So Apple continues to make a little headway in stopping Samsung from selling gear that allegedly copies patented elements of the iPhone and iPad. It’s not that you can’t buy mobile products with Samsung’s name on them, but wins in Germany and elsewhere demonstrate that Apple may indeed be on the right track in their […]

The people who manage Samsung’s mobile division aren’t feeling the love these days. First, they are being sued across the world by Apple for alleged intellectual property violations. Apple has also claimed a few victories in holding off sale of Samsung tablets in Australia, and blocking the sale of Samsung Android smartphones in parts of […]

Just the other day, after HP pulled the plug on the TouchPad WebOS tablet after less than two months on sale, they offered them for $100 each. Customers lined up to get them, and they were soon out of stock. Was price the reason the TouchPad failed? Consider the TouchPad in relation to the iPad […]

All right, let’s see how this is supposed to work. Google releases the Android OS under an open source license, meaning that any handset maker can download the code and use it to power their smartphones. Only it hasn’t quite worked the way they expected. Each handset maker and wireless carrier is free to change […]