Archive | October, 2011
Samsung becomes the world’s top smartphone vendor in Q3 2011
Perhaps due to the delayed launch of the iPhone 4S, or perhaps the result of flooding the market with handsets, Samsung over the past quarter moved past Apple to become the largest smartphone vendor in the world. During the third fiscal quarter of 2011, Samsung shipped 27.8 million smartphones, enough to garner it a 23.8% […]
Continue reading...Woz cautiously optimistic about Apple’s future
28. October 2011
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Ahead of the iPhone 4S launch, Steve Wozniak was humbly camping out overnight to be one of the first people to get his hands on Apple’s latest smartphone. While there, Woz was interviewed about a wide range of subjects, from his thoughts on AI to his thoughts on an Apple post-Steve Jobs. First, Woz said […]
Continue reading...Apple partners LG and Samsung having trouble with the iPad 3’s Retina Display
27. October 2011
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The iPhone burst onto the scene in 2007 and quickly became the premier smartphone on the market. Since then, Apple’s iconic smartphone has retained its status as the smartphone to beat amidst an unending stream of Android devices that, taken together, have taken away a significant amount of marketshare that would otherwise belong to Apple. Seeking […]
Continue reading...US Dept of Veterans Affairs seeks security clearance for the iPad and iPhone
27. October 2011
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Apple hasn’t typically earned too much scratch selling its devices in bulk to Government agencies, but that may be changing soon as the iPad continues to make inroads into all types of employment and management positions. Not wanting to be sitting firmly behind the technology curve, the US Department of Veterans Affairs is looking into […]
Continue reading...Gazelle says BlackBerry trade-ins reach all-time high in wake of iPhone 4S release
27. October 2011
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Just a few years ago, Blackberry was synonymous with smartphone. The profits at RIM were plentiful and Blackberry devices were considered the creme de la creme. And then along came the iPhone and completely turned the smartphone market upside down. In one swift stroke, Apple redefined the very notion of what a smartphone looked like […]
Continue reading...Italian Court denies Samsung’s motion for an iPhone 4S injunction
27. October 2011
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In a makeshift legal game of monkey-see monkey-do, Samsung’s response to a multitude of Apple lawsuits alleging patent infringement has been to file countersuits in a number of jurisdictions and seek injunctions against various Apple products. So far, that plan has been failing spectacularly. Apple, meanwhile, has achieved a few notable legal victories in the […]
Continue reading...The story behind Steve Jobs’ Mercedez Benz and its missing license plate
27. October 2011
One of the famous stories about Steve Jobs is that he used to drive around in a Mercedez Benz sports car with no license plates. What’s more, he was also known to park in Handicap spots on Apple’s Cupertino campus. During a recent interview with Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson, Isaacson said that he asked the […]
Continue reading...Apple’s 2011 Form 10-K sheds light on Apple’s cash holdings, employees, and revenue breakdown by product
26. October 2011
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Apple on Wednesday filed its annual 10-K with the SEC and within it are a number of interesting tidbits. First, Apple now enjoys $81.6 billion in cash and long and short-term investment securities. Investors, though, shouldn’t expect Apple to release a dividend anytime soon as the company reiterated its plans to reinvest its profits back […]
Continue reading...Apple looking to build Solar Farm to help power its North Carolina Data Center
26. October 2011
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Organizations like Greenpeace routinely love to criticize Apple for alleged environmental improprieties. But in reality, Apple is one of the more environmentally conscious companies around and is often the target of Greenpeace because they want to attract as much public attention as possible and, well, there’s no better way to spice up a headline than […]
Continue reading...PBS to air “Steve Jobs – One Last Thing” on November 2 with never before seen interview with Jobs
26. October 2011
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With the onslaught of tributes to Steve Jobs coupled with the recent release of his biography this week, one might reasonably assume that no aspect of Steve Jobs’ life and legacy has been overlooked. But alas, there’s just one more thing. PBS announced today the impending premiere of a new documentary titled “Steve Jobs – […]
Continue reading...Sprint pays Apple $200 more per iPhone than AT&T and other carriers
26. October 2011
Update: Our apologies. In our haste we misread the blurb from Dan Hesse. The subsidy Sprint pays Apple is not $200 more than AT&T pays. Rather, the subsidy it pays to Apple is $200 more it pays for other devices. Shortly before Apple officially announced the iPhone 4S, a report emerged claiming that Sprint was […]
Continue reading...Apple aluminum chassis supplier to re-open for business by end of the month
26. October 2011
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Last week, one of Apple’s primary suppliers of the unibody aluminum chassis it uses on its line of MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs was ordered to close down one of its factories following reports from local residents of foul odors emanating from its plants. The company in question is Catcher Technology, and the plant ordered […]
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28. October 2011
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