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Dropbox soars to 100 million users
I guess in hindsight the Dropbox folks made the right call by refusing Apple’s reported $800 million buyout offer a few years back. The cloud storage solution company that nearly everyone I know seems to use just announced that they’ve reached 100 million users. Not too shabby at all. Five years pass more quickly than […]
Continue reading...LTE iPad Minis en route, deliveries scheduled for November 16
13. November 2012
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9to5Mac reports: Apple has begun shipping the LTE version of the iPad mini to customers who have pre-ordered. Yesterday, we noted that Apple began shipping the LTE model of the fourth-generation iPad. Like the fourth-generation models, Apple is now telling some customers that their shipped iPad minis will arrive on Friday, November 16th.
Continue reading...Apple donates $2.5 million to Hurricane Sandy relief
13. November 2012
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In the wake of the Hurricane that ravaged parts of New York and left millions of individuals without electricity for days on end, Apple has stepped up to the plate and donated $2.5 million to the Red Cross in an effort to help out with the relief efforts. The email below was sent from Apple […]
Continue reading...Apple’s agreement with HTC to yield $6 to $8 per Android device sold
12. November 2012
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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 […]
Continue reading...Samsung tightens the A6 pricing screws on Apple by 20 percent
12. November 2012
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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 […]
Continue reading...Apple rolls out two brand new iPad Mini commercials
12. November 2012
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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.”
Continue reading...Innovation and the departure of Scott Forstall
12. November 2012
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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 […]
Continue reading...Apple’s first iPad Mini ad – Piano
11. November 2012
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Apple’s first advertising effort with the iPad Mini. The ad is called “Piano.”
Continue reading...Apple and HTC settle all patent disputes
11. November 2012
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Apple issued a press release this weekend announcing that all of their currently pending litigation with HTC has now come to an end. You might recall that HTC was the first company Apple went after in its ongoing fight against Android. The press release reads: HTC and Apple have reached a global settlement that includes […]
Continue reading...Apple paid $21 million for rights to Swiss Railway Design – Report
11. November 2012
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MacRumors reports that Apple paid $21 million for the rights to use the Swiss Railway Design that it apparently misappropriated without permission on the clocks app on the iPad. Tages-Anzeiger now reports [Google translation] that the licensing agreement resulted in Apple making a payment of approximately 20 million Swiss francs ($21 million) to the agency. The report […]
Continue reading...Looking into the jury foreman in the Apple/Samsung case
10. November 2012
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Looks like Samsung is trying to argue that jury foreman Velvin Hogan may not have been as forthright as he should have been during the initial questioning given to prospective Jury members. Specifically, Samsung claims that Hogan withheld information pertaining to a lawsuit he was involved in with Seagate, one that ultimately led to him […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 to come to China by early December – Report
10. November 2012
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The WSJ reports that the iPhone 5 may be coming to China sooner than later. Though the iPhone 5 first launched in September, Apple’s next-gen smartphone has been awaiting government approval before carriers such as China Telecom and China Unicom can begin selling it. And it’s just as good considering that Apple is just now catching […]
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13. November 2012
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