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Apple Heading For A High-Stakes Trial In E-Book Price Fixing Suit
While Apple is now fighting the e-book price fixing lawsuit alone as all other publishers have already settled with the U.S. Department of Justice, the company is heading for a high-stakes trial that could significantly increase its liability in the litigation, reports Reuters. The trial is set to take place on June 3rd where Apple will...
iFixit Ranks Microsoft’s Surface Pro Tablet As Less Repairable Than iPad
Gadget repair site iFixit has just cracked open the new Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet, and have ranked it even less repairable than Apple's iPad 4, with a repairability score of just 1 out of a possible 10 (via TechCrunch). iFixit gave the iPad 4 a repairability score of 2 while the Microsoft Surface RT tablet had received...
Apple Loses “iPhone” Trademark In Brazil
Apple has lost the "iPhone" trademark in Brazil, thanks to a local company named Gradiente Eletronica, who registered the name back in 2000 i.e seven years before Apple, reports BBC. A couple of months back, Gradiente also launched an Android-powered phone named "iPhone" in the country. While an Apple spokesperson declined to comment on the ruling, the...
Apple Said to Host March Event for Apple Television SDK says Analyst [Update]
Apple could be setting the stage for its rumoured television set by introducing an SDK for developers to create apps, possibly at a March event, says Jeffries analyst Peter Misek (via MacRumors): Channel checks indicate Apple has a product event in March that is Apple-TV related (possibly an iTV SDK introduction). We think a Sep/Oct...
More Than Half of Smartphones Sold Worldwide Manufactured by Apple or Samsung
Apple and Samsung smartphones combined accounted for 52% of all smartphone shipments, emphasizing once again that the race for consumers is between the two tech giants, a Gartner report suggests. (more…)
Apple Drops Prices and Updates Retina Display MacBook Pro Processors
It was just yesterday that Tim Cook said Apple is taking steps to make their products more affordable, and today the company announced they have updated the Retina Display MacBook Pro line with new processors and new pricing. (more…)
Obama’s State of the Union: “Apple Will Start Making Macs in America Again”
Yesterday it was reported Apple CEO would attend President Obama's State of the Union address and be seated within the First Lady's Box, according to White House officials. Cook rescheduled his Goldman Sachs keynote speech to earlier this morning so he could attend the address in Washington. Tonight, President Obama cited Apple as bringing jobs...
Apple Said to Have Over 100 Designers Working on Wristwatch says Bloomberg
Bloomberg is the latest media outlet to report Apple is allegedly working on smart wrist watch device, similar to what previously was reported by the WSJ and NYT: Apple Inc. has a team of about 100 product designers working on a wristwatch-like device that may perform some of the computing tasks now handled by the...
Tim Cook Says Apple is Taking Steps to Make Things More Affordable
Every eye was on Tim Cook early this morning as he took the stage at Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference. While we can't say there were any major surprises, Tim Cook spoke about Apple's cash position, calling Einhorn's lawsuit a "silly sideshow", innovation and product cannibalization. (more…)
Samsung: Ongoing Litigation With Apple Is ‘A Loss’ For Innovation
EVP at Samsung's Open Innovation Center David Eun has said in an interview at Dana Point, California during the opening night of D:Dive Into Media 2013, that his company's ongoing litigation with Apple is "a loss" for innovation, Engadget reports. The executive made the comment when Kara Swisher asked him about the Korean company's relationship with Apple. While Eun wouldn't...
FreeWheel: iOS Continues To Lead Mobile Video Viewing With 60% Share
Video monetization company FreeWheel has today published a study revealing that iOS has grown its share of total mobile video views to 60%, compared to Android’s 32%, between Q4 2011 and Q4 2012. The report also notes that mobile video market grew from 2% in 2011, to 12% of overall online videos watched in 2012 (via TechCrunch). The...
Apple & Google Join Amazon In Top 5 Most Reputable Companies In US
The 14th Annual Harris Poll Reputation Quotient Study, which measures various dimensions that comprise reputation and influence consumer behaviour, has revealed that technology is the most reputable industry in corporate America. According to the 2013 poll, Amazon, Apple, The Walt Disney Company, Google and Johnson & Johnson are the top 5 companies with the best...