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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...
Apple vs Samsung Trial Jury Releases Their Final Verdict [Update]
According to the Wall Street Journal, an Apple-Samsung verdict has been reached by the 9-person jury in California court. The jury started their deliberations on Wednesday and had to answer over 600 questions on the verdict form. Update: The jury deliberated for 21 hours and 37 minutes according to the WSJ. The verdict by the jury...
Official TIFF 2012 iOS App Now Available for Download
For film buffs, the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) iPhone app was released yesterday. The app is an interactive guide to this year's TIFF and provides screen times, locations, film descriptions, trailers and more. Here's the full list of features: • Complete list of films with screening times and locations, searchable and sortable by...
Lapse It Professional Edition is Free for the Weekend [Time Lapse App]
For those interested in time lapse photography on your iPhone, the app Lapse It Pro is free for the weekend, as part of a promotion to celebrate their one year anniversary. Here are the features: POWERFUL AND UNIQUE FEATURES: ? Capture stunning shots using the camera Full Sensor ? Blazing fast render engine supporting up...
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...
Macbook Pros On OS X 10.8.1 Showing Small Battery Life Improvement
When Mountain Lion was released last month, the number one issue was related to battery life on Macbook Pros. Many users on the Apple support forum reported their battery draining exceptionally faster than it had on Lion. Since the release of OS X 10.8 there was one update, which was released yesterday as OS X 10.8.1....
Apple Executives: HDTV Is Extremely Unlikely In The Near Future
We've withstood rumors of Apple releasing an HDTV for over a year, yet we haven't seen any legitimate leaked components. Even with lack of proof, Jefferies Analyst Peter Misek noted Apple's HDTV was in full production already last week. Many analysts have high predictions for this product, mainly sticking with a 2013 release point, but...
Apple Requests The iPhone 5 Mod Kit Be Taken Down, Orders Continue 48 More Hours
On Wednesday we shared with you a sweet iPhone modification kit that would allow you to transform your iPhone 4/4S into an iPhone 5 before its release. The unit costs $30.00 and simply gives your iPhone the rumored two-toned aluminum and glass appearance. It's not even a week later and a third-party with authorization to send take-down...
Apple’s Director Who Produced The ‘Genius’ TV Ads Has Resigned
There has been lots of talk about Apple's 'Genius' TV advertisements this past month. The ads, which aired only during the opening ceremony of the Olympics, were not only pulled from television, but removed from Youtube and Apple's website too. The director behind the three ads, Scott Trattner, has left his job with TBWA/Media Arts Lab. So yes, this...
Foxconn Workers See Increase In Wages At Zhengzhou Plant
Apple and Foxconn have worked hard over the 2012 year to improve the working conditions of its factories. They began earlier this year by raising salaries and cutting overtime hours. Oddly enough, many workers were frustrated with their overtime being cut, mainly because the money they earn is barely enough to purchase their essential needs. This time...
Google’s Search App Update Hasn’t Been Approved After Weeks Of Waiting
Remember when we told you two weeks ago that the Google Search application would receive an update bringing Siri-like functionality? Well, it's still coming, Apple is just having a hard time approving the application. As you may have heard, the voice assistant functionality in Google Search has been seen as a huge improvement over the...