You just know that Apple fans can complain, and loudly, if the company disappoints them. Certainly when the iPhone 5 with a new case and lots of new internal workings ended up as an iPhone 4s with the latter but not the former, the social networks were filled with heated protests. The media followed suit, […]

So there’s a report this week that the Samsung Galaxy S II, a smartphone powered by the Android OS, has sold some 10 million copies within the span of five months. This is being heralded as a great success, though you never know whether Samsung is reporting shipments or sales. To put this in perspective, […]

You have heard over and over again how Apple’s tight control over software and hardware is a bad thing. Software needs to be open, Apple needs to license their OS to other companies to be a credible player in the tech industry. And how dare they rule upon which apps can appear in their various […]

Andy Rubin and the rest of the people who manage the Android OS at Google can’t be feeling the love these days. Such Android licensees as HTC, Motorola and even Samsung are being pounded with look and feel lawsuits from Apple, claiming patent violations. Indeed, Apple scored a major victory against HTC covering three patents, […]