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Bored now.

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Sep 14, 2012 a 5:29 pm

There's a sentiment -- part genuine, part manufactured -- running through the technology community that, following the iPhone 5 event, Apple has become boring. That the iPhone looks pretty much the same this year as it did last. Of course, this meme is unburied, reanimated, and set to lurch following every new device announcement. Apple leaves themselves open to it because, for the last 3 releases, they've been iterating on essentially the same hardware design. They're not rolling dice. They're not spinning chaos. They're relentlessly working towards something they've had in mind since 2005. Something inevitable. Something unmolested by the whims, vagaries, and expectations of kitsch and trendiness.

In that regard, Apple is boring. Especially when compared to...

Court asks Apple and HTC to negotiate patent dispute settlement

By Simon Sage, Thursday, May 17, 2012 a 7:36 pm

Delaware courts have have called for delegates from HTC and Apple to meet on August 28 to talk about settling the patent dispute that has blocked the U.S. import of some HTC handsets.

HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE halted at U.S. border, may be due to Apple litigation

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 a 9:34 pm

HTC's new Android flagships, the HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE, have reportedly been stalled at U.S. customs, and may not hit American stores as early as hoped, perhaps due to an International Trade Council (ITC) exclusion order... granted to Apple last December.

iPhone tops yet another customer satisfaction survey

By Simon Sage, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 a 2:15 pm

Just in case we needed any more convincing that people love their iPhones, the American Customer Satisfaction Index has found through recent surveys that Apple's smartphones are leaving customers the happiest. The iPhone scored 83 on their system, compared to to Nokia, LG and HTC who are all tied at 75.

Samsung leapfrogs Apple as top smartphone vendor worldwide

By Simon Sage, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 a 12:06 pm

Samsung has snagged the top smartphone vendor spot from Apple, a throne Apple had just claimed in Q4 2011. Apple's Q1 2012 smartphone market share sat at 24.2%, while Samsung enjoyed a slight lead with 29.1% of all smartphone sales worldwide.

Apple passes Motorola to become third largest mobile manufacturer in U.S.

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, Apr 4, 2012 a 10:56 am

comScore's recent survey data reveals that Apple now has 13.5% of the U.S. mobile market (i.e. not just smartphones). Combined with Motorola's drop to 12.8% market share, that puts iPhone in third place behind LG (with 19.4%) and Samsung (25.6%).

HTC One X gets reviewed: The next generation of iPhone competition starts now

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Apr 2, 2012 a 3:30 am

At 4.6-inches the new HTC One X is among the biggest new iPhone competitors, but are Android 4 and Sense 4 enough to make it one of the best?

Android Central has a complete HTC One X review up for your reading pleasure, along with a thorough Sense 4 walkthrough showing us everything that's new and exciting about what just might be, frankly the most exciting new phone from HTC since the Nexus One (notice the similarity in branding?)

Apple still claiming biggest share of profits among smartphone manufacturers

By Simon Sage, Saturday, Feb 4, 2012 a 12:49 am

After all is said and done, Apple is claiming 75% of the profit share, 40% of the revenue share, and 9% of the unit share of the mobile market.

Kodak filing lawsuits against Apple and HTC

By Andrew Wray, Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012 a 10:58 pm

Kodak will be filing lawsuits against both Apple and HTC related to possible infringements on some of their digital imaging patents.

The claims from Kodak are that both smartphone manufacturers are infringing upon some of their digital imaging patents. While they already have an existing lawsuit directed at Apple, this one brings more devices to the table. HTC meanwhile are being targeted through their EVO View 4G, Flyer, Jetstream, Vivid, Amaze 4G, Desire, EVO Design 4G, Hero S, Rezound, Rhyme, Sensation 4G and the Wildfire S devices. That's a lot of Android. Notably missing from the list are any of HTC's Windows Phone devices.

Apple wins ITC ban on HTC devices [Updated]

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Dec 19, 2011 a 5:16 pm

According to Nilay Patel at The Verge, Apple has won an International Trade Commission (ITC) ban on some HTC devices. Not much else is known at this point, but if you're following the patent wars the way normal folks follow the soaps, then stay tuned. It's getting serious.

Update: Android Central scored a statement from HTC: