Archive | February 14th, 2012
Proview seeks to ban iPad exports from China
Apple might be forced into a settlement with Proview sooner than later given the latter’s recent efforts to ban all imports and exports of the iPad from China, a dispute that stems from Proview’s assertion that it owns the iPad trademark. “We are applying to customs to stop any trademark- infringing products from imports to […]
Continue reading...Live notes from Tim Cook’s Goldman Sachs presentation
14. February 2012
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MacDailyNews has the hookup over here. And a quick sampling: • Cook: Price is rarely the most important thing. A cheap unit may move some units. But when people get the unit home and use it, the joy is gone and every day they try to use it. “I got a good deal! Because you […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs wins Grammy Trustees Award
14. February 2012
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Steve Jobs had a genuine affinity for music, and it was that love, according to Jobs in his biography, that enabled Apple to succeed with the iPod while other companies faltered. That Steve Jobs and Apple helped revolutionize the music industry is not in dispute. Indeed, one wonders how the music industry might look today […]
Continue reading...Apple pens letter to European Standards board, seeks consistency in FRAND licensing
14. February 2012
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As you all know, Apple has for many months now been involved in ongoing legal disputes with both Motorola and Samsung regarding various smartphone technologies. While both sides are wielding patents against one another, there’s an important difference between the patents being asserted by Apple and those being asserted by Samsung and Motorola. The patents […]
Continue reading...iPad 3 announcement scheduled for March 7
14. February 2012
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iMore reported yesterday that the official iPad 3 unveiling is set to take place on March 7, with a launch date expected about a week later. This corroborates a previous report from All Things D which claimed Apple would announce the iPad 3 during the first week of March. Meanwhile, the WSJ – which Apple […]
Continue reading...David Tupman, Apple VP of iPhone and iPod engineering, leaves the company
14. February 2012
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9to5Mac reported last week that David Tupman, Apple’s former VP of iPhone and iPod Engineering left the company at the end of 2011. Tupman, armed with a a degree from Salford University in the UK and later from UC Berkley, worked at Apple for 8 years where was an integral member on the teams that […]
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14. February 2012
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