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  • Samsung announces 5G data breakthrough

    Samsung announces 5G data breakthrough

    SEOUL, May 13, 2013 (AFP) - Samsung Electronics said Monday it had successfully tested super-fast fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology that would eventually allow users to download an entire movie in one second.

    May 13, 2013
  • S4 aims to bite fresh chunk of Apple share

    S4 aims to bite fresh chunk of Apple share

    SEOUL, April 24, 2013 (AFP) - Samsung's latest flagship Galaxy smartphone goes on sale this week, as the South Korean giant seeks to cement its lead over faltering rival Apple in an increasingly saturated market.

    April 24, 2013
  • Samsung unveils champion in smartphone war

    Samsung unveils champion in smartphone war

    NEW YORK, March 16, 2013 (AFP) - Intensifying its smartphone battle with Apple, Samsung unveiled the feature-rich Galaxy S4, with groundbreaking eye motion technology to let users control key functions at a glance.

    March 16, 2013 2 comments
  • Samsung muscle versus Apple's 'cool'

    Samsung muscle versus Apple's 'cool'

    SEOUL, Nov 4, 2012 (AFP) - Its products may not, as one British judge put it, be as "cool" as bitter rival Apple's, but Samsung Electronics is speeding away from the iconic iPhone maker in the race for the global smartphone market.

    November 04, 2012
  • Apple launches iPad mini to mixed reactions

    Apple launches iPad mini to mixed reactions

    SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 3, 2012 (AFP) - Apple's new iPad mini debuted on Friday with less fanfare than previous incarnations amid talk it might have come too late to the 7-inch tablet computer market.

    November 03, 2012
  • Apple smartphones gaining on Samsung in US

    Apple smartphones gaining on Samsung in US

    Apple narrowed the gap with Samsung smartphones in the precious US market in the months before the release of the hot-selling iPhone 5 model, industry tracker comScore reported on Tuesday.

    October 03, 2012
  • iPhone 5 frenzy builds ahead of Fri release

    iPhone 5 frenzy builds ahead of Fri release

    Gadget lovers have flooded Apple with pre-orders and set up camp outside the company's real-world stores to get their hands on the new generation iPhone 5 set for release Friday.

    September 20, 2012
  • Apple scores huge win over Samsung

    Apple scores huge win over Samsung

    Apple won more than $1 billion in a massive US court victory over Samsung on Friday, in one of the biggest patent cases in decades -- a verdict that could have huge market repercussions.

    August 25, 2012
  • Samsung copied every element of iPhone: Apple

    Samsung copied every element of iPhone: Apple

    Samsung executives at the highest level made a decision to copy "every element" of the iPhone to compete in the smartphone market, a lawyer for Apple said as arguments began in a huge patent trial.

    August 01, 2012
  • Samsung vows US launch of Galaxy despite suit

    Samsung vows US launch of Galaxy despite suit

    South Korea's Samsung Electronics vowed to press ahead with the US launch of its newest smartphone this month, despite a fresh lawsuit filed by rival Apple seeking to block the cutting-edge model.

    June 07, 2012