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Apple Set to Receive Total of $929.8 Million from Samsung Following Latest Court Ruling
Friday, November 22, 2013 - 11:47am | 529In a retrial related to damages originally awarded to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) last year, a San Jose, California jury Thursday ordered Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) to pay the company $290 million of the $379.8 million Apple had asked for, according to Reuters. Samsung argued that the amount should be $52.7...
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SLIDESHOW: Google Tops Apple, Hewlett-Packard Builds A SmartPhone & More From The First Week Of August
Saturday, August 3, 2013 - 9:28am | 194The last seven days have provided another round of enticing headlines for investors to examine. For the first time in a while, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) seemed to gain more headlines -- and more positive attention -- than its Cupertino, California-based competitor. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) didn't stay...
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Investors Flee From Samsung On Lower Sales Expectations
Friday, June 7, 2013 - 8:59am | 555Over the past several months, investors have slowly packed up and left Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) behind. The company may set new records nearly every quarter for the past several years, but until it can produce numbers that beat analysts' lofty expectations, investors will continue to be wary of its...
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iPhone Satisfaction Tanks Ahead of the iPhone 5S Unveiling
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 4:16pm | 633Historically, iPhone satisfaction has been among the highest in the smartphone industry. Consumers cannot get enough of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) leading product, regardless of the features. Last summer, demand for the iPhone 5 (which had not been unveiled at the time) was at an all time high. The...
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Will Android's Rise Lead to Apple's Demise?
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 3:25pm | 475There are two prevailing trends that follow Android and iOS. Every year, both platforms grow massively, adding millions of additional customers to these platforms. At the same time, Android's accelerated growth is slowly catching up to (and in some cases surpassing) iOS. Opera Software, the...
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Galaxy S III Sales Overtake Apple's iPhone 4S
Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 10:07am | 472Samsung's Galaxy S III has proven to be a formidable foe against Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4S. During the third quarter, the South Korean-made smartphone sold more units than any other cellular device. According to Strategy Analytics, a global analysis and forecasting firm, the Galaxy S III...
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Samsung's Galaxy S III Sells 30 Million Units
Monday, November 5, 2012 - 4:23pm | 281The little smartphone that could is now in the hands of 30 million users worldwide. Designed to overthrow the iPhone empire, Samsung created the Galaxy S III to provide users with an Android-based alternative to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular smartphone. The company has continued to expand its...
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Android Developers: Samsung's Galaxy S III Mini is Real
Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 8:28am | 444Developers who programmed applications for Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) mobile operating system believe that reports of the rumored Galaxy S III Mini are accurate. "We spoke to 3 Android developers, and they think that the above rumor that Samsung is going to Launch Galaxy S3 mini is accurate," Trip...
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Samsung's Secret iPhone 5 Killer?
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 10:41am | 392Samsung is reportedly working on another smartphone that is expected to be released before the end of the year. Unlike the Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II, this device is expected to scale things down to a smaller size. In fact, the mysterious smartphone is currently being referred to as a Galaxy...
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Samsung's Key Feature Could Help the Galaxy S IV Beat the iPhone 5
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 4:55pm | 433Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has gleefully boasted about the fact that the iPhone 5 features a four-inch Retina Display. But is it enough to surpass the quality of the screen that Samsung is building for the Galaxy S IV? According to one study, it might not even be enough for Apple to top the Galaxy S III...
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Will Nokia's High Prices Kill the Lumia 920?
Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 3:13pm | 378Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has announced that it will charge more than $800 for the Lumia 920 in multiple nations. According to BGR, the device will retail for $801 in Russia and $836 in Germany. In Sweden, Reuters reported that consumers will pay $860 to purchase the new smartphone. This is an unusual...
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Can The Avengers Save Samsung, T-Mobile?
Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 10:37am | 554T-Mobile is teaming up with Samsung to enhance the Galaxy S III with a free copy of Disney's (NYSE: DIS) hit Marvel film, The Avengers. This snazzy bonus will be accompanied by the release of the AllShare Cast Wireless Hub from Samsung, a $99 T-Mobile device that will allow users to stream their...
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What Is the Source of Samsung's Anti-Apple Campaign?
Monday, September 17, 2012 - 1:36pm | 450Samsung is continuing its anti-Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) campaign with a new slate of ads that mock its leading competitor, as well as the people who line up to buy its products. On its Twitter page in the United States, Samsung has published an image with both an iPhone and a Galaxy S III that reads...
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Apple's Unexpected iPhone 5 Supply Shortage
Friday, September 14, 2012 - 10:17am | 496While it is not yet clear how many iPhones Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will be able to ship in September, it appears that consumers have already created a shortage with regard to the device's most important accessory. According to CNET, the standard, USB-to-Lightning adapter will now ship in two to three...
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Did Apple Just Help Samsung Sell a Ton of Smartphones?
Monday, August 27, 2012 - 9:18am | 498On Friday, a California jury ruled in favor of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and ordered Samsung to pay just over $1 billion for infringing on the iPhone maker's patents. Many critics have been quick to analyze the verdict, but there appears to be an interesting side effect that no one saw coming: increased...