On Monday, Russian officials announced a successful series of raids against a hacking gang…
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LeEco CEO who likened Apple to Adolf Hitler steps down
In March 2015 LeEco’s CEO was behind a new Ad likening Apple to Hitler…
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…
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…
Ming-Chi Kuo says Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is great news for Apple’s iPhone 8
Typically, when a company is on the verge of releasing a new product that is shaping up to be a smash hit…
Samsung under fire: Galaxy S8 owners angry over ‘red tint’ display problems
According to a pair of Korean tech site reports today…
Eight reasons to buy Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus over Samsung’s Galaxy S8 Plus for business
No matter how many exciting and interesting Android smartphones I test, my SIM keeps finding its way back into the Apple iPhone 7 Plus…
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…
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…
Despite weakness in China, aspirational Apple brand remains strong around the world
A new analyst report sees Apple outperforming an expanding premiums smartphone market…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s iPhone 8 will blow away Samsung’s Galaxy S8 sales
Prominent Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI is out this weekend with a new investor note…
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…
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…
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 is destroying Samsung where it really matters
Apple is widening the gap where it matters the most…
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?
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…
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…
Fallen smartphone brand Nokia looks to challenge Apple
Nokia smartphones are poised for a comeback after former managers at the Finnish company licensed…
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…