Apple and HTC settled their longstanding patent dispute this weekend, putting an end to a number of legal battles across multiple jurisdictions. While specific details surrounding the settlement agreement remain confidential, Stern Agee analyst Shaw Wu got in touch with some industry contacts of his and speculates that HTC will be paying Apple about $6 […]
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Comments Off on Samsung tightens the A6 pricing screws on Apple by 20 percent
While Apple has settled its dispute with HTC, its legal battles with Samsung continue to rage on. To that end, we’ve heard a number of rumors regarding Apple’s efforts to look for a Samsung replacement, but remember that Apple isn’t the only one holding any cards in this game. Marketwatch reports that Samsung really upped […]
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Comments Off on Apple rolls out two brand new iPad Mini commercials
Apple yesterday released two brand new iPad Mini ads. Expect more of these to surface as we get closer and closer to the holiday shopping season. The first one, here, is titled Books. And the other one, which is much better, is titled “Photos.”
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Comments Off on Innovation and the departure of Scott Forstall
Randsinrepose writes about the departure of Scott Forstall and how it may signal the beginning of the demise for Apple. Whether or you agree or not, it’s certainly an interesting point worth pondering. Forstall, however, was old school. In my years at Apple, the Caffe Macs chatter about Forstall was that he was the only […]
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12. November 2012
Comments Off on Apple’s agreement with HTC to yield $6 to $8 per Android device sold