Posts tagged as "Apple"

Posted by Nick Gray on 17th May 2012

Best Buy email claims HTC EVO 4G LTE launch now set for May 23rd

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The delayed launch of the HTC EVO 4G LTE has pissed more than a few people off. Earlier this week, we learned that the ITC has blocked imports of Sprint’s new flagship HTC device at U.S. Customs to inspect the software loaded on the devices to make sure HTC is no longer infringing [...]

Source: Android and Me
Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 3rd May 2012

Samsung Galaxy S III defeats iPhone 4S in GPU benchmarks

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We knew the Exynos 4 Quad chip inside the Samsung Galaxy S III was fast, and now we have the benchmarks to back it up. Brian Klug from Anandtech ran a series of performance benchmarks on the Galaxy S III and found it had the fastest graphics performance of any mobile device he [...]

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Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 26th April 2012

Samsung protesters tell Apple iSheep to “WAKE UP”

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We know Samsung has an unhealthy obsession with Apple, but this is getting a little weird. This week in Australia, Samsung hired a marketing agency called Tongue to conduct some kind of guerrilla marketing campaign where they sent a bus of protesters to an Apple store and taunted people with the message “WAKE UP.” Check out the video below [...]

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Posted by Dustin Earley on 3rd April 2012

The future of Android in 2012

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Time and time again, Android’s demise is spelled out by bloggers all across the globe. Whether it’s because of a lack of revenue generated by Android itself, fragmentation, a new iPhone or a patent lawsuit, someone, somewhere is always predicting Android is on the way out. Well if you haven’t noticed, that’s far from reality. [...]

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Posted by Kyle Wagner on 29th March 2012

How Apple’s Android Bloodlust Kicked Off the Great Patent Wars

The Patent Wars have been going on for so long that you start to forget why we’re here. Who shot first—Apple? Samsung? Greedo? Paul M. Barrett at Businessweek has a great rundown on how w…

Source: Gizmodo: Android
Posted by Brent Rose on 25th March 2012

The Fanboy and the Phone: A Love/Hate Story

In the ‘90′s, no nerd-debate was more contentious than that over the “Best” computer operating system. Were you Windows or were you Mac (or Linux)? Rifts formed in communities, hateful epit…

Source: Gizmodo: Android
Posted by Nick Gray on 22nd March 2012

Apple tried to negotiate with Samsung on patent disputes before the madness began

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Through a filing with the California Federal Court, Apple claims that Samsung is knowingly infringing on Apple’s patents since they met with Samsung back in 2010 to discuss the matter. The documents show that Apple met with Samsung on four separate occasions and was shown a presentation named “Samsung’s Use of Apple Patents in Smartphones” [...]

Source: Android and Me
Posted by Dustin Earley on 19th March 2012

J.D. Powers ranks HTC as highest satisfying Android manufacturer

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J.D. Powers and Associates has just released Volume 1 of their 2012 biannual smartphone satisfaction study, giving us a glimpse into just how satisfied consumers are with their latest smartphone experience. The numbers haven’t changed all that much from last year, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Out of the top four companies ranked highest [...]

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Posted by Edgar Cervantes on 19th March 2012

Apple’s A5X goes against NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 with unbiased referee

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Apple’s claim that the new iPad’s A5X processor is 4 times better in graphics performance shook things up a bit. NVIDIA soon responded that they would like to see more data proving said claim. The Tegra 3 manufacturer decided to simply buy an iPad and run its own tests. The guys from LaptopMag have decided [...]

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Posted by Jesus Diaz on 19th March 2012

Educational Apps’ Advertising Introduce Kids to Scientology, Guns, Casinos and Sex

If you have kids, better watch out for free educative apps with ads in them. Apparently, they can be a backdoor for R-rated messages about hot dating, guns and, even worse, scientology. Check o…

Source: Gizmodo: Android