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Features iOS should “borrow” from WebOS
Now that the HP TouchPad and Palm Pre are no longer with us, WebOS is being open sourced. Despite the inability of WebOS to succeed in the marketplace, the OS brought with it a number of interesting UI designs that Apple would be well advised to incorporate into iOS. Lukas Mathis has a comprehensive overview […]
Continue reading...Lower Chinese Court rules that stores should pull iPads
Monday, February 20, 2012
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The drama in China over Apple’s iPad trademark rages on as a lower Chinese Court ruled recently that local iPad distributors should stop selling Apple’s tablet. Xie Xianghui, a lawyer for Shenzhen Proview Technology, said the Intermediate People’s Court in Huizhou, a city in southern China’s Guangdong province, had ruled on Friday that distributors should […]
Continue reading...Apple testing 8-inch tablet device – Report
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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The Wall St. Journal reported yesterday that Apple is currently working with component suppliers abroad to test a tablet device with a smaller screen than the iPad. The iPad screen measures in at 9.7 inches while these alleged prototype tablets have a screensize of 8 or so inches. One person said the smaller device will […]
Continue reading...US Air Force interested in purchasing upwards of 18,000 iPads
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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In what’s fast becoming a trend, the US Air Force is joining a number of other entities in welcoming the iPad into the cockpit. According to Nextgov, the Air Force Special Operations Command is interested in purchasing upwards of 2800 iPad 2 tablets to replace flight bags which are usually very bulky and include reference […]
Continue reading...Proview seeks to ban iPad exports from China
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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Apple might be forced into a settlement with Proview sooner than later given the latter’s recent efforts to ban all imports and exports of the iPad from China, a dispute that stems from Proview’s assertion that it owns the iPad trademark. “We are applying to customs to stop any trademark- infringing products from imports to […]
Continue reading...iPad 3 announcement scheduled for March 7
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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iMore reported yesterday that the official iPad 3 unveiling is set to take place on March 7, with a launch date expected about a week later. This corroborates a previous report from All Things D which claimed Apple would announce the iPad 3 during the first week of March. Meanwhile, the WSJ – which Apple […]
Continue reading...iPad 3 casing suggests slightly tweaked form factor, larger battery
Monday, February 13, 2012
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The above photo, courtesy of RepairLabs, purports to show the back housing of the iPad 2 against the back houseing of the iPad 3. In the photo above, the iPad 2 is on the left while the iPad 3 is on the right. Based on the differences RepairLabs found between the respective cases, they were […]
Continue reading...iPad 3 set to launch in early March
Thursday, February 9, 2012
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After a few weeks of conflicting reports, it now seems we have a firm timeline as tot he release date of the iPad 3. All Things D reports that Apple is planning on holding a special iPad event in early March and will release the iPad 3 soon thereafter. Sources say the company has chosen […]
Continue reading...Motorola asked Apple for a 2.25% royalty rate for each iPhone and iPad
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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As part of the ongoing legal battle between Motorola and Apple, the Wall St. Journal reported recently that Motorola asked Apple to pay 2.25% in royalties for each iPhone and iPad sold – an exorbitant royalty rate that would easily reach into the billions of dollars. What makes the request particularly sickening is that the […]
Continue reading...Apple may face $38 million fine in Chinese iPad trademark dispute
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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Electronista reports: A lawyer for Proview Shenzhen, Xie Xianghui, is claiming that a court in the Xicheng district of Beijing is prepared to “slap Apple with a 240 million yuan ($38 million) fine,” according to the Global Times. The Xicheng district administration, though, is refusing to comment. “It is still under investigation, so no official […]
Continue reading...iPhone 4 and iPad 2 temporarily removed from sale in Germany
Friday, February 3, 2012
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The Verge reports: Apple has been forced to remove its 3G iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4 devices from the online German Apple store today, following a dispute with Motorola Mobility … Update: It appears that Apple has successfully convinced a court in Germany to suspend enforcement of this injunction, according to AllThingsD. It’s unclear at […]
Continue reading...Foxconn receives tax breaks in Brazil; iPad production slated to commence soon
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Foxconn, Apple’s largest manufacturing partner, recently received a few sought after tax breaks that will result in the Asian-based company opening up a plant in Brazil and manufacturing iPads. The Brazil-based Folha website reports: The determination provides for exemption or reduction of the IPI (Excise Tax), PIS and Cofins for companies investing in research and […]
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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