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How Apple’s iPhone devastated the camera industry
One of the standout features in Apple’s latest iPhone XS is the camera….
IDC: 2019 will be challenging for iPhone, shipments expected to drop to 177.9 million, down 14.8% year over year
A new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows signs of market recovery in the second half of 2019 and into 2020…
Android settlers besieged by factory pre-installed malware
There’s a flow of Android malware that those who settle for pretend iPhones cannot defend themselves against: malicious apps that have been factory pre-installed…
Beleaguered Samsung Electronics posts 56% plunge in June-quarter profit
Samsung Electronics warned on Wednesday that Japanese curbs on the export of chip-making materials was blurring…
Google to knock off Apple iPhone yet again with ‘Face Unlock’ Face ID clone in Pixel 4 phone
Google on Monday previewed a pair of features coming to its Pixel 4 smartphone, including “Face Unlock,” to compete with Apple’s Face ID technology…
Apple dominates the global premium smartphone market
The premium segment remains the most difficult for OEMs to penetrate as it requires brand power to command such a high price across the world…
Why 492 out of 500 people at one company chose iPhone over Android
Of the 500 employees at the company, only 8 of them chose to use an Android phone. Everyone else — all 492 of them — chose an iPhone…
Huawei’s phone shipments could fall by up to a quarter this year
China’s Huawei, hit by crippling U.S. sanctions, could see shipments decline by as much as a quarter this year…
Gene Munster: China tariffs on Apple products unlikely
The impact of President Trump’s Huawei ban and escalating China-U.S. trade tensions on Apple…
Sony sees its anemic smartphone business as ‘indispensable’
Sony Corp sees the smartphone business as indispensable to its brand portfolio…
Why Apple’s TV app port isn’t to Android, but to Samsung’s Tizen
It once seemed necessary that Apple’s iTunes worked on Windows PCs…
Apple keeps iPhone 6S alive with ‘Made in India’ campaign
Apple is known to keep its older iPhone models and designs around to flesh out the entry-level…
Solid middle-ground is needed on ‘Right to Repair’
The debate over whether or not to have the so-called ‘Right to Repair’ guaranteed has both sides…
Ontario’s ‘Right to Repair’ bill killed after big tech lobbying including Apple
The bill aimed to force companies like Apple to provide…
California pulls its right-to-repair bill following pressure from Apple, other firms
An Apple lobbyist has quietly managed to get California to postpone its right-to-repair bill until 2020 at the earliest…
Ars Technica reviews Samsung’s Galaxy S10+ flagship: Too many compromises at too high a price
Despite being a premium, $1,000 smartphone, the Galaxy S10 comes loaded with ads, even my unlocked version…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s 5G iPhone coming in 2020 with bigger battery, modem chips from Qualcomm and Samsung
Apple could release iPhones in 2020 equipped with 5G modems…
Apple continues to dominate premium smartphone market with 51% global share
Apple continues to lead global premium smartphone segment by capturing more than half of the market…
Apple’s App Store revenue projected to more than double by 2023
Global revenue on Apple’s platform is projected to reach $96 billion in the next five years…
Leaked internal documents show Apple is capable of implementing ‘Right to Repair’ legislation
As Apple continues to fight legislation that would make it easier for consumers to repair…
Apple’s big services push has iPhone written all over it
Apple just can’t shake that iPhone addiction…
Samsung’s Galaxy S10 ‘Face Unlock’ feature proven to be an absolute joke
Samsung’s obsession with trying to copy key Apple iPhone features is legendary – and laughable…
New adware with destructive capabilities infects hundreds of Android apps in Google Play store
Researchers have uncovered a new adware strain that was running rampant on the Google Play Store…
Apple grows iPhone market share in the U.S., despite overseas challenge
In 2019, 105.2 million people in the US will use an Apple iPhone…
Smartphone shipments to China hit six-year low in February
Smartphone shipments to China in February fell to their lowest in six years…
With 5G hype high, smartphone users risk disappointment
The telecoms industry is gearing up for 5G, the next generation wireless networks…
Intel modem announcement likely means no 5G iPhone until 2020
Apple is currently believed to be leaving out 5G connectivity as a feature of the 2019 iPhones…
When Apple’s iPhone doesn’t change, knock off-happy Android phone peddlers don’t know what to do
Things are about to get weird…
Verizon to launch 5G service in 30 cities this year
“Verizon finally offered some details about its 5G launch today…
Gartner: Apple’s iPhone unit sales suffered worst quarterly decline since first quarter of 2016
Global sales of smartphones to end users stalled in the fourth quarter of 2018…
Nike’s Android app is bricking its Adapt BB self-tying shoes; iPhone app works fine
I’m afraid to set mine up when they come, that’s why I need to borrow a real iPhone…
Allstate buys mobile device repair company iCracked, becoming powerful proponent of ‘Right to Repair’ movement against Apple
Allstate, one of the largest insurance companies in the United States…
Apple has a repair problem in India, the world’s second largest smartphone market
If Apple wants to own the smartphone market in India, it has more problems to solve than mere price…
Why you should not waste your money on a ‘5G’ phone in 2019
Smartphone makers and network carriers are doing their best to hype up 5G as the next big thing…
IDC: Samsung edges Apple as smartphone woes continue with worldwide shipments down 4.9% in holiday quarter
Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 375.4 million units during the fourth quarter of 2018…
China’s smartphone market dropped 14% in 2018, with just under 400 million units shipped
In 2018, smartphone shipments in China fell to their lowest level since 2013…
Google is working on Face ID knockoff for Android
In 2017, the Apple iPhone X [was] the first smartphone from a major device maker…
Apple, other phone makers seek export incentives and tariff cuts to grow India production
Smartphone makers in India are calling for export credits on devices and tariff cuts…
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…
Huawei wishes followers ‘Happy 2019’ in a tweet sent from a real Apple iPhone
China’s Huawei Technologies has punished two employees for New Year greetings…
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…
