A teardown of the Galaxy Note 7 may have provided insight into why the infamous phone…
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Android malware used to hack and steal a Tesla Model S
By infecting a Tesla owner’s phone with Android malware, a car thief can hack and then steal a Tesla car…
Beleaguered Samsung claims Galaxy S7 phones are safe; do you believe them?
After a horrendous autumn dealing with the fallout of combusting batteries in the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung…
Beleaguered Samsung Electronics headquarters raided in Seoul as company embroiled in political scandal
The headquarters of Samsung Electronics – the Samsung Group’s cash cow – was raided by prosecutors…
Beleaguered Samsung preps Siri knockoff
Samsung Electronics said Sunday it will offer an artificial intelligence assistant…
New report of different Samsung phone model exploding in France
A Samsung phone user in France says her Galaxy J5 smartphone caught fire and exploded on Sunday…
Beleaguered Samsung recalls 2.8 million washing machines due to risk of explosion
Samsung and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling 2.8 million of Samsung’s top-loading washing machines after explosions…
IDC survey: 50% of beleaguered Samsung’s exploding phone users upgrading to Apple iPhone
International Data Corporation (IDC) has published results from a recent survey…
Now beleaguered Samsung’s Galaxy S7 Edge is reportedly catching fire
Samsung’s troubles have apparently just spread from the Note 7 to another flagship phone…
Beleaguered Samsung’s nightmare continues as Apple’s iPhone 7 was a huge hit in South Korea in its opening weekend
On Friday Patently Apple reported that Apple fans in South Korea enthusiastically Lined up to get their hands…
Samsung refusing to pay for property damage caused by its exploding phones
Adding insult to injury, Samsung is trying to get out of paying for the property damage its devices caused…
Samsung moves to ban YouTube videos parodying their exploding, fire-causing phones
YouTube users reported that their videos have been blocked on YouTube following a copyright complaint from Samsung…
Another difference between Apple and the imitators: Good design – inside and out
Echoes of the iPhone are everywhere. Xiaomi’s phones and Google’s new Pixel are designed to fool you into thinking that they just might be an iPhone…
Beleaguered Samsung’s exploding phone troubles come at an already crucial moment
Fire-prone phones aren’t the only challenge facing beleaguered Samsung…
Horror stories from the flight ban of Samsung’s exploding phones
On Saturday the federal flight ban on Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones went into effect in the United States…
Analyst estimates 5-7 million ex-Samsung phone users to switch to Apple iPhone
Apple appears to the be the primary beneficiary of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 recall blunders…
U.S. air passengers who try to take Samsung’s exploding phones onto planes face fines, confiscation, criminal prosecution
Airline passengers who try to carry Samsung’s exploding smartphones on flights will have them confiscated and…
Samsung has no clue why their phones explode, yet they shipped replacements anyway, assuring their customers they were safe
Samsung Electronics said Friday that the discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7 would cost the company about $3 billion…
United States bans all Samsung Note 7 phones on airline flights
All Samsung Electronics Co. Note 7 smartphones will be banned from airline flights…
Exploding phones are not beleaguered Samsung’s only defective and unsafe product
Samsung had no clue what caused their products to explode, yet shipped replacements anyway, assuring their customers the products were safe…
Beleaguered Samsung’s cellphone dilemma
How does Samsung reassure customers? What about other models? If Samsung doesn’t know the cause of this problem, how do they keep another product from inheriting similar defects?
Exploding Galaxy phones: What did Samsung know and when did they know it?
When several Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones spontaneously exploded in August…
Android malware that can infiltrate corporate networks is spreading rapidly
An Android malware is spreading across app stores, including Google Play, and has the capability of stealing sensitive files from corporate networks…
Higher income U.S. states use Apple iPhones; lower income states use Samsung Galaxy phones
Apple announced earlier this year that it has officially reached the 1 billion active devices milestone…
Stick a fork in ’em, Spotify and Pandora are done
Every new industry has a number of similar patterns which occur over time….
Google launches Apple FaceTime killer ‘Duo’
Google and Apple have battled each other for years for primacy over mobile users…
New York governor bars sex offenders from playing Pokémon Go
The directive applies to nearly 3,000 Level One, Two, and Three sex offenders currently on parole…
Apple’s iPhone falls to 5th in China smartphone marketshare
In the battle for the Chinese smartphone market, Apple has lost ground in both marketshare and shipment quantities…
iOS users are worth 10X more than those who settle for Android
Strikingly, revenue is about ten times more per iOS device than Android…
No, the app boom is not over
There has never been a better time to be an apps developer…
Apple’s iOS: The platform where consumers get the best of all worlds
The best of every company’s software and services efforts will be on Apple’s iOS…
Me-too Google to follow Apple, move from 70/30 split to 85/15 for subscriptions
On Wednesday, Apple detailed major shake-ups coming to its powerful app store…
Apple’s App Store revenue nearly double that of Google’s Android
App Annie has released its regular report on the two main app stores in the mobile world…
Google removes Android app made by the Taliban from its Play store
Google has removed an app made by the Taliban from its Play store…
No, Apple is not working on tool for downgrading from iPhone to Android
There is no truth to this rumor…
Apple pressured by carriers to help users downgrade from iPhone to Android
Apple is under pressure from mobile operators to make it easier for customers to downgrade from iPhone to Android…
Apple Music for Android beta appears on Google Play
Apple on Tuesday released a beta version of its Apple Music service for Android users…
Over a million Android settlers have installed Apple’s ‘Move to iOS’ app
Move to iOS, Apple’s first Android app, was launched right around the iPhone 6s’ release…
Another reminder of why Apple’s iPhone is so great
Apple’s iPhone 6s is the most powerful smartphone in the world. It ushers in exciting new features and improves old features…
New Stagefright bugs leaves some 1.4 billion Android settlers vulnerable
If you care about security, perhaps you should think about switching to Apple’s superior iPhone…
Apple continues to widen gap between iOS, Android use in U.S.
There continues to be a greater mix of Android users switching to the iPhone 6 than in previous cycles, a reflection of demand…
Apple’s new Android app helps people upgrade to a real iPhone
Everything about iOS is designed to be easy. That includes switching to it…