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Google’s new Pixel 2 Phones, their worst ever?
With Google putting so much marketing effort into their latest Pixel 2 phones…
64% of Americans now own an Apple product, up from 50% in 2012
87 percent of American with incomes over $100,000 own an Apple product…
Ex-Google engineer founds religion to worship Artificial Intelligence
A Silicon Valley titan who helped create Google Street View and engineered Waymo and Uber’s self-driving cars…
In colossal screw up, Essential shared customers’ driver’s licenses over email
Last night, some customers who had preordered an Essential phone received an email asking for a copy…
Google’s Android ‘Oreo’ attempts to copy Apple iOS yet again
oogle’s new Android iteration — Android Oreo — was launched Monday, and the operating system…
Apple’s iPhone 7 remains the world’s most popular smartphone
Apple’s iPhone 7 remains the world’s most popular smartphone model overall, due to a compelling blend of user-friendly design, extensive supporting apps, and…
Since the iPhone launched, Apple has made more than Microsoft and Alphabet combined
iPhones are a great business…
How Apple’s iPhone impacted, upended, and disrupted these 5 major industries
On June 29, Apple celebrates the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, a device all but culturally synonymous…
Steve Jobs would be proud: A full decade later, Apple’s iPhone still dominates
Steve Jobs would be proud of this one…
Samsung’s ‘peeping Tom’ phones can listen and watch what you do on the web while monitoring your emails to target you with ads
Samsung’s beacon technology lets it watch EVERYTHING you’re browsing…
Apple iPhone SE tops smartphone user satisfaction, just ahead of iPhone 7 Plus
Apple remains in the lead among cellphone manufacturers…
The iPhone decade
The design for the device that would revolutionize mobile phones and, eventually, the culture at large…
Russian hacker gang robbed Russian banks with over one million hacked Android phones
On Monday, Russian officials announced a successful series of raids against a hacking gang…
Apple’s App Store took 60% of mobile app sales in 2016 despite a smaller user base vs. Google’s Android
We estimate Apple recently passed 700 million iPhones in use…
No iPhone user can even imagine what those who settle for Android are forced to live with
We’re now five months into 2017, and Apple’s new iOS 11 platform is about one month away…
IDC: Worldwide smartphone market gains steam in Q117 with shipments up 4.3%
According to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, phone companies shipped a total of 347.4 million smartphones worldwide…
Those who’ve settled for a Samsung Android phone aren’t very excited about the new Galaxy S8
Samsung will release its S8 smartphone tomorrow, and while we don’t know if the company…
iPhone 8 buzz already hurting sales of iPhone knockoff peddlers like Samsung
A report from TrendForce published on Tuesday says that buzz around the iPhone 8 is already negatively affecting…
Apple’s older iPhone 6s easily outsold Samsung’s new flagship phone last year
IHS Markit released its latest data today comparing shipments of 350 smartphones by model last year…
SoftBank scraps $100 million investment in Android creator Andy Rubin’s ‘iPhone killer’ startup due to Apple pressure
SoftBank Group Corp. scrapped a planned $100 million investment in a smartphone startup…
Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android push towards two-OS smartphone world
iOS achieved continued growth across most regions tracked, except for Japan, Spain, and Urban China…
36 widely-used Android devices ship with malware preinstalled
The Check Point Mobile Threat Prevention has recently detected a severe infection in 36 Android devices…
Apple CEO Cook and Google CEO Pichai spotted dining together at restaurant
While often made out to be fierce competitors, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai…
Analyst: ‘Apple has Samsung on the ropes like never before’
Apple’s biggest competitor is reeling…
If Apple owns nearly all of the profits, how do the other phone makers stay in business?
In China, the largest smartphone market on planet earth, the top sellers sell plenty but struggle to make money…
Single iPhone owners don’t want to date someone who settled for an Android phone
Americans are picky when it comes to dating, particularly those who have iPhones…
Apple is destroying Samsung where it really matters
Apple is widening the gap where it matters the most…
IDC: Apple iPad’s hold on the tablet market remains unchallenged
Consumer spending during the holiday quarter of 2016 was clearly not aimed at consuming tablets as the market continued its decline…
Google-parent Alphabet Inc. shares tumble as earnings miss estimates
Google-parent Alphabet reported quarterly earnings that missed analysts’ estimates on Thursday…
Apple v. Samsung lawsuit over iPhone patents officially reopened
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday reopened a longstanding patent lawsuit…
Android settlers are about to understand there’s a limit to what you an achieve with hype and marketing
Android smartphone sales have declined for not one, not two, but six quarters in the US…
Apple’s iOS takes share from Android in early holiday sales; iOS up 6.4 and 9.1 percentage points in the US and UK, respectively
For Android, this marks the sixth consecutive period of decline in the U.S.A…
U.S. Supreme Court’s Apple v. Samsung ruling could change the landscape for design patent cases
The Supreme Court handed a huge victory to Samsung on Tuesday, tossing out nearly $400 million in damage…
U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rules for Samsung in Apple patent damages dispute; case sent back to lower court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled for Samsung in a dispute over damages related to Apple’s iPhone design…
Court denies Samsung bid for second appeal of $119.6 million iPhone slide-to-unlock patent verdict
The U.S. Court of Appeals has denied Samsung’s bid for a second re-hearing of the storied 2014 patent trial…
Gloom falls over beleaguered Samsung as phone group faces lost bonuses and jobs
As beleaguered Samsung took the unprecedented step of killing off an entire generation of its smartphone after persistent problems with battery fires and explosions…
Why the U.S. Supreme Court asked if Apple’s iPhone design is like a Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Beetle took center stage as the Supreme Court argued about iPhones on Tuesday…
Seemingly frustrated U.S. Supreme Court hears Apple, Samsung patent case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared frustrated over how to resolve a high-stakes battle between…
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Samsung, Apple damages dispute today
The U.S. Supreme Court is to hear arguments Tuesday in a closely-watched dispute…
U.S. Supreme Court to rule on how much Samsung should pay for copying Apple’s iPhone
After five years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday…
Apple wins appeal reinstating $119.6 million verdict against patent-infringer Samsung
Apple Inc. won an appeals court ruling that reinstates a patent-infringement verdict it won against Samsung Electronics Co…
