Archive | August, 2012
When it comes to copying, Samsung has a long and storied history
iMore has an interesting post up detailing how Samsung deciding to copy a market leader isn’t really all that new. No one can look at Samsung’s mobile products over the last decade and not consider them anything other than a ruthless, relentless copy of everything popular that’s came before. It’s not that Samsung doesn’t continuously […]
Continue reading...On Samsung and stealing
14. August 2012
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It’s a common thread of conversation these days, in the context of Apple’s litigation with Samsung, to claim that Apple is abusing the patent system. Or as a Samsung attorney seemed to imply, that Apple is trying to patent rounded rectangles. To that end, it’s really hard to not see the overt infringement committed by […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs Palo Alto home burglarized; Suspect apprehended
14. August 2012
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Steve Jobs’ Palo Alto home was burglarized a few weeks ago, with thieves taking upwards of $60,000 worth of computers and personal items. Since then, authorities arrested a suspect named Kariem McFarlin for committing the crime. Mercury News reports: McFarlin, who remains in county jail on $500,000 bail, could face a maximum prison sentence of […]
Continue reading...Samsung tries to get Apple’s case thrown out, Judge refuses
14. August 2012
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Oh Samsung, your sneakyness knows no bounds! Well okay, they’re not exactly being sneaky, but Samsung’s legal team always seems to be up to something, with Samsung Attorney John Quinn’s actions regarding the Sony-iPhone issue being a prime example. Apple just recently finished making its case against Samsung and now the Korea-based electronics giant will […]
Continue reading...Industrial Designer praises unibody iPhone 5 construction
14. August 2012
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With so many leaked iPhone parts floating around these days, it was inevitable that we’d eventually see an assembled pre-production iPhone 5 built out of repair parts. Case in point – the photo above which leaked to the web just last week. What’s more, we even have this video which purports to show the iPhone […]
Continue reading...Andy Hertzfeld posts rare Macintosh promotional video from 1983
14. August 2012
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Legendary Apple alum Andy Hertzfeld, who now works for Google, posted an interesting link on his Google+ recently highlighting a rare commercial Apple created in honor of the first Mac. The ad was designed by Chiat-Day and includes interesting snippets about the Mac from the design team. Notably, Hertzfeld notes that the commercial never made […]
Continue reading...Conan O’Brien takes on Apple-Samsung dispute with hilarious video poking fun at Samsung
14. August 2012
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With a keen interest in technology, at least when measured against other late night hosts, Conan O’Brien last week had a little bit of fun at Samsung’s expense with a video featuring a fictitious Samsung executive trying to explain away the oh so important differences between Apple’s iPhone and iPad and Samsung’s allegedly infringing products. […]
Continue reading...AT&T getting “all hands on deck” for iPhone launch in late September – Report
13. August 2012
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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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14. August 2012
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