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In April of 2011, Apple Inc. filed a lawsuit claiming patent infringement against the Korean electronics company Samsung. Since then the Apple vs. Samsung patent war has spawned months and encompassed around 50 hours of testimony, which cost both high tech companies millions in court fees, expert opinions, and corporate lawyers. Each side has been…
After Facebook announced its $1 billion purchase of Instagram earlier this year, the UK’s Office of Fair Trade (OFT) announced it was launching an investigation of the deal. Today, the OFT issued a brief statement that it will not pursue the case further with the Competition Commission, effectively giving the deal its stamp of approval. The concern was…
As a loyal Android user, some might assume that I hate everything Apple. It’s what fanboys love to insinuate, but that’s certainly not the case. I’ve always admired the design aesthetic and hardware of Apple products and for the first time ever, I’m seriously considering buying the next iPhone (along side my Galaxy Nexus, of…
In a lengthy interview at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto, CEO Steve Ballmer said the company is back in direct competition with Apple thanks to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. For a while it seemed like Microsoft was doing its own thing peacefully contributing to the mobile industry while Apple and Google battled…
Needham & Company analyst Charlie Wolf released his quarterly report on the status of the smartphone market, pointing out that China is the worldwide leader. Shipments in China increased 164 percent from the year-ago quarter, now at 33.1 million units. The United States is second in the race with 25 million units sold in the…
AT&T apparently asked Research In Motion in 2010 to kindly build a competitor to the iPhone, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The dirty deed took place while Apple’s iPhone was still exclusively available on AT&T in the United States. “We work with all device makers to bring the best products to market…
The Symbian-based Nokia PureView 808 has been getting a lot of attention because Nokia touts that it has a 41MP camera. There was a lot of skepticism about this and whether it’s truely 41 megapixels, but now CNET Asia has a photo shootout between the PureView 808, Apple iPhone 4S, and HTC One X and we…
Psh. Google and Apple — these two mere mapping mortals; don’t they know they face much bigger competition than each other? “The next dimension of Google Maps” — give me a break. In the midst of all the I-can-jump-rope-longer-than-you-can type warfare between these two amateurs, Nokia wants to give us a friendly reminder of who…
ChangeWave Research took a survey last month of 2,893 people asking a series of questions about their satisfaction with tablets and which manufacturer they plan on buying from in the future. I’ll give you three guesses at the name of the top-ranking tablet vendor and the first two don’t count — yep, it’s Apple. Only…
Judging by the insane lines outside of Apple retail stores after a new iPhone or iPad product launch, you’d think there would be no question as to which outlet sells the most devices. As it turns out, Best Buy actually sells nearly as many iPhones as Apple does — and Apple isn’t even the leader.…