Archive | July 31st, 2012
Apple and Samsung trial gets underway; Apple delivers opening argument
With the jurors all picked and ready to go, the Apple/Samsung trial is off and to the races. Things got started on Tuesday with Apple’s opening argument wherein Apple lawyer Harold McElhinny explained that Samsung, after realizing that they couldn’t compete with Apple, just went ahead and decided to copy the iPhone as best they […]
Continue reading...Jury for Samsung/Apple trial selected; Google engineer almost made the cut
31. July 2012
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The Apple/Samsung trial got underway yesterday, preceded by a flurry of court activity that revealed a plethora of information about various Apple prototypes and much much more. But more on that later. For now, the jury for the trial has been selected and it’s all systems go. Bloomberg yesterday reported on the jury selection process […]
Continue reading...Hulu Plus is now open for business on the Apple TV
31. July 2012
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MacRumors reports: Apple has quietly launched a Hulu Plus channel on Apple TV this morning. We’ve first received a report from one Apple TV owner who first found the channel to appear this morning and have since been able to confirm it ourselves. We’ve found that users may have to reboot their Apple TV for the channel […]
Continue reading...TV manufacturers looking to partner up to stave off another market disruption from Apple
31. July 2012
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Even though it doesn’t officially exist, and even though it may never see the light of day, the rumored Apple HDTV apparently has some competitors shaking in their boots. And hey, given how Apple has disrupted entire industries with the iPod, iPhone, and more recently the iPad, you can’t fault TV manufacturers from playing preventive […]
Continue reading...Galaxy Note II with 5.5-inch screen set for unveiling on August 15
31. July 2012
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What you’re looking at in the photo above is a comparison of the Galaxy Note and the iPhone. The Galaxy note has a gargantuan 5.3-inch screen while the iPhone has a relatively miniscule 3.5 inch screen. Stranded somewhere between a tablet and a smartphone, the Galaxy Note from Samsung provides easy fodder for tech jokesters […]
Continue reading...Apple special event for the iPhone 5 to be held on September 12
31. July 2012
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Following up on our report on the aesthetics of the iPhone 5 comes more confirmation that a launch is scheduled for mid-late September, to be preceded by an unveiling on September 12. News of the September 12 Apple special media event was first noted by iMore and since confirmed by All Things D: Apple hasn’t […]
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31. July 2012
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