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Tag: iPhone wannabes

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Samsung brand ambassador sued for $1.6 million for using Apple’s iPhone X in public

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 11:34 amWednesday, October 24, 201812 Comments

Ksenia Sobchak was hired by Samsung to market its smartphones in the country, but she was spotted using an iPhone X during a television interview…

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…

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…

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…

Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S9 is a flop

Thursday, July 19, 2018 4:58 pmThursday, July 19, 201824 Comments

Earlier this year, Samsung announced the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus smartphones…

Samsung is absolutely terrified of Apple’s iPhone X

Wednesday, July 18, 2018 10:43 am22 Comments

Samsung is afraid of the new iPhone X in a year when its flagship, the Galaxy S9, hasn’t been able to meet internal goals…

Apple’s cheaper iPhones are not the volume sellers the pundits predicted; those are iPhone X and 8/Plus

Thursday, July 5, 2018 5:35 pmThursday, July 5, 201812 Comments

Apple is simply selling significantly more high-end units than Samsung…

Samsung’s second-quarter profit seen flagging on lackluster Galaxy phone sales

Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:27 pmThursday, July 5, 201812 Comments

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is expected to post its smallest profit growth in more than…

Google’s latest Android version tries to make Android phones more like Apple’s iPhone X

Wednesday, May 9, 2018 1:01 pmWednesday, May 9, 201814 Comments

Google has a new version of Android coming to your phone with features…

Apple sells an iPhone X every three seconds in Europe

Wednesday, May 9, 2018 10:55 amWednesday, May 9, 20189 Comments

Apple sold at least one iPhone 6-type phone for every iPhone X…

Canalys: Apple’s iPhone X was Europe’s No.1 smartphone in Q1

Wednesday, May 9, 2018 10:21 amWednesday, May 9, 20183 Comments

This is a new era for smartphones in Europe…

Apple’s flagship iPhone X continues to be the best-selling smartphone in urban China

Thursday, May 3, 2018 3:03 pmThursday, May 3, 20185 Comments

The latest smartphone OS data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reveals that in the three months…

This dip in Apple’ share price is silly, I’m buying it

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 2:50 pm9 Comments

One of the best (in my opinion) and largest companies in the world is on sale…

Apple’s iPhone X made 5 times the profit of 600 Android OEMs combined

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 2:14 pmWednesday, April 18, 20188 Comments

Apple remained the most profitable smartphone brand through the fourth quarter of 2017…

Apple’s iPhone captured 86% of global handset profits in Q417; iPhone X alone took 35% of global handset profits

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 1:00 pmWednesday, April 18, 201810 Comments

According to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Q4 2017, Global handset profits declined 1% YoY in Q4 2017…

Apple’s new iPhones are going to destroy Samsung’s dog-slow Galaxy Note 9; in fact, Apple’s current iPhones will, too

Thursday, March 29, 2018 3:02 pmThursday, March 29, 201827 Comments

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9, which will launch around the same time as Apple’s 2018 iPhone lineup, won’t even be as powerful as last year’s iPhones…

Appeals court rules that Google infringed Oracle’s Java copyrights, orders trial on damages

Tuesday, March 27, 2018 4:31 pmTuesday, March 27, 201812 Comments

A federal appeals court revived Oracle Corp.’s multibillion-dollar copyright infringement claims…

Apple invites developers to workshop in Paris

Friday, March 16, 2018 3:34 pm1 Comment

Apple has begun sending out a limited number of invitations to a developer workshop…

Apple denies allegations of abusing French developers who’ve earned one billion euros from App Store

Thursday, March 15, 2018 3:33 pmThursday, March 15, 20185 Comments

Apple has issued a statement defending against allegations made by France’s finance minister Bruno Le Maire…

Europe tightens screws on Apple, other U.S.-based tech firms

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 5:01 pmWednesday, March 14, 201815 Comments

Europe is zeroing in on U.S. tech companies amid rising trans-Atlantic trade tensions…

Refurbished, high-end Apple iPhones are suffocating the growth of cheap, new Android phones

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 12:01 pmWednesday, March 14, 201831 Comments

The fastest growing segment in global smartphones isn’t Google’s vision for super-cheap, simple Android phones…

France to sue Apple, Google over developer contracts

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 9:43 am11 Comments

France will take Google and Apple to court over contractual terms imposed…

Apple could gain 20% with a less expensive iPhone, says Trefis

Friday, March 2, 2018 10:17 amFriday, March 2, 201814 Comments

Apple shares are currently trading around an all-time high figure of $180…

Apple iPhone dominates smartphone industry with 87% profit share in Q417

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 3:01 pmWednesday, February 28, 20184 Comments

Apple captured 87% of smartphone industry profits in the fourth quarter…

Phone makers are rushing to rip-off the worst part of the iPhone X design

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:59 amWednesday, February 28, 201815 Comments

While Apple rarely shows up—publicly at least—to trade shows like Mobile World Congress…

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