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.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 27

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 8 years ago 35

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.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 42

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 8 years ago 27

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.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 44

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.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 52

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 8 years ago 39

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 8 years ago 7

Bigger yields could let Samsung churn out 180-200M iPhone OLED panels in 2018

Samsung Display has allegedly improved the yield rates for the OLED panels used in the iPhone X, and could manufacture as many as 180 to 200 million OLED panels for Apple next year.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 5

Samsung's Bixby-powered HomePod competitor to debut in first half of 2018, report says

According to a report on Thursday, Samsung's smart home speaker is expected to debut in the first half of 2018 with support for the firm's Bixby virtual assistant, setting the device up for direct competition with Apple's delayed HomePod.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 24

Apple & Samsung could be only smartphone makers with 7nm chips in 2018

Apple and Samsung could potentially become the only smartphone vendors and chip designers to adopt 7-nanometer processors for 2018 phones, owing to the costs involved, a report noted on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 28

Comparison: iPhone X vs. Galaxy Note 8 biometrics

Both Apple's iPhone X and Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 offer camera-based biometrics for unlocking your handset, but which one is better? We put both to the test in this video.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 26

Comparison: iPhone X vs. Galaxy Note 8 video quality

Apple's iPhones have been compared to Samsung flagships for a long time, and there's usually a lot of talk around camera quality. We already compared the quality of still photos between the iPhone X and Galaxy Note 8, so let's take a look at video.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 8

Camera comparison: Apple's iPhone X vs. Samsung's Galaxy Note 8

Both Apple's iPhone X and the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 feature dual-lens rear cameras, but which one takes better photos? AppleInsider puts the two flagship smartphones to the test.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 20

Android smartphone vendors reportedly pushing for foldable mobile devices with dual displays

Android smartphone manufacturers are looking towards developing more foldable phones to offer consumers a larger display to compete against bigger handsets like the iPhone 8 Plus, a report claims, with a number of vendors said to be working on mobile devices using multiple screens to create a larger display area.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 36

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