The patent wars that have embroiled many of the world's technology giants in recent years are spreading to a new set of combatants: start-up companies and their venture-capital backers.
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Apple offered a radically different experience when it introduced its first iPhone back in 2007, and it has managed to shake up the industry a few times since then. Five years later, the sixth-generation iPhone, called the iPhone 5 (iPhone 4S was the fifth), offers a clear improvement over its predecessor but delivers no groundbreaking innovation.
Apple unleashed the iPhone 5 on Sept. 12, and the next-generation smartphone is creating a buzz in the market. Tech gurus opine that the smartphone lacks consumer appeal and the "wow factor" which has been synonymous with Apple's products.
Phablet enthusiasts on Verizon may have a reason to celebrate as recently leaked images show a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with Verizon brand logo.
Apple launched the much-awaited iPhone 5 on Sept. 12 sending rivals looking for cover. However, Samsung will release a new ad campaign aimed at taking the shine off the iPhone 5.
Earlier this year the Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC announced its flagship handset One X, which packs high-end features. Recently, Google owned Motorola also launched its Droid Razr HD to attract the attention of smartphone enthusiasts.
During the debut of Nokia's Lumia 920 and 820 Windows Phone 8 smartphones earlier this week, a demo of the phones' photo-editing functionality was proved false. The reason is because Nokia did not record footage from the phone; the company recently apologized.
The holiday season approaches, and for a large majority of consumers, holiday shopping will include deciding which phones to upgrade to and which to keep for the next 18 months to two years. Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 yesterday, so how does it compare to the leading Android and Windows Phone devices?
For the first time since the 1980s, personal computers no longer account for the majority of demand for DRAM memory chips.
Apple's iPhone 5, launched to great fanfare in the United States on Wednesday, will not work on superfast mobile broadband networks in much of Europe, potentially confusing consumers and setting back the development of 4G services in the region.
Apple opened the pre-order for its latest iPhone 5 early on Friday, Sept. 14, morning and the Cupertino tech giant sold out the initial lot of iPhone 5 in just one hour.
Apple Inc shares jumped on Friday, touching a record high on what one analyst called "iPhone 5 fever" as the company said some customers must wait two to three weeks for the new, slimmer, faster smartphone that accounts for half its revenue.
Apple did not violate patents owned by Samsung Electronics in making the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad, a judge at the International Trade Commission said in a preliminary ruling on Friday.