Archive | March 29th, 2012
Are Apple and Samsung talking settlement?
Perhaps this crazy 10 month bout of litigation that has spanned the globe will come to an end sooner than later according to a report from Business Week. Citing people familiar with Apple’s situation, the report claims that executives from both Samsung and Apple have “communicated lately about potential settlement options.” “Apple CEO Tim Cook does […]
Continue reading...Apple ramps up production of new MacBook Pro models
29. March 2012
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Digitimes reports that Apple is gearing up to begin production on 15-inch and 13.3-inch MacBook Pro models. Production on the 15-inch model is said to commence in April while production on the 13.3-inch model will begin in June.
Continue reading...Tim Cook visits Foxconn plant in China
29. March 2012
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Bloomberg reports that Apple CEO Tim Cook recently paid a visit to one of Foxconn’s newest manufacturing facilities in Zhengzhou, China. Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook visited Foxconn Technology Group’s newly built manufacturing facility for the iPhone in Zhengzhou, China, as the U.S. company seeks to improve working conditions. The iPhone production line is at the new Foxconn Zhengzhou Technology […]
Continue reading...Dell ends its smartphone experiment
29. March 2012
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I seriously doubt anyone finds this terribly surprising, but Dell has stopped manufacturing smartphones as it looks to enter a new market (tablets) where it can try to remain even somewhat relevant. Dell has nixed its last standing Venue and Venue Pro smartphones and no replacements have been announced. The smartphones had run their course, […]
Continue reading...Does Microsoft’s Courier project live on with an iPad app called Paper?
29. March 2012
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Courier as a concept was cool, but was practically nothing to write home about. Still the leaked demoes showcased some interesting use cases. Now some of the folks behind Courier have released an ipad app called Paper. The Verge has the skinny over here.
Continue reading...Why one Omgpop employee turned down Zynga
29. March 2012
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Fascinating read from former Omgpop programmer Shay Pierce on why he ultimately decided against joining Zynga following their acquisition of Omgpop. The tipping point? Zynga not beeing open to Pierce keeping his unpopular iOS game Connectrode up and running. Pierce emphasizes that Connectrode makes almost no money anymore but is nonetheless a piece of software […]
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29. March 2012
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