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How does one measure mobile dominance? One might say - by assessing which phones are being used the most! One measurement of this is overall web traffic share. In other words, which models of smartphones are used to surf the Internet the most? According to online advertising network Chitika, Apple is the clear winner in this...

A report from the Korea Times (via CNET) notes Apple has continued to rely less on Samsung as their business relationship continues to deteriorate. Previously, Samsung had a role in not only the production of Apple's iOS processors but design as well. It appears the latter service is no longer needed by Apple, as the...

Samsung's Austin, Texas plant  The Wall Street Journal reports a lead Samsung chip designer has left the company to join Apple instead: Samsung recently raised eyebrows by beefing up its team of Texas-based chip designers, including those whose backgrounds pointed to an interest in chips for server systems. Now one of the most prominent of those recruits...

Engadget goes hands on with Samsung's latest Galaxy S III Mini, a smaller 4-inch version of their flagship Galaxy S III: Now Samsung's spilled all the beans, and revealed the new Galaxy S III mini, a slightly paler version of its bigger brother in specs as well as screen size. Our own short time with the...

While a lot of the mobile-technology world is buzzing with excitement over the expected announcement of an iPad Mini launch event from Apple, Samsung is sliding in with a product release of their own: a 4-inch mini Galaxy S III. (more…)

It seems that Google has enjoyed enough success with the 7" version of their Nexus tablet that they are working on a 10" version, produced in partnership with Samsung. The larger tablet may be seen as a more direct competitor with the iPad than the previous version, something that would likely thrill Samsung even more...

We've covered reports during the past on worker abuse and child labor in Apple's supplier factories, and it turns out Samsung commonly feeds off the same type of abuse. According to a Bloomberg report on Friday, Samsung operating profits jumped 91 percent; also a record breaker, then just moments later China Labor Watch (CLW) released the...

FOSS Patents reports on some unredacted Apple v. Samsung documents formerly sealed by Judge Judy Koh, with one interesting letter from Apple to Samsung criticizing the South Korean company's demand for 3G/UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) royalty demands, dated April 30th, 2012. The final part of the letter is highlighted by FOSS Patents as Apple...

Samsung has filed a new request for a re-trial demanding that $1.05 billion verdict awarded in favor of Apple should be overturned because the jury foreman Velvin Hogan failed to disclose that 20 years ago he was in litigation with Seagate, for whom Samsung is a major investor, Reuters reports. According to Samsung, Hogan, who eventually became the...

As noted by FOSS Patents, Samsung has filed a lawsuit against the iPhone 5 by adding it to list of devices alleged to infringe on 8 Samsung patents, part of an existing claim against Apple being held in the San Jose federal court: Samsung seeks an order granting it leave to amend its infringement contentions...

First of all, let's get one thing straight: I am not an Apple "fanboy". I am not an "iSheep". Or at least by my definition. Yes, those people do exist, but I am not one of them. This article is about my experience as an Apple fan. In other words, someone who simply prefers Apple...

A week ago Samsung released new ads targeting and mocking Apple customers in line for the iPhone 5, and this morning they have uploaded two more slightly modified versions of the first video to their YouTube channel just over an hour ago. The scenario is the same: Apple customers are waiting in line for the...