Archive | August 13th, 2012
AT&T getting “all hands on deck” for iPhone launch in late September – Report
Citing one of their trusted sources at AT&T, BGR is reporting that AT&T is already taking measures to prepare for an iPhone 5 launch sometime during the third or fourth week of September with an “all-hands-on-deck policy in place for employees that will extend through to the middle of October.” This of course coalesces with a […]
Continue reading...Reports emerge of Apple retail store employees being laid off
13. August 2012
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With the iPhone unveiling and pre-orders just about a month away, according to the most recent rumors, MacRumors has an interesting story detailing a rash of layoffs that are reportedly sweeping through some Apple retail stores. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been receiving reports that Apple has been laying off a number of […]
Continue reading...What an Apple iCar might look like [Photo]
13. August 2012
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When Apple executive Phil Schiller took the stand in early August as part of the ongoing Apple-Samsung litigation, Apple’s Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing explained, in part, how Apple decided to throw caution to the wind and start developing the original iPhone. There were many things that led to the iPhone at Apple. We were […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 pre-orders set for September 12 – Report
13. August 2012
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After a chorus of reports pointing to an Apple special event on September 12 comes word from Rene Ritchie over at iMore that pre-orders for the iPhone 5 will open up for business on September 12, to be followed by a full scale launch on September 21. Ritchie also adds that the international launch of […]
Continue reading...Apple has licensed out iPhone related patents to Microsoft, Apple patent licensing head Boris Teksler reveals
13. August 2012
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This weekend we reported on how Apple, before it initiated its suit against Samsung, offered a licensing deal to Samsung that would have seen the Korean-based electronics giant fork over $30 per smartphone sold and $40 per tablet sold. Interestingly, the licensing terms proffered by Apple also included a number of “bonuses” whereby Samsung could […]
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13. August 2012
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