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Apple Takes Loss Against Samsung In Japan Patent Lawsuit
Outside the United States, it seems as if Apple is losing more cases than they are winning. In the most recently popular U.S. case, Apple had defeated Samsung. But rulings in the courts of other countries ruled a different outcome, saying Samsung would've won the landmark case. One specific court case we will cover today is the Japan patent...
Production Of Display Panels Halted At Sharp, May Delay iPhone 5 Shipments
Sharp Corp. Japan, who is one of Apple's leading suppliers of liquid-crystal-display panels for the iPhone 5, is facing difficulties manufacturing next generation iPhone screens and hasn't yet started its mass production, according to a report by Wall Street Journal. As a result, the Cupertino company could face serious supply problems as it prepares to unveil the...
iOS 6 App Store Search Gets New Layout, Genius Now Available
Tonight Apple has quietly updated its App Store search results within iOS 6 beta. Search results on both the iPhone and iPad now show a large tiled card view, in which MacRumors notes is influenced from Apple's recent acquisition of the app discovery company, Chomp. Moreover, the availability of Genius recommendations are now available in...
Apple’s Patent War: Some Recent Cases vs Samsung, HTC, Motorola [Infographic]
Bloomberg Businessweek covers a story in regards to Apple vs Samsung and predicts how it will play out over time: Eventually all the competitors will settle up (on confidential financial terms) and get back to ordinary competition. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates didn’t exactly become friends after their software litigation petered out in the 1980s;...
Moshi’s Vortex Pro [Review]
Headphones. They’ve become the bane of my existence, given the love-hate relationship I’ve developed with the almost hundred (yes, that number is no lie) pairs that have come in and out of my life over the years. I had settled on the reliable Bose MIE2 after years of uncomfortable pairings until the...
Toronto Grants First-Ever Taxi License to App-Based Taxi Company, Hailo
The City of Toronto has announced it has awarded Hailo Network Canada its first taxi license, a move that has granted the first app-based taxi company to get licensed in Canada. Hailo originally debuted in London but is now making its debut in Canada via Toronto first, later this year. The app markets itself as...
Apple’s Tim Cook and Google’s Larry Page Discussing Patent Disputes
The latest report from Reuters notes Apple and Google CEOs have been discussing ongoing patent disputes between both companies "behind-the-scenes": Google Inc CEO Larry Page and Apple CEO Tim Cook have been conducting behind-the-scenes conversations about a range of intellectual property matters, including the ongoing mobile patent disputes between the companies, according to people familiar...
Aleratec’s iOS Sync-Cable Lets You Know Your Device Is Charging Using LEDs
After years of the same old iOS sync cable, doesn't it just get boring? When I plug-in my iOS device, whether it be in the wall or my computer, I always have to click my home button to assure it's charging. Sometimes I have the problem where the plug is half in the wall, or...
ZAGG invisibleSHIELD Sale: Save 50% Off Today Only
For those looking for protection for their iPhone or any electronic device, let it be known ZAGG has a one-day 50% off sale on their flagship invisibleSHIELD. Time to stock up on shields if you have been thinking about it. All you have to do is use coupon code 'thursday50' during checkout, limited to three...
Foxconn & Sharp To Invest $1B For Boosting Production Of iPhone 5 & Other iOS Device LCDs
Foxconn parent Hon Hai Precision Industry is reportedly planning to boost LCD production for Apple's next generation iPhone and other iOS devices at Sharp's Sakai, Japan plant by investing up to $1B, according to a company official, reports Apple Insider (via Reuters). C.C.Lin, a Foxconn official, also told the press that Hon Hai is considering possibilities...
An LTE-Capable iPhone Could Mean Trouble For Apple
Many times have we mentioned that Samsung wasn't going to leave this court-case without a fight. They have already come public about battling Apple in attempt to keep 8 of their smartphones selling on the U.S. market. Now they have even eviler plans of striking back against Apple. Samsung does not want future iPhones to contain the...
Fido’s LTE Network Expands To Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto And More
We have excellent news for Fido users, we have just received word that the LTE network has launched in and around the surrounding areas of Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal and St. Johns. During late July Fido announced those markets would first receive LTE coverage, then expanding furthermore into Moncton, Trois-Rivières, Sherbrooke, Québec City, Kingston, Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton,...