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All rights reservedTue, 19 Mar 2013 21:56:48 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/wireless/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-inventors-pump-100-million-quantum-technologies-015648740--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QwAOUp3Mvba5AUktNZqI_g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-20T025556Z_1_CBRE92J085B00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-QUANTUMFUND-LAZARIDIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion, speaks during BlackBerry&#039;s DevCon at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco" align="left" title="Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion, speaks during BlackBerry&#039;s DevCon at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Himank Sharma (Reuters) - BlackBerry inventors Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin are pairing again to launch a $100 million fund to incubate and commercialize quantum science technologies capable of spearheading the next wave of computing. Lazaridis, who stepped down as co-CEO of BlackBerry in January, 2012, is known for his passion for physics. Last year, he launched the Quantum-Nano Centre, a research facility in Waterloo, Canada, to promote discoveries in emerging technologies underpinning quantum computing. He said he wanted Waterloo to become the hub of quantum technology. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-inventors-pump-100-million-quantum-technologies-015648740--sector.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 21:56:48 -0400Reutersblackberry-inventors-pump-100-million-quantum-technologies-015648740--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-inventors-pump-100-million-quantum-technologies-015648740--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QwAOUp3Mvba5AUktNZqI_g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-20T025556Z_1_CBRE92J085B00_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-QUANTUMFUND-LAZARIDIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion, speaks during BlackBerry&#039;s DevCon at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco" align="left" title="Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion, speaks during BlackBerry&#039;s DevCon at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco" border="0" /></a>By Himank Sharma (Reuters) - BlackBerry inventors Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin are pairing again to launch a $100 million fund to incubate and commercialize quantum science technologies capable of spearheading the next wave of computing. Lazaridis, who stepped down as co-CEO of BlackBerry in January, 2012, is known for his passion for physics. Last year, he launched the Quantum-Nano Centre, a research facility in Waterloo, Canada, to promote discoveries in emerging technologies underpinning quantum computing. He said he wanted Waterloo to become the hub of quantum technology. ...</p><br clear="all"/>HTC (2498) has a lot riding on its next-generation flagship HTC One smartphone, but the company confirmed on Tuesday that the handset?s launch has been delayed. Multiple HTC executives confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that the HTC One will not launch on schedule, citing component sourcing issues as the reason for the delay.??The company has a problem managing its component suppliers as it has changed its order forecasts drastically and frequently following last year?s unexpected slump in shipments,? an unnamed HTC executive told the Journal. ?HTC has had difficulty in securing adequate camera components as it is no longer a tier-one customer.? HTC?s marketing chief Benjamin Ho added that HTC expects to start filling preorders by the end ofhttp://news.yahoo.com/htc-confirms-htc-one-delay-222449898.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 18:24:49 -0400BGR Newshtc-confirms-htc-one-delay-222449898Apple (AAPL) has iMessage, BlackBerry (BBRY) has BlackBerry Messenger and Google (GOOG) will reportedly soon have Babble. According to a report from Geek, Google is interested in unifying its messaging platforms into a single service. The company currently has a number of messaging services across different platforms such as Google Talk, Hangout, Google Voice, Messenger and more. Google is now said to be building Babble from the ground up to bring all of its services across?Android, Chrome OS, Windows and Mac together. No timeframe has been revealed, but the company is expected to announce the service at its annual Google I/O conference in May.http://news.yahoo.com/google-babble-rumored-unify-messaging-services-under-one-214042313.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 17:40:42 -0400BGR Newsgoogle-babble-rumored-unify-messaging-services-under-one-214042313A day after BlackBerry (BBRY) CEO Thorsten Heins said that the company wasn?t going to produce another tablet?until it had figured out how to make it more than ?just another tablet,??a senior executive said that a sequel to BlackBerry?s Playbook tablet is already in the works. Mike Al Mefleh, a?BlackBerry director of product management,?claimed?in an interview with Emirates 24|7 at the Dubai BlackBerry User?s Forum that the company will release six new BlackBerry devices in 2013, in addition to a new Playbook. The executive didn?t reveal a release timeframe, however sources speaking to Emirates 24|7 suggest the device, which may sport a 10-inch display, could launch by the end of the second quarter. BlackBerry is also expected to update thehttp://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-executive-contradicts-ceo-heins-says-playbook-sequel-204006668.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 16:40:06 -0400BGR Newsblackberry-executive-contradicts-ceo-heins-says-playbook-sequel-204006668Here?s the big question Samsung (005930) needs to answer over the next few months: Has it become big enough where it can risk alienating the tech industry?s two most valuable companies? Bloomberg this week caught up with?Doh Hyun Woo, an analyst for Mirae Asset Securities, who makes a strong case that Samsung is taking a big risk by releasing a high-end smartphone based on its own Tizen operating system. Although Samsung is insisting that Tizen is more of a fallback plan than a full-blown Android alternative, Woo says that may not stop Google from seeing it as a threat to its own ecosystem. ?This is just sort of a safety net,? he tells Bloomberg. ?But if Google dominates the markethttp://news.yahoo.com/samsung-said-risk-angering-google-high-end-tizen-200435566.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 16:04:35 -0400BGR Newssamsung-said-risk-angering-google-high-end-tizen-200435566<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-readies-tizen-mobile-competitor-google-android-apple-194800552.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/135Q_JkbR2S2ot9K87eTSA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Samsung-Readies-Tizen.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Samsung Readies Tizen, a New Mobile Competitor to Google Android and Apple iOS" align="left" title="Samsung Readies Tizen, a New Mobile Competitor to Google Android and Apple iOS" border="0" /></a>Samsung Readies Tizen, a New Mobile Competitor to Google Android and Apple iOS</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-readies-tizen-mobile-competitor-google-android-apple-194800552.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 15:48:00 -0400Scientific Americansamsung-readies-tizen-mobile-competitor-google-android-apple-194800552<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-readies-tizen-mobile-competitor-google-android-apple-194800552.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/135Q_JkbR2S2ot9K87eTSA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ScientificAmerican/Samsung-Readies-Tizen.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Samsung Readies Tizen, a New Mobile Competitor to Google Android and Apple iOS" align="left" title="Samsung Readies Tizen, a New Mobile Competitor to Google Android and Apple iOS" border="0" /></a>Samsung Readies Tizen, a New Mobile Competitor to Google Android and Apple iOS</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rodney-dangerfields-tech-7-brands-deserve-more-respect-181956732.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zd_KCAzYaCvuOdvROWag1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/ss3_sony_norespect.jpg1363713576" width="130" height="86" alt="The Rodney Dangerfields of Tech: 7 Brands That Deserve More Respect" align="left" title="The Rodney Dangerfields of Tech: 7 Brands That Deserve More Respect" border="0" /></a>No respect. They get no respect. No matter how many great products some tech companies produce, they just don?t get all the love they deserve from consumers, or from many of my colleagues in the press. As tech journalists and consumers adore Apple, gush about Google and celebrate Samsung, these tech enthusiasts also need to remember seven other innovative companies, all of whom deserve more attention for their innovations.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rodney-dangerfields-tech-7-brands-deserve-more-respect-181956732.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 14:19:56 -0400LiveScience.comrodney-dangerfields-tech-7-brands-deserve-more-respect-181956732<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rodney-dangerfields-tech-7-brands-deserve-more-respect-181956732.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zd_KCAzYaCvuOdvROWag1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/ss3_sony_norespect.jpg1363713576" width="130" height="86" alt="The Rodney Dangerfields of Tech: 7 Brands That Deserve More Respect" align="left" title="The Rodney Dangerfields of Tech: 7 Brands That Deserve More Respect" border="0" /></a>No respect. They get no respect. No matter how many great products some tech companies produce, they just don?t get all the love they deserve from consumers, or from many of my colleagues in the press. As tech journalists and consumers adore Apple, gush about Google and celebrate Samsung, these tech enthusiasts also need to remember seven other innovative companies, all of whom deserve more attention for their innovations.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nokia-wins-german-patent-ruling-against-htc-173847006--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UzBHos7U38ttZXvEw1UlSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-19T173847Z_1_CBRE92I1D1400_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-NOKIA-HTC-COURT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Nokia smartphone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Bucharest" align="left" title="A Nokia smartphone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Bucharest" border="0" /></a>FRANKFURT/HELSINKI (Reuters) - A German court ruled in favor of Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia on Tuesday, saying some devices made by Taiwan&#039;s HTC infringed on its power-saving patent. The case was one of 22 infringement suits Nokia has brought against HTC in Germany, a major battleground in the global patent war between makers of mobile phones, tablet computer devices and their operating software. &quot;Nokia is pleased with this decision, which confirms the quality of Nokia&#039;s patent portfolio,&quot; Nokia said in an e-mailed statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nokia-wins-german-patent-ruling-against-htc-173847006--finance.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 13:38:47 -0400Reutersnokia-wins-german-patent-ruling-against-htc-173847006--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nokia-wins-german-patent-ruling-against-htc-173847006--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UzBHos7U38ttZXvEw1UlSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-19T173847Z_1_CBRE92I1D1400_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-NOKIA-HTC-COURT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Nokia smartphone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Bucharest" align="left" title="A Nokia smartphone is seen in this photo illustration taken in Bucharest" border="0" /></a>FRANKFURT/HELSINKI (Reuters) - A German court ruled in favor of Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia on Tuesday, saying some devices made by Taiwan&#039;s HTC infringed on its power-saving patent. The case was one of 22 infringement suits Nokia has brought against HTC in Germany, a major battleground in the global patent war between makers of mobile phones, tablet computer devices and their operating software. &quot;Nokia is pleased with this decision, which confirms the quality of Nokia&#039;s patent portfolio,&quot; Nokia said in an e-mailed statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>You really can?t blame HTC (2498) for being frustrated right now. The company clearly put a lot of thought and effort into crafting its HTC One flagship smartphone, which not only features an eye-catching?4.7-inch full-HD display with a pixel density of 468 ppi, but also comes with a high-quality aluminum unibody design and a host of new features intended to improve its oft-criticized Sense Android skin. But despite all of this hard work, the company has once again been pushed aside by yet another plastic Samsung (005930) slab that will likely outsell the HTC One by tens of millions of units. Don?t get me wrong, I think the Galaxy S 4 looks like a terrific device. But I also understandhttp://news.yahoo.com/htc-suddenly-become-very-easy-root-165553498.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 12:55:53 -0400BGR Newshtc-suddenly-become-very-easy-root-165553498It doesn?t matter how many heartfelt ballads BlackBerry (BBRY) executives sing ? the company still faces a long road ahead if it hopes to regain its status as a major power in the mobile industry. Gartner this week projected that BlackBerry won?t reach a 5% share of the global smartphone market until 2016 at the earliest, which only underscores how difficult it will be for the company to significantly expand while mobile giants Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) dominate the competitive landscape. What?s more, Gartner doesn?t think reaching a 5% market share is even a guarantee, as it recommends that companies hold off on investing in BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 as a mobile device management platform ?until the market makeshttp://news.yahoo.com/gartner-three-years-blackberry-reach-5-market-share-144026907.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 10:40:26 -0400BGR Newsgartner-three-years-blackberry-reach-5-market-share-144026907Samsung?s (005930) Galaxy S 4 might not offer much in the way of an exciting new exterior design, but inside, it?s a completely different story. The retooled internals on the U.S. version of the Galaxy S 4 were put to the test by benchmark specialists?Primate Labs and the results are impressive, to say the least. The Galaxy S 4 scored a 3,163 on?the standard Geekbench 2 speed test, just shy of twice the iPhone 5?s score of 1,596. That score was also good enough to top the upcoming HTC One, the Nexus 4 and the previous-generation Galaxy S III.?The chart below shows the Galaxy S 4?s results compared to other leading smartphones tested by?Primate Labs. It should be noted, byhttp://news.yahoo.com/samsung-galaxy-4-crushes-iphone-5-other-leading-140501633.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 10:05:01 -0400BGR Newssamsung-galaxy-4-crushes-iphone-5-other-leading-140501633As HTC?s (2498) struggles continue, the company is seemingly getting to the point where anything goes. Executives at global smartphone companies often tiptoe around questions and choose their words carefully when discussing rivals, but it looks like HTC executives in the U.S. have been given the green light to let loose on the company?s biggest rival, Samsung (005930).?HTC president Jason MacKenzie was quoted last week as saying aspects of Samsung?s Galaxy S 4 unveiling were embarrassing, and now HTC?s North American boss?Mike Woodward has taken things a step further. ?It feels very iterative. It looks a lot like the Galaxy S III,? Woodward said of the Galaxy S 4 during an interview?with?Business Insider?published this past weekend. ?We were pleased tohttp://news.yahoo.com/htc-president-pleased-see-no-innovation-galaxy-4-133007850.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 09:30:07 -0400BGR Newshtc-president-pleased-see-no-innovation-galaxy-4-133007850Sony?s (SNE) Xperia Z was probably the biggest surprise hit of February. It sold out substantial early shipments from Japan to France and is currently dominating the U.K. smartphone market outside the Apple (AAPL) ? Samsung (005930) axis. This has been a very painful experience for HTC (2498). The launch of the new flagship HTC One was recently delayed until the end of March and it looks like April shipment volumes are going to be very thin, most likely due to camera module sourcing problems. Wasting no time, Sony is now rolling out its cheaper Xperia models at lower than expected price points. The Xperia SP will launch in some European countries below 400 euros and the Xperia L willhttp://news.yahoo.com/sony-going-htc-guns-blazing-124538617.htmlTue, 19 Mar 2013 08:45:38 -0400BGR Newssony-going-htc-guns-blazing-124538617Chromebooks haven?t exactly taken the world by storm so far, but that doesn?t mean Google (GOOG) is giving up on its vision for browser-centric notebook computers anytime soon. In a new piece over at Time?s?TechLand blog, Creative Strategies analyst Ben?Bajarin says that Google?s upcoming merger of Android and its Chrome operating system makes it much more likely that Chromebooks will become attractive to consumers going forward. ?Right now, Chrome OS is stuck in a clamshell, PC-like form factor,? Bajarin explains. ?The merging of Android into the Chrome OS solution could open the door to Chrome OS-based phones and tablets as well. As we know, the Chrome OS solution allows for extremely low-cost hardware because of how light a client ithttp://news.yahoo.com/why-google-ambitions-notebook-market-hinge-android-chrome-035941473.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 23:59:41 -0400BGR Newswhy-google-ambitions-notebook-market-hinge-android-chrome-035941473T-Mobile announced on Monday that it will be issuing an update for Samsung?s (005930) Galaxy Note II smartphone in anticipation of the launch of its upcoming LTE network, which is scheduled to go live at the end of the month. The arrival of the company?s high-speed network will come at the same time it launches the 4G LTE-enabled BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, its second LTE smartphone. T-Mobile?also confirmed that it plans to launch additional LTE devices in the coming months such as the Galaxy S 4 and an LTE version of the Galaxy S III. Early tests show that the carrier?s LTE network may be on par with offerings from Verizon (VZ), AT&T (T) and Sprint (S)?in terms of speed. CNEThttp://news.yahoo.com/t-mobile-4g-lte-launch-later-month-early-235128187.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 19:51:28 -0400BGR Newst-mobile-4g-lte-launch-later-month-early-235128187Joke's on you, tech writers. BlackBerry totally trolled you all into writing about its new phone and operating system with this terribly awkward cover of Etta James's "At Last." Aside from the?BlackBerry fan blogs, one of which called this video "a nice song," the rest of the blogger-sphere made fun of this easy bait. The mockery started out pretty tame with Business Insider using the words "weird" and "surreal delight. ...http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-successfully-trolls-tech-press-super-awkward-music-221823977.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 18:18:23 -0400The Atlantic Wireblackberry-successfully-trolls-tech-press-super-awkward-music-221823977If sales of the Surface have been disappointing so far, then where does that leave sales of Google?s (GOOG) Chromebooks? Unnamed sources have told Digitimes that sales of Google Chromebooks have only totaled around 500,000 so far, which gives the Chrome OS less than a 1% share of the notebook market. Digitimes? sources also say that Chromebooks could struggle to gain any traction against Windows-based notebooks for at least the next two years because Google ?will still need some time to integrate? Chrome and Android in order to broaden Chromebooks? appeal for consumers. Google recently tried to generate more hype for Chromebooks by releasing its own Chromebook Pixel that features?a 12.85-inch, 2560 x 1700-pixel?touchscreen display and hefty $1,300 price tag.http://news.yahoo.com/chromebooks-reportedly-selling-worse-surface-just-500-000-215852217.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 17:58:52 -0400BGR Newschromebooks-reportedly-selling-worse-surface-just-500-000-215852217Last fall, four BlackBerry (BBRY) executives shared their musical talents with the world for the first time in a music video thanking BlackBerry app developers for their patience while waiting for the release of BlackBerry 10. Now that BlackBerry 10 has finally been released, the executives have decided to get the band back together to celebrate what has by many accounts been a successful launch for their new platform. The new song, which is to the tune of Etta James? classic number ?At Last,? happily informs listeners that ?all the promise has come true? with the BlackBerry 10 launch, which has also seen the release of ?two new devices? that are ?good to go? and ?complete with legendary keyboards.? Thehttp://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-execs-release-heartfelt-musical-tribute-blackberry-10-191525288.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 15:15:25 -0400BGR Newsblackberry-execs-release-heartfelt-musical-tribute-blackberry-10-191525288A recent leak suggests Google (GOOG) is working on a new note-taking application within its Drive cloud-storage suite. The service, known as Google Keep, allows users to create color-coded notes, add pictures and make checklists, according to Android Police. Google briefly activated the service over the weekend, however it has since been removed. Interestingly enough, a post from Google?s official Google+ page revealed the service in a screenshot last July. An image of a website thumbnail included the text ?save to Google Keep,? suggesting the Evernote-like service has been in the works for quite some time. There has been no indication as to when Google will announce its new Keep service, which is also slated to be available as ahttp://news.yahoo.com/google-keep-note-taking-leaks-ahead-debut-171538170.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 13:15:38 -0400BGR Newsgoogle-keep-note-taking-leaks-ahead-debut-171538170Apple (AAPL) was once the strong, silent type. Former CEO Steve Jobs might have given rivals a jab or two during a press conference here and there, but for the most part, Apple left the petty squabbling to its competition in recent history and relied on impactful marketing and advertising to deliver positive messages about its products. This is one of the reasons the media was taken aback when Apple?s marketing boss Phil Schiller blasted Android on the eve of Samsung?s (005930) Galaxy S 4 debut last week. According to former Apple executive Jean-Louis Gassee, this snafu was yet another sign that Apple is ?losing the war of words.? ?Attacking competitors, pointing to their weaknesses, and trumpeting one?s achievements ishttp://news.yahoo.com/former-apple-exec-apple-losing-war-words-155531773.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 11:55:31 -0400BGR Newsformer-apple-exec-apple-losing-war-words-155531773The world got its first glimpse of Samsung?s new Galaxy S 4 last week, reigniting the Apple (AAPL) vs. Samsung (005930) argument as the two companies battle for the future of mobile. Apple seemed a bit on edge as it put up its new ?What iPhone?? page, and now a third player is looking to strike while Apple is on defense: BlackBerry (BBRY). The struggling smartphone vendor might not pose the same threat to Apple that Samsung does in the near term, but CEO Thorsten Heins used a recent interview as an opportunity to let the world know that Apple?s iPhone has fallen behind rival platforms, including his new BlackBerry 10 OS. ?The rate of innovation is so high inhttp://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-ceo-apple-stood-still-now-iphone-fallen-144537914.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 10:45:37 -0400BGR Newsblackberry-ceo-apple-stood-still-now-iphone-fallen-144537914<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/why-blackberry-ceo-thorsten-heins-says-iphone-feels-142500497.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CC6RqReA_96QB7zqRDCNRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/iphones-are-like-so-five-years-ago.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="iPhones are, like, so five years ago." align="left" title="iPhones are, like, so five years ago." border="0" /></a>Don&#039;t scoff. He&#039;s actually on to something</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/why-blackberry-ceo-thorsten-heins-says-iphone-feels-142500497.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 10:25:00 -0400The Weekwhy-blackberry-ceo-thorsten-heins-says-iphone-feels-142500497<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/why-blackberry-ceo-thorsten-heins-says-iphone-feels-142500497.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CC6RqReA_96QB7zqRDCNRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/iphones-are-like-so-five-years-ago.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="iPhones are, like, so five years ago." align="left" title="iPhones are, like, so five years ago." border="0" /></a>Don&#039;t scoff. He&#039;s actually on to something</p><br clear="all"/>The BlackBerry PlayBook was not one of BlackBerry?s (BBRY) more successful products, which is why CEO Thorsten Heins is understandably wary about producing a sequel in the near future. Australia?s Herald Sun reports that while speaking at the BlackBerry Z10 launch in Australia this week, Heins said that he didn?t want to produce a followup to the PlayBook until the company figured out how to make it ?not just? another tablet.? Heins also said that the tablet market had become so competitive that it was hard to earn a decent profit from selling them, and that he owed it to ?shareholders to provide a return on investment.? So for the moment, it looks like BlackBerry will be all about smartphoneshttp://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-ceo-wary-producing-playbook-sequel-132505710.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 09:25:05 -0400BGR Newsblackberry-ceo-wary-producing-playbook-sequel-132505710In August 2011, I outlined why I believed that Chrome was more important to Google than Android. At first blush, this sounds kind of crazy, but when you look at the bigger strategic picture it makes sense. With former Android head Andy Rubin relocating to work on other projects at Google, and Chrome head Sundar Pichai taking over Android, it means that the Android and Chrome teams are now under unified leadership. This, I believe, is the signal that Android and Chrome are on a path to merge.http://news.yahoo.com/coming-merger-google-chrome-android-120039305--finance.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 08:00:39 -0400Time.comcoming-merger-google-chrome-android-120039305--financeI happen to think that Apple will be a technological innovator for years to come, and the excitement that Samsung is now generating is largely the result of a tech press corps that craves a storyline less mundane than "both companies compete." ?But still, an e-mail Apple sent to its iPhone 5 customers makes me think that the round of bad press is getting to the company's executives, too. The e-mail basically tells me, as an iPhone owner, that I love the product, and it reminds me why I apparently love the product. ...http://news.yahoo.com/apple-why-love-apple-220000292.htmlSat, 16 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0400The Weekapple-why-love-apple-220000292<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/galaxy-4-high-end-features-low-end-design-212520201.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KJQSnxxm3__axl616cSHJA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1f7ca353eebd28082c0f6a706700f6ce.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The new Samsung Galaxy S 4 is on display during the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" align="left" title="The new Samsung Galaxy S 4 is on display during the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>Samsung?s (005930) new Galaxy S 4 smartphone is an incredible device ? on paper. It features a beautiful 5-inch full HD display, a blazing fast processor, an incredible 13-megapixel rear camera and more bells and whistles than you will know what to do with. I wish I could say all this impressive hardware and software came together in a premium package, however this is not the case. Although Samsung was able to increase the screen size from the Galaxy S III and make the device slimmer and more powerful, the Galaxy S IV just doesn?t cut it. The first time you pick up an iPhone, HTC (2498) One or even a Nokia (NOK) Lumia smartphone you will be impressed with</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/galaxy-4-high-end-features-low-end-design-212520201.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 17:25:20 -0400BGR Newsgalaxy-4-high-end-features-low-end-design-212520201<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/galaxy-4-high-end-features-low-end-design-212520201.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KJQSnxxm3__axl616cSHJA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1f7ca353eebd28082c0f6a706700f6ce.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The new Samsung Galaxy S 4 is on display during the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" align="left" title="The new Samsung Galaxy S 4 is on display during the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>Samsung?s (005930) new Galaxy S 4 smartphone is an incredible device ? on paper. It features a beautiful 5-inch full HD display, a blazing fast processor, an incredible 13-megapixel rear camera and more bells and whistles than you will know what to do with. I wish I could say all this impressive hardware and software came together in a premium package, however this is not the case. Although Samsung was able to increase the screen size from the Galaxy S III and make the device slimmer and more powerful, the Galaxy S IV just doesn?t cut it. The first time you pick up an iPhone, HTC (2498) One or even a Nokia (NOK) Lumia smartphone you will be impressed with</p><br clear="all"/>StatCounter?s February tracking results indicate that the iPhone?s global mobile OS market share continued the surprising growth it showed also in January. StatCounter?s trend data reflected disappointingly soft iOS market share in November and December, which dovetailed well with the softer than expected iPhone sales volume Apple (AAPL) reported for the Christmas quarter. But over the past two months, Apple?s mobile market share climbed from December?s 23.3% share to 27.2% in February. This sharp bounce seems to have stopped Android?s strong market share gains, which extended from May to January. Between January and February, the Android OS share stalled at 36.9%. Is it possible that the iPhone has picked up new momentum after the Christmas quarter, when Apple posted disappointinghttp://news.yahoo.com/iphone-again-shows-surprising-market-share-growth-february-204026836.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 16:40:26 -0400BGR Newsiphone-again-shows-surprising-market-share-growth-february-204026836When he went inside the Hilton to show it off to reporters, all he had to do was prove it worked. "To prove that the phone wasn?t an elaborate fake, he handed it around," writes Kennedy. "One reporter called Australia and was astonished when her mother?s voice came out of the plastic-covered device."?http://news.yahoo.com/very-first-cell-phone-calls-200759641.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 16:07:59 -0400The Atlantic Wirevery-first-cell-phone-calls-200759641<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-said-planning-great-escape-android-200551364.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uK_VEmJ0VvsWzRpIJrG4DA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a6c25684d4b427082c0f6a706700a76a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A security guard stands in front of a projected logo before the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" align="left" title="A security guard stands in front of a projected logo before the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>You may have noticed that Samsung (005930) rarely said the word ?Android? on Thursday while unveiling its new Android-based Galaxy S 4 flagship phone. And according to ABI Research analyst?Aapo Markkanen, there?s a very good reason for that: Samsung is trying to distance itself from Android as much as possible in preparation for a ?Great OS Escape? that will reduce its dependence on the platform over the next two years.?Markkanen?s thesis is that Samsung wants more control over its own destiny going forward and doesn?t want to be?solely tied down to another company?s mobile operating system. So its goal with the Galaxy S 4 is to build as many of its own features as possible onto the device to begin</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-said-planning-great-escape-android-200551364.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 16:05:51 -0400BGR Newssamsung-said-planning-great-escape-android-200551364<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-said-planning-great-escape-android-200551364.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uK_VEmJ0VvsWzRpIJrG4DA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a6c25684d4b427082c0f6a706700a76a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A security guard stands in front of a projected logo before the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" align="left" title="A security guard stands in front of a projected logo before the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>You may have noticed that Samsung (005930) rarely said the word ?Android? on Thursday while unveiling its new Android-based Galaxy S 4 flagship phone. And according to ABI Research analyst?Aapo Markkanen, there?s a very good reason for that: Samsung is trying to distance itself from Android as much as possible in preparation for a ?Great OS Escape? that will reduce its dependence on the platform over the next two years.?Markkanen?s thesis is that Samsung wants more control over its own destiny going forward and doesn?t want to be?solely tied down to another company?s mobile operating system. So its goal with the Galaxy S 4 is to build as many of its own features as possible onto the device to begin</p><br clear="all"/>Apps used on tablets like the iPad and various?Android slates are expected to generate?$8.8 billion in revenue in 2013, accounting for 35% of all app revenue this year, while smartphone apps generate $16.4 billion. According to market research firm ABI, the scales will finally tip by 2018, when tablet app revenue surpasses smartphones.??The dynamic is quite straightforward,? ABI analyst Aapo Markkanen said. ?The larger screen makes apps and content look and feel better, so there are more lucrative opportunities. One might think that the bigger installed base of smartphones would compensate for the disparity, but that notion fails to take into account the arrival of low-cost tablets, which hasn?t even started yet at its earnest. The smartphones paved the wayhttp://news.yahoo.com/tablets-generate-more-app-revenue-smartphones-within-five-191653623.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 15:16:53 -0400BGR Newstablets-generate-more-app-revenue-smartphones-within-five-191653623Samsung?s big reveal of the Galaxy S 4 on Thursday night was an event with virtually no surprises, unless you count the arguably sexist skits and other bizarre spectacles on stage.http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-galaxy-4-just-boring-iphone-5-180404300--finance.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 14:04:04 -0400Time.comsamsung-galaxy-4-just-boring-iphone-5-180404300--financeSamsung Electronics Co. revealed its new top-of-the-line smartphone Thursday, the Galaxy S 4. Here's how it compares to the competition and its predecessor, the S III.http://news.yahoo.com/galaxy-4-stacks-against-iphone-iii-172302748--finance.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 13:23:32 -0400Associated Pressgalaxy-4-stacks-against-iphone-iii-172302748--financeThe company behind the original ?Goophone,? a Chinese iPhone 5 knockoff powered by Android, has beaten Apple (AAPL) to the punch by launching an updated ?i5S? version of its smartphone. The handset uses a design that is nearly identical to Apple?s iPhone 5?and it runs a highly customized version of Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean that has been modified to look and act like iOS. The handset features a 4-inch ?oneglass? screen with 854 x 480-pixel resolution, a?1GHz dual-core MediaTek processor, 512MB of RAM and a 5-megapixel camera, and it costs just $150 in China. A hands-on video of the Goophone i5S follows below.http://news.yahoo.com/needs-iphone-5s-150-chinese-knockoff-running-android-164017066.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 12:40:17 -0400BGR Newsneeds-iphone-5s-150-chinese-knockoff-running-android-164017066<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-ceo-knocks-microsoft-lackluster-demand-windows-based-153554119.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4po8daPbqXyAMly4RZqDaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-15T105045Z_5_CBRE92E02AW00_RTROPTP_2_SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S4.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shin, President and Head of IT and Mobile Communication Division, holds Galaxy S4 phone during its launch at the Radio City Music Hall in New York" align="left" title="Shin, President and Head of IT and Mobile Communication Division, holds Galaxy S4 phone during its launch at the Radio City Music Hall in New York" border="0" /></a>It?s a pretty safe bet that Samsung (005930) CEO J.K. Shin doesn?t see Microsoft (MSFT) as Samsung?s top partner. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Shin said bluntly that ?smartphones and tablets based on Microsoft?s Windows operating system aren?t selling very well? and that his company has seen ?lackluster demand for Windows-based products.? This marks the second time this month that a Samsung executive has publicly knocked Microsoft?s mobile operating system, as?Jun Dong-soo, the head of Samsung?s?memory chip business, said?last week that Windows 8 was ?no better than Vista??and had failed to reignite demand for personal computers. Given that Samsung relies primarily on Android and is planning to launch its own Tizen mobile platform in the near future,</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-ceo-knocks-microsoft-lackluster-demand-windows-based-153554119.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 11:35:54 -0400BGR Newssamsung-ceo-knocks-microsoft-lackluster-demand-windows-based-153554119<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-ceo-knocks-microsoft-lackluster-demand-windows-based-153554119.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4po8daPbqXyAMly4RZqDaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-15T105045Z_5_CBRE92E02AW00_RTROPTP_2_SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S4.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shin, President and Head of IT and Mobile Communication Division, holds Galaxy S4 phone during its launch at the Radio City Music Hall in New York" align="left" title="Shin, President and Head of IT and Mobile Communication Division, holds Galaxy S4 phone during its launch at the Radio City Music Hall in New York" border="0" /></a>It?s a pretty safe bet that Samsung (005930) CEO J.K. Shin doesn?t see Microsoft (MSFT) as Samsung?s top partner. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Shin said bluntly that ?smartphones and tablets based on Microsoft?s Windows operating system aren?t selling very well? and that his company has seen ?lackluster demand for Windows-based products.? This marks the second time this month that a Samsung executive has publicly knocked Microsoft?s mobile operating system, as?Jun Dong-soo, the head of Samsung?s?memory chip business, said?last week that Windows 8 was ?no better than Vista??and had failed to reignite demand for personal computers. Given that Samsung relies primarily on Android and is planning to launch its own Tizen mobile platform in the near future,</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/htc-president-calls-samsung-galaxy-4-event-embarrassing-131526834.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GVP2wfX4f44dUvUCbTZIxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T170037Z_1_CBRE91L1B9B00_RTROPTP_2_GOOGLE-MOBILE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The logo of HTC is seen in Taipei" align="left" title="The logo of HTC is seen in Taipei" border="0" /></a>As anyone who was on hand at last year?s Galaxy S III unveiling expected, Samsung?s (005930) Galaxy S 4 press conference at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday evening was quite the spectacle. We were expecting a big-budget production, but we?re not sure anyone could have guessed that the presenters would break out in song and dance. HTC (2498) president?Jason MacKenzie was watching the show Thursday night, and he had some choice comments when asked how he felt about the unveiling of his chief rival?s new flagship smartphone. ?I went from laughing to actually feeling embarrassed at some of the acting,? MacKenzie said in an interview with CNET.??Watching the presentation, it looks like they invested a lot in marketing instead</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/htc-president-calls-samsung-galaxy-4-event-embarrassing-131526834.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 09:15:26 -0400BGR Newshtc-president-calls-samsung-galaxy-4-event-embarrassing-131526834<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/htc-president-calls-samsung-galaxy-4-event-embarrassing-131526834.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GVP2wfX4f44dUvUCbTZIxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T170037Z_1_CBRE91L1B9B00_RTROPTP_2_GOOGLE-MOBILE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The logo of HTC is seen in Taipei" align="left" title="The logo of HTC is seen in Taipei" border="0" /></a>As anyone who was on hand at last year?s Galaxy S III unveiling expected, Samsung?s (005930) Galaxy S 4 press conference at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday evening was quite the spectacle. We were expecting a big-budget production, but we?re not sure anyone could have guessed that the presenters would break out in song and dance. HTC (2498) president?Jason MacKenzie was watching the show Thursday night, and he had some choice comments when asked how he felt about the unveiling of his chief rival?s new flagship smartphone. ?I went from laughing to actually feeling embarrassed at some of the acting,? MacKenzie said in an interview with CNET.??Watching the presentation, it looks like they invested a lot in marketing instead</p><br clear="all"/>The dust hasn?t even settled from Samsung?s (005930) larger-than-life Galaxy S 4 debut, but the company is already talking about its future plans. Samsung?s EVP of mobile?Lee Young Hee told Bloomberg in an interview on Thursday night that the company intends to release another new flagship smartphone in the third quarter this year ? but it won?t run Android.??The Tizen phone will be out in August or September, and this will be in the high-end category,? Lee told Bloomberg. ?The device will be the best product equipped with the best specifications.??Chase Perrin, a Tizen Association representative, added that there will be thousands of apps available when the first Tizen smartphone launches.http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-prepping-another-high-end-flagship-phone-q3-124007810.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 08:40:07 -0400BGR Newssamsung-prepping-another-high-end-flagship-phone-q3-124007810<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-more-more-113000475.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vOggLflJ.7W2lCdVV7s.pg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/samsung-isnt-following-the-trend-set-by-popes-and-super-bowls-opting-to-drop-the-roman-numerals.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Samsung isn&#039;t following the trend set by popes and Super Bowls, opting to drop the roman numerals from the name of its new flagship phone, the Galaxy S4." align="left" title="Samsung isn&#039;t following the trend set by popes and Super Bowls, opting to drop the roman numerals from the name of its new flagship phone, the Galaxy S4." border="0" /></a>A glitzy new Android smartphone was unveiled Thursday night with unprecedented fanfare. Here&#039;s what you should know about it</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-more-more-113000475.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 07:30:00 -0400The Weeksamsung-galaxy-s4-more-more-113000475<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-more-more-113000475.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vOggLflJ.7W2lCdVV7s.pg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/samsung-isnt-following-the-trend-set-by-popes-and-super-bowls-opting-to-drop-the-roman-numerals.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Samsung isn&#039;t following the trend set by popes and Super Bowls, opting to drop the roman numerals from the name of its new flagship phone, the Galaxy S4." align="left" title="Samsung isn&#039;t following the trend set by popes and Super Bowls, opting to drop the roman numerals from the name of its new flagship phone, the Galaxy S4." border="0" /></a>A glitzy new Android smartphone was unveiled Thursday night with unprecedented fanfare. Here&#039;s what you should know about it</p><br clear="all"/>Derek Khanna was drummed out of the House GOP?s internal policy shop last year over a memo he wrote lambasting copyright orthodoxy. (He called the existing legal regime ?a form of corporate welfare? that stifles innovation and protects the biggest companies.) But he quickly found a new role. Last month, Khanna led a wildly successful White House petition to keep cell-phone unlocking?releasing a device from one wireless carrier to port it to another?legal. ...http://news.yahoo.com/freedom-phones-owners-215845597--politics.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 05:22:05 -0400National Journalfreedom-phones-owners-215845597--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-refreshes-iphone-challenging-galaxy-line-231600879--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U7Z9kVhwuvDoiEHgVWEibg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4531d7cdd4b427082c0f6a7067002c9a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="JK Shin, President and Head of IT and Mobile Communications for Samsung Electronics, presents the new Samsung Galaxy S 4 during the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" align="left" title="JK Shin, President and Head of IT and Mobile Communications for Samsung Electronics, presents the new Samsung Galaxy S 4 during the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Samsung Electronics is ratcheting up its rivalry with Apple with its new Galaxy S 4 smartphone, which has a larger, sharper screen than its predecessor, the best-selling S III.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-refreshes-iphone-challenging-galaxy-line-231600879--finance.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 03:53:57 -0400Associated Presssamsung-refreshes-iphone-challenging-galaxy-line-231600879--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-refreshes-iphone-challenging-galaxy-line-231600879--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U7Z9kVhwuvDoiEHgVWEibg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4531d7cdd4b427082c0f6a7067002c9a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="JK Shin, President and Head of IT and Mobile Communications for Samsung Electronics, presents the new Samsung Galaxy S 4 during the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" align="left" title="JK Shin, President and Head of IT and Mobile Communications for Samsung Electronics, presents the new Samsung Galaxy S 4 during the Samsung Unpacked event at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, March 14, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Samsung Electronics is ratcheting up its rivalry with Apple with its new Galaxy S 4 smartphone, which has a larger, sharper screen than its predecessor, the best-selling S III.</p><br clear="all"/>iPhone partisans may like to mock Samsung as a company incapable of doing anything but mindlessly mimicking Apple, but I?ll tell you this: The event which the Korean electronics behemoth held in New York City on Thursday evening to unveil its Galaxy S 4 smartphone owed little to Cupertino.http://news.yahoo.com/first-10-questions-samsung-galaxy-4-smartphone-052143242--finance.htmlFri, 15 Mar 2013 01:21:43 -0400Time.comfirst-10-questions-samsung-galaxy-4-smartphone-052143242--finance

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