Samsung Electronics launched its top-of-the-range Galaxy S3 smartphone in Europe on Tuesday, aiming to outsell its previous model that helped the South Korean company topple Apple as the world's largest smartphone maker. The Galaxy S3, which tracks the user's eye movements to keep the screen from dimming or turning off while in use, hits stores in 28 European and Middle East countries, including Germany, as Samsung aims to increase its lead over Apple months ahead of its new iPhone, expected … [Read more...]

Apple Inc's new iPad topped Consumer Reports' list of tablets despite the influential watchdog stoking doubts two weeks ago by saying the latest iteration of the best-selling tablet threw off more heat when used heavily. The widely followed group that reviews everything from electronics to cars, said on Monday that it did not find the higher temperatures to be cause for concern. The nonprofit organization also tested the iPad for concerns about poor battery recharging when playing an … [Read more...]

The devices announced at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) have better screens, are faster, and promise to do so much more than your current model -- so what will your next phone look like? The big push from phone makers this year is screens. It is the part of the phone we spend the most time looking at and the one that allows us to fully enjoy this pocket gateway to another world that we own. At every turn, every company is keen to tell you just how good the screen on its latest … [Read more...]

Sprint Nextel posted a wider quarterly loss because of the higher costs of selling Apple Inc's iPhone and the popular device delivered a smaller-than-expected boost to subscriber numbers, sending the company's shares down 2 percent. While the company's loss was not as big as Wall Street feared, Sprint's quarterly results and financial targets did little to calm investor nerves about its $15.5 billion bet on iPhone which coincides with a $7 billion network upgrade. "There was nothing in … [Read more...]