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Breaking Samsung’s iris scanner that supposedly ‘locks’ the Galaxy S8 is laughably easy
Hackers have broken the iris-based authentication in Samsung’s Galaxy S8 phone in an easy-to-execute attack…
Apple launches new Switch attack on Google’s Android
Apple has just launched new Switch attack on Google’s Android via a new section of Apple.com…
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…
Android apps secretly tracking users by listening to inaudible sound hidden in ads
An increasing number of Android applications are attempting to track users without their knowledge…
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…
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…
Text Neck: Smartphone-related ergonomic injuries are on the rise
Spine surgeons are noticing an increase in patients with neck and upper back pain…
Apple’s iOS seizes 56% of mobile gaming market
If you’re an Android user and you’re wondering why developers just aren’t bringing games to your platform…
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…
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…
LG to launch Apple Pay knockoff in South Korea in June
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc said on Wednesday it will launch a new mobile payments service…
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…
Despite weakness in China, aspirational Apple brand remains strong around the world
A new analyst report sees Apple outperforming an expanding premiums smartphone market…
Apple took 79% of global smartphone profits in 2016; Samsung in distant second with only 14%
Apple Inc. captured 79.2 percent of global smartphone profits last year, according to the latest research by Strategy Analytics…
Samsung takes second Apple v. Samsung patent case to the Supreme Court
The first Apple v. Samsung case went all the way up to the Supreme Court and has meanwhile gone all the way back…
Analyst: ‘Apple has Samsung on the ropes like never before’
Apple’s biggest competitor is reeling…
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…
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 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 is destroying Samsung where it really matters
Apple is widening the gap where it matters the most…
Google-parent Alphabet Inc. shares tumble as earnings miss estimates
Google-parent Alphabet reported quarterly earnings that missed analysts’ estimates on Thursday…
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?
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…
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…
U.S. to disclose estimate of number of American citizens under surveillance
The U.S. intelligence community will soon disclose an estimate of the number of Americans whose electronic communications have been…
Apple’s shift to TMSC may force Samsung to split chip design, fabrication businesses
Samsung is reportedly looking at splitting off its chip fabrication business…
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 launches Jet Black iPhone 7 knockoff with glossy ‘Black Pearl’ Galaxy S7 Edge
Samsung as rumored last month has announced the Galaxy S7 edge will be available in a new…
Samsung said to copy Apple by axing 3.5mm headphone jack
Samsung plans to take the ‘courageous’ step of copying Apple next year by ditching the headphone jack…
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…
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…
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…
