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Samsung Chairman Didn’t Learn They Lost The Apple Patent Battle Until Four Days Later
Just wow, a lot of people like to keep secrets from their boss, but this would even make me mad. Samsung executives waited nearly 4-days after they lost the patent case against Apple to reveal they lost to their chairman. Until Tuesday, he was totally unaware that the company had been defeated in the popular...
Original Inoperable Apple-1 Computer Could Sell For $126,000
The computer that started it all for Apple, the "Apple-1" will soon be auctioned off at Christies in October for an estimated $126,000! The history of the device goes way back to 1976 when Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak built the circuit board by hand. But there is one catch to this auction, the Apple-1 is no...
Watch This Hilarious iMac Drop Prank [Humor]
I absolutely love Apple products (obviously) and in my spare time, I sometimes watch prank videos. So when I was made aware there was a prank video involving an iMac, I assured to set aside time to share it with you. The guys over at AwesomnessTV on Youtube posted a video a few weeks ago named...
Apple Introduces Live Online Chat & Support Service
With only 378 Apple Stores around the world, it isn't always possible for an Apple customer to walk into a nearby store in order to talk with an Apple Genius. Keeping that in mind, Apple has launched a new service that allows people to chat with a trained Apple Specialist online, starting from today, August 29th (via...
“Apple Kills Star Trek” – Can Apple’s Patents Take Down Start Trek Enterprise? [VIDEO]
A parody video titled "Apple Kills Star Trek" that shows a bleak world for the Starship Enterprise, as key features are crippled due to Apple’s massive intellectual property holdings, has just gone viral, as pointed out by AllThingsD. Following Apple's historical victory over Samsung in the greatest patents battle ever, this video speculates what might happen if the...
Judge Sets Early December Hearing To Discuss Apple’s Product Ban Request
The seemingly never-ending Apple vs Samsung court case continues on, though the future hearings won't be as intense as we've seen in early August. As we've heard, Apple is in attempt to ban eight Samsung smartphones from the United States. As a result, Samsung will attempt to overrule the request in court on the newly...
Apple and Motorola Come To Agreement Over Patent Licensing In Germany
I'm sure everyone is well aware that the heated patent battle with Samsung has recently ended over the past week. While that heated battle is finished, there is another ongoing patent dispute in Germany, involving Apple. Just like the Samsung case, Apple claims Motorola has unfaithfully adopted patented features onto their devices. Rather than the...
Gizmodo Goes Hands-On With Apple’s Secret Genius Training Manual
Early today, we published a report that revealed over 90% of Apple’s customers are satisfied with the Genius Bar’s phenomenal work. Now, folks over at Gizmodo appear to have gotten their hands on a copy of Apple's secret Genius Training Manual claiming that "you've never seen anything like it". According to Gizmodo, the manual gives a peek inside Apple's "psychological mastery" with...
Stream Apple’s iTunes Festival On The New Universal Apple TV App
Since 2007, Apple has run the iTunes Festival event in London. It's a completely free event and runs from September 1st to September 30th at the Roundhouse in London. The only way to attend is to win tickets to the concert, but if you're one of our Canadian readers, I wouldn't attempt to win them unless you...
Samsung Plans To Fight, Possibly Modify The 8 Smartphones Apple Wants Banned
Samsung sure won't leave this case without a fight. We reported over the weekend that Apple was seeking to ban 8 of Samsung's smartphones from the United States due to infringement of Apple's patents. The list of phones can be found below, and luckily for Samsung, their newest flagship phone isn't on the list. Early Tuesday morning,...
Craig Federighi and Dan Riccio Promoted to Senior VPs, Bob Mansfield Not Retiring
Apple has announced the promotion of Craig Federighi and Dan Riccio to senior vice presidents, to join the executive management team at Apple, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. Moreover, Bob Mansfield was noted to remain at Apple even though he 'announced' his retirement in June. As senior vice president of Mac Software Engineering, Federighi will...
Here Are the 8 Samsung Products Apple Seeks to Ban in the U.S.
The Verge reports on the Samsung devices Apple seeks to ban in the U.S., as noted in their court filing: "Apple respectfully submits the following chart, reflecting the eight out of the twenty-eight adjudicated infringing products for which it seeks a preliminary injunction pending a final injunction..." Galaxy S 4G Galaxy S2 (AT&T) Galaxy S2...