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Tests find Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, HTC One M9 just as prone to bending as iPhone 6

Remember all the grief Apple and iPhone 6 owners went through last fall when they found that the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus could be bent, thereby resulting in “Bendgate”? The same is apparently true for Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone and the HTC One M9. A recent video issued by third-party warranty firm SquareTrade […]

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iOS hits 73% of enterprise market share in Q4 2014 report

It never hurts to have decent market share in the enterprise space. And that’s what Apple appears to be doing. iOS gained another 4 percentage points, growing to 73 percent of global device activations in Q4 2014. Android device activations, meanwhile, dropped the same amount to 25 percent of total activations last quarter. The latest […]

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Samsung acquires LoopPay, looks to become an Apple Pay competitor

It never hurts to be part of the payment infrastructure. Only two months after rumors surfaced that Samsung was considering becoming an Apple Pay competitor, the South Korean conglomerate has reportedly acquired mobile payments startup LoopPay to bolster its efforts. Samsung began talks with LoopPay in December to integrate the latter’s magnetic payment technology into […]

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Samsung edges out Apple in holiday customer satisfaction report

Samsung just beat out Apple in terms of customer service this holiday season. Per Engadget and Boy Genius Report, the latest stats from the American Consumer Satisfaction Index, which surveys 70,000 consumers every year, show Samsung slightly beating out Apple by two points with a satisfaction score of 81. Sure, it’s not a huge lead, […]

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TSA to require closer look at cell phones, notebooks on U.S.-bound flights, targets Apple and Samsung models

The TSA’s going to want to take a closer look at your iPhone and notebooks on U.S.-bound flights. Per NBC News, The Transportation Security Administration will not allow cellphones or other electronic devices on U.S.-bound planes at some overseas airports if the devices are not charged and functional. The new measure is part of the […]