
Every 10 years, a cataclysm kills off most phone brands – the next one is almost here
Around 1994, most mobile phone brands with global ambitions vanished or pulled back to their home markets. The same happened around 2003. We are now …
Around 1994, most mobile phone brands with global ambitions vanished or pulled back to their home markets. The same happened around 2003. We are now …
Samsung’s (005930) list of enemies is getting shorter. The company on Tuesday decided to drop an injunction that sought to block LG Display (LPL) from …
Samsung (005930) will very likely announce its Galaxy S IV smartphone in the coming months. And according to SamMobile, the company may also be working on …
If you think we’re tired of the patent wars, just imagine how the litigants feel. Engadget notices that David Eun, the executive vice president at Samsung’s …
Samsung (005930) has been a leader in the consumer electronics industry for quite some time, but the Korean company is a relative newcomer in the …
When Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook says that he hates patent litigation, he’s apparently not bluffing. In a long Reuters piece about the complicated relationship …
Woe to any company not named Apple (AAPL) or Samsung (005930) that tries to make money selling mobile phones these days. As previous research has …
Android had another explosive quarter in December. The latest numbers from research firm Canalys revealed that Google’s (GOOG) operating system powered a third of all …
Steve Wozniak appears to bash his former company more often than not. The Apple (AAPL) co-founder has previously claimed that Microsoft was out-innovating Apple, that …
Sony (SNE) announced the Xperia sola last March, and while the mid-range smartphone was relatively unimpressive, it included one unique feature that may have even …
Various factors have conspired to create a unique U.S. launch cluster for the most high-profile smartphones of the year. Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy S IV now …
Tablets have continued to bleed the traditional PC market dry. The latest numbers from research firm Canalys revealed that tablets accounted for over a third …
We’ve all heard the phrase “winner take all,” but now Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) have gone a step further by taking more than all …
Recent rumors have suggested that Samsung (005930) will announce its flagship Galaxy S IV smartphone at a press conference sometime in March. It was previously reported that …
Samsung (005930) has changed the game with its smartphones, television sets, and computers, and is now looking to do it again in the Silicon Valley …
There’s no mystery that Google (GOOG) is collaborating with Motorola on the so-called “X Phone” at least in part to weaken Samsung’s (005930) hold on …
The heads of both Samsung (005930) and LG (066570) have decided to resolve their recent patent dispute behind closed doors, according to the Yonhap News Agency. …
Wireless charging isn’t something that really resonates with smartphone users at this point, but it’s still a nice feature to have in the few smartphones …
Benchmark results allegedly belonging to Samsung’s (005930) upcoming Galaxy Tab 3 tablet have appeared on GLBenchmark’s website and may have confirmed previously rumored specs. The …
Wall Street may be down on Apple (AAPL) but American consumers clearly aren’t. Strategy Analytics on Friday published new research showing that Apple had become …
When Samsung (005930) announced the S-Pen stylus with the Galaxy Note, we, like the rest of the world, laughed it off. The stylus was a …
At some point, you’d think that Apple (AAPL) would give up on banning the Galaxy Nexus and instead focus on banning some of Samsung’s (005930) …
Qualcomm (QCOM) recently updated its 2012 3G/4G device estimates and the numbers demonstrate why Samsung (005930) is gaining such a strong smartphone volume advantage over …
Losing a $1 billion patent verdict is never fun, but Samsung (005930) can now at least look on the bright side: At least it wasn’t …
One fascinating thing about IDC’s report on handset sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 was that smartphone sales growth declined to 36%, which was …
Samsung (005930) is being investigated for allegedly covering up a gas leak at one of its South Korean factories that left one employee dead and …
Remember the good old days when smartphones were seen as the most surefire way to make a quick profit? Well, those days may be gone …
Research firm IDC released the latest numbers from its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker this week and found that a total of 482.5 million mobile …
Earlier this week, images that were purportedly of Samsung’s (005930) upcoming Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet leaked onto the Web. The slate looked like an oversized Galaxy …
Smartphones are big, literally, and they’re only getting bigger in 2013. According to new estimates released by market research firm ABI Research, the “phablet avalanche” …