 11:28 amWednesday, June 4, 201415 Comments

In a sign of the changing times, the biggest computer trade show in Asia…

Apple seeks Samsung product ban, complete retrial of second California lawsuit

Saturday, May 24, 2014 2:00 pmSaturday, May 24, 201430 Comments

In two separate court filings on Friday, Apple lodged…

Fragmandroid: Bounden delayed on Android due to widespread fragmentation, faulty or faked gyroscopes

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 1:58 pmWednesday, May 21, 201420 Comments

After long and painful discussions in the Game Oven office…

U.S. Senator Al Franken demands answers about Samsung Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner security or lack thereof

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 4:25 pmWednesday, May 14, 201449 Comments

The Minnesota Democrat expressed concern about the Samsung Galaxy G5’s apparent security vulnerability…

Samsung beats Apple’s volume – a race Cupertino does not run – and loses badly to Apple’s profits

Thursday, May 8, 2014 9:01 amThursday, May 8, 201412 Comments

Last year, when everyone was clamoring for a so-called cheaper iPhone, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, ‘We’re not in the junk business.’

Samsung Electronics replaces mobile design head over lackluster Galaxy S5 phone

Thursday, May 8, 2014 8:32 amThursday, May 8, 201432 Comments

Samsung Electronics has replaced the head of its mobile design team…

Patent jury foreman advises Apple to sue Google directly

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 1:29 pmTuesday, May 6, 201430 Comments

The foreman of the jury that awarded Apple just 5.5 percent of the $2.2B…

Samsung’s ‘infringe first and stall as long as possible’ strategy is nothing new

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 10:29 amTuesday, May 6, 201425 Comments

As it turns out, stealing key ideas from other companies…

Samsung to fight Apple smartphone trial verdict, lawyer says

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 9:00 amTuesday, May 6, 201411 Comments

Samsung Electronics Co. will challenge a jury’s $120 million award to Apple Inc…

Apple Data Tapping patent accounted for 85% of its damages award in Samsung patent infringement verdict

Monday, May 5, 2014 9:03 pm7 Comments

A jury on Monday finalized Apple’s damages award…

Jury leaves total damages Samsung must pay Apple unchanged at $119.6 million

Monday, May 5, 2014 3:23 pmMonday, May 5, 201439 Comments

A U.S. jury on Monday left the total damages Samsung must pay Apple…

Samsung’s record of IP theft, other ruthless business tactics, and why Apple might win the battles but still lose the war

Saturday, May 3, 2014 5:15 pmSaturday, May 3, 201453 Comments

On August 4, 2010, amid the bustle of downtown Seoul, a small group of executives from Apple Inc…

Apple v. Samsung case shows why the patent system has to change

Saturday, May 3, 2014 3:31 pm15 Comments

We have the judgement in the latest installment of the Apple v. Samsung case…

Apple latest patent infringement win against Samsung, could be worth more than $360 million when finalized

Saturday, May 3, 2014 12:59 pmSaturday, May 3, 201410 Comments

The verdict is in and Samsung was found guilty of infringing three Apple patents…

Apple v. Samsung II damages breakdown revealed in jury verdict form

Saturday, May 3, 2014 12:04 pmSaturday, May 3, 20146 Comments

Apple’s final damages tally may be a bit higher…

After seeking $2 billion, jury awards Apple just $120 million over Samsung’s infringement of two patents

Friday, May 2, 2014 9:19 pmFriday, May 2, 201471 Comments

Apple Inc., after seeking $2 billion in damages, won only $120 million from Samsung…

Google’s Android: The Fisher Price of smartphones, training wheels for Apple’s iPhone

Friday, May 2, 2014 3:57 pmFriday, May 2, 201425 Comments

What do Fisher Price phones and Android smartphones have in common?

Apple v. Samsung II jury verdict threatens far-reaching consequences

Friday, May 2, 2014 12:01 pmFriday, May 2, 201417 Comments

The jurors deciding the outcome of the second Apple vs Samsung trial…

Apple v. Samsung II Jury asks if Google was cited when Steve Jobs sued

Thursday, May 1, 2014 9:29 amThursday, May 1, 201444 Comments

The jury deciding the $2 billion Apple v. Samsung patent-infringement case…

Apple, Samsung make final pitches to U.S. jury in iPhone patent trial

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 9:00 amThursday, May 1, 201419 Comments

Samsung could not have competed in the smartphone market without unfairly copying Apple’s revolutionary iPhone…

Apple says slavish copying at root of $2 billion patent infringement case against Samsung

Tuesday, April 29, 2014 10:20 pm17 Comments

Apple Inc.’s lawyer told a jury at a $2 billion trial that Samsung…

The Wrath of Koh rains down on Samsung in Apple case

Monday, April 28, 2014 4:29 pmMonday, April 28, 201417 Comments

Lawyers for Samsung got a reminder of Judge Lucy Koh’s temper on Monday morning…

Samsung bought two patents just to use in Apple trial, say attorneys

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 11:27 amWednesday, April 23, 20148 Comments

After weeks of playing defense against five Apple patents…

Google picking up some of Samsung’s legal defense in Apple case

Tuesday, April 22, 2014 5:43 pmTuesday, April 22, 201413 Comments

A Google lawyer testified on Tuesday that the software maker…

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