Apple picked as 'most innovative' company in recent US survey
Among a list of 12 major corporations, Apple was picked as the most innovative by a wide margin in a poll of U.S. adults.
Samsung
Roger Fingas
Samsung will debut 'Galaxy S9' at Mobile World Congress next month
Samsung will be launching its next flagship smartphone in February, the South Korean electronics giant has confirmed, with the expected unveiling of the 'Galaxy S9' and the 'Galaxy S9 Plus taking place at this year's Mobile World Congress.
Malcolm Owen
Samsung's Exynos 9810 mobile processor follows Apple's A11 chip with machine learning features
Samsung has launched its newest application processor for mobile devices, the Exynos 9 Series 9810, but claimed new features to the processor line, including depth-sensing face detection and deep learning capabilities, suggest Samsung may be borrowing some concepts from in Apple's A11 Bionic, used in the iPhone 8 and iPhone X.
TSMC said to have locked up all 'A12' chip orders for Apple's 2018 iPhones
Chip manufacturer TSMC has reportedly secured all of Apple's "A12" processor orders for this year's iPhones, once again scoring a coup over Samsung.
Extreme OLED test finds Apple's iPhone X takes much longer to 'burn in' images than Samsung Galaxy Note 8
OLED technology is prone to image burn-in — something that Apple worked hard to compensate for in designing the hardware and software of the iPhone X. A new and extreme stress test puts the iPhone X anti-burn-in capabilities to the test, discovering Apple's efforts have, in fact, put it ahead of the competition under the most difficult conditions.
Neil Hughes
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 users reportedly unable to recharge completely flat battery
Samsung's Note line of smartphones is continuing to have battery-related issues, with reports of owners discovering their Note 8 fails to recharge at all once the power level for the battery hits zero percent, a problem the South Korean electronics giant has acknowledged and is attempting to rectify.
Hoping to capitalize on Apple battery controversy, HTC and Motorola volunteer that they don't slow down old phones
Bad publicity for Apple is a potential opportunity for competitors to gain ground, as seen with the iPhone battery controversy compelling HTC and Motorola to issue statements, saying they do not throttle performance on phones with older batteries.
Apple tops device activations during holidays, iPhone X handily beating iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
Apple once again leads the industry in smartphone and tablet activations during the week before Christmas, with very strong sales of the iPhone X leading the iPhones released in 2017, with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 availability both overseas and as used devices adding to the lead.
AppleInsider Staff
South Korean prosecutors seeking extended 12-year sentence for Samsung heir apparent Jay Y. Lee
Prosecutors have appealed a lesser five-year sentence, and are requesting that the South Korean court system extend the prison term for Samsung executive Jay Y. Lee already found guilty of bribery.
Mike Wuerthele
