Archive | August, 2012
Apple exploring idea of set-top box; Cable operators not fully on board – Report
With all of the hype and discussion surrounding the impending release of the iPhone 5, we haven’t heard much of anything about Apple’s long-rumored HDTV plans. Indeed, while many previous reports claimed a late 2012 release was in the works, rumblings from the supply chain in that regard are conspicuously silent. But that’s not to […]
Continue reading...Lucy Koh asks if Apple lawyers are “smoking crack”
16. August 2012
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Things are certainly heating up in the courtroom as we’re about to finish up the third week of Apple and Samsung’s trial. One thing is clear – Judge Lucy Koh is tired of courtroom shenaneigans and wants to keep the trial moving along swiftly and efficiently. That said, she was none too pleased today when […]
Continue reading...Apple shares rebound and inch closer to all-time high
16. August 2012
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Apple shares tend to fluctuate like no other, and after having crept down below to sub-$600 levels for a while, the stock has been on a tear lately. Moving the stock along, as far as we can tell, is anticipation ahead of Apple’s iPhone 5 unveiling set for September 12th, and perhaps, Apple’s issuance of […]
Continue reading...About those Apple store layoffs – Apple says “we messed up”
16. August 2012
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Earlier this week reports emerged of widespread layoffs and hour cutbacks at a number of Apple retail stores. MacRumors was the first to report on the news: Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been receiving reports that Apple has been laying off a number of recently-hired staff members at its retail stores. Most of […]
Continue reading...The inside story of Apple’s interest and acquisition of AuthenTec’s fingerprint technology
16. August 2012
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In late July, it was reported that Apple had acquired a fingerprint sensor technology company called AuthenTec for $356 million. Now as a company that rarely makes acquisitions, Apple’s acquisitions take on a much broader significance. In other words, Apple tends to purchase companies with overt strategic importance to their product pipeline. That said, it […]
Continue reading...Apple to pay out dividend of $2.65/share today
16. August 2012
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Over the past few years, Apple’s bank account has exploded to where they now have over $100 billion dollars at their disposal. As a result, many have long wondered just what exactly Apple is planning to do with all that cash. For a while, the company brass explained that they were keeping it close so […]
Continue reading...Judge Lucy Koh asks Apple CEO Tim Cook to meet with Samsung CEO one more time
15. August 2012
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As the Apple-Samsung legal battle is in high gear during its third week, US District Court Judge Lucy Koh is still holding out hope that maybe the two parties can come to agreement before a jury verdict is reached. “I see risk here for both sides if we go to a verdict,” Koh explained earlier […]
Continue reading...iPad Mini news make the rounds
15. August 2012
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A flurry of iPad Mini news made the rounds late yesterday evening. First up, 9to5Mac reports that they received word from a number of sources that the rumored iPad Mini will look much like a large iPod touch, “with smaller bezels along the sides in portrait mode and separate volume buttons and not a “rocker” […]
Continue reading...Samsung designer claims Samsung Galaxy devices didn’t copy Apple’s iPhone icons
15. August 2012
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As the Apple and Samsung trial now enters its third week, Samsung’s senior user experience designer Jeeyuen Wang explained via an interpreter that the company did not copy Apple’s own icon designs on its line of Galaxy smartphones. On the contrary, Samsung’s choice of icons – which so closely resemble Apple’s it’s ridiculous – was […]
Continue reading...iOS 6 will let users wake up to their favorite songs
15. August 2012
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There’s good news for the multitude of iPhone users who rely on their iOS device to help them get up in the morning. One of the many new features in iOS 6 – scheduled to drop in late September alongside the new iPhone 5 – will be the ability to choose songs from one’s iTunes […]
Continue reading...Apple successfully blocks testimony of Samsung F700 designer Hyong Shin Park
15. August 2012
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Apple scored a notable legal victory earlier this week when they successfully convinced US District Judge Lucy Koh to not allow Samsung designer Hyong Shin Park from taking the stand and discussing the Samsung F700 phone, a device which Samsung claims pre-dates the iPhone and was inspired by a “bowl of water.” Samsung had for […]
Continue reading...Sprint drops price of iPhone 4S to low low price of $49 thanks to $100 American Express gift card
14. August 2012
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If you’re a Sprint subscriber who has been contemplating getting an iPhone, now may be the perfect time to pounce. Not too long ago, Sprint dropped the price of the iPhone 4S to $150 with a 2-year contract. Today, it sweetened the deal even more by dropping the buy-in price to $49, the result of […]
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16. August 2012
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