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Businessweek Profiles John Gruber from Daring Fireball
Bloomberg Businessweek has profiled John Gruber from Daring Fireball. Gruber is well known in the tech industry as one of the most influential and connected writers about Apple. Here's a snippet: Last year, Apple inducted Gruber into an elite club of outsiders who get access to products before they hit stores, a group that includes...
iPhone Yet Again No. 1 In Customer Satisfaction Among Smartphones [J.D. Power]
For the eighth consecutive time, Apple has topped the Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study by J.D. Power and Associates with its legendary iPhone. According to the study, which is based on experiences reported by 8,736 smartphone owners and was conducted between January and June 2012, Apple scored 849 on a 1,000-point scale, and performed “well in all factors, particularly in physical...
Apple Becomes The 8th Fastest-Growing Company In The World [Forbes]
Over the past one year, Apple's stock price has soared 80%, helping it to become the biggest company in the United States based on market value and now, Forbes has officially ranked Apple as No. 8 in the list of World’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies for 2012. Apple's three-year average growth has shown a profit of 70 percent...
Nokia’s Head Of Design Is Confident He Can Out-Design Apple’s iPhone
Marko Ahtisaari, the head of Nokia’s design studio, shared his thoughts on several smartphones from Nokia’s Lumia lineup in New York City, saying that not every smartphone needs to look like an iPhone. In fact, nothing else looks like the Nokia’s Lumia 920 in a phone store today, he added (via Wired). Ahtisaari picked up a canary yellow Lumia 920 (pictured...
Apple Says It Never Shared iPhone / iPad UDIDs With FBI, Confirms Ban On Its Usage In iOS 6
In response to the AntiSec group's claim that they hacked over 12 million UDIDs along with personal information from the FBI earlier this year, Apple has issued an official statement that it never shared iPhone or iPad UDIDs with FBI and will in fact ban the use of UDID in iOS 6, reports AllThingsD. Apple spokesperson Natalie Kerris told...
iBooks Notification On Apple TV Clues At iOS 6 Support
Will Apple soon be activating iBooks on the Apple TV upon iOS 6's release? That is a question I am asking myself now after reading AppleInsider's latest findings. They found that if you download an e-book from the iBookstore, an Apple TV running iOS 6 tied to the same iTunes account will display a reveling display message. The...
iOS Market Share Continues To Rise, Outgrows Android Yet Again [comScore: July 2012]
Yesterday, an analyst report highlighted that Samsung’s Galaxy S III has knocked off the iPhone 4S to become the top-selling smartphone during August 2012. However, the latest numbers from comScore continue to reflect Apple's steady growth in the mobile market, outgrowing android once again just like it did during the quarter ending in June 2012. The research...
Ottawa’s Bayshore Apple Store Grand Opening Set for September 8th
Ottawa's second Apple Store located at Bayshore Shopping Centre is set to have its grand opening this Saturday, September 8th at 9AM local time as announced on Apple's website. A week and a half ago, the location received its painted white Apple logo on the storefront, a sign of an imminent opening. This second Ottawa...
Bruce Willis Looking To Sue Apple Over Transferability Of iTunes Music Purchases [Update]
Hollywood actor Bruce Willis is reportedly considering taking legal action against Apple to address the issue of transferability of iTunes Store music purchases, according to The Daily Mail (via CNET). The veteran actor who has spent thousands on his iTunes music collection, wants his daughters to be able to inherit his iTunes music upon his death, but Apple's terms apparently...
Sharp’s IGZO Display Demonstration At IFA Shows Excellent Touch Response With Sleeker Bezels [VIDEO]
Several reports in the past have suggested that Apple's rumoured iPad Mini will sport Sharp’s IGZO display, which is basically a new TFT technology that allows a tablet to be thinner than similar models, while improving display quality. Today, folks over at 9to5Mac had the opportunity to visit Sharp's IGZO display booth at IFA Berlin and it seems...
Apple Will Launch 8 New Products In 2012 Including iPhone 5, iPad Mini, New iPods & Updated Macs
In a recent publication by Apple Insider, KGI Securities representative Ming-Chi Kuo has revealed that Apple's new product launch schedule for the final quarter of 2012 is "jam-packed with new devices", including a new iPhone, a smaller iPad, new iPods and updated Macs. Kuo indicated that a total of 8 new Apple products are reportedly set to go on...
Samsung Continues To Challenge iPhone Logo In “Made for iPhone” Trademark
On May 5, 2010, Apple filed for "Made for iPhone" trademark with the US Patent & Trademark Office, which is commonly seen these days on third party iPhone accessories. The trademark also contains a small image of an iPhone graphic along with the verbiage "Made for iPhone", which was opposed by Samsung and Acer soon after the initial filing....