Archive | August 12th, 2010
Oracle files suit against Google over Android
Oracle today filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against Google for patent and copyright infringement. In a press release on the matter, Oracle writes: “In developing Android, Google knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle’s Java-related intellectual property. This lawsuit seeks appropriate remedies for their infringement.” More on the lawsuit over here via MarketWatch.
Continue reading...Apple removes Camera + app over hidden photo functionality
12. August 2010
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Apple recently removed a popular iPhone app called Camera + from the iTunes App Store after developers, in an attempt to skirt around Apple’s app store guidelines, added functionality to the app via an easter egg that allowed users of the app to take photos using the iPhone’s volume keys. A previous app update incorporating […]
Continue reading...Android shipments surpass iPhone shipments for first time
12. August 2010
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AppleInsider reports: Shipments of smartphones running Google’s Android operating system outpaced iPhones for the first time during the second quarter of the year, as sales of all integrated mobile devices worldwide rose more than 50% to 61.6 million units. The boost was enough to push Android past Apple’s iOS to become the third-most-popular mobile phone […]
Continue reading...Which Apple products will get the Liquidmetal Alloy Technology treatment?
12. August 2010
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Techztalk makes a case that the first Apple product to get the Liquidmetal treatment will be the MacBook Air: The MacBook Air is one of the thinnest laptop available on the market today, but it is slightly heavier at 3.0 pounds than few other ultraportable laptops that weigh around 2.5-2.7 pounds. The reason behind this slight increase […]
Continue reading...The best songs ever used in iPod commercials
12. August 2010
With the iPad and iPhone now at the forefront of Apple’s marketing push, the iPod isn’t getting much commercial love these days. In fact, the last commercial focusing exclusively on the iPod was released back in September 2009, and while the bulk of iPod commercials have centered on music, those campaigns soon gave way to […]
Continue reading...Gruber adds credence to Verizon/iPhone rumors, claims device has reached EVT status
12. August 2010
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John Gruber adds some more credence to a number of reports which have the iPhone coming to Verizon in early 2011. I don’t know anything about negotiations with Verizon, and I doubt anyone does other than the highest-level executives at both companies. But I do know that engineering-wise, the wheels are turning on N92, the […]
Continue reading...Independent analyst anticipates Apple share price to hit $400 by early 2011
12. August 2010
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When it comes to predicting Apple’s quarterly financial reports, resourceful Apple finance guru Andy Zaky consistently bests everybody on Wall Street. In a recent piece contributed to CNN, Zaky writes that Apple’s stock valuation may very well hit $400 a share by early 2012 at the latest. If there is one thing that readers should […]
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12. August 2010
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