As you might expect, fans of Android and/or Samsung gear are tripping over themselves extolling the virtues of the Galaxy S8 smartphones. They are supposed to be, in most every signifiant respect, far superior to what Apple is building now and far superior to the rumored iPhone 8. So what’s so superior? Well, its edge-to-edge AMOLED display is […]

At the Mobile World Congress this week, Apple, as usual, looms large even though our favorite fruit company never shows up at such events. But that didn’t stop Apple’s gear from being used as the basis for comparison, overtly or otherwise. So what is Samsung’s answer to the stellar success of the iPhone 6 and […]

To be sure, despite the ongoing problems with Touch ID, Samsung must be extremely jealous of Apple because the fingerprint sensor system on the Samsung Galaxy S5 mostly doesn’t work at all. Indeed, this is  a high-profile feature that represents one of the most significant improvements on Samsung’s flagship smartphone. How’d they let it ship? Now […]

If I told you that the iPhone 5s is an aging device, you might look at me with a questioning stare. But remember, it was released seven months ago, and that’s positively ancient in the tech business they say. So in the eyes of some who expect the constant march of bigger and better gear […]