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Flurry: iOS And Android Adoption Rates Have Exploded [Analytics]
Flurry, a mobile application analytics company, decided to study just how fast iOS and Android devices were growing these days. So they compiled data and provided us with some interesting facts and charts. In effort to prove their point, read the following facts: Compared to recent technologies, smart device adoption is being adopted 10X faster than that...
Samsung Asks The Court To Lift Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales Ban In U.S.
Samsung has filed a motion with U.S. District Court of Northern California arguing that its Galaxy Tab 10.1 has not infringed on any Apple iPad design patent, hence the preliminary ban on Galaxy Tab sales in U.S. should be lifted immediately, reports The Verge. Samsung's tablet was found to have violated several software patents, though the preliminary injunction was based on...
Nevermind, AT&T Denies Vacation Blackout Rumors
We reported yesterday that AT&T was holding a vacation blackout September 21st to September 30th based off a Techcrunch report, but now it turns out it may have been a simple rumor. With a similar Verizon report a few weeks ago, we were nearly assured the accuracy of the report. Fellow Apple blog 9To5Mac decided to contact...
NFC Chip Found In Leaked iPhone Front Assembly Photos [Rumor]
A set of leaked next-generation iPhone alleged photos have hit the internet, and were highlighted by the Apple.pro blog. At hindsight, I wasn't going to post these because we've seen the same old leaked images in the past, but then Japanese blog Macotakara pointed out an unrecognized chip on the iPhone, claimed to offer NFC capabilities. The claimed...
Displays For 13-Inch Retina Macbook Pro Have Reportedly Hit The Production Lines
Apple's Retina display glory will soon make ways over to the 13.3-inch Macbook Pros. CNET has learned a 2,560-by-1,600 pixel display has hit the production lines most recently. CNET has the report: Production has begun of a 2,560-by-1,600 pixel density display that will land on a 13.3-inch MacBook Pro, NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim told...
AT&T Confirms Vacation Blackout Beginning September 21st
With immense suspicion among September 21st being the iPhone 5's release date, an AT&T sales representative has confirmed the company ruled a vacation blackout from September 21st to September 30th (via TechCrunch). This may sound familiar, as fellow U.S. carrier Verizon confirmed their blackout earlier this week. Detailed from the source: According to an AT&T sales...
Samsung Faces Potential Ban On Its Devices Following Apple Win, Injunction Hearing Set For September 20
Yesterday, Apple vs Samsung jury released their verdict that found Samsung guilty of infringing on Apple’s patents and they are to pay just over $1 billion dollars in damages. Now, the court is preparing to consider a potential sales ban on a number of Samsung's mobile devices, reports Electronista. After the jury was dismissed, U.S...
AllThingsD Confirms iPhone and iPad Mini Will Have Two Separate Events This Fall
Right off the heels of a report by John Gruber of Daring Fireball, the highly reliable AllThingsD was able to confirm that Apple will be announcing the iPhone and iPad Mini at two separate events this fall. At times in the past, speculation arose that Apple may indeed be announcing the products at the same event, but after...
Alleged Next Gen. iPod Touch Case Reflects Major Revamp Including LED Flash [PHOTOS]
GizChina, the same source that pointed out purported iPad Mini cases floating on the web yesterday showing cutouts for a rear-facing camera and a probable secondary microphone, has today posted photos of an alleged next-generation iPod touch case which shows a widened rear camera hole and a less-tapered design (via MacRumors). The source believes the wider camera hole points to an LED...
Here are Apple and Samsung’s Reactions to the Landmark $1 Billion Dollar Verdict [Update]
This afternoon the Apple vs Samsung jury released their verdict--Samsung infringed on Apple's patents and they are to pay just over $1 billion dollars in damages. Apple's official reaction to the case is below (via CNET): "We are grateful to the jury for their service and for investing the time to listen to our story...
Rogers to Acquire Score Media for Under the $200 Million Asking Price
The Globe and Mail has the scoop on a the latest acquisition by Rogers, the independent sports broadcaster Score Media. We all know "The Score" very well on TV (it is where a bunch of the sports broadcasters we see today got their start on TV) and the ScoreMobile app remains one of the most...
Oops! Supermodel Kate Upton Shows Up At Samsung Event With An iPhone [PHOTO]
Sports Illustrated Magazine cover girl Kate Upton recently attended the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 launch event in New York City but forgot to leave her iPhone at home. In fact, she posed for the press at the Galaxy Note event with an iPhone on the couch beside her next to her purse (via The Loop). Clearly, the swimsuit...