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Tag: poor man’s iPhones

U.S. Supreme Court sides with Google in Android copyright dispute with Oracle

Monday, April 5, 2021 1:03 pmMonday, April 5, 20213 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court handed Alphabet Inc.’s Google a big victory on Monday, ruling that its line-for-line use of Oracle’s software code…

Huawei CEO and founder admits he buys iPhones for his family

Thursday, May 23, 2019 11:29 am10 Comments

Huawei CEO and founder Ren Zhengfei revealed he bought Apple iPhones for his family…

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 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…

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…

Google claims Android is ‘as safe as the competition’ despite its fragmented, outdated install base

Friday, March 16, 2018 4:15 pmFriday, March 16, 201817 Comments

Google’s head of Android security David Kleidermacher claimed in an interview…

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…

Samsung’s Bixby assistant delayed again because it’s too stupid to learn English

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 5:27 pmWednesday, July 5, 20176 Comments

The launch date for Samsung’s Bixby has been pushed back yet again…

In attempt to tamp down iPhone 8 sales in South Korea, Samsung to flood market with refurb Galaxy Note 7 units

Friday, June 2, 2017 5:45 pm13 Comments

Samsung’s President of Mobile Communications, D.J. Koh, announced during a special presentation…

Apple still ‘major player’ in the voice assistant race, says Siri co-creator who’s now working for Samsung

Friday, June 2, 2017 10:26 amFriday, June 2, 20176 Comments

Apple is still a ‘major player’ in the voice assistant space with Siri…

Bixby: Samsung’s Apple’s Siri knockoff delayed again in U.S. as it’s struggling to comprehend English syntax and grammar

Thursday, June 1, 2017 1:02 pmThursday, June 1, 201712 Comments

The English-language version of Samsung Electronics Co.’s new voice-activated virtual assistant won’t likely debut in the U.S…

More problems for beleaguered Samsung

Friday, May 26, 2017 5:35 pmFriday, May 26, 201729 Comments

Samsung has a lot of explaining to do — once again…

Apple’s two-year-old iPhone 6s beats Samsung’s Galaxy S8 in speed and memory management shootout

Friday, May 26, 2017 10:26 am2 Comments

Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S8 has a formidable challenger in Apple’s two-year-old iPhone 6s…

Breaking Samsung’s iris scanner that supposedly ‘locks’ the Galaxy S8 is laughably easy

Tuesday, May 23, 2017 9:32 pmTuesday, May 23, 201716 Comments

Hackers have broken the iris-based authentication in Samsung’s Galaxy S8 phone in an easy-to-execute attack…

Apple’s App Store took 60% of mobile app sales in 2016 despite a smaller user base vs. Google’s Android

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 1:14 pmWednesday, May 17, 20178 Comments

We estimate Apple recently passed 700 million iPhones in use…

Why Warren Buffett believes Apple can charge whatever it wants

Monday, May 8, 2017 4:11 pmMonday, May 8, 20177 Comments

People who buy iPhones generally aren’t swayed by lower prices…

Even more problems crop up with Samsung’s Galaxy S8

Monday, May 1, 2017 1:25 pmMonday, May 1, 201713 Comments

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

Saturday, April 29, 2017 10:53 amSaturday, April 29, 201716 Comments

The mysterious reddish tint might not be the only issue Samsung…

Fire erupts at Samsung store in Singapore

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 5:32 pmWednesday, March 29, 201722 Comments

A fire broke out in the stockroom of a Samsung store in Singapore…

Global elites’ love of iPhone made Apple’s iOS a prime CIA target

Tuesday, March 7, 2017 3:38 pmTuesday, March 7, 201757 Comments

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

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 5:01 pmTuesday, February 21, 20172 Comments

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

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:48 pm20 Comments

A minor fire that broke out at a Samsung SDI Co Ltd factory in China on Wednesday was caused…

Apple users have higher credit scores than Android and Windows users

Tuesday, January 24, 2017 3:10 pmTuesday, January 24, 201720 Comments

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

Monday, January 23, 2017 9:28 amMonday, January 23, 20179 Comments

After four months of testing on over 200,000 phones, what did Samsung Electronics Co. determine caused its flagship Note 7 to catch fire?

T-Mobile rolls out update that bricks beleaguered Samsung’s exploding Galaxy phones; AT&T and Sprint are up next

Wednesday, December 28, 2016 7:00 pm36 Comments

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

Monday, December 12, 2016 3:00 pmMonday, December 12, 201623 Comments

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

Friday, December 9, 2016 3:25 pmFriday, December 9, 201634 Comments

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

Monday, December 5, 2016 12:06 pm22 Comments

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

Thursday, December 1, 2016 4:49 pmThursday, December 1, 201614 Comments

By infecting a Tesla owner’s phone with Android malware, a car thief can hack and then steal a Tesla car…

Beleaguered Samsung claims Galaxy S7 phones are safe; do you believe them?

Monday, November 21, 2016 1:30 pmMonday, November 21, 201614 Comments

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

Thursday, November 10, 2016 5:32 pmThursday, November 10, 201612 Comments

The headquarters of Samsung Electronics – the Samsung Group’s cash cow – was raided by prosecutors…

Beleaguered Samsung preps Siri knockoff

Monday, November 7, 2016 4:25 pmMonday, November 7, 201612 Comments

Samsung Electronics said Sunday it will offer an artificial intelligence assistant…

New report of different Samsung phone model exploding in France

Monday, November 7, 2016 2:55 pmMonday, November 7, 201610 Comments

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

Friday, November 4, 2016 3:02 pmFriday, November 4, 201628 Comments

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

Friday, October 28, 2016 4:58 pmFriday, October 28, 201618 Comments

International Data Corporation (IDC) has published results from a recent survey…

Now beleaguered Samsung’s Galaxy S7 Edge is reportedly catching fire

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 11:33 amTuesday, October 25, 201646 Comments

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

Monday, October 24, 2016 3:00 pm16 Comments

On Friday Patently Apple reported that Apple fans in South Korea enthusiastically Lined up to get their hands…

Samsung refusing to pay for property damage caused by its exploding phones

Saturday, October 22, 2016 10:18 amSaturday, October 22, 201650 Comments

Adding insult to injury, Samsung is trying to get out of paying for the property damage its devices caused…

Samsung moves to ban YouTube videos parodying their exploding, fire-causing phones

Friday, October 21, 2016 2:02 pmFriday, October 21, 201616 Comments

YouTube users reported that their videos have been blocked on YouTube following a copyright complaint from Samsung…

Another difference between Apple and the imitators: Good design – inside and out

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 12:58 pmTuesday, October 18, 201621 Comments

Echoes of the iPhone are everywhere. Xiaomi’s phones and Google’s new Pixel are designed to fool you into thinking that they just might be an iPhone…

Beleaguered Samsung’s exploding phone troubles come at an already crucial moment

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 10:56 amTuesday, October 18, 201624 Comments

Fire-prone phones aren’t the only challenge facing beleaguered Samsung…

Horror stories from the flight ban of Samsung’s exploding phones

Monday, October 17, 2016 2:00 pmTuesday, October 18, 201640 Comments

On Saturday the federal flight ban on Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones went into effect in the United States…

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