Android market share slides in May despite Galaxy S4 launch
Apple hasn’t launched a new iOS device since last November but it still managed to increase its “market share” in May by 0.45% to 59.49%, …
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Samsung debuts two new Galaxy Tab 3 tablets for June launch
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Twitter’s video-sharing app ‘Vine’ now available for Android
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Xbox One deal worth more than $3 billion for AMD
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Samsung Galaxy S4 sales seen reaching 80 million units
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Google says All Access subscription music service coming soon to iOS
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Can the Moto X compete with Apple’s iPhone 5S and Samsung’s Galaxy Note III?
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Samsung builds on Galaxy S4’s momentum with new Galaxy S4 mini
Samsung on Thursday announced preliminary details surrounding an upcoming new version of its popular Galaxy S4 smartphone, the Galaxy S4 mini. The S4 mini is …
Apple sneaks out a brand new version of the iPod touch
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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini specs revealed in new leak
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Not even Netflix is safe from pirates
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HTC says Samsung is constraining its component supply as a ‘competitive weapon’
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Video: Tim Cook talks iOS 7, Android apps from Apple, TV and more in 81-minute interview
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday kicked off what is sure to be an action-packed show at the eleventh annual D: All Things Digital conference with …
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The third generation of the phablet that started it all was expected to launch later this year, of course, but a Samsung executive reportedly just …
Report claims Apple’s iPhone 5S will include a new Retina display with double the pixels
Unlikely though it may be, a new report claims that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5S will be a bigger upgrade than most are expecting when it …
iPad shipments expected to decline for first time ever in Q2
Shipments of Apple’s iPad line may soon see a year-over-year decline for the first time since Apple debuted the iPad in 2010. With Apple’s cheaper …
