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Beleaguered Microsoft’s moribund Windows ‘smartphones’ face grim future

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 4:29 pmWednesday, November 18, 201525 Comments

Gartner is predicting a grim future for Microsoft’s Windows mobile OS…

Samsung has already lost to Apple in smartphones

Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:01 pmThursday, January 29, 201515 Comments

Apple’s greater profitability affords it the capital needed to fuel…

Apple just ‘tied’ Samsung without even trying

Thursday, January 29, 2015 8:58 amThursday, January 29, 201515 Comments

Apple Inc. captured the top spot in China’s smartphone market…

One thing everyone missed at WWDC

Thursday, June 12, 2014 11:55 am30 Comments

While Apple was busy last week wooing developers and consumers alike…

Former Apple CEO John Sculley to launch smartphone brand in India

Thursday, March 6, 2014 6:01 pm22 Comments

Former Apple CEO John Sculley is planning on launching a new smartphone…

Apple and convicted patent infringer Samsung combine for 109% of smartphone profit

Thursday, November 14, 2013 4:01 pmThursday, November 14, 20139 Comments

Apple generated $6.49 billion in operating income from smartphone sales…

High-end U.S. smartphone buyers 5x more likely to pick Apple over Samsung

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 12:27 pmWednesday, November 6, 201311 Comments

This confirms the value of Apple’s ‘whole widget’ approach…

Only one third of Samsung’s total smartphone sales are in Apple iPhone’s class

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 10:29 amWednesday, November 6, 201314 Comments

What Samsung reported in its latest quarterly earnings report…

Reporter issued 3 free ‘Obamaphones,’ courtesy of U.S. taxpayers

Thursday, August 1, 2013 1:41 pmThursday, August 1, 2013139 Comments

Confession: You’re paying my phone bill…

Apple v. Android: Is Samsung no longer in the driver’s seat?

Saturday, June 29, 2013 4:25 pm42 Comments

Samsung is still Android’s leading licensee, but it made its biggest gains…

Samsung loses $12 billion market value on smartphone worries

Friday, June 7, 2013 9:28 amFriday, June 7, 201329 Comments

Shares of Samsung Electronics Co tumbled by more than 4 percent to a seven-week low…

Tomi Ahonen: Apple will revert to niche status as Chinese advance in smartphones

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 1:01 pmWednesday, April 10, 201342 Comments

Hong Kong-based mobile expert Tomi Ahonen…

Nearly 35% of Android apps in China secretly steal user data; ‘Android is fragmenting beyond Google’s control,’ says analyst

Friday, March 15, 2013 9:01 amFriday, March 15, 201326 Comments

Google’s Android strategy is rapidly coming undone in China…

IDC: Smartphones to outship feature phones for first time in 2013

Monday, March 4, 2013 5:01 pmMonday, March 4, 20133 Comments

More smartphones are forecast to be shipped globally than feature phones in 2013…

Apple now the #1 mobile phone maker in Japan

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 1:16 pmWednesday, February 13, 20138 Comments

Apple’s iPhone shipments have taken over the market share lead in Japan…

Foxconn International swings to 2011 net profit

Thursday, March 22, 2012 11:27 am2 Comments

Foxconn International Holdings Ltd, the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of cellphones…

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