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Tag: iPhone wannabes

I really tried, but there’s just no way I can live with Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S7

Thursday, March 31, 2016 1:25 pmThursday, March 31, 201613 Comments

The experience Android provides, and the experiences those apps provide, just isn’t on the same level as the iPhone…

Apple suggests Federal Circuit panel violated U.S. Constitution in patent fight with Samsung

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 8:55 amWednesday, March 30, 201610 Comments

Apple Inc has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its reversal of a $120 million jury verdict…

Samsung Galaxy S7 settlers plagued with vexing Wi-Fi problems

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 3:55 pmTuesday, March 29, 201616 Comments

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

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 10:55 amWednesday, March 23, 201628 Comments

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

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 9:26 amWednesday, March 23, 201613 Comments

Millions of Android phones, including the entire line of Nexus models, are vulnerable to attacks that can execute malicious code…

Angry shareholders demand management heads roll at beleaguered Samsung

Friday, March 11, 2016 10:59 amFriday, March 11, 201622 Comments

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

Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:28 amThursday, March 10, 20168 Comments

New malware that targets Android banking apps of Australia’s big banks has been detected…

Boring Galaxy S7 isn’t beleaguered Samsung’s next big thing

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 2:28 pmWednesday, February 24, 20167 Comments

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

Tuesday, February 23, 2016 4:27 pm19 Comments

The overwhelming majority of mobile device failures come from handsets running the Android operating system…

Apple discourages Supreme Court from hearing Samsung patent petition, calls case ‘legally unexceptional’

Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:31 pm2 Comments

Apple this week attempted to dissuade the U.S. Supreme Court from hearing Samsung’s request for review…

Android’s weakness continues to undermine Google

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 3:01 pmWednesday, February 3, 201622 Comments

Android is a BlackBerry clone that was hastily rejiggered to mimic iPhone at the last minute. Obviously, mistakes were made and corners were cut…

More than 90% of Android devices are running out-dated, insecure operating system versions

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 8:28 amWednesday, January 27, 201623 Comments

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

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 2:47 pmWednesday, January 20, 201613 Comments

If exploited, an attacker would be able to execute code and extract cached security data, which can include encryption and authentication keys…

Apple gets a sales ban on patent-infringing Samsung phones

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 8:57 amTuesday, January 19, 201618 Comments

In the latest round of the Apple v. Samsung patent war, US District Judge Lucy Koh on Monday granted an Apple motion for permanent injunction against devices…

Google urges U.S. Supreme court overturn Apple v. Samsung patent infringement ruling

Monday, January 18, 2016 6:04 pm25 Comments

Google has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Samsung’s appeal of its patent loss to Apple over the copying of iPhone technology…

No, Apple is not working on tool for downgrading from iPhone to Android

Monday, January 11, 2016 5:04 pmMonday, January 11, 201619 Comments

There is no truth to this rumor…

Apple pressured by carriers to help users downgrade from iPhone to Android

Monday, January 11, 2016 9:43 amMonday, January 11, 201627 Comments

Apple is under pressure from mobile operators to make it easier for customers to downgrade from iPhone to Android…

Beleaguered Samsung’s phone shipments are stagnating

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 8:19 pmTuesday, January 5, 201614 Comments

Samsung’s difficulties are unlikely to go away this year…

Samsung urges U.S. appeals court to overturn $120 million patent verdict for Apple

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 3:43 pm4 Comments

A jury in 2014 made the South Korean company pay nearly $120 million to Apple Inc. for infringing three patents…

Google Android’s VP of design says Apple’s iPhone interface is ‘heavy and burdensome’

Wednesday, December 30, 2015 10:49 am37 Comments

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…

Increase in users dumping Android to upgrade to iPhone bodes well for Apple

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 11:28 amTuesday, December 15, 201519 Comments

26% of the users who bought iPhone 6S and 6S Plus in the first month of its launch switched from Android…

Samsung asks U.S. Supreme Court to throw out $399 million award to Apple for infringing patents

Monday, December 14, 2015 2:57 pmMonday, December 14, 201518 Comments

In its patent dispute with Apple, Samsung is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take a digital-age look at an issue…

TSMC’s Apple A10 exclusivity damages beleaguered Samsung in myriad ways

Thursday, December 10, 2015 12:11 pmThursday, December 10, 201513 Comments

It looks like TSMC will gain 100% of Apple’s chipset business in 2016…

Windows Phone and Android are failures

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 12:01 pmTuesday, December 8, 201547 Comments

Windows Phone? Android? They’re both dead. Apple CEO Tim Cook holds all the cards…

Apple’s iPhone expected to outgrow Android 17.3% vs. 9.5% year-over-year

Saturday, December 5, 2015 6:20 pm16 Comments

IDC estimates the total number of smartphone shipments will hit 1.43 billion units…

Samsung finally to pay Apple $548 million in damages for copying iPhone, but then try to wrest it back

Friday, December 4, 2015 11:30 amFriday, December 4, 201515 Comments

Samsung has finally agreed to pay $548 million in damages for copying iPhone…

Apple supplier Avago smashes earnings record

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 7:07 pm8 Comments

Avago Technologies stock jumped late Wednesday after the Apple supplier reported fiscal Q4 earnings that topped Wall Street expectations…

CIRP: Android users upgrading to Apple iPhone at unprecedented rate

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 3:31 pmWednesday, December 2, 20156 Comments

Apple is converting users from rival Android in record numbers, according to a new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners…

Beleaguered Samsung names new cellphone head in bid to stem market share losses to Apple iPhone

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:55 amTuesday, December 1, 201518 Comments

Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s long-time handset division chief is ceding day-to-day management…

Millions of Android settlers are now upgrading to Apple’s iPhone

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 10:28 amTuesday, November 24, 201513 Comments

Those who once settled for Android handsets continue to flock to Apple’s revolutionary iPhone in record numbers…

CIRP: Over 100 million iPhones now in use in U.S.A.

Thursday, November 19, 2015 5:35 pmThursday, November 19, 201510 Comments

The analysis shows the continued strength of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, now one year old…

Gartner: Apple continues to dominate the premium smartphone market

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 3:45 pmWednesday, November 18, 20157 Comments

Apple continued its dominance in the premium segment of the smartphone market with its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models…

Watch this guy snap Google’s Android flagship Nexus 6P phone in half with his bare hands

Saturday, November 7, 2015 9:44 amSaturday, November 7, 201524 Comments

What happens if you try to bend Google’s Android flagship Nexus 6P phone? SNAP!!!

Apple reaffirms its superpower over Google’s ‘Fragmandroid’

Thursday, November 5, 2015 10:56 am18 Comments

Once more, Apple has shown its superpower in the ability to keep the mobile platform fresh, while Google’s Android OS continues to be hampered…

Apple’s iOS again leads in mobile advertising revenue

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 6:40 pm5 Comments

Alphabet’s Google Android operating system has more devices in use today than Apple’s iOS,…

Daniel Craig resisted Android phone placement in ‘Spectre’ because ‘James Bond only uses the best’

Monday, November 2, 2015 9:03 amMonday, November 2, 201531 Comments

Daniel Craig and Spectre’s director were both opposed to multimillion dollar product placements for Sony or Samsung Android phones because it could tarnish James Bond’s image…

Video: Google’s Nexus 6P bends easier than iPhone 6 Plus, scratches like an iPhone 5

Friday, October 30, 2015 1:31 pmFriday, October 30, 201522 Comments

Two defects come with Google’s latest flagship Android phone…

IDC: Apple iPhone sales up up 22.2% as new models capture upgraders and Android converts alike

Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:12 amThursday, October 29, 20155 Comments

According to the latest preliminary results from the International Data Corporation, Apple’s newest iPhones helped drive third quarter shipments of 48.0 million units, up 22.2%…

5 reasons why record numbers of Android settlers are upgrading to real iPhones

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 2:27 pm15 Comments

Nearly 30 percent of Apple’s 48.04 million iPhones sold in the last quarter…

Apple CEO: Android to iPhone upgraders will help us smash our own 74.5 million smartphone sales record

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 10:57 amWednesday, October 28, 201515 Comments

Apple sold about 14 million iPhones to former Android owners in the last quarter…

Tim Cook: 30% of buyers last quarter upgraded from Android to real iPhones

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 7:14 pm22 Comments

During Apple’s quarterly conference call on Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook said 30 percent of buyers upgraded from Android to a real iPhone…

Screenshots leak of Apple Music app for Android

Friday, October 23, 2015 3:56 pmFriday, October 23, 201514 Comments

New screenshots of what is reportedly the beta version of Apple Music for Android have leaked…

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