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News 1Windows RT takes a hit as Samsung halts European sales of Ativ Tab tablets
Windows RT, Microsoft’s first tablet-focused operating system, is not proving to be a hit in Europe. Actually, demand on the old continent is...
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NewsJudge orders retrial for part of Apple’s US$1 billion Samsung win
A judge has ordered a partial retrial in Apple’s patent lawsuit against Samsung in California, and has cut hundreds of millions of dollars from...
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NewsiPhone 6 concept designs keep popping up
While it might seem as though Apple pumps out a new iPhone or iPad every other month, the pace isn’t fast enough for some. As a result,...
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NewsSamsung denies charges of underage labour in China following complaint
Samsung Electronics has rejected allegations that underage workers are assembling its products after three NGOs filed a complaint with a French prosecutor’s...
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BlogsApple and innovation
Good news! The rampant misunderstanding of Apple continues apace, keeping the Macalope employed! Not that there was any real concern about it going...
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NewsTokyo court rules Apple doesn’t violate Samsung patent
A Tokyo court ruled Thursday that Apple did not infringe a Samsung patent, a small win for Apple in the continuing legal wrangling between the two...
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NewsSamsung Wallet to take on Passbook as Google dallies
Samsung is creating its own Wallet service that will let users store event tickets, boarding passes, coupons, and membership cards on their phones....
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NewsAustralian court assigns second judge to Apple-Samsung trial
The patent trial in Australia between Apple and Samsung Electronics has become so complex that a second judge has been assigned to the case. It’s...
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NewsSamsung eases search for media content on mobile devices and TV
Samsung has announced a new service that will make searching for movies and shows easier on TV, smartphones and tablets. The service, called TV Discovery,...
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NewsSamsung smart watch rumours heighten smart-watch fever
As rumors swirled last week about Apple getting into the watch business, photos appeared on the internet of a purported smart timepiece from...
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News 1iPhone 6 to have 5G Wi-Fi chip?
News that Samsung’s Galaxy S4 smarthphone (expected to launch this month) may support 802.11ac, also known as ’5G Wi-Fi’, has lead...
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NewsSuper Bowl sees Apple launch AppStore.com
Monday’s Super Bowl saw the debut of Apple’s new AppStore.com, alongside the airing of an Apple-mocking Samsung Galaxy ad. While Apple...
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Blogs 2So much better than Apple
As if you needed any more evidence, the Macalope this week brings you three tales of how Apple’s competitors are once again smoking the company...
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NewsSamsung gains on Apple as the dominant mobile device maker
Continued sales gains in the last three months of 2012 have propelled Samsung to within 10 percent of Apple’s smartphone market share, according...
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NewsSamsung denied new trial and Apple more damages in patent suit
A court in California denied Samsung Electronics a retrial in a patent infringement dispute with Apple, and also declined to raise the damages earlier...
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NewsSmartphone shipments hit 671 million in 2012
The number of smartphone shipments exceeded 200 million globally in the fourth quarter of 2012, with the annual total reaching 671 million, representing...
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ReviewsSamsung Galaxy Camera
Samsung has made a great success of its Galaxy tablets and Galaxy phones, so it was inevitable that we’d see a Galaxy Camera before too long,...
