Samsung has done a terrific job of covering pretty much all consumer market segments so far when it comes to both tablets and smartphones. It has products available in every level of the market, such as the entry-level segment, the mid-range segment, and of course, the high-end segment where phones like the Galaxy S4 and [...]
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Samsung outsells Apple for the first time since iPhone 5 launch
June 7th, 2013 
dantekWe already knew Samsung was selling the Galaxy S 4 by the truckload, but more numbers have come in that solidify Samsung’s place in the smartphone market. According to Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley, Samsung outsold Apple in the month of May, thanks largely to the Galaxy S 4. On three of the four major carriers, [...]
Google Play downloads look to overtake Apple by this fall
June 4th, 2013 dantekWe talk a lot of smack about Apple around here, and this time I’m going to try and be a little kinder. Let me begin by saying congrats to Apple as they recently celebrated their 50-billionth app download. Ok, the ability to be nice stops there as it has been announced that Android users are [...]
Apple loses Dutch court case against Samsung
June 1st, 2013 dantekSamsung has been dealt an impressive win in the Dutch Supreme Court, where their Galaxy tab 10.1 was deemed to not have infringed on the iPad design. This follows another win for Samsung, as The Hague ruled in their favor earlier this year, regarding several tablet lawsuits brought forth last fall by Apple.In regard to [...]
Android will soon overtake Apple in tablet shipments, says ABI Research
May 31st, 2013 dantekGoogle Nexus 7It seems Tim Cook’s remarks about Apple’s comparatively low market penetration couldn’t come at a better time. ABI Research, a technology analytics firm that tracks the sale and distribution of mobile devices, said today that global Android tablet shipments will soon overshadow iPad shipments.Apple dominated the tablet market in the first quarter of [...]
Google ranked second most valuable brand, behind Apple
May 23rd, 2013 dantekGoogle has been ranked as the world second-most valuable brand, on the 2013 BrandZ list of top global brands. The list, published by research agency Millward Brown Optimor, puts Google’s brand value at $113.669 billion, well behind Apple’s $185.071 billion. This year Google creeps ahead of IBM, last year’s number two, which now sits in third place [...]
Apple preparing to wage war once again with Samsung, adds Samsung Galaxy S 4 to list of patent infringements
May 16th, 2013 dantekApple is currently preparing for its second patent infringement trial against Samsung scheduled for spring 2014, and plans to present 22 products that it believes infringe iOS user interface patents. Unsurprisingly, yesterday Apple announced that it has analyzed the Samsung Galaxy S 4 after its release and has since “concluded that it is an infringing [...]
Android powers 59% of smart mobile devices shipped in Q1, what can Apple and Microsoft do?
May 11th, 2013 dantekLatest figures show that Android was the operating system of choice for over 182 million smart devices that were shipped during the first three months of this year. According to a new report by research company Canalys, 308.7 million smart mobile devices (which includes notebooks as well as tablets and smart phones) were made in Q1 and [...]
New Samsung Galaxy S4 ads continue Grad Party theme, sans Apple this time [video]
May 6th, 2013 dantekAfter releasing a new 90-second Galaxy S4 TV ad a few days ago, Samsung is back with a couple of shorter commercials part of the same graduation party theme.Previously known as “Graduation Pool Party,” the Galaxy S4 ad we have already shown you is in fact called “Grad Party” and demos several Galaxy S4 software [...]
New “Pool Party” Samsung Galaxy S4 ad is out, the jabs at Apple are back (video)
May 5th, 2013 dantekThe new Samsung Galaxy S4 ad, called “Grad Pool Party” manages to show off some of the smartphone’s new features, while making fun of the iPhone at the same time.If previous Samsung Galaxy S4 ads were introducing some of the new features, like Sound & Shot, Group Play, and S Translator, or highlighting the design [...]
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