Samsung unveils the Galaxy S Advance smartphone; global roll-out begins next month
Never afraid of a mouthful when it comes to device names, Samsung on Monday unveiled the Galaxy S Advance smartphone. The new phone is seemingly …
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Nokia still top vendor as global handset shipments reached 1.6 billion in 2011
Global mobile phone shipments grew 14% annually to shatter the previous shipment record in 2011. Market research firm Strategy Analytics estimates that 1.6 billion cell …
Samsung rumored to announce next-gen tablet at MWC
After the rumored cancellation of Samsung’s Galaxy S III debut at next month’s Mobile World Congress, we were left wondering what the South Korean company will unveil instead. …
Apple reclaims No.1 smartphone spot in Q4
Apple is once again the top smartphone vendor in the world by shipment volume according to a report released late Thursday. Market research firm Strategy …
German court dismisses second Samsung patent suit against Apple
One week after dismissing Samsung’s first German patent infringement lawsuit against Apple, a German court has also rejected a second suit, reports Florian Mueller of …
Samsung’s Q4 delivers record $4.7 billion in profit on $42 billion in revenue
Samsung on Friday reported record earnings for the fourth quarter last year. In line with the company’s estimates as reported earlier this month, Samsung recorded …
Samsung Galaxy Nexus now just $99.99 from Amazon
The world’s first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphone is currently on sale at a huge discount from retail giant Amazon. The company’s wireless arm …
Apple’s grip on tablet market said to be loosening as Android shipments tripled in Q4
Apple sold more iPads in the fourth calendar quarter than it has ever sold before in a single three-month period, but the 15.4 million tablets …
Samsung Galaxy S III’s MWC debut reportedly canceled
The highly anticipated follow up to Samsung’s Galaxy S II will not be unveiled at next month’s Mobile World Congress, according to The Verge. The Galaxy S …
AT&T’s Q1 2012 roadmap: Samsung Galaxy Note, Rugby Smart and AT&T Fusion launching Feb 18
In addition to news that AT&T is planning to launch the Nokia Lumia 900 at an earth-shattering sub-$100 price point, we have street dates for …
Q4 iPhone sales reportedly topped all Android phones combined
Apple’s monster holiday quarter is the talk of the tech world, with the technology giant having just reported the second most profitable quarter ever among …
Apple is now the largest buyer of semiconductors in the world
Apple is now the largest buyer of semiconductors in the world, according to market research firm Gartner. The Cupertino-based company trailed both Samsung and HP in 2010, …
Baristas get ‘Samsunged’ in new Galaxy S II ad [video]
While smartphone users in general may eventually be caught in the crossfire brought about by Apple and Samsung’s patent battles, a very specific group of …
Dutch court rejects Apple’s request for Samsung tablet ban
A court in the Hague in has denied Apple’s request to ban the Samsung Galaxy Tab in the Netherlands. In August a Dutch judge banned Samsung’s …
Android share doubles iPhone in U.S., Samsung most popular vendor
Google’s share of the smartphone market in the United States is now nearly double that of Apple’s iPhone according to new data published Friday. A …
Apple claims Samsung Galaxy Nexus copies iPhone’s slide-to-unlock feature
Apple is warring with Samsung yet again in Germany. The iPhone maker filed another suit against Samsung and this time is arguing that the slide-to-unlock …
iPhone owners get ‘Samsunged’ in new Galaxy S II ad [video]
Following Samsung’s recent run of television advertisements depicting iPhone users as mindless hipster sheep, the company’s ad firm is back with another spot that again …
Apple cleared in Germany of infringing on one of seven Samsung patents
Apple has been cleared of infringing an Apple patent in one of more than 30 ongoing patent complaints Samsung and Apple currently have filed against …
Samsung Galaxy S II sales surpass 5 million units in South Korea
Samsung has sold more than 5 million units of its popular Galaxy S II smartphone in South Korea. The milestone was hit just five months …
Samsung files trademarks for ‘Samsung Joy’ and ‘Samsung Fresh’ smartphones
On January 13th, Samsung filed trademarks for “Samsung Joy” and “Samsung Fresh.” Both trademarks were registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and labeled as …
Microsoft charges partners $20-$30 per Windows Phone license according to ZTE
ZTE on Wednesday launched its budget-friendly Tania Windows Phone in the United Kingdom and at the same time, the company seemingly revealed information regarding the …
Samsung Group to boost investments to $41 billion this year
Samsung Group, the parent company that owns Samsung Electronics and several other subsidiaries, said it plans to spend $41.1 billion investing in new technology this …
Samsung promises all-day battery life from new smartphones in 2012
Samsung understands that battery life is a big problem when it comes to smartphones. The company is looking to fix that, however, promising that all …
Research In Motion pushing for sale to Samsung [updated]
Research In Motion is currently weighing every single option it can think of in an effort to reverse a negative trend that is approaching a …
Apple files new design lawsuit against Samsung in Germany
Apple has filed a new complaint targeting 10 Samsung smartphones that allegedly infringe the Cupertino-based company’s design patents. The suit was filed in the Dusseldorf …
Apple becomes the eighth most valuable brand in the world
On Monday, Bloomberg released Interbrand’s Best Global Brands of 2011 report. The rankings are based on five criteria and exclude privately held brands. Apple jumped nine spots in 2011, …
Future iPhones and Samsung phones could feature new waterproofing tech [video]
Both Samsung and Apple may be eyeing a new waterproofing technology for the companies’ next-generation smartphones. The technology, called HzO, creates a nano-scale film barrier …
Samsung to merge Bada OS with Intel-backed Tizen
During the Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung announced that the company is working on merging its Bada mobile operating system with the open-source Tizen operating system. “We have an …
All white Samsung Galaxy Tabs emerge in Vietnam
Samsung has released white versions of several of the company’s mobile devices lately. While the back of the various devices would be white, the front …
CES 2012 recap: New TV tech excites, tablets are toast
The Consumer Electronics Show is one of the biggest technology trade shows in the world, and this year’s CES was as big as it has …
