Apple's iPhone slips as Chinese brands benefit from smartphone market recovery
New research says that overall smartphone sales rose by 4% year over year in 2024, but the iPhone's share slightly declined as rivals such as Xiaomi grew in popularity.
Samsung
William Gallagher
Samsung's popular 32-inch M8 monitor is on sale for $399.99
Samsung's M8 smart monitor is heavily discounted, providing an affordable external display option for your MacBook or Mac mini.
Christine McKee
Samsung wants to break Sony's exclusive hold on iPhone camera sensors
A new report backs up claims that Samsung is developing a rival to Sony's iPhone camera sensor, and adds more details about how exactly this could benefit buyers of the iPhone 18 in 2026.
Apple Intelligence isn't hugely important, says an iPhone user survey done too early
The addition of AI features like Apple Intelligence are not impressive to consumers, a survey of Apple and Samsung smartphone owners claims, but the timing of the survey may have skewed the results.
Malcolm Owen
Samsung's holiday TV deals slash up to $4,000 off OLED, The Frame, QLED models
Ready to upgrade your TV to a new model that offers stellar picture quality? The Discover Samsung Sale is going on now, with discounts up to $4,000 off OLED, QLED and The Frame TVs.
Apple wants faster RAM in the iPhone to help speed up Apple Intelligence
Apple is working with Samsung to change how RAM is packaged for the iPhone, with the aim of widening the bandwidth to help in AI tasks.
Samsung's Cyber Week TV deals knock up to $1,400 off OLED, The Frame models
Ready to upgrade your TV to a panel that looks better and is energy efficient? Samsung is slashing prices on QLED and OLED TVs during its Cyber Week sale, with savings up to $1,400 off.
Battery problems threaten the iPhone Slim and iPhone Fold
A new rumor claims that both Apple and Samsung are having difficulty making thinner batteries, thereby limiting just how thin phones like the expected iPhone 17 Slim can be.
Budget Apple Vision Pro could be slimmer and brighter
Apple is still deciding on the displays for its expected lower-cost Apple Vision Pro, but is close to settling on a lower resolution screen that is brighter and also thinner than in the current headset.
AppleInsider Staff
Charles Martin
Wesley Hilliard
Andrew Orr
