Samsung’s obsession with trying to copy key Apple iPhone features is legendary – and laughable…
Tag: iPhone wannabes
New adware with destructive capabilities infects hundreds of Android apps in Google Play store
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
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
Things are about to get weird…
Gartner: Apple’s iPhone unit sales suffered worst quarterly decline since first quarter of 2016
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
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
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
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
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
Samsung’s first smartphone without a 3.5mm headphone jack appears…
Why iPhones and Android wannabes will get more expensive
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
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
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
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
The Chinese phone maker took to the streets…
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 bursts into flames inside New York woman’s purse
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
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
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
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
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
Samsung has debuted three new ads designed not to promote its own products…
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S9 is a flop
Earlier this year, Samsung announced the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus smartphones…
Samsung is absolutely terrified of Apple’s iPhone X
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
Apple is simply selling significantly more high-end units than Samsung…
Samsung’s second-quarter profit seen flagging on lackluster Galaxy phone sales
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
Google has a new version of Android coming to your phone with features…
Apple sells an iPhone X every three seconds in Europe
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
This is a new era for smartphones in Europe…
Apple’s flagship iPhone X continues to be the best-selling smartphone in urban China
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
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
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
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
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
A federal appeals court revived Oracle Corp.’s multibillion-dollar copyright infringement claims…
Apple invites developers to workshop in Paris
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
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
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
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
France will take Google and Apple to court over contractual terms imposed…
Apple could gain 20% with a less expensive iPhone, says Trefis
Apple shares are currently trading around an all-time high figure of $180…
Apple iPhone dominates smartphone industry with 87% profit share in Q417
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
While Apple rarely shows up—publicly at least—to trade shows like Mobile World Congress…
