Copying Google’s seven year update policy won’t save Samsung

No one does software updates in the Android landscape as well as Samsung, but the Korean manufacturer’s superiority has been challenged by Google, which recently launched the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. It promised to support all Pixel devices launched in the future with new Android versions and security patches for seven years. Samsung […]

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Other TV brands are copying Samsung’s self-charging TV remote

Samsung offers its premium TVs with remotes that can charge using solar energy and radio waves, eliminating the need to change batteries every now and then. It also reduces waste generated by discarded batteries. Well, upcoming TVs and streaming boxes based on Google TV could also get a remote with self-charging capability. TW Electronics, a […]

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Is copying Apple the only way for Samsung’s mobile business to survive?

It’s a question that’s been asked of Samsung many times. Apple did start a lengthy legal battle against the company because it felt this way. The apparent similarities between some of their products also gave rise to this sentiment in the market. For years, and one can certainly argue that it was incorrect, it was […]

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OnePlus copying Samsung’s update promise shows who rules Android

We’ve long held that Samsung is the undisputed king of Android updates. This has been a considerable achievement for a company that didn’t have a great track record with updates. It went from being an example of how not to create a software policy to basically out-Androiding Google. This massive achievement was several years in […]

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Android App Copying iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island Released on Play Store

Thursday September 22, 2022 7:57 am PDT by Sami Fathi A copycat version of the iPhone 14 Pro‘s Dynamic Island has arrived on Android’s Google Play Store in the form of an app called “dynamicSpot.” The app, still in beta, offers customers several different experiences at the top of their smartphones. In its current form, […]

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Realme Crowdsourcing Ideas for Copying Apple’s Dynamic Island

Tuesday September 20, 2022 7:52 am PDT by Sami Fathi Chinese smartphone maker realme is asking its “loyal fans” for ideas on how to copy Apple’s Dynamic Island from the iPhone 14 Pro and ‌iPhone 14 Pro‌ Max. In a challenge, realme says, “the UI around the camera hole could morph into different shapes and […]

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Irony dies as Apple exec calls Samsung ‘annoying’ for copying the iPhone

Samsung and Apple fought an almost decade-long legal battle as the Cupertino-based company alleged that the Korean giant had copied the iPhone. Various patent infringement claims were also made which Samsung responded to in kind with patent infringement lawsuits against Apple of its own. The main lawsuit made its way through the entire US justice […]

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