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Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 Ships 10 Million Units In Two Months
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - 12:49pm | 445Samsung's (OTC: SSNLF) Galaxy Note 3 has set a new record for phablet sales after reaching a new milestone in just two months. According to The Next Web, Samsung has shipped 10 million units since the device was released on September 25. This is a notable improvement over the second-generation...
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Samsung Unveils Galaxy Gear, Galaxy Note 3 Ahead Of Apple's iPhone Event (SSNLF)
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 4:07pm | 553Looking to make a splash before Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) holds its long-awaited press conference next week, Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) unveiled two new products today: Galaxy Gear and Galaxy Note 3. The latter item is a somewhat predictable upgrade with a Super AMOLED 5.7-inch display (versus the 5.5-inch...
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SLIDESHOW: Google Tops Apple, Hewlett-Packard Builds A SmartPhone & More From The First Week Of August
Saturday, August 3, 2013 - 8:28am | 194The last seven days have provided another round of enticing headlines for investors to examine. For the first time in a while, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) seemed to gain more headlines -- and more positive attention -- than its Cupertino, California-based competitor. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) didn't stay...
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More Signs That Samsung Galaxy S4 Sales Are Declining
Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 9:43am | 545Samsung's beloved iPhone competitor might not be the smash hit that the company anticipated. </p> The South Korean tech giant took a beating last week after an analyst claimed that Galaxy S4 shipments would decline in July. While that assessment was not as grim as it sounded (Samsung...
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Did BlackBerry Photobomb the Samsung Galaxy Mega?
Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 2:19pm | 507Samsung quietly unveiled the Galaxy Mega Thursday, a massive smartphone that comes in two sizes. The biggest is a 6.3-inch behemoth that dwarfs the Galaxy Note II. The other is an enormous (though less obnoxious) 5.8-inch device that also happens to be larger than the latest Note. In a strange...
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Will Android's Rise Lead to Apple's Demise?
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 2:25pm | 475There are two prevailing trends that follow Android and iOS. Every year, both platforms grow massively, adding millions of additional customers to these platforms. At the same time, Android's accelerated growth is slowly catching up to (and in some cases surpassing) iOS. Opera Software, the...
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How Big Will Smartphones Get?
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 1:05pm | 395While Samsung, LG and other manufacturers attempt to make their phones as big as possible, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hanging onto the four-inch format. BlackBerry's (NASDAQ: BBRY) new phone, the Z10, is only slightly bigger at 4.2 inches. Thus far, Samsung has pushed the boundaries of smartphone...
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Galaxy S III Sales Overtake Apple's iPhone 4S
Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 9:07am | 472Samsung's Galaxy S III has proven to be a formidable foe against Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 4S. During the third quarter, the South Korean-made smartphone sold more units than any other cellular device. According to Strategy Analytics, a global analysis and forecasting firm, the Galaxy S III...
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Samsung's Galaxy S III Sells 30 Million Units
Monday, November 5, 2012 - 3:23pm | 281The little smartphone that could is now in the hands of 30 million users worldwide. Designed to overthrow the iPhone empire, Samsung created the Galaxy S III to provide users with an Android-based alternative to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular smartphone. The company has continued to expand its...
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Nokia Takes on Apple, Samsung with Music Service
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 9:18am | 407In an effort to differentiate itself in the crowded smartphone market, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is bringing a new music service to Lumia handsets. The service, officially titled Nokia Music, promises to deliver a "simple and delightful way to discover and enjoy music" and offers more than 150 exclusive...
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Nokia Rejects Android, Reaffirms Windows Phone 8 Support
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - 8:02am | 567Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has reaffirmed its support for Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) upcoming mobile operating system. In an interview with Reuters UK (via CNET) and other reporters, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said that he does not "think about rewinding the clock and thinking about competing elsewhere." "In...
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Mobile Phone Sales Decline 2.3% in Q2; Are Apple and Samsung Doomed?
Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - 8:11am | 444Gartner (NYSE: IT) has released a new report (via CNET) announcing that worldwide mobile phone sales declined 2.3 percent in the second quarter of the year, presenting a new challenge to device manufacturers as they prepare for the fall shopping season. Despite the decline, the tech industry still...
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Apple's Biggest Competitor to Undercut the iPhone 5's Unveiling
Friday, August 3, 2012 - 7:17am | 477Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to announce the next version of the iPhone in early September, but not before Samsung unveils its next major smartphone. According to The Wall Street Journal, Samsung has sent out invitations to an event that will take place on August 29 in Berlin, Germany. The...