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In order to battle Apple's highly successful chain of retail stores worldwide, Samsung has decided to partner with Best Buy and open 1,400 Samsung Experience shops within the retailer’s existing stores, AllThingsD is reporting. According to Ketrina Dunagan, the Samsung VP of retail, the Korean company has made this decision because 70% of consumers live within 10 miles of...

Apple has ceded the lead as the top selling smartphone platform in the US to Android in early 2013, the most recent Kantar Worldpanel ComTech report says. (more…)

Remember Judge Lucy Koh's ruling that "slashed" the $1.05 billion jury award to Apple by roughly 40%? In an unexpected turn of events, what at first glance seemed to be a major setback for the company in its ongoing litigation against Samsung it brings some unexpected benefits. (more…)

According to a report by FOSS Patents, Apple is claiming to have found an $85 million error in court's damages order regarding two Samsung phones. Apple's court filing alleges that Judge Lucy Koh made an error in vacating part of the $1.02 billion in damages awarded by the Apple v. Samsung trial jury. Apple is also claiming that...

The Korea Economic Daily has published a report that Apple will no longer be using displays manufactured by Samsung in its next generation iOS devices (via AppAdvice). The publication also claims that Apple will instead obtain screens from LG Display, Sharp, Japan Display and AU Optronics. Apple has reportedly sent out a request for quotation (RFQ) to...

Samsung is about to compete with an Apple product that only exists in rumours: Yes, we are referring to the iWatch. Bloomberg has obtained information which claims the South Korean manufacturer is developing a wrist watch to "create a new industry of wearable devices that perform similar tasks as smartphones." (more…)

Samsung unveiled its latest flagship smartphone the Galaxy S4 yesterday in New York's Radio City Music Hall, but the majority of Apple analysts have remained with the impression that the updates were more evolutionary than revolutionary, as CNET notes. (more…)

Yesterday Samsung announced their new flagship Galaxy S 4 smartphone in New York City, in a crazy theatrical event held at Radio City Music Hall. HTC took the time to throw in a jab on Twitter: http://twitter.com/htc/status/312348122753953792 HTC CEO Ben Ho basically thrashed Samsung, speaking to Engadget: "With a continuation of a plastic body, and...

Samsung this afternoon unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4 at an over-the-top, cringeworthy theatrical event held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Here's a breakdown of what the S4 is all about: 5-inch, 1080p 441ppi Super AMOLED display 1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon CPU Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean 13MP camera, 2MP front...

According to a report by AppleInsider, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S IV will feature the same GPU technology found within Apple's iPhone 5 and iPads, as revealed on the graphics supplier Imagination's company blog: Upcoming flagship devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S IV, the Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD, and the Lenovo K900 are...

Samsung's next generation flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, can't compete with the iPhone, and products running Google's Android are inferior to the iPhone, Apple's head of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller believes. (more…)

After seeing Apple's success as a result of a strong and focused advertising campaign – outspending Samsung three-fold in 2011 – the South Korean rival has responded by spending $68 million more on phone advertising than Apple did last year. (more…)