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Tag: iPhone knockoffs

Apple’s big services push has iPhone written all over it

Thursday, March 28, 2019 1:27 pmThursday, March 28, 201912 Comments

Apple just can’t shake that iPhone addiction…

Samsung’s Galaxy S10 ‘Face Unlock’ feature proven to be an absolute joke

Thursday, March 14, 2019 10:05 pmFriday, March 15, 201930 Comments

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

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 6:02 pmWednesday, March 13, 20199 Comments

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

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 12:08 pmWednesday, March 13, 20193 Comments

In 2019, 105.2 million people in the US will use an Apple iPhone…

Smartphone shipments to China hit six-year low in February

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 9:27 am2 Comments

Smartphone shipments to China in February fell to their lowest in six years…

With 5G hype high, smartphone users risk disappointment

Monday, February 25, 2019 9:30 amMonday, February 25, 20196 Comments

The telecoms industry is gearing up for 5G, the next generation wireless networks…

Intel modem announcement likely means no 5G iPhone until 2020

Friday, February 22, 2019 3:34 pmFriday, February 22, 20196 Comments

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

Friday, February 22, 2019 1:44 pmThursday, August 15, 201911 Comments

Things are about to get weird…

Verizon to launch 5G service in 30 cities this year

Thursday, February 21, 2019 4:02 pmThursday, February 21, 20199 Comments

“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

Thursday, February 21, 2019 8:56 amThursday, February 21, 20195 Comments

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

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 1:53 pm3 Comments

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

Friday, February 15, 2019 9:30 amFriday, February 15, 201910 Comments

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

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 10:32 am6 Comments

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

Saturday, February 9, 2019 5:34 pm19 Comments

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

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 7:14 pm9 Comments

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

Monday, January 28, 2019 2:02 pm5 Comments

In 2018, smartphone shipments in China fell to their lowest level since 2013…

Google is working on Face ID knockoff for Android

Monday, January 28, 2019 9:32 amMonday, January 28, 20191 Comment

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

Friday, January 25, 2019 8:52 amWednesday, February 13, 2019No Comments

Smartphone makers in India are calling for export credits on devices and tariff cuts…

The maturing of the smartphone industry is cause for celebration

Friday, January 11, 2019 11:25 am2 Comments

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

Friday, January 4, 2019 10:15 amFriday, January 4, 20195 Comments

China’s Huawei Technologies has punished two employees for New Year greetings…

Apple’s revolutionary iPhone continues to own the premium smartphone market

Monday, December 31, 2018 1:33 pmMonday, December 31, 20187 Comments

According to Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor Q3 2018, the global premium smartphone segment…

Google’s Android platform exists as it does today because of Apple’s iPhone

Friday, December 28, 2018 5:31 pmFriday, December 28, 201854 Comments

This might be a difficult pill for hardcore Android fans to swallow…

After years of mocking Apple, slavish copier Samsung kills headphone jack in latest iPhone wannabe

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 10:02 amWednesday, December 12, 20189 Comments

Samsung’s first smartphone without a 3.5mm headphone jack appears…

Why iPhones and Android wannabes will get more expensive

Sunday, November 11, 2018 3:58 pmSunday, November 11, 201825 Comments

Remember when the only phones with over-$1,000 price tags were made of leather, ruby and sapphire crystal?

iPhone owners happier, richer, have more friends than those who settle for Android knockoffs

Monday, November 5, 2018 10:41 am8 Comments

Apple iPhone users tend to have more money, more friends, and are generally happier…

How Google protected and paid off Andy Rubin, iPhone knockoff artist, from sexual misconduct allegations

Thursday, October 25, 2018 5:25 pm23 Comments

Google could have fired Mr. Rubin and paid him little to nothing on the way out. Instead, the company handed him a $90 million exit package…

Google to charge Android phone peddlers for its Android apps in Europe

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 3:27 pm11 Comments

After receiving a record-breaking €4.34 billion fine in the EU for violating anti-trust laws…

Around 1 in 5 Android phone owners plan to switch to an Apple iPhone

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 11:04 am16 Comments

Among Android brands, the intention to switch to Apple’s iPhone has grown dramatically while loyalty to Android has softened…

iPhones and Apple Watches across the U.S. will buzz with first national ‘Presidential Level Alert’ test Wednesday at 2:18pm EDT

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 6:47 pm30 Comments

On Wednesday at 2:18 p.m. EDT almost all the cell phones in the country will go off in the first nationwide test….

Huawei crashes Apple store queues to hand out its own chargers in battery critique stunt

Friday, September 21, 2018 10:56 amFriday, September 21, 201810 Comments

The Chinese phone maker took to the streets…

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 bursts into flames inside New York woman’s purse

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 3:01 pmWednesday, September 19, 20189 Comments

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 cellphone spontaneously combusted inside a Long Island woman’s purse…

Apple ‘wants to serve everyone,’ says Tim Cook: Wider price range opens up developing Asian markets

Thursday, September 13, 2018 10:55 amThursday, September 13, 201823 Comments

Apple clearly intends to maintain its position in the high-end segment…

Apple is still struggling to sell iPhones in the world’s hottest markets

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 2:26 pmTuesday, September 11, 201815 Comments

Apple is gearing up for a revamp of its iPhone lineup, but it’ll need to do a lot more to catch its rivals…

How global smartphone sales growth ground to a halt

Monday, August 13, 2018 11:00 amMonday, August 13, 20189 Comments

After years of rampant growth, the global smartphone market is slowing down as consumers wait…

People will pay $1000+ for a real Apple iPhone, but not for an Android iPhone knockoff

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 12:00 pmWednesday, August 1, 20185 Comments

Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. entered the second decade of the smartphone era…

China’s Huawei overtakes Apple as world No. 2 in smartphone unit sales

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 8:58 amWednesday, August 1, 20185 Comments

China’s Huawei Technologies overtook Apple Inc to become the world’s second-biggest…

South Korean dishwasher maker Samsung’s mobile profits fall as consumers pass on $1,000 iPhone knockoffs

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 10:30 amTuesday, July 31, 201815 Comments

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

Friday, July 27, 2018 11:43 am8 Comments

Samsung has debuted three new ads designed not to promote its own products…

Mark Zuckerberg loses $16 billion in record Facebook fall

Thursday, July 26, 2018 3:01 pmThursday, July 26, 201825 Comments

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune took an almost $16 billion hit on Thursday…

Apple takes U.S. market share from Android, dominates with 8 iPhones out of 10 best-selling smartphones

Thursday, July 26, 2018 9:32 amThursday, July 26, 20183 Comments

The latest smartphone OS data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reveals a mixed performance…

Facebook stock plunges as users vanish

Wednesday, July 25, 2018 6:52 pm21 Comments

Facebook Inc’s stock fell as much as 24 percent after hours on Wednesday over concerns…

President Trump promises action against the EU over record Google antitrust fine

Friday, July 20, 2018 3:31 pmFriday, July 20, 201837 Comments

President Trump has sharply criticised the European Union over the record €4.3 billion ($5.1bn) anti-trust fine…

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