Apple Watch continues to dominate the smartwatch market

The Apple Watch continues to be the biggest name in smartwatches, analysis from Strategy Analytics claims, with Apple close to owning half of the global smartwatch market following its performance in the last quarter.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 9

Apple's iPad still leading global tablet market despite Amazon surge

Apple has continued to maintain its dominance in the global tablet market in the last quarter, according to Strategy Analytics, but major online retailer Amazon has overtaken Samsung to become its nearest rival, in part due to its promotion of Prime Day.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 25

How Apple's dramatic rise in computing flipped an OS myth

The history of personal computing is often told in terms of operating systems: the dramatic battle between IBM's DOS PC vs Apple's Macintosh; the emergence of fiefdoms of promising independents such as Amiga OS, NeXTSTEP and BeOS; and ultimately the crushing destruction of any PC OS competition under the homogenous, global and permanent rule of Microsoft's Windows platform. But these stories often resulted in inaccurate conclusions, because the OS platform wasn't the only important factor in picking winners and losers.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 65

Editorial: How Apple beat Samsung in the 2010 global ARM race

Apple hasn't been outpacing Samsung in mobile Application Processor design over the past decade simply due to a first-mover advantage or by just having smarter people designing its silicon. Here's a look at how Apple first snuck past a larger and more entrenched silicon rival to gain its lead in advanced mobile chips, and why it matters to the future of tech.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 16

Editorial: Samsung's new Exynos 990 isn't fast enough to maintain its custom M core

Samsung just introduced its latest Exynos 990, destined to power certain versions of its most premium Galaxy S11 flagship next spring. What's most interesting about the new chip how little attention Samsung paid to its CPU performance, a race where it's losing so badly that it appears to be throwing in the towel on its custom M core efforts entirely.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 20

Samsung T5 Review: Two years after release, it's still a great portable SSD for Mac or iPad

The Samsung T5 portable SSD isn't a new release, but is still a great compact drive that pairs very well not only with a Mac, but with an iPad Pro as well.

Andrew O'Hara 6 years ago 11

Samsung issues patch for Galaxy S10 fingerprint sensor problem

Following confirmed accounts that the Galaxy S10's fingerprint sensor can be defeated with a cheap screen protector, Samsung says it has issued a software patch to resolve it.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 22

Editorial: As Apple A13 Bionic rises, Samsung Exynos scales back its silicon ambitions

A decade after Apple and Samsung partnered to create a new class of ARM chips, the two have followed separate paths: one leading to a family of world-class mobile silicon designs, the other limping along with work that it has now canceled. Here's why Samsung's preoccupation with unit sales and market share failed to compete with Apple's focus on premium products.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 34

Editorial: Samsung hasn't copied Apple TV+ yet, but it's only a matter of time

It's not true that Samsung copies absolutely everything Apple ever does. Apart from Apple TV+, though, we're struggling to find another exception — and there are reasons to think TV won't be safe for long, either.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 47

Samsung admits a screen protector defeats Galaxy S10 fingerprint sensor

Following a British newspaper account of a woman discovering anyone could unlock her Galaxy S10 since she added a screen protector, Samsung is promising a software patch.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 65

Interbrand names Apple as top brand for seventh year running

Citing Apple's move to create an ecosystem using products and services, Interbrand assigned a 'brand value' of $234.2 billion, an increase of 9% on last year.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 1

iPhone 11 versus Galaxy S10e — Benchmark and hands on comparison

The popular iPhone 11 and the Galaxy S10e overlap similar markets and price points. AppleInsider breaks down the differences.

Andrew O'Hara 6 years ago 8

Compared: Apple's iPhone 11 Pro versus Samsung's Galaxy S10

AppleInsider pits Apple's latest flagship smartphones — the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max — against the comparable Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ to see which truly is the best performer.

Andrew O'Hara 6 years ago 9

Camera quality shootout: iPhone 11 Pro versus the Galaxy S10

In this image shootout, we pit Apple's iPhone 11 Pro against the Samsung Galaxy S10 to see which has a better camera system.

Andrew O'Hara 6 years ago 15

Compared: Apple's iPhone 11 Pro Max versus the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and 10+

The iPhone 11 Pro Max may be the most high-specification model available from Apple, but how does it shape up against its main rival, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and the Note 10+? AppleInsider compares the specifications to determine an on-paper winner.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 44

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