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Samsung is the big daddy of Android phones
Samsung has become the clear leader in sales of Android smartphones as Gartner today reported that it accounted for 40% of worldwide Android sales in...
Apple dominates other smartphone vendors in consumer satisfaction
The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index has found, not surprisingly, that people really like their iPhones.
Are iPhone 5 rumors torpedoing Apple’s Q2 revenues?
Apple (AAPL - NASDAQ) is warning investors that returns for the current second quarter will be lower than projections, triggering widespread and...
How to make Android faster, more productive and more secure than iPhone
IPhone users love to brag about their phones. They line up around the block and stand in line for hours when a new one is released. Yet, for many...
iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending May 11
The ever-fecund Apple supply chain this week fed the iOSphere with rumors of times and features. Imagination did the rest.
Study: iOS surpasses Android in enterprise usage
Consumerization trends in the enterprise shifted dramatically in the first quarter of 2012, with mobile devices running Apple's iOS operating system...
Mobile BYOD users want more security
A survey of more than 4,000 mobile-device users and IT professionals shows wildly abundant use of mobile devices, but profound concerns about...
iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending May 4
The iOSsphere sees the world in a grain of sand, or at least, in obscure internal electronic components. The discerning eye can see the true...
Samsung's Galaxy S III: Four things to know
Samsung executives today claimed that their new Galaxy S III was "enhanced with nature and human emotion." While we can't exactly verify that claim,...
IT shops sifting RIM's bold promises and plans
Research in Motion executives and managers practiced staying "on message" at BlackBerry World this week, repeating a series of mantras about the...
RIM CEO vows to wow with BlackBerry 10
In brief remarks to reporters Wednesday, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins revealed little of RIM's specific plans for the future but confirmed his...
RIM's Australian attempt at guerrilla marketing is a belly flop
While we're sure nobody at Research in Motion thought a host of black-clad protesters shouting "wake up!" outside a Australian Apple Store would...
Android breaks crucial 50% of smartphones in use, says comScore
Android may be lagging behind in the enterprise market, but in the consumer market it's still going full speed ahead.
RIM faces trouble despite BlackBerry 10
The last couple of years have obviously not been kind to Research in Motion, which is why the company has been hoping to generate some much-needed...
RIM's demo of new BlackBerry impresses programmers, users
RIM today gave a brief demonstration of its new mobile OS on an early prototype handset. And both represent a dramatic break from RIM's traditional...
Opinion: Does BlackBerry still have the juice?
Research in Motion faces huge challenges in its battle to survive and they'll all be on attendees' minds at this week at RIM's annual BlackBerry...
IEEE Fellow: Don't expect NFC payments to have a major mobile impact
Mobile payments enabled by Near Field Communications (NFC) won't have as big an impact as vendors such as Google are hoping for, according to IEEE...
iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending April 27
This week's announcement and almost immediate sellout of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June ignited anticipation for, well, awesome...
Apple blowing Android away in enterprise adoption
With BlackBerry on the decline, there's a battle heating up for enterprise smartphone users and so far Apple is winning going away.
RIM's future hangs on developer support for "new BlackBerry"
With its future up for grabs, Research in Motion at its annual BlackBerry World conference next week will focus on simplifying development for its...