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Analyst foresees Apple’s 10th anniversary ‘iPhone X’ to feature 5.8-inch OLED ‘fixed flex’ wraparound display
In addition to the 5.8-inch OLED model with a ‘wraparound’ screen design, Apple will release new 4.7- and 5.5-inch…
Apple v. Samsung lawsuit over iPhone patents officially reopened
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday reopened a longstanding patent lawsuit…
Apple to open first retail store on home turf of beleaguered rival Samsung
Apple Inc. said it was planning to open a retail store in South Korea…
NPD claims Samsung’s exploding phones did little to help Apple’s iPhone
Despite the massive financial and reputational hit Samsung took in the second half of 2016 with the global recall…
T-Mobile rolls out update that bricks beleaguered Samsung’s exploding Galaxy phones; AT&T and Sprint are up next
T-Mobile is the first major carrier to start ‘killing’ off the remaining Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones…
Apple device activations doubled beleaguered Samsung’s during holiday season
44 percent of all new phone and tablet activations involved Apple devices…
Apple iPhone garnered twice as many mobile device activations as Samsung this Christmas; Google Pixel MIA
Google struggled to drum up excitement this holiday season…
Why so few ‘iPhone 8’ units will have OLED displays
Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays work with a backlight, allowing them to be thinner and lighter…
Apple supplier Japan Display wins $640 million from government-backed fund to boost OLED tech as Apple eyes new iPhone display
After months of uncertainty about its future, Apple supplier Japan Display has clinched $640m in financial aid…
Apple is discussing manufacturing in India, government officials say
Apple Inc. is discussing with the Indian government the possibility of manufacturing its products in the country…
Apple’s shift to TMSC may force Samsung to split chip design, fabrication businesses
Samsung is reportedly looking at splitting off its chip fabrication business…
Apple App Store rejects Samsung Pay app for iPhone
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
Verizon will not be releasing a just-announced Galaxy Note 7 software update designed to kill the dangerous…
Samsung launches Jet Black iPhone 7 knockoff with glossy ‘Black Pearl’ Galaxy S7 Edge
Samsung as rumored last month has announced the Galaxy S7 edge will be available in a new…
Did Tim Cook really dispute reports of poor Apple Watch sales?
IDC reported poor sales of the Apple Watch in the September quarter of 2016…
Samsung said to copy Apple by axing 3.5mm headphone jack
Samsung plans to take the ‘courageous’ step of copying Apple next year by ditching the headphone jack…
To critics, Tim Cook’s defense of Apple Watch falls flat
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook on Tuesday tried to punch back against a downbeat report on Apple Watch…
Apple Watch dominates online holiday revenue share
A new research study has determined that not only did Apple garner nearly half of the online revenue generated…
Samsung’s dangerous Galaxy Note 7 broke basic engineering rules, says damning new report
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
By infecting a Tesla owner’s phone with Android malware, a car thief can hack and then steal a Tesla car…
Court denies Samsung bid for second appeal of $119.6 million iPhone slide-to-unlock patent verdict
The U.S. Court of Appeals has denied Samsung’s bid for a second re-hearing of the storied 2014 patent trial…
Apple iPhone grabs first place in India with 66% of premium smartphone sales
Apple crushed Samsung in the emerging market for premium smartphones in India during October…
WSJ: Apple iPhone with curved screen could come as soon as next year
An iPhone with a curved screen could be on store shelves as soon as next year…
Oh-so-innovative Samsung to unveil Jet Black Galaxy S7 next month
Samsung Electronics is pouring new hues into its Galaxy S7 smartphone possibly…
Apple reaps 106% of smartphone industry profits
Apple has seized everything worthwhile from rivals in the smartphone industry…
Beleaguered Samsung claims Galaxy S7 phones are safe; do you believe them?
After a horrendous autumn dealing with the fallout of combusting batteries in the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung…
Apple iPad to maintain tablet market share lead through 2017, says TrendForce
Apple is expected to launch affordable iPad devices to maintain its market share…
Samsung’s $8 billion Harman purchase will be seen as an Apple blunder decades from now or something
Samsung’s purchase of Harman is strategically sound, worth the $8 billion, and positions Samsung…
Now slavish copier Samsung looks to knock off Apple iPhone’s 3D Touch
Samsung Electronics is considering adopting a pressure-sensitive display technology…
Samsung buys automotive electronics-maker Harman for $8 billion to take on Apple, Google
Samsung Electronics is buying automotive electronics-maker Harman International Industries for $8 billion…
Dumb-ass thief steals a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and immediately regrets it
The Galaxy Note 7 exploded shortly after he made his getaway…
Apple supplier Japan Display seeks $703 million bailout from Japanese government
Apple Inc. supplier Japan Display Inc. is in advanced talks to receive a bailout…
Beleaguered Samsung Electronics headquarters raided in Seoul as company embroiled in political scandal
The headquarters of Samsung Electronics – the Samsung Group’s cash cow – was raided by prosecutors…
TSMC has never been so dominant as Apple orders boost profit
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is on a roll…
Beleaguered Samsung preps Siri knockoff
Samsung Electronics said Sunday it will offer an artificial intelligence assistant…
New report of different Samsung phone model exploding in France
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
Samsung and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling 2.8 million of Samsung’s top-loading washing machines after explosions…
Apple iPhone achieves ‘an impossible dream’
That money can be used to fund more research, more development, and more design…
Total dominance: Apple iPhone takes 104% of smartphone industry profits
Among major vendors, Samsung was No. 2 in smartphone profits with a tiny 0.9% share…
Apple may shun South Korean bond market after a local newspaper reveals cash trail
Korean bankers are fretting that Apple may shun the country’s bond market after a local newspaper revealed…
IDC survey: 50% of beleaguered Samsung’s exploding phone users upgrading to Apple iPhone
International Data Corporation (IDC) has published results from a recent survey…
