Archive | August, 2011
Samsung reportedly interested in HP’s WebOS
With HP in the midst of what seems like an unprecedented scale of corporate suicide, Samsung’s mobile division is fending off an aggressive and multi-continent patent attack from Apple on the grounds that its implementation of Google’s Android OS infringes upon a number of Apple patents. Broadly speaking, Apple bluntly accuses Samsung’s mobile lineup of […]
Continue reading...Sprint employees advised not to talk about the iPhone
30. August 2011
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By all accounts, the next-gen iPhone will be available on Sprint beginning in October when Apple is believed to be releasing the anticipated followup to the iPhone 4. Not only have trustworthy sources like the WSJ indicated as much over the past few weeks, but job listings from Apple coupled with reports that Apple is […]
Continue reading...JailBreakMe author Comex conducts Q&A ahead of his Apple internship
29. August 2011
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Last week we reported that Apple had hired famed jailbreaker Comex (real name: Nicholas Allegra) as an intern. Presumably, Apple’s iOS team was tired of having their iOS security handiwork continually hacked/bypassed (with increasing ease no less) by the 19 year old Allegra. Apparently, if you can’t beat em’, hire em’. Hell, Facebook and Microsoft […]
Continue reading...Mark Benioff, Salesforce CEO, recounts why he gave Apple the ‘app store’ trademark
29. August 2011
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Apple is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Amazon over the latter’s use of the phrase ‘app store’ in connection with the Amazon App Store. Apple’s suit accuses the online retailing giant of both trademark infringement and unfair competition while Amazon asserts that term ‘app store’ is a generic phrase that doesn’t warrant trademark protection. […]
Continue reading...Steve jobs’ daily calendar post CEO [Photo]
29. August 2011
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Steve Jobs many no longer be Apple’s CEO, but in his new role as chairman of the board, Jobs will reportedly maintain an active involvement in Apple’s product strategy and long term plans. Late last week, Walt Mossberg cited extremely well-informed sources at Apple claiming, “To be very clear, Jobs, while seriously ill, is very […]
Continue reading...New photos purport to show front and rear panels of upcoming iPhone 4S
29. August 2011
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MacPost today posted photos of an iPhone front and back panel which purport to show Apple’s upcoming N94 device. N94 is Apple’s internal designation for an as of yet unreleased iPhone. Whereas previous reports have suggested that the N94 is the iPhone 5, MacPost believes that the N94 is an upgraded version of the iPhone […]
Continue reading...Samsung agrees not to sell or market the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia for one more month
29. August 2011
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Some interesting developments in the land down under concerning Apple’s patent infringement suit against Samsung there. Samsung today said that it would delay the launch of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 device until the end of September. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Samsung will not sell or even advertise its Android-based tablet in Australia before […]
Continue reading...More signals point to Apple branded HDTV launch in late 2012
29. August 2011
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Apple’s transformative influence on technology encompasses the personal computer, the way we listen to music, and more recently, the smartphone. While Apple’s next major play remains open to speculation, an increasing number of sources are pointing to an Apple branded HDTV as being Apple’s next wide-scale initiative. A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal, […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs’ legacy at Apple will extend far beyond the products released under his tenure
29. August 2011
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It’s been awhile since we experienced Apple without Steve Jobs at the helm. Jobs last week tendered his resignation and helped usher in a new era with former COO Tim Cook set to take the reigns of the world’s most innovative and successful technology company. While Steve Jobs will reportedly remain actively involved in Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Apple board awards Tim Cook 1 million restricted shares of stock if he stays until 2021
27. August 2011
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With Tim Cook now firmly at the helm at Apple, Apple’s board of directors have made him an offer he can’t refuse. Specifically, MacRumors reports that Apple recently filed a form 8-K with the SEC as a result of the change in their executive leadership. 8-K’s must be filed anytime there is a material change […]
Continue reading...Robert Cringely on Jobs’ resignation
27. August 2011
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With Steve Jobs no longer the CEO of Apple, one of the more pressing questions centers on how Apple will survive without Jobs’ active involvement in the company. This, however, misses the point. Over the past few months, Tim Cook has been Apple’s acting CEO while Steve Jobs was busy tending to his medical issues. […]
Continue reading...Apple hires famed JailBreakMe developer Comex as an intern
26. August 2011
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Ever since the iPhone was released in 2007, Apple has been involved in a game of cat and mouse with iPhone jailbreakers. “We try to stay ahead,” Steve Jobs once said with respect to iPhone jailbreaking. “People will try to break in, and it’s our job to stop them from breaking in.” Over the past […]
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30. August 2011
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