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Samsung in hot water over efforts to ban Apple products in Europe
Perhaps Samsung’s eyes were bigger than their reach. Samsung, he south Korean electronics giant, could face fines running to billions of pounds from the European commission over its attempts to use its “standard-essential” patents on 3G to ban sales of Apple’s iPhone and iPad in Europe. The Google-owned smartphone company Motorola Mobility may face similar […]
Continue reading...Apple highlights Samsung’s EU anitrust problem to the ITC
27. December 2012
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Florian Mueller has the full scoop here.
Continue reading...Apple moving Mac Mini production to US
27. December 2012
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First iMacs and now Mac Minis, this according to a recent report from Digitimes. Apple is reportedly set to move its Mac mini production lines back to the US with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to be responsible of handling establishment, according to sources from the upstream supply chain. Currently, Foxconn has about 15 […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook takes big paycut in 2012
27. December 2012
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The Next Web reports: Consumer electronics giant Apple today filed documents with the SEC in preparation for its annual shareholder meeting, which will be held at the company’s HQ on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. According to the filing, Apple CEO Tim Cook’s compensation totaled a mere $4,174,992. That may seem tiny, considering Apple’s $480 billion+ […]
Continue reading...Apple and Intel working on bluetooth smart watch?
27. December 2012
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Mac Rumors reports: Chinese site TGBus reports [Google translation, via Mobilegeeks.de] that Apple and Intel are currently working together on a Bluetooth-enabled smart watch. According to the report, the watch will include a 1.5-inch OLED display from RITEK subsidiary RiTdisplay and will launch in the first half of next year. Full details on Apple’s smart watch are unknown, but the […]
Continue reading...Apple ups iPad Mini shipment orders by 2 million
20. December 2012
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More evidence that Apple remains in the midst of a blowout and perhaps record-setting quarter. Apple has recently increased its iPad mini orders from eight million units to 10 million due to strong sales worldwide, and the volume may reach 12 million units in total, according to sources from the upstream supply chain. Apple originally […]
Continue reading...Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi lowers target for Apple shares
20. December 2012
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Forbes reports on a research note from analyst Toni Sacconaghi from Bernstein Research. While keeping an outperform rating on Apple stock, Sacconaghi scaled back his price target for Apple shares from $800 down to $750 while also lowering his 2013 EPS estimate from $50.57 a share to $49.41. Here are some of his key conclusions […]
Continue reading...Apple, Google and Microsoft all interested in home automation company startup “id8 Group R2 Studios”
20. December 2012
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Perhaps an iTV won’t be the next big thing Apple brings to the masses. Maybe, just maybe, home automation is the next big thing. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Apple, Microsoft and Google are all interested in acquiring a home automation startup called startup id8 Group R2 Studios Inc, a company initially […]
Continue reading...Developers are feelin’ Apple’s Passbook
20. December 2012
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Wired reports: American Airlines and cosmetics retailer Sephora are among the big-name companies that have developed apps for Passbook and seen them downloaded by the tens of thousands since it was announced in June. Passbook also plays nicely with Eventbrite, Ticketmaster and Square. Apple doesn’t say how many apps have been developed for Passbook, but […]
Continue reading...Samsung’s accusations of juror misconduct fall short
18. December 2012
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The Verge reports: Samsung had hoped allegations of juror misconduct would win it a do-over in the Apple v. Samsung case, but tonight Judge Lucy Koh put those aspirations to rest by denying its request. Samsung had accused jury foreman Velvin Hogan of intentionally hiding information about a lawsuit he was involved in with Seagate. Samsung recently became a […]
Continue reading...Google Maps downloaded over 10 million times in 2 days
18. December 2012
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Looks like we have a mapping battle in our midst!
Continue reading...Adobe introduces Retina Display support for Photoshop and Illustrator
11. December 2012
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In a new update to both Photoshop and Illustrator CS 6, Adobe has added Retina Display support. With this update, customers can see more detail in images, text, and in the Illustrator user interface when working on high-resolution displays, including the new Retina display available on MacBook Pro. The HiDPI feature in Illustrator is currently […]
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27. December 2012
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