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So, yesterday Apple did something. Our only iPhone 6 / iWatch post.
Look, we write about Android stuff here, and sometimes that strays into things Google's doing within its on ecosystem, as well as things that are Chrome, and otherwise of interest. We tend not to...
Samsung and Apple have agreed to stop all litigation outside the US – Australia...
It's been a long legal road for Samsung and Apple, with fights escalating all the way to the High Court in Australia, but as of today that is ending with the two companies announcing...
Apple Take Jabs at Android Again
It is going to be a busy fortnight in the tech industry, with WWDC kicking off yesterday, E3 on June 10th and android 4.4.3 releasing. And what comes with WWDC? iOS 8? Yes, but...
Apple acknowledges iMessage issues for Android converts; issues partial fix
Apple's iMessage service is great for communication between users of Apple's platforms; users of iOS (iPhone, iPad) and Mac OS devices can communicate amongst themselves for free using Apple's cloud messaging service, and it's...
Motorola & Apple agree to drop their lawsuits against each other, instead agree to...
A report coming out of the US this afternoon from Reuters, is reporting that Motorola and Apple have agreed to drop their respective lawsuits against one another, effectively ending one of the highest profile...
Unofficial iMessage client arrives on Android
Yes, you did read that headline correctly, you can use Apple's iMessage service on Android with an app called iMessage Chat by first-time developer Daniel Zweigart now available on Google Play.
The app works, but...
Samsung Mobile Business exec advises 64-Bit Chips are coming to new smartphones
With the launch of the iPhone 5s on Wednesday morning, Apple sparked a new battlefront for smartphone manufacturers - 32-bit vs 64-bit CPUs - and Samsung is keen to follow their lead.
Speaking to...
Google purchases display patents from Apple manufacturer Foxconn
Google has seemingly made another move towards enhancing one of their most anticipated products - Glass. According to the Wall Street Journal, Google has purchased a number of display related patents from well known...
Small Android tablets gain whilst Apple’s buzz fades
Whilst Apple may have captured the early buzz with the tablet market when they introduced the original iPad, it seems their share of the tablet market has begun to fade according to research released...
Galaxy S4 advertising continues to compare directly to the iPhone
Samsung continues it's extremely un-subtle approach to taking on the iPhone in their latest television advertising campaign. The commercial shows a discussion between an iPhone user and an owner of the Galaxy S4, they...
LG rumoured to be making their own Smart Watch too
If Samsung, Apple, Google and a kickstarter called Pebble can do it, why not a large consumer electronics company like LG? According to a source speaking to the Korea Times, LG has been working...
Android overtakes iOS in Australian usage
Android has been growing globally at an extremely rapid rate with statistics from November indicating that Android currently enjoys a 75% market share. In Australia this year over 67% of Smart Phone sales were...
Samsung sells 30 Million Galaxy S III’s, overtakes iPhone 4 as worlds best-selling Smartphone...
The Samsung Galaxy S III has been pretty popular all over the world with Samsung Poland recently announcing that the company had sold over 30 Million of the phones worldwide. Now a company called...
Apple ordered to apologise to Samsung; tries really hard not to apologise
While the American legal system was busy being crazy earlier this year, the High Court of Justice in the United Kingdom decided that Samsung's Galaxy Tab series of devices did not copy the iPad....
Apple’s scrolling patent declared invalid
A win came for Samsung last night as the United States Patent and Trademark Office has invalidated all 20 claims of Apple's US Patent No 7,479,949. Patent number 7,479,949 covered the bounce-back scrolling effect...