T-Mobile's made a charge in the last few months to bring some top-notch smartphones to its shelves, from the Samsung Galaxy S III to the HTC One S — now the company's adding another Samsung handset, the behemoth Galaxy Note. It's available today, starting at $249.99 with a two-year contract....
11 months later, how does the Note hold up?
Apple succeeded in getting the entirety of a 132-page Samsung report comparing the user interface on Apple's iPhone to that of Samsung's own Galaxy S. In many cases, Samsung's "Directions for Improvement" entailed implementing Apple's superior...
Some 68.1 percent of smartphones shipped in the second quarter of this year were powered by Android, a jump of more than 15 percent since last quarter, according to new figures released by research firm IDC. The increase has been driven primarily by Korean manufacturer Samsung, which shipped more Android smartphones in the quarter than the next seven vendors combined, and has cut significantly...
Apple succeeded today in getting the entirety of an internal Samsung report comparing the iPhone to its own Galaxy S admitted into evidence. First reported by All Things D, the 132-page document paints a picture of Samsung recognizing superior elements of Apple’s user experience and changes Samsung needed to make in order to improve its own products. In most cases, these "Directions for Improvement" amounted to adding features or details where Apple’s interface was better, and subtracting those things that made Samsung's interface appear complex in comparison. While it's easy now to pick out areas where both iOS and Android engineers borrow from one another for new ideas about functionality, the document shows just how finely Samsung aimed to emulate Apple's user experience in 2010.
Samsung contends it was just studying a competitor
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As industry juggernauts Apple and Samsung trade blows in court, The Kernel has taken a look at the proverbial skeletons lurking in Samsung's closet. The piece dissects the chaebol's use of corporate slush funds and pressure on journalists — including de facto ownership of the Joongang Daily, a...
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