Apple’s lead in U.S. smartphone market narrows, BlackBerry’s share plummets
The smartphone landscape in the United States last quarter paints a familiar picture, according to newly released Nielsen data: the winners — namely Apple and …
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Samsung’s strategy to slip away from Android: Follow in Palm and BlackBerry’s footsteps
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: A smartphone vendor plans to launch a new smartphone platform that isn’t really just a smartphone platform, …
Samsung announces BBM for Android – BlackBerry still quiet
BlackBerry still hasn’t announced official launch details for BBM for Android or BBM for iOS, but that didn’t stop Samsung from making an official announcement …
Samsung’s smartwatch will likely be called the Galaxy Gear
With Samsung rumored to unveil its first-ever smartwatch in less than a month, we now have a very good idea of what the new device …
Samsung’s ‘Galaxy Folder’ Android flip phone pictured in leaked photos
As we’ve noted in the past, Samsung will try absolutely anything when it comes to selling smartphones. The latest example of this is Samsung’s upcoming …
Leaked Samsung Galaxy Note III benchmarks outperform Galaxy S4
Samsung’s upcoming next-generation flagship phablet might not just be bigger than other flagship phones on the market today, it might also be better. GSMinsider claims …
Why Obama stopped the ITC from banning Apple’s iPhone 4 and iPad 2
News broke on Saturday that President Obama stepped in and stopped the U.S. International Trade Commission from enforcing a ban it had previously ordered on …
Here comes the Galaxy Note III: Samsung schedules September 4th press conference
Samsung on Monday sent invitations to the press and bloggers for a press conference on September 4th in Berlin, Germany. The “Unpacked” event, which is …
Samsung loses $1 billion in market value following Obama’s iPhone ban veto
President Obama on Saturday reversed a sales ban on Apple’s iPhone 4 and iPad 2 that was set to go into effect on Monday. The …
Samsung’s tablet army helps Android march past iOS as top tablet platform
All this has happened before and all this will happen again. The latest numbers from Canalys show that Android has now overtaken iOS as the …
The next week could determine whether Apple’s patent battle has been a bust
Apple’s patent battle against Samsung probably hasn’t gone as well as the company had hoped. Sure, Apple won big last summer when a jury awarded …
Samsung Galaxy Note III, smartwatch launch rumored for September 4th
Samsung may be gearing up for yet another of its Broadway-style productions to unveil its Galaxy Note III phablet and its first smartwatch. Unnamed sources …
Apple seemingly sticking with Samsung for A7 chip components
Apple and Samsung may really hate one another but that doesn’t mean they’re going to break out of their mutually codependent relationship anytime soon. 9to5Mac …
Undeterred by ‘gadget spam’ accusations, Samsung plows ahead with Galaxy flip phone
Samsung has never been shy about its strategy of spamming the world with an enormous number of gadgets every year, but its latest concoction may …
Apple, Samsung are still crushing every other smartphone vendor
At some point some vendor besides Apple or Samsung will make money selling smartphones… right? Business Insider points us to the latest numbers from Canaccord …
Samsung, Apple’s mobile domination illustrated in a single chart
If you’re noticing a recurring theme at the end of each quarter, you’re not alone. As contenders like Nokia, LG, BlackBerry and HTC battle for …
The tide is turning: Samsung phones top iPhone in new satisfaction survey
Apple’s iPhone regularly finds itself at the top of customer satisfaction surveys, but a recent study found that the tide is turning. In the American Customer …
Samsung accused of gaming Galaxy S4 benchmark results [updated]
Remember how well Samsung’s Galaxy S4 performed in early benchmark tests? Well it turns out there might have been a good reason for that and …
Galaxy Note III internals revealed in leaked prototype photos
Samsung’s Galaxy Note III is likely the most highly anticipated phablet of the year and we’re now just over a month away from its expected debut …
Video: Samsung smacks iPhone for skimping on features in latest ad
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone might be a jack of all trades, master of just one, but we have to give Samsung credit for owning …
Why Samsung will thrive during 2013’s smartphone profit slowdown
Unlike a lot of smartphone vendors, Samsung has a pretty good business to fall back on in case smartphone demand dries up. The Wall Street …
Samsung reportedly prepping 12.2-inch and 10-inch tablets with better-than-full HD screens
Samsung has long been known to launch a wide range of devices that attack various screen sizes and price points, and it looks like the …
Sizing up the mobile handset market in Q2
The smartphone market really heated up in the second quarter as Samsung widened its lead over Apple and became the most profitable handset vendor in …
Apple awarded ‘Brand of the Year’ for iPhone, iPad and MacBook
Apple for the second consecutive year won the Harris Interactive’s “Brand of the Year” award in three categories. The company beat out rivals including Google, …
Galaxy Note III may get ‘gadget spam’ treatment, release in three sizes
Samsung truly does not care if you think it’s going overboard by releasing a seemingly endless number of smartphones every year. Engadget reports that Samsung …
The smartphone market’s huge Q2 growth is awful news for big brands
Market research giant IDC recently announced surprisingly strong spring smartphone numbers. Global smartphone volume growth topped expectations handily, coming in at torrid +52% between the second quarter …
Leaked Samsung Galaxy Note III specs include 5.7-inch display, LTE-Advanced, Android 4.3
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note III is among the most highly anticipated smartphones of 2013. While sales of the third-generation flagship phablet won’t approach handsets like …
How Samsung’s ‘gadget spam’ is crushing Apple in the world’s top smartphone market
With Apple’s revenue from China having dropped last quarter, the company is coming under more pressure to negotiate a deal with carrier China Mobile to …
Samsung tops Apple to become the most profitable handset vendor in the world
Apple may still be the most profitable consumer electronics company in the world, but Samsung’s successful Galaxy S4 launch helped the South Korea-based giant top …
Samsung smashes Apple as smartphone explosion continues in Q2
High-end smartphone sales growth might be slowing, but that didn’t stop the global smartphone market from growing 52.3% on-year in the second quarter. IDC on …
