Archive | August, 2011
New Apple patent application describes schematic maps
In 2009, Apple acquired a little known mapping company called PlaceBase. The ostensible motivation behind the acquisition was to decrease Apple’s reliance on Google and their own Maps app that rests ever so prominently on the iOS homescreen. Now PlaceBae actually existed before Google Maps, but found it increasingly hard, if not downright impossible, to […]
Continue reading...Samsung responds to EU Galaxy Tab 10.1 injunction
11. August 2011
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Samsung suffered a huge setback earlier this week when a German district court enacted an injunction barring Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 anywhere in Europe. The lone exception is the Netherlands where Apple is currently trying to achieve a similar result. In short, and effective immediately, Samsung cannot sell any tablets and must […]
Continue reading...OS X Lion’s new gestures visualized [Hilarious Photo]
11. August 2011
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OS X Lion is great and all, and we’re still coming around on the new scrolling mechanism, not to mention the new scrollbars and the like, so the always entertaining folks from Joy of Tech did us all a solid and came up with this handy graphic depicting some of OS X Lion’s lesser known […]
Continue reading...After winning injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1, Apple files suit in Germany against Motorola over Xoom tablet
10. August 2011
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Apple yesterday was on the receiving end of a favorable judgement from the district court of Dusseldorf, Germany when it ruled that Samsung was barred from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet anywhere in Europe, save for the Netherlands. Further, for each discovered violation, Samsung will have to either pony up $350,000 or have its […]
Continue reading...Gizmodo and Jason Chen off the hook in lost iPhone 4 investigation
10. August 2011
When Gizmodo ran photos of Apple’s iPhone 4 months before Apple even officially acknowledged it existed, the blogosphere exploded with excitement. How did Gizmodo get their hands on an unreleased product from a company that prides itself on secrecy? In short, the Gizmodo scoop was nothing short of astounding. But when details leaked explaining how […]
Continue reading...Is this what the iPhone 5 looks like?
10. August 2011
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What you’re looking at above are purported schematics of an iPhone 5 case sourced from a Chinese case manufacturer. The design above, if accurate, indicates that Apple’s next-gen iPhone will carry a larger edge to edge display (as has been previously rumored) along with a larger home button and a tapered design that resembles the […]
Continue reading...From the “Some people have too much time on their hands” department – A fake iPhone 5 website
10. August 2011
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So somebody went through the trouble of creating a fake iPhone 5 website so that he/she could… well, to be honest, why would anyone take the time to create something so easily identifiable as being fake? Though maybe the person taking the time to write a short little post about said fakery is even more […]
Continue reading...Quality issues with LG’s iPad displays prompt Apple to turn to Samsung
10. August 2011
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Tech companies certainly make strange bedfellows. In the midst of Apple’s heated litigation against Samsung and their lineup of Android-based tablets and smartphones, it appears that Apple will be turning to its favorite “copyist” for LCD displays after displays from LG failed to meet Apple’s quality control requirements. Digitimes is reporting that LG’s 9.7-inch displays […]
Continue reading...Apple owns ApplePico.com – now if we only knew why…
10. August 2011
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To combat domain squatting, which can unfortunately be a lucrative endeavor, Apple has shown an increasing interest in snatching up domain names that are even peripherally associated with its products. Following the unveiling of iOS 5 at this year’s WWDC event, for example, Apple acquired upwards of 50 new domain names such as macgestures.com, applemessaging.com […]
Continue reading...Samsung barred from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe
9. August 2011
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Some bad news for Samsung today as a German court granted Apple a preliminary injunction preventing Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the entire European Union save for the Netherlands. FOSS Patents reports: Apple asked the Landgericht (district court) of Düsseldorf, Germany, to order an injunction under which Samsung is threatened with fines […]
Continue reading...Fifth Avenue Apple Store renovations include larger, seamless pieces of glass
9. August 2011
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Apple this summer began a multi-million dollar renovation effort at its flagship “Cube” store on Fifth Avenue in New York – and now we’re getting word as to what changes Apple plans on making. Initially, word was that Apple was going to remove the glass and its accompanying connection hardware and reinstall the cube. Now […]
Continue reading...ITC agrees to look into Apple’s second complaint against HTC
9. August 2011
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Apple continues to put the screws on Android as the International Trade Commission (ITC) announced yesterday that they have agreed to investigate yet another one of Apple’s complaints against HTC for allegedly using Apple’s patented technology in their Android-based handsets. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain portable […]
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11. August 2011
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