Archive | March, 2012
Next-gen iPhone to feature 4G LTE support
iMore reports: Similar—if not same-size—screen (currently 3.5-inch, but not set in stone). 4G LTE radio New “micro dock” connector Fall/October 2012 release
Continue reading...Apple met with Samsung 4 times in 2010 to stave off current litigation
22. March 2012
Well, you can’t say Apple didn’t try to prevent a legal dispute with Samsung. The Verge reports: In a recent filing in California federal court, Apple details the negotiations it pursued with Samsung between July and September of 2010 — several months prior to the initiation of patent litigation in April 2011. In an attempt to bolster […]
Continue reading...iOS 5.1 contains evidence of 4G support
22. March 2012
More evidence that the iPhone 5 will support 4G LTE was found buried deep within iOS 5.1. via iDownloadblog
Continue reading...Take a look at Apple’s iWallet patent filings
22. March 2012
Tremendously interesting stuff courtesy of Patently Apple.
Continue reading...Gruber on the rumored 4.6-inch iPhone
22. March 2012
“Lots of attention on this rumor, but no one seems to be pointing out that if it’s true, this new iPhone would need way more pixels than the current 960 × 640 iPhone display. (If they increased the size but kept the pixel count the same, it would drop beneath Apple’s “retina display” threshold — not going […]
Continue reading...Thanks to the iPhone, BlackBerry no longer the top dog in Canada
22. March 2012
Bloomberg reports: Canada’s love affair with the BlackBerry is waning. RIM has been ousted from the top spot for smartphone shipments in its home market for the first time, trailing Apple’s iPhone. RIM, based in Waterloo, Ontario, shipped 2.08 million BlackBerrys last year in Canada, compared with 2.85 million units for Apple, data compiled by […]
Continue reading...iPhone with 4.6-inch screen on the horizon?
22. March 2012
Reuters reports: Apple Inc’s new iPhone will have a sharper and bigger 4.6-inch “retina” display and is set to be launched around the second quarter, a South Korean media reported on Thursday. Sales of the iPhone, first introduced in 2007 with the touch screen template now adopted by its rivals, account for around half Apple’s […]
Continue reading...Zynga buys OMGPOP for $200 million
21. March 2012
All Things D reports: Looks like OMGPOP, the company behind the overnight sensation Draw Something, will end up at Zynga, after all. The game maker had been talking to several suitors over the last few weeks. But as TechCrunch reported earlier, it has been in serious discussions with Mark Pincus and company for the past few days. The […]
Continue reading...Consumer Reports sacrifices credibility for pageviews
21. March 2012
Marco Arment lays it all out perfectly over here.
Continue reading...Jony Ive and the underlying principles of Apple’s design philosphy
21. March 2012
This London, a week ago, conducted a rare interview with Apple’s design chief Jony Ive wherein the influential designer toucheed upon a number of issues, including what makes design at Apple so special and tough for competitors to duplicate. Regarding what makes design at Apple so different, Ive explains that it’s a confluence of design […]
Continue reading...Court in Netherlands rules Samsung cannot pursue injunctive relief against Apple over essential 3G patents
21. March 2012
Thankfully, Samsung’s disingenuous efforts to wield its RAND encumbered patents against Apple seems to be falling short. One week ago, a court in the Netherlands ruled that Samsung cannot pursue injunctive relief against Apple so long as Apple is open to negotiating a license with Samsung for their 3G patents. The decision was handed down […]
Continue reading...Apple issues response to “hotter” iPad issue
20. March 2012
Apple issued a statement addressing the issue, or non-issue perhaps, to The Loop: “The new iPad delivers a stunning Retina display, A5X chip, support for 4G LTE plus 10 hours of battery life, all while operating well within our thermal specifications,” Apple representative Trudy Muller, told The Loop. “If customers have any concerns they should […]
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23. March 2012
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