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Check Out Samsung’s ‘Wake Up’ Protest Outside the Sydney Apple Store [VIDEO]
Umm…no comment here but just one giant WTF?! Samsung launched a 'WAKE UP." protest outside the Sydney Apple Store in Australia. A black bus pulled up outside and protesters in black t-shirts shouted "WAKE UP." directly to the store, notes Android and Me: This week in Australia, Samsung hired a marketing agency called Tongue to...
Apple Wins Patent Infringement Suit As Samsung Fails To Comply With Court Orders
A new report by Bloomberg Businessweek points out Apple's victory against Samsung in a patent-infringement case. The report states that U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal in San Jose, California, ruled that Samsung has failed to comply with court orders by not producing documents referencing Apple features and designs. The source also notes that Samsung, which was the world’s largest seller...
Apple and Samsung Own Nearly 50 Percent of Smartphone Marketshare [Infographic]
On Tuesday afternoon (2pm PT) Apple is set to announce its 2012 Q2 earnings and rival Samsung is set to do the same this Friday. Both companies are expected to report record jumps in net earnings, notes the WSJ: The two companies were the only major smartphone makers to gain share in the fourth quarter....
Apple’s ‘Thermonuclear’ War on Android Detailed by Businessweek
It was revealed in his biography that Steve Jobs wanted to spend 'every penny' of Apple's cash on hand to battle Android for stealing ideas from iOS: Our lawsuit is saying, “Google, you fucking ripped off the iPhone, wholesale ripped us off.” Grand theft. I will spend my last dying breath if I need to,...
Samsung’s Chief Mobile Designer Not Happy With Apple’s Copying Accusations
A new report by Reuters has profiled Samsung’s design process and its 40-year old senior vice president and chief mobile designer Lee Min-hyouk. According to the source, Lee, who has acquired the moniker of “Midas” for his golden touch with the Galaxy series, has travelled to Brazil’s Iguazu Falls and the ancient city of Cuzco in Peru for inspiration. The...
Samsung Not Worried About Apple’s Rumored iTV
Over the last couple of years, Samsung and Apple have become a sort of "arch rivals" mainly due to the never ending battle of touchscreen smartphones and tablets. But when it comes to producing HDTVs, Samsung believes that Apple has a lot to catch up in this particular field. According to Chris Moseley, Samsung's AV product's...
Samsung’s Super Bowl Ad Mocking iPhone Users Revealed [VIDEO]
Prior to the Super Bowl Samsung released a teaser of their Super Bowl ad that attacks iPhone users waiting in line. This was part of an existing series Samsung released earlier in the year. This evening, Samsung released both an American and Canadian version of their ad. The Canadian shows the names of Toronto, Montreal,...
Apple Is Now World No.1 In Mobile Phone Profitability & Revenue
The massive Q4 2011 sales of iPhone 4S have already taken Apple to the 3rd spot in global rankings of largest smartphone manufacturers and now, another statistical analysis by Asymco crowns Apple as the highest earning mobile phone manufacturer in the world. Asymco has calculated the profit and revenue share of top 8 mobile makers and also counted...
Apple Snatches The Title Of 3rd Biggest Cell Phone Manufacturer From LG Electronics
According to a fresh report (via MacRumors) by research firm IDC regarding global cell phone sales during Q4 and full-year 2011, Apple has surpassed LG Electronics to become the 3rd largest mobile phone maker. Only one year back, Apple was on the 5th spot in the largest global cell phone manufacturer's rankings just behind ZTE, but the...
Watch Samsung’s Latest Super Bowl Ad Teaser Mocking iPhone Users [VIDEO]
We have previously seen Samsung's ads mocking Apple users waiting in line for the iPhone. The South Korean giant has now released a teaser trailer leading up to their upcoming Super Bowl ad this Sunday. The video showcases the upcoming and monstrous-sized Galaxy Note. Check it out below: "Is that a Galaxy Note in your...
Apple Takes the Crown as World’s Largest Smartphone Vendor in Q4 2011
According to the latest Strategy Analytics research report, Apple topped all smartphone vendors in 2011 Q4 with the most shipments, toppling Samsung. Apple won the quarter but the South Korean conglomerate still took down the 2011 title by edging out Apple by 4.4 million shipments. Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, added, “While Apple...
Samsung Declares Pre-Emptive War on Apple iTV
Despite being absent from this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Apple was hardly out of the limelight as electronics companies lined up to prove that their products were a serious threat to whatever Apple might have in the pipeline. This year, huge-screened interactive televisions were front and centre and Apple's rumoured iTV loomed over electronics maker...