Essential Products, an Android smartphone peddler founded by disgraced Google executive Andy Rubin is shutting down, the comnpany confirmed Wednesday…
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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…
Pixel 3a: Google takes a desperate step into the Android morass of cheap commodity phones
When Google decided to stop rebranding its partners’ Androids as Nexus models and launched…
Google launches ‘Pixel 3a’ Android phone for $399
Alphabet Inc’s Google launched more affordable versions of its Pixel smartphone on Tuesday…
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…
Apple’s revolutionary iPhone continues to own the premium smartphone market
According to Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor Q3 2018, the global premium smartphone segment…
iPhone owners happier, richer, have more friends than those who settle for Android knockoffs
Apple iPhone users tend to have more money, more friends, and are generally happier…
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 bursts into flames inside New York woman’s purse
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 cellphone spontaneously combusted inside a Long Island woman’s purse…
South Korean dishwasher maker Samsung’s mobile profits fall as consumers pass on $1,000 iPhone knockoffs
Fewer buyers than expected have shelled out top dollar for Samsung’s Galaxy S9…
Anti-iPhone X ads show why South Korean dishwasher maker Samsung keeps losing to Apple
Samsung has debuted three new ads designed not to promote its own products…
Apple takes U.S. market share from Android, dominates with 8 iPhones out of 10 best-selling smartphones
The latest smartphone OS data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reveals a mixed performance…
If you use one of these products, you’re probably wealthy
Some tastes are acquired…
Owning an iPhone is the most common sign of wealth
A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research aims to infer demographics based on…
Apple cracks down on apps sharing information on users’ friends
Apple Inc. changed its App Store rules last week to limit how developers harvest, use and share information…
Google’s latest Android version tries to make Android phones more like Apple’s iPhone X
Google has a new version of Android coming to your phone with features…
iOS 11 adoption rate hits 76%
Apple’s iOS 11 operating system now powers 76% of active devices in the wild…
Apple’s App Store is destroying Google Play in services and subscriptions
Apple’s U.S. customers installed 45 new iPhone apps in 2017, a growth of 10 percent over last year…
Mobile gaming is having a moment and Apple’s in the driver’s seat
This week, the 2018 Game Developer’s Conference is going on and there’s a bunch of news coverage about…
Apple iPhone pulling away from outclassed Android
Apple now has a double advantage in the smartphone war…
Refurbished, high-end Apple iPhones are suffocating the growth of cheap, new Android phones
The fastest growing segment in global smartphones isn’t Google’s vision for super-cheap, simple Android phones…
Apple updates Apple Music for Android
Version 2.4.0 of Apple Music for Android has been released with additional features for music video playback…
Apple could gain 20% with a less expensive iPhone, says Trefis
Apple shares are currently trading around an all-time high figure of $180…
Apple debuts new iPhone ads targeting Android upgraders
Appel is advertising the iPhone to Android users looking to upgrade to a real iPhone…
Six U.S. intelligence agencies warn against using Chinese phones from Huawei
All six indicated they would not recommend private citizens use products from the Chinese companies…
Essential sold fewer than 90,000 phones in its first six months
Essential, Android co-founder Andy Rubin’s new smartphone venture, had a rough go of it…
Google’s next Android version to mimic Apple’s iPhone X notch
Google is working on an overhaul of its Android mobile software for a new generation of smartphones…
Apple utterly dominates the premium smartphone market in China with 85% share
According to preliminary data from the IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker…
‘Google is at Apple’s mercy’ – the trouble in Alphabet’s earnings
es, the company’s name is Alphabet these days, but it might as well be mud…
Apple leads in Indian premium smartphone market share, capturing 47% share in Q417
In terms of best selling models, iPhone X was the leading model in the premium segment…
Apple App Store users spent nearly double that of Google Play users in Q417
When it comes to mobile operating systems, all users are simply not equal…
Longtime Google engineer quits, saying the company is ‘100% competitor-focused’ and ‘can no longer innovate’
A Google engineer who just left the company after nearly 13 years criticized it Wednesday…
Eric Schmidt to step down as the executive chairman of Alphabet Inc.
Eric Schmidt will be stepping down as the executive chairman of Alphabet’s board of directors…
Morgan Stanley: Apple is our top stock pick for 2018, Android upgrading rate is accelerating Apple’s unit share in valuable China market
Apple’s iPhone X is not only pushing existing customers in China to adopt the new luxury phone…
The 3 top reasons why people dump Android and upgrade to Apple’s iPhone
The majority of users who do switch are abandoning Google’s Android for Apple’s iPhone…
Why a huge and growing number of Android users want to upgrade to Apple’s iPhone
30 percent of Android users are thinking of upgrading to an Apple iPhone…
Andy Rubin takes leave from Essential as probe into ‘inappropriate’ Google relationship goes public
Essential founder and CEO Andy Rubin has taken a leave of absence from his new company for ‘personal reasons’ following a report…
Apple’s iOS 11 is now installed on 52 percent of iPhones and iPads
As of November 6, 2017, iOS 11 is now installed on 52 percent of iPhones and iPads…
Apple has already patched the ‘KRACK’ WPA2 Wi-Fi security flaw iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS betas
Apple has already patched the WPA2 Wi-Fi KRACK exploit announced today in iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS betas…
‘KRACK’ WPA2 security flaw puts nearly every Android device at risk of hijack via Wi-Fi
A security protocol at the heart of most modern Wi-Fi devices, including computers, phones, and routers…
Jony Ive: iPhone X took over two years to develop, starts a new chapter in Apple’s iPhone design
iPhone X represents one of the most difficult projects Apple has undertaken…
Dumping Android to upgrade to Apple’s iPhone
Before you upgrade from an Android phone to a real Apple iPhone, the first thing you should do is ensure…
Apple’s iPhone X has ruined a bunch of upcoming Android flagships
Apple’s rivals are reportedly scrambling…
