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Why Warren Buffett believes Apple can charge whatever it wants
People who buy iPhones generally aren’t swayed by lower prices…
Even more problems crop up with Samsung’s Galaxy S8
Yet another Galaxy S8 issue that might be more serious than anything else customers have complained of so far…
Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ users suffer randomly restarting phones
The mysterious reddish tint might not be the only issue Samsung…
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…
Fire erupts at Samsung store in Singapore
A fire broke out in the stockroom of a Samsung store in Singapore…
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…
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…
Global elites’ love of iPhone made Apple’s iOS a prime CIA target
Although Google’s Android dominates the worldwide smartphone market, the CIA concentrated on Apple’s iOS…
Apple iPhone users spend more than ever on apps
When it comes to buying apps, iPhone users aren’t afraid to bust out their wallets…
Fire at Samsung plant in China caused by faulty batteries
A minor fire that broke out at a Samsung SDI Co Ltd factory in China on Wednesday was caused…
Apple beats Xiaomi, ‘the Apple of China,’ in China
Xiaomi was China’s hottest phone brand in 2014 and ’15, but it couldn’t maintain the momentum in 2016…
Apple users have higher credit scores than Android and Windows users
Users of Apple Mac computers have the highest credit scores both in the personal loan and mortgage loan categories…
After exploding phones, beleaguered Samsung’s so-called battery fix still incomplete
After four months of testing on over 200,000 phones, what did Samsung Electronics Co. determine caused its flagship Note 7 to catch fire?
10 ways Steve Jobs’ iPhone changed everything
Ten years ago, Nokia was the world’s largest phone maker…
T-Mobile rolls out update that bricks beleaguered Samsung’s exploding Galaxy phones; AT&T and Sprint are up next
T-Mobile is the first major carrier to start ‘killing’ off the remaining Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones…
Apple App Store rejects Samsung Pay app for iPhone
Apple has rejected registration of ‘Samsung Pay Mini,’ which is a mobile payment system…
To avoid explosions and fires, Samsung wants to brick every Galaxy Note 7 in North America; Verizon refuses to release the software
Verizon will not be releasing a just-announced Galaxy Note 7 software update designed to kill the dangerous…
Samsung’s dangerous Galaxy Note 7 broke basic engineering rules, says damning new report
A teardown of the Galaxy Note 7 may have provided insight into why the infamous phone…
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?
