Back in March, we reported that Apple plans to launch it iRadio streaming music service by this upcoming summer, followed up by a piece in April on its reported signing of various licensing agreements. Now sources are saying the company has run into a snag with Sony over an issue with how much it will
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Apple iRadio stymied by song-skipping issue says sources
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on May 18, 2013
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New Microsoft Xbox first round in technology war with Apple, Sony
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on May 18, 2013
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Apple orders hint at iPad Mini shipment decline
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on May 17, 2013
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The company is reportedly cutting its iPad Mini display orders nearly in half as it anticipates a drawdown in demand for the tablet. [Read more]
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The CW will stream TV shows on Apple TV for free, the day after they air
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on May 17, 2013
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This week many TV networks are putting on “upfront” where they lay out their content plans for the next year, and The CW President Mark Pedowitz announced it’s bringing full TV episodes streaming to the Apple TV. The CW already has ad supported full episode streaming on several platforms including iOS and Android, Windows 8 and it launched last month on the Xbox 360 (pictured above). Pedowitz indicated the network is working to reach more viewers on more platforms, so Apple TV is probably not the last. In a note to MacRumors The CW confirmed it will mirror the experience on other platforms, with episodes available the day after they air, no cable TV authentication required and supported by advertisements. Les Moonves is president of CBS (which is a part owner of The CW, along with Warner Bros.) and previously remarked on turning down participation in an Apple subscription service funded by advertising revenue. Of course, CBS now does full episode streaming on mobile iOS devices, so we’ll see if this a sign of more changes on the way, although with no release date we don’t know how long we’ll have to wait.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Apple
Source: Deadline
Lawsuit claims Apple sold iPhone 4 with bad on-off button
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on May 15, 2013
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The tech giant is slapped with a class action suit, which alleges it knowingly sold users iPhone 4 smartphones with power buttons that broke shortly after the 1-year warranty expired. [Read more]
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Cydia, The Alternative App Store For Jailbroken Apple Devices, Now Runs On Android
Posted by Gsurface
on May 14, 2013
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Cydia, a platform commonly thought of as the alternative app store for jailbroken iPhones and iPads, has just today arrived on Android, of all places. Though Android is by its nature more open and customizable than Apple’s locked-down iOS, it now has a growing collection of apps designed for power users who root their devices – a process that’s similar in spirit to the iOS jailbreak. Cydia for Android could soon become home to some of those same tweaks in time – or at least allow developers to port them to the Android ecosystem, whether or not they’re housed in Cydia directly. Jailbreaking an iPhone makes a lot of sense because customizing Apple’s software, including its lockscreen and homescreen, is all but impossible. However, on Android, the perception is that many of the quirks and customizations you may desire can be managed through the installation of third-party apps, ranging from Android launchers that can change everything about the device (like Facebook’s Home application, for instance) to very specific tweaks that can change the device’s default behavior. That being said, rooting an Android phone gives users even more power to do things outside of the scope of what’s possible out of the box. In addition to being able to upgrade to newer versions of Android ahead of “official” releases, various apps for rooted phones and tablets allow users to adjust CPU settings, define custom multitouch gestures, record video of their screens, undelete files, gain access to apps not offered in their country, adjust cache size, change permissions, and a host of other delightfully geeky things. Cydia for Android could one day become a centralized place to find all those things, but at launch it is merely the framework. The only Cydia-enabled extension available at this time is WinterBoard, the “theme engine” that grew popular on iOS over the years as a way to customize more than just the phone’s background. On Android, WinterBoard works with themes provided by other customization platforms, including ADW Launcher, GO Launcher Ex, Launcher Pro, dxTop, and the T-Mobile/CyanogenMod Theme Chooser platform. According to a lengthy and detailed description on the Cydia Substrate app in Google Play, the software will run on Android versions 2.3 and up, plus “equivalent” versions like CyanogenMod or the Kindle Fire. It will also work on ARM or Intel CPUs and even on Google Glass. (Are people rooting Glass? Do tell.) The Cydia substrate has been tested
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Apple looks to add Galaxy S4 to Samsung lawsuit
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on May 14, 2013
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The company says that it has evaluated Samsung’s handset and has found it to be in violation of its patents. [Read more]
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Apple Deluged By Police Demands To Decrypt iPhones
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on May 12, 2013
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New submitter ukemike points out an article at CNET reporting on a how there’s a “waiting list” for Apple to decypt iPhones seized by various law enforcement agencies. This suggests two important issues: first, that Apple is apparently both capable of and willing to help with these requests, and second, that there are too many of them for the company to process as they come in. From the article: “Court documents show that federal agents were so stymied by the encrypted iPhone 4S of a Kentucky man accused of distributing crack cocaine that they turned to Apple for decryption help last year. An agent at the ATF, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, ‘contacted Apple to obtain assistance in unlocking the device,’ U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell wrote in a recent opinion. But, she wrote, the ATF was ‘placed on a waiting list by the company.’ A search warrant affidavit prepared by ATF agent Rob Maynard says that, for nearly three months last summer, he “attempted to locate a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency with the forensic capabilities to unlock’ an iPhone 4S. But after each police agency responded by saying they ‘did not have the forensic capability,’ Maynard resorted to asking Cupertino. Because the waiting list had grown so long, there would be at least a 7-week delay, Maynard says he was told by Joann Chang, a legal specialist in Apple’s litigation group. It’s unclear how long the process took, but it appears to have been at least four months.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Police iPhone decryption sees high demand, Apple makes them wait
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on May 12, 2013
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It turns out that the security features on the iPhone are so robust, that police are unable to decrypt them in order to gain access to possibly crucial information on suspects’ devices. This has led to federal agencies getting a hold of Apple in order to decrypt iPhones for them, but it turns out that
Amazon Cloud Drive Photos for iOS takes on Google, Dropbox and Apple
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on May 11, 2013
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Amazon has launched its Cloud Drive Photos app on iOS today, joining the Android app as a solution for avid mobile photo snappers to automatically have their creations uploaded in the cloud and organized for sharing and viewing. The app looks to take on Apple’s Photo Steam iCloud feature, as well as Google’s and Dropbox’s
Dear Apple: Where Is My Mac Pro?
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on May 11, 2013
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As I sat here today thinking about what I should write for my latest column here on SlashGear, I was distracted. I didn’t look at the latest news, like I usually do, and I wasn’t particularly interested in anything in particular. My mind was entirely dominated by one thought: the computer I was about to
Apple, Samsung again take all of handset industry profits
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on May 6, 2013
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The companies combined to capture 100 percent of the industry’s profits, but that’s actually slightly lower than what they had been in previous quarters. [Read more]
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Apple extends lead over Samsung in U.S. smartphones
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on May 5, 2013
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Apple’s iOS also took market share away from Google’s Android in the first quarter, according to ComScore. [Read more]
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New Galaxy S4 ad trashes Apple: iPhone is so old
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on May 5, 2013
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Having gotten over its tame international launch of the S4, Samsung’s American arm resumes its denigration of Apple, suggesting only old folks own an iPhone. [Read more]
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Apple fail should be a lesson for Microsoft
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on May 5, 2013
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By market-acceptance standards, failures of Apple hardware products are rare. And even if the potential for weak demand is evident, the company is pretty good at fixing the problem. That’s a good lesson for Microsoft. [Read more]
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Apple approaching 40% in smartphone market share, others stagnant
Posted by Gsurface
on May 3, 2013
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comScore released its quarterly smartphone market share results for Q1 2013, and it shows that Apple‘s smartphone market share rose 2.7% percentage points from last quarter. The company now stands at 39%, up from 36.3% back in December. This marks a record-high market share for the Cupertino-based company, while other manufacturers have remained mostly stagnant.
U.S. Cellular to sell ‘Apple products’ this year
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on May 3, 2013
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It’s circumspect about which products, but surely a carrier that sells devices like Samsung’s Galaxy S3 and the HTC One would also want to offer the iPhone. [Read more]
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Apple counts down to 50 billion downloads in iTunes App Store
Posted by Gsurface
on May 2, 2013
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Apple has begun counting down (counting up, rather?) to 50 billion downloads in the iTunes App Store, and they’re celebrating the milestone by giving away a $ 10,000 iTunes gift card to the lucky person who downloads the 50 billionth app. The company will also be handing out $ 500 iTunes gift cards to 50 people that
Apple hijacks OS X devs to keep iOS on track
Posted by Gsurface
on May 2, 2013
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Apple may delay the release of OS X 10.9 because it’s pulled engineers from the team to help in a final push on the next version of iOS, according to online reports.
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Move Over Apple – Samsung Files For a Patent On Page Turn
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on May 2, 2013
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Nate the greatest writes “Remember last year when Apple received a patent on the faux page curl in iBooks? Lots of people laughed at the idea that Apple could patent the page turn, but not Samsung. The gadget maker has just filed for their own page turn patent. The paperwork explains in great detail what the page turn looks like, how the software would work, and what on screen gestures could be used to turn the page.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Apple, Verizon earn poor marks in EFF privacy report
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on May 1, 2013
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They’re among a number of companies that disappoint with their privacy practices, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation — which likes what it sees from Twitter and others. [Read more]
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To give back to investors, Apple goes for massive bond deal
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on April 30, 2013
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In an effort to return cash to investors, Apple is reaching out to the debt market and offering US$ 17 billion in bonds, the biggest non-bank bond offering in history, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
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Are Apple fans really more loyal?
Posted by Gsurface
on April 28, 2013
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Every survey seems to suggest that those who buy Apple products are more loyal to the brand than buyers of other brands. Does this also make them more forgiving? [Read more]
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After WWDC tickets vanish, Apple touts ‘Tech Talks,’ videos
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on April 28, 2013
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Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference sold out in two minutes this year. But the company says videos of confab sessions will be available and that “Tech Talks” will be coming to various cities. [Read more]
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Apple to challenge $368M patent infringement verdict
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on April 27, 2013
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Apple will challenge a November 2012 jury verdict that awarded $ 368 million in damages to Nevada patent-holding company VirnetX, a filing with U.S. regulators showed.
Computerworld News
Apple iPad maintains strong Web traffic lead lead over Samsung Galaxy Tabs
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on April 27, 2013
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Samsung is second to Apple in tablet sales and coming on strong, though Samsung Galaxy Tab users remain well behind iPad users in how much they use the Web.
Computerworld News
Apple takes developer Tech Talks mobile after WWDC sell-out
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on April 27, 2013
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Apple’s sell-out WWDC developer conference – tickets for which were snapped up in just two minutes – has prompted a “Tech Talks” roadshow, with the Cupertino firm taking its dev outreach mobile. The new events, set to be held in multiple – currently unspecified – cities, will presumably see a “mini-WWDC” staged for those developers
Moves, mistakes prove Steve Jobs era at Apple over, say analysts
Posted by Gsurface
on April 27, 2013
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Apple is clearly not Steve Jobs’ company any longer, analysts said this week, citing examples from Tuesday’s earning calls with Wall Street.
Computerworld News
Apple backtracks on planned VPN changes to iPhone, iPad
Posted by Gsurface
on April 26, 2013
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After a $ 368 million judgment against Apple in a lawsuit brought by VirnetX, the iPhone and iPad maker decided it will not change VPN behavior on already shipped iOS 6.1-powered devices. [Read more]
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Swype confirms talks with Apple over keyboard tech
Posted by Gsurface
on April 26, 2013
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The popular keyboard that lets you use swipe gestures to type out notes and messages, known as Swype, has been invading Android for quite some time, and the feature is included in the latest Android Jelly Bean version, but it seems that the company behind the popular keyboard tech talked business with Apple recently about
As Smartphones Reach A Global Tipping Point, Leader Samsung Ships 71M Devices In Q1, Nearly 2X As Many As Apple
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on April 26, 2013
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IDC is the first of the big analyst companies to come out with quarterly mobile device shipment numbers that indicate Q1 as the first quarter where smartphones have outnumbered more basic feature phones in worldwide shipments: in a total market of 418.6 million devices, 216.2 (51.6%) were smartphones. But it is was a kind of tipping point of two other sorts, too: it is a sign of how Apple is not the juggernaut that it once was.
In new iPhone 5 ad, Apple tries to get the feeling back
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on April 26, 2013
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In a renewed tug at heartstrings and purse strings, Apple’s new ad says that more pictures are taken with the iPhone than with any other camera. How does the company know? [Read more]
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Apple faces $118K fine in China for copyright breach
Posted by Gsurface
on April 25, 2013
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A Beijing court has ordered Apple to compensate three Chinese writers for selling their works via its app store without getting their permission. [Read more]
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Apple revises campus plans, postpones secondary complex to save money
Posted by Gsurface
on April 25, 2013
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Even with $ 145 billion in its back pocket, Apple isn’t above the odd bit of cost-saving. Following rumors that its new campus was $ 2 billion over budget, the company has revised its plans for the facility. While the UFO-style HQ is untouched, a secondary complex that was to be built along North Tantau Ave. has been pushed back to phase two — which means it’ll begin construction in 2016, just after people start working in the spaceship.
Filed under: Apple
Via: MacRumors
Source: Apple (.PDF)
Apple releases revised plans for its ‘spaceship’ headquarters
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on April 25, 2013
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The city of Cupertino, Calif., posts the tech giant’s updated designs for floor plans, parking, and landscaping for its upcoming state-of-the-art campus. [Read more]
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Apple marks a Decade of iTunes through an in-app timeline
Posted by Gsurface
on April 24, 2013
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The tenth anniversary of the iTunes Store is looming on April 28th, and Apple wants to do more for the occasion than treat itself to a nice dinner. It just launched an interactive Decade of iTunes timeline (within iTunes itself, naturally) to remind us how far its music service has come since 2003. While the retrospective includes the expected sales milestones, media links and plugs for iPods, it’s surprisingly detailed: you, too, can learn that Morcheeba rocked the album charts when iTunes reached Scandinavia. Apple has fiercer competition these days that not surprisingly goes unacknowledged, but it’s good to have at least some context for Cupertino’s more recent achievements. Catch a taste of that early iTunes Store vibe after the break.
Filed under: Portable Audio/Video, Internet, Software, Apple
Via: The Loop
Source: iTunes Store
Apple confirms WWDC 2013 on June 10-14
Posted by Gsurface
on April 24, 2013
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Apple‘s Worldwide Developers Conference, the WWDC 2013, will take place on June 10-14 the company has announced today, with tickets set to go on sale tomorrow, Thursday 25th April. The five day event, hotly-anticipated by developers and Apple fans alike, will consist of over than 100 technical sessions, but for many it’s the opening keynote
Apple raw update supports Fujifilm cameras
Posted by Gsurface
on April 24, 2013
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Photographers using Fujifilm’s X20, X100S, X-E1, and X-Pro1 now can see and edit their raw photos in Aperture and iPhoto. [Read more]
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Apple profit drops on slow iPhone growth
Posted by Gsurface
on April 24, 2013
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Apple's net profit dropped during the second quarter of 2013 as the company's iPhone shipment growth slowed down, based on year-over-year comparisons.
Computerworld News
Apple Sells 37.4M iPhones And 19.5M iPads In Q2, Tablet Business Shows 65% YOY Growth
Posted by Gsurface
on April 23, 2013
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Apple has just released its Q2 2013 earnings report, announcing sales of 37.4 million iPhones in the quarter ending March. Apple also reported 19.5 million iPad units sold, which shows incredibly strong growth for Apple’s tablet business.
This is a slight decrease from last quarter, which included a holiday sales spike and being the first full quarter in which the iPhone 5 was available.
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Mac sales growth stalls — here’s why Apple doesn’t care
Posted by Gsurface
on April 23, 2013
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Apple’s Mac has been punished by shifting consumer tastes just as has the overall PC industry, data from the company’s earnings statements show.
Computerworld News
Apple screen sales slump skewers LG Display
Posted by Gsurface
on April 23, 2013
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An over-reliance on Apple’s custom has left LG Display in the lurch with its LCD screen sales, having seen profits pale alongside a shrink in panel demand. The screen company saw tablet and smartphone panel sales drop 4-percent in Q1 this year, versus Q4 2012, which analysts have blamed on smaller than expected orders from
Motorola Loses ITC Case Against Against Apple for Proximity Sensor Patents
Posted by Gsurface
on April 23, 2013
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New submitter Rideak writes with this excerpt from CNet about an ITC ruling against Motorola in their case against Apple for violating a few of their proximity sensor patents: “The U.S. International Trade Commission today ended Motorola’s case against Apple, which accused the iPhone and Mac maker of patent infringement. In a ruling (PDF), the ITC said that Apple was not violating Motorola’s U.S. patent covering proximity sensors, which the commission called ‘obvious.’ It was the last of six patents Motorola aimed at Apple as part of an October 2010 complaint.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
ITC rejects Motorola touchscreen patent complaint against Apple
Posted by Gsurface
on April 23, 2013
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The U.S. International Trade Commission has found no evidence that Apple infringed on a Motorola Mobility patent covering a touchscreen function.
Computerworld News
Apple, Samsung, others raise $32 million following China earthquake
Posted by Gsurface
on April 22, 2013
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The two rivals lead a list of technology firms donating money in response to Saturday’s powerful earthquake in China. [Read more]
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Citi goes sour on Apple, claims iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 delay
Posted by Gsurface
on April 22, 2013
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Citibank analyst Glen Yeung is down on Apple’s prospects, citing delays until September and inventory issues. [Read more]
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Penguin to terminate Apple e-book deal to settle EU antitrust case
Posted by Gsurface
on April 22, 2013
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Penguin, the last of five publishers, including Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Macmillan, has offered to terminate its e-book deal with Apple in order to settle with EU antitrust regulators. The e-book agreements forbade other retailers from selling the e-books from these publishers at lower prices than Apple’s iBookstore. This settlement, while terminating Penguin’s
Amazon blocks Apple in Goodreads purchase
Posted by Gsurface
on April 18, 2013
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Today it’s become apparent that Amazon’s recent purchase of the social networking website Goodreads has blocked another heavy hitter from teaming up. The report comes from a source who says none other than Apple was about to sign a deal with Goodreads for book recommendations with their iBooks program through Goodreads when Amazon showed up
Apple loses title of world’s most valuable company to Exxon
Posted by Gsurface
on April 17, 2013
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Apple issues Java, printer, iPhoto, and Aperture updates
Posted by Gsurface
on April 17, 2013
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iPhoto and Aperture get new features and bug fixes, printer driver updates include new Canon and Epson models, and new security updates are implemented for Java. [Read more]
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