Talkin’ Hawks- What’s Better Apple or Android?

Josh Crim, Reporter

January 19, 2017

Everyone has their preferences, and that is no exception when it comes to cell phones. The Viewpoint set out to resolve the modern day conundrum of what's better Apple or Android?

Troy Wolverton: Lithium battery dangers mean Samsung recall won’t be last

October 20, 2016

By Troy Wolverton The Mercury News (TNS) A faulty battery has cost Samsung a pile of money and tarnished its reputation. But the Korean electronics giant wasn’t the first company forced to recall a product due to batteries that had a tendency to catch fire — not by a long shot. And it almost c...

4.5 Million Smartphones Were Lost Or Stolen In US In 2013

April 17, 2014

By Salvador Rodriguez Los Angeles Times (MCT) A report released Thursday said 4.5 million smartphones were lost or stolen in the U.S. last year, up from 2.8 million in 2012. Thefts were largely responsible for the increase in devices that were permanently separated from their owners, accord...

Samsung Announces Galaxy S5 With Fingerprint Scanner

February 24, 2014

By Salvador Rodriguez Los Angeles Times (MCT) Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S5, the latest version of its flagship smartphone. The device includes a fingerprint scanner and will go on sale in April. Unlike in previous years, when Samsung announced new Galaxy S models with larger and larg...

Hundreds of millions at stake in Apple-Samsung patent retrial

November 12, 2013

By Howard Mintz San Jose Mercury News (MCT) In what has become a ritual, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh last week finished off a pretrial hearing in the patent showdown between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. by removing her reading glasses, looking down at the armada of lawyers and asking plaintively,...