Archive | August, 2011
Some fake Apple Stores in Kumming, China start changing their name
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Apple should truly be flattered. Not only do companies like Samsung take ‘Apple inspiration’ to questionable levels, but some enterprising folks in China have taken to wholly copying the look and feel, not to mention trademarks, of Apple’s retail stores. A few weeks ago, 5 counterfeit […]
Continue reading...Sprint axes the BlackBerry Playbook amidst disappointing sales
15. August 2011
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Things continue to look bleak for the BlackBerry Playbook, RIM’s ‘better late than never’ attempt to enter the tablet space. The Playbook debuted in late April to an unrelenting stream of harsh reviews. No GPS app, no built in-email, no apps, no cellular connection, and poor battery life were just a few of the many […]
Continue reading...Mozilla Firefox 6 for the Mac available for download
14. August 2011
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Firefox 6 is scheduled to automatically update for users this week but the update is already available on Mozilla servers if you want to get your hands dirty with the latest Firefox build, then have at it. Some of the new features include speedier performance (to the tune of 20%) and a new permissions tool […]
Continue reading...Internal Google emails reveal brazen attitude regarding Java licensing and Android
13. August 2011
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If you haven’t been paying attention to every Android-related lawsuit, who can blame you? With upwards of 50 separate cases currently in play, it’s decidedly challenging, if not impossible, to keep tabs on every single case. But one of the more important cases is Oracle’s suit against Google for including copyrightable java code in Android […]
Continue reading...XKCD hilariously takes on misleading app review ratings [Comic]
12. August 2011
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The delightfully nerdy and often hilarious XKCD comic – from the mathematically geared mind of Randall Munroe – recently tackled the misleading nature of app store star ratings. But even more pertinent, we think, is Munroe’s take on the the hilarious and pointless nature of many app reviews one typically stumbles across on iTunes. Nothing […]
Continue reading...Reliable sources – No iPhone or iPod media event scheduled for September 7
12. August 2011
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Well, so much for that. It would appear that rumors of Apple holding a special iPod media event on September 7th are unfounded. The well-connected Jim Darlymple writes for The Loop: According to my sources, Apple will not have an event or launch the next iPhone on September 7. It’s hard to say how that […]
Continue reading...Lion beefs up OS X security
12. August 2011
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As Apple’s marketshare in the PC market continues to increase, the Mac platform is increasingly becoming a target for hackers. Serious attacks and threats remain few and far in between and there’s certainly no reason to sound any alarm bells, but as the Mac becomes more visible, Apple will have to stay a few steps […]
Continue reading...TSMC begins trial production on Apple’s upcoming A6 chip
12. August 2011
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A few weeks back, reports surfaced suggesting Apple, on account of their dispute with Samsung, wanted to tap Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to manufacture its A6 chip. In addition to Apple’s beef with Samsung, it’s also been reported that Apple is interested in TSMC because they have the highest yielding 40-nm process in the […]
Continue reading...Samsung less than honest regarding public relations
12. August 2011
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In the wake of Apple’s successful motions for injunctions, Samsung’s PR department has been less than forthright about various events. We saw this first following Apple’s successful injunction in Australia and now we’re seeing it again in Germany. Earlier this week, a German court granted Apple’s motion for an injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 […]
Continue reading...Apple to hold special media event on September 7
12. August 2011
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MacRumors reports: Kodawarisan offers the first specific date for Apple’s fall media event. According to the Japanese site, Apple is planning on holding their usual iPod-announcing event on Wednesday, September 7th. Apple has traditionally held their Fall media events in the first part of September with the past three events taking place on September 1st, 2010, September […]
Continue reading...22 more fake Apple stores found in Kumming, China
11. August 2011
Well it turns out that fake Apple stores are much more lucrative than previously thought. A few weeks after the very existence of fake Apple stores was brought to the forefront, Reuters is reporting that authorities in the Chinese city of Kumming have happened upon another 22 counterfeit Apple retail stores. Initially, only 5 were […]
Continue reading...The Patent Exchange
11. August 2011
Software patents have been a hot topic in the Apple community over the past few months. Not only are there a seemingly endless stream of trolls coming out of the woodwork in attempts to extract non-deserving riches from folks who actually produce something, but Apple is currently embroiled in a number of high profile lawsuits […]
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15. August 2011
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