Archive | August, 2012
Icon designer Susan Kare on Samsung’s iPhone-esque homescreen icons
Last week, famed Apple icon designer Susan Kare took the stand to testify on Apple’s behalf about the striking visual similarities between Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s lineup of accused products. While on the stand, Kare noted how even she herself was prone to confusion over the similarities between the two devices. It is my opinion […]
Continue reading...Apple releases third ad for the iPad with Retina Display – “Do it All”
12. August 2012
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Apple last week released a new iPad commercial that’s more in line with its standard advertising fare – especially compared to its line of Mac Genius commercials which weren’t received all that favorably when they aired during the Olympics. This ad is titled Do It All. “Read it. Tweet it. Be surprised. Be productive. Make […]
Continue reading...Fourth iOS 6 beta includes toggle for “Wi-Fi Plus Cellular” option
11. August 2012
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By all accounts, Apple will unveil the iPhone 5 on September 12 to be followed by an official launch 9 days later on Friday, September 21. And along with some schmancy new hardware, we’ll also see the release of Apple’s next-gen mobile OS – iOS 6. Apple in recent days has seeded the fourth beta […]
Continue reading...Apple offered to license its patents to Samsung for $30 per smartphone and $40 per tablet
11. August 2012
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The treasure trove of documents from the ongoing Apple-Samsung dispute continue to flow on. The latest startling revelation touches on Apple and Samsung’s licensing discussions pre-litigation. Now it’s already been revealed that Apple first approached Samsung about its concerns regarding various Android devices in late 2010. Indeed, we also were aware that Apple and Samsung […]
Continue reading...Will Apple’s next-gen iMac do away with an optical drive?
10. August 2012
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Apple Insider reports: Internal configuration files in Mountain Lion make apparent references to yet-unreleased new generations of Apple’s iMac (iMac13,0) and Mac Pro (MacPro6,0), both in the context of USB booting options that indicate the new Mac desktops could, for the first time in nearly 20 years, lack built-in optical drives. The discovery, made by […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iOS sales figures released, same goes for Samsung devices
10. August 2012
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All Things D reports: Documents filed by Samsung lawyers on Thursday reveal that, from June 2010 through June 2012, Samsung sold 21.25 million phones, generating $7.5 billion in revenue. On the tablet side, the company sold 1.4 million Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices, producing $644 million in revenue. In terms of individual phone […]
Continue reading...Eddy Cue email reveals Apple and Steve Jobs had/have interest in 7-inch iPad
9. August 2012
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During Scott Forstall’s appearance on the witness stand last Friday, an interesting piece of information regarding Apple’s internal discussion of a 7-inch iPad was brought to light. Forstall at one point was shown an internal email from Eddy cue sent to a slew of other Apple executives – Tim Cook, Scott Forstall, and Phil Schiller. […]
Continue reading...Ken Segall sits down with Harry McCracken for in-depth interview on all things Apple and advertising
9. August 2012
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Apple’s new commercials involving an Apple genius didn’t exactly debut to rave reviews. Adding his name to the chorus of naysayers was longtime Chiat/Day advertising director Ken Segall who over the years worked very closely with Steve Jobs on a number of ad campaigns. Segall wrote about the commercials on his blog, stating in part: […]
Continue reading...How many iPhones are running on T-Mobile? About a million
8. August 2012
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Make no mistake about it – T-Mobile desperately wants to carry the iPhone. Want proof? Look no further than this past February released its earnings from the fourth quarter of 2011. In that quarter, the carrier reported losing over 800,000 subscribers during the last 3 months of 2011. At the time, T-Mobile attributed the mass […]
Continue reading...Chip Designer Jim Keller leaves Apple, heads back to AMD
8. August 2012
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About a week ago, AMD announced that Jim Killer would be returning to the company after previous stints at PA Semi, and later Apple after PA Semi was acquired back in 2008. Keller was an integral part of the AMD team that worked on the Athlon 64 and Opteron 64 projects. In his new role […]
Continue reading...The shocking extent to which Samsung modeled the Galaxy S after the iPhone
8. August 2012
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Samsung’s copying of Apple’s iPhone runs deep, and recent evidence introduced at the Apple-Samsung trial reveals the breathtaking extent to which Samsung modeled their own smartphones after Apple own designs and features. The evidence in question is a massively large document compiled by Samsung engineers which shows 126 separate ways the company’s Galaxy S smartphone […]
Continue reading...CBS CEO Les Moonves talks about CBS content coming to Apple TV – It’s all about the benjamins, baby
8. August 2012
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During a recent CBS earnings conference call, company CEO Les Moonves was asked about his feelings regarding putting up CBS content on an Apple TV. He responded that it’s about the Benjamin’s baby. Or as Badger from Breaking Bad might say, stacking benjis until the rubber band pops. Look, Anthony, you’ve — we’ve had this […]
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12. August 2012
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