Samsung, the world’s largest maker of Android-powered smartphones is reportedly in talks with Intel (INTC) to develop their own operating system (OS) which will rely less on the Android infrastructure and more on their own technology. Because this is still very much a rumor, it is unclear if the purported new operating system is going to be designed to compete directly with Android or iOS, or... 

It’s no secret that AT&T (T) has had some trouble keeping customers after it lost iPhone exclusivity nearly 2 years ago. However, as Android and Windows phones gain more market share, AT&T plans to bring its A-game to the first half of 2012 with a huge lineup of exclusive phones and tablets that will tout cutting edge hardware and new features. HTC, which supplies phones to all four major... 

Apple Inc. won a small victory when Australia’s highest court extended a ban on sales of Samsung’s Galaxy tablet computers nationwide temporarily, but the company lost its bid to have the Galaxy devices banned from sales in the US.  Apple and Samsung have been locked in an international battle over the companies’ competing tablet computers.  The companies have now filed lawsuits against... 

Samsung Electronics has overtaken Apple as the world’s leading smartphone maker, according to numbers released for the July-September period.  Samsung’s sales have skyrocketed since the company entered the smartphone market last year thanks to a sleek production system that quickly brings new products to market.  The company has forecast strong sales for the current quarter in a clear warning... 

IBM and Intel have announced that they will be investing $4.4 billion to create a hub for next-generation computer chip technology in New York.  The venture will be developing computer chips using 22-nanometer and 14-nanometer process technology.  A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter and is used to measure the size of transistors in a chip, with lower numbers indicating technology that is more... 

The promotion of the new Galaxy Tab 7.7 by Samsung has been halted in the wake of a court ordered sales injunction by the courts in Germany.  The Galaxy Tab 7.7 was being promoted at the IFA electronics show in Berlin, Europe’s biggest annual consumer electronics fair.  This marks another setback for Samsung in its global battle over patents with Apple, Inc. A court in Dusseldorf, Germany ordered...