In the battle for the Chinese smartphone market, Apple has lost ground in both marketshare and shipment quantities…
Tag: iPhone roadkill
iOS users are worth 10X more than those who settle for Android
Strikingly, revenue is about ten times more per iOS device than Android…
South Koreans under 30 prefer Apple’s iPhone over Samsung’s Galaxy
Samsung woke up today to bad news…
Beleaguered BlackBerry CEO John Chen again attacks Apple’s use of strong encryption
BlackBerry’s Security Summit kicked off yesterday in New York…
Beleaguered Microsoft forecasts failure for its 1 billion Windows 10 goal
About the same time last year, Microsoft made a bold proclamation…
Google plans to release its own smartphone and it will fail
Google has quite a few reasons to design its own smartphone and have better control over its software, services, and users…
U.S. Senate finally pulls plug on antiquated BlackBerry phones
The Senate is breaking up with BlackBerry, and it’s for good this time…
Over 10 million Android phones reportedly infected with Chinese malware
At least 10 million Android devices have been infected by malware called HummingBad…
Apple’s revolutionary iPhone is nine years old – and still no significant malware outbreaks
Apple started selling the Apple iPhone nine years ago today…
No, the app boom is not over
There has never been a better time to be an apps developer…
Apple’s iOS: The platform where consumers get the best of all worlds
The best of every company’s software and services efforts will be on Apple’s iOS…
Why ‘shrinking’ iPhone sales means bad news for Android phone peddlers
It’s particularly interesting that Apple CEO Cook sees coming up with ‘great products that people desire’ and tempting ‘Android switchers’ as separate tasks. That’s because they are…
Apple increases iPhone SE chip orders
Apple has increased orders for its low-priced iPhone SE in the second quarter of 2016…
Google’s flawed Android is essentially unfixable
The search and mobile giant on Monday released its monthly round of Android security fixes…
Apple’s 4-inch iPhone SE still seeing strong demand
I have been tracking Apple’s iPhone SE lead-times since March 30, the day before they became available…
Apple’s absolute advantage over Android
A large part of the ongoing battle to keep a mobile device secure is to ensure that users’ devices…
Fragmandroid: 95.4 percent of Google Android users are running an insecure operating system
By comparison, Apple Inc. says 84% of iOS users are running its most recent and safest version…
iPhone SE squeezing market share from Chinese phone makers
Due to intensifying competition in the China market as a result of the release of Apple’s iPhone SE…
Apple’s App Store revenue nearly double that of Google’s Android
App Annie has released its regular report on the two main app stores in the mobile world…
Google removes Android app made by the Taliban from its Play store
Google has removed an app made by the Taliban from its Play store…
Samsung, other iPhone knockoff peddlers lobby India to deny Apple’s request to sell used iPhones
Apple Inc.’s latest attempt to crack the Indian smartphone market — by selling used iPhones…
I really tried, but there’s just no way I can live with Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S7
The experience Android provides, and the experiences those apps provide, just isn’t on the same level as the iPhone…
Samsung Galaxy S7 settlers plagued with vexing Wi-Fi problems
Beleaguered Samsung’s flagship phone frequently has difficulty maintaining a Wi-Fi connection, causing, among other issues…
What it means for Apple if feds have found a way to crack shooter’s iPhone
When federal prosecutors announced Monday that an outside party had come forward with a technique…
Millions of Android phones open to ‘permanent device compromise’ attack
Millions of Android phones, including the entire line of Nexus models, are vulnerable to attacks that can execute malicious code…
Supreme Court to hear Samsung appeal in Apple patent case
The Supreme Court has agreed to referee a pricy patent dispute between Samsung and Apple…
Angry shareholders demand management heads roll at beleaguered Samsung
In 2014 we posted a report regarding Samsung’s Galaxy S5 sales plummeting 50% in China…
Android malware hits Aussie bank customers, iOS users unaffected
New malware that targets Android banking apps of Australia’s big banks has been detected…
Samsung wins appeal in patent dispute with Apple
What happens when a company like Apple enters a market an totally disrupts it? Either the law is applied justly or the entire industry that faces annihilation bands together to steal Apple’s IP while working protect each other…
Boring Galaxy S7 isn’t beleaguered Samsung’s next big thing
It was, by Samsung’s standards, a very bland launch with no surprises and no Samsung wow factor…
85% of mobile device failures occur on Android, with Samsung leading the way
The overwhelming majority of mobile device failures come from handsets running the Android operating system…
Android’s weakness continues to undermine Google
Android is a BlackBerry clone that was hastily rejiggered to mimic iPhone at the last minute. Obviously, mistakes were made and corners were cut…
Microsoft’s Windows Phone is Zuned
With a lack of hardware, lack of sales, and less than 2 percent market share, it’s time to call it: Windows Phone is dead…
More than 90% of Android devices are running out-dated, insecure operating system versions
More than 90% of Android devices are running out-dated versions of the mobile operating systems, leaving them highly susceptible to vulnerabilities such as Stagefright…
Dangerous new zero-day flaw affects more than two-thirds of all Android devices
If exploited, an attacker would be able to execute code and extract cached security data, which can include encryption and authentication keys…
No, Apple is not working on tool for downgrading from iPhone to Android
There is no truth to this rumor…
Apple pressured by carriers to help users downgrade from iPhone to Android
Apple is under pressure from mobile operators to make it easier for customers to downgrade from iPhone to Android…
Apple’s competition is going to have a tough year in 2016
In 2015 Apple grabbed a 94 percent share of the world’s global smartphone profits, sold the only profitable tablets and smartwatch, increased its Mac unit sales…
The dying technologies of 2016
For many technologies, the time to die will be 2016…
Google Android’s VP of design says Apple’s iPhone interface is ‘heavy and burdensome’
Google’s Matias Duarte has a problem. In the next ten years he wants to replace the computer on your desk and the phone in your pocket…
Apple continues to dominate smart device holiday sales
Christmas is traditionally the biggest day of the year for new smart-device activations and app downloads…
Increase in users dumping Android to upgrade to iPhone bodes well for Apple
26% of the users who bought iPhone 6S and 6S Plus in the first month of its launch switched from Android…
