Apple's Hong Kong staff messed with the wrong guy when they called a leading Taiwanese writer-now-film director an "idiot", as he complained about copyright infringement of his work, South China Morning Post reports. (more…)
Looking back on the twentieth century (not Fox) there are two big names in business who changed the way we shop and interact, and they even marked the way we work and live. Yes, I am referring to Steve Jobs and Sam Walton: Jobs was the mind behind what is now the world's most valuable...
According to a report from Korean news organization The Chosun Ilbo (via BGR), Samsung executives are set to meet on December 17th and 18th this year, in order to discuss the company’s strategy in ongoing patents war with Apple. The report claims that approximately 200 company executives will come together to discuss Samsung’s policies and the landscape in 2013....
Apple is continuously improving its presence sensing system. As we previously reported, the company is exploring the possibilities of Sonar technology, but their recently released work (USPTO published Apple's patent on November 15, 2012) reveals that the company is planning to place a number of other sensors sensitive enough to detect a user’s heartbeat or...
Gartner has just published its quarterly report covering global mobile phone sales according to operating system and manufacturer. While sales dropped 3.1% during the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same period a year ago, smartphone sales experienced a 47% spike, rising to 169.2 million units in Q3. (more…)
Samsung isn't eager to follow HTC's example by settling its patent disputes with Apple. According to a report from Agence France Presse, a top Samsung executive says the company has no plans for negotiation; instead, they will proceed with litigation. (more…)
Maybe one of the most surprising and amusing facts of the day: Apple is selling an Android-running device right in its Apple Store. I think it is pretty obvious that the word Android doesn't show up in the product description, but the device is controlled by Android OS, despite the "thermonuclear war" Steve Jobs swore...
Apple is making arrangements to have the best holiday-season quarter ever. Its recently published 2012 Holiday Gift Guide is just one of the steps the company has taken to achieve its targets for this quarter. (more…)
A new data released by RetailSales after analysing more than 200 American retailers spanning 15 sectors, reveals that Apple is the most valuable retailer based on sales per square foot, earning more than double of what the country's second most profitable retailer Tiffany & Co. is making, reports AppleInsider. The analysis suggests that Apple's retail stores earn $6,050 per...
Jessica Lessin at the Wall Street Journal reports Apple CEO Tim Cook has initiatives to keep employees happy, with one latest perk taking a cue from Google. The "Blue Sky" program allows a small group of employees take two weeks to work projects outside of their regular responsibilities: Earlier this year, Apple told some employees about...
Earlier this month, the UK Court of Appeal in London ordered Apple to remove the misleading statement citing a judge comparing the designs of the Apple and Samsung products and replace it with a new notice. Apple showed compliance by publishing a revised notice, acknowledging that Samsung did not infringe Apple’s patents and therefore did not breach U.K....
If you have a problem with your iPhone and turn to the best place to take care of the issue -- the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store -- you'll will now have to comply with an new requirement before being allowed to make an appoint to see a Genius. You will now be...
