Archive | September 8th, 2011
Apple’s stock price under the reign of Steve Jobs
A picture is worth a million words, or perhaps in this case, a million bucks – many times over. With Steve Jobs at the helm of Apple since 1997 (though he wasn’t officially the CEO until a few years later), Apple reemerged as one of the most innovative and emulated technology companies in the world. Its […]
Continue reading...Apple claims Andy Rubin’s Android framework was inspired by his previous work at Apple
8. September 2011
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Let’s take a break from the ongoing dispute between Apple and Samsung dispute and turn our attention towards Apple’s litigation with HTC. If you recall, the International Trade Commission (ITC) looked at Apple’s first complaint against HTC and found it to be in violation of two of Apple’s patents. Following that, HTC filed a motion […]
Continue reading...Apple sues Samsung in Japan to prevent sales of Galaxy S smartphones and tablets
8. September 2011
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Apple’s international patent war against Samsung has extended to yet another front – Japan. Apple recently filed a lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court looking to block the sale of Samsung’s line of Galaxy S smartphones and tablets.
Continue reading...Tim Cook announces new charitable matching program for Apple employees
8. September 2011
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Apple today announced a new program wherein the company will match any charitable donations employees make up to a ceiling of $10,000 per year per employee. The program was announced via an internal email from newly minted CEO Tim Cook. The matching program currently applies exclusively to full-time Apple employees in the US but it […]
Continue reading...Apple has a security team to fight against the proliferation of counterfeit iOS products
8. September 2011
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To a certain extent, the sheer number of Apple knockoff products is flattering. It reaffirms that people hold Apple products in high esteem and demonstrates that devices like the iPhone and iPad are in high enough demand as to create entire criminal syndicates dedicated to manufacturing and selling counterfeit versions of these devices. But that […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 production at Foxconn said to be at 150,000 units per day
8. September 2011
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Citing sources in the supply chain, DigiTimes is reporting that iPhone 5 production at Foxconn is ramping up and is now at a throughput of 150,000 units per day. “Lens maker Largan Precision, touch panel maker TPK Holding, reinforced glass supplier G-Tech Optoelectronics and battery vendors Simplo and Dynapack are all operating at full swing […]
Continue reading...Apple’s new campus is on old HP land where Woz used to work and designed the Apple I
8. September 2011
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Pending a vote this coming Fall which looks to be a sure thing, Apple’s proposed new spaceship-esque campus in Cupertino looks to be a sure thing. Large enough to house 12,000 employees, with a cafeteria capable of seating 3,000 people, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs boasted to Cupertino’s City Counsel that the structure, which Jobs […]
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8. September 2011
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