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APPLE NEWS

Nov 6, 2012

Apple: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 and Jelly Bean Infringe on Our Patents

Tris Hussey

Apple filed motions today in California courts to add Android Jelly Bean to the existing suite against Samsung and the Galaxy Note 10.1. This case isn't scheduled to be heard until 2014, so

APPLE NEWS

Nov 6, 2012

Apple and Book Publishers Set to Settle Antitrust Suit with EU

Tris Hussey

The EU is poised to accept and offer by Apple and four publishers embroiled in an ebooks antitrust lawsuit which checks one antitrust lawsuit off the list leaving just the DOJ to contend with.

APPLE NEWS

Nov 6, 2012

Apple Considering Switch From Intel Chips To Own Chips in Macs

Jason

When Apple launched the iPad back in the 2010, it surprised the tech world by announcing that it was powered by their own A4 System-on-chip (SoC). Since then it has used its own

APP STORE

Nov 5, 2012

Apple’s Share of App Downloads Dips Below 30% for the First Time

Tris Hussey

There might be hundreds of thousands of apps in the App Store, but with all the Android devices out there, Apple's share of worldwide app downloads has dipped below 30% for the first time

APPLE NEWS

Nov 5, 2012

Judge Dismisses Apple’s FRAND Lawsuit Against Motorola with Prejudice

Tris Hussey

Just breaking now: the federal judge due to start Apple's FRAND lawsuit against Motorola Mobility today in Wisconsin has dismissed Apple's case outright with prejudice. This is going to limit Apple's options

APPLE NEWS

Nov 5, 2012

Belkin Unveils First Lightning Accessories

Jason

The first Lightning accessories are finally here. Belkin has announced two accessories using the Lightning connector - a car charger and Charge + Sync dock. iPhone 5, 5th generation iPod touch, 7th generation iPod nano, iPad mini

APPLE NEWS

Nov 5, 2012

Apple Sells Three Million iPads In Three Days

Jason

Apple has just announced that it has sold more than 3 million units of iPad mini and 4th generation iPad in three days. iPad mini and iPad 4 went on sale in 34 countries on

APPLE NEWS

Nov 4, 2012

iPad Mini Teardown: $188 to Build

Tris Hussey

If you're wondering how much it costs to build an iPad mini (given the retail price of $329 and that Apple makes an average margin of over 40% on its products), here's your

APPLE NEWS

Nov 4, 2012

Apple Accused Of Hiding Samsung Apology On Its UK Website [Updated]

Jason

We thought the controversy over the "Samsung apology" in U.K. would have finally been buried after Apple posted the revised "Samsung didn't copy iPad" statement on its website yesterday and also acknowledged that

APPLE NEWS

Nov 3, 2012

Apple Posts Updated ‘Samsung Didn’t Copy iPad’ Statement On Its UK Website; Acknowledges Previous One Was “Inaccurate”

Jason

As expected, Apple has now posted the statement acknowledgement the judgement on its UK website, which complies with the order of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. In the statement, Apple has acknowledged

APPLE NEWS

Nov 3, 2012

Apple Airs First iPad mini TV Ad “Piano”

Jason

Apple has started airing the iPad mini television ad with the launch of the device earlier today. Apple had unveiled the ad titled "Piano" at the iPad and Mac Special event on October 23rd. The

APPLE NEWS

Nov 2, 2012

Apple Loses Rights To ‘iPhone’ Trademark in Mexico

Jason

Electronista reports Apple has lost the trademark rights to use the iPhone brand name in Mexico, after a court denied Apple injunction request on the grounds that the iPhone brand is to phonetically similar to

APPLE NEWS

Nov 2, 2012

Apple Decides To Remove Emoji Apps From The App Store

Jason

Back in 2008, Apple added native support for Emoji icons in iPhone Firmware 2.2, which was available only to iPhone users on Japan’s SoftBank network. But that didn't stop hackers from figuring

APPLE NEWS

Nov 2, 2012

Lines Shorter for iPad mini iPad 4th Gen Launches. Blame Pre-orders?

Tris Hussey

It's fully iPad mini launch day around the world. Word is that lines are shorter around the world for the iPad mini. The question is why. Here on the North American West Coast we'

APPLE NEWS

Nov 2, 2012

Apple Removes “Incorrect” Samsung Apology Notice From Its Website, Runs Altered Apology Ads In UK Newspapers

Jason

The Next Web reports that Apple has taken out a small advertisement in various UK newspapers including this morning's The Guardian, which includes the "Samsung didn't copy iPad" apology notice, minus the cheeky

APPLE NEWS

Nov 1, 2012

Apple Seeds iOS 6.1 Beta To Developers

Jason

Hot on the heels of releasing iOS 6.0.1, Apple has just seeded the beta version of iOS 6.1 (build 10B5095f) for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to developers of iOS Developer program.

APPLE NEWS

Nov 1, 2012

Apple Spends Less, But Gets More From Its R&D Spending

Tris Hussey

From Apple's SEC filing, Apple spent $3.4 billion on R&D in 2012. That's a huge number, but in terms of their competitors, it doesn't seem like a large number

APPLE NEWS

Nov 1, 2012

Why Did Bob Mansfield Come Back to Apple? Because It Was Scott-Free

Tris Hussey

Bob Mansfield was serious about retiring from Apple and enjoying the fruits of his labors, but now he's back at Apple for another two years. That's a big change, what happened? Tim Cook'

APPLE NEWS

Nov 1, 2012

Apple Ordered To Remove “Incorrect” Samsung Apology From Its UK Website

Jason

Last week, Apple posted "Samsung didn't copy iPad" apology notice on its UK website. But instead of just acknowledging the judgement, Apple unleashed a scathing attack on Samsung by highlighting the comments made by

APPLE NEWS

Nov 1, 2012

iTunes Store Now Accepting Donations to American Red Cross For Superstorm Sandy Relief

Jason

Apple has just launched a new webpage on iTunes, which makes it easy for users to donate money to the American Red Cross towards relief efforts in the wake of this week's devastating Superstorm

APPLE NEWS

Oct 31, 2012

Apple Willing to Pay $1 Per iPhone for Motorola Patent

Tris Hussey

Less than a week before the wireless patent suit between Apple and Motorola (owned by Google) is to go to trial, Apple has made an offer to the court—We'll pay a $1 per

APPLE NEWS

Oct 31, 2012

Apple Stock Drops Below $600 in Morning Trading

Tris Hussey

Just a couple days before the iPad mini is set to launch—early reviews here—and a couple days after announcing management shake ups—our take—Apple stock has dropped below $600 in trading today.

APPLE NEWS

Oct 30, 2012

iMessage And FaceTime Down For Some Users [Updated]

Jason

It looks like iMessage and FaceTime are down for some users. While Apple is currently reporting that there is no issue (which has been the case for previous iMessage downtimes), a search on Twitter seems

APPLE NEWS

Oct 30, 2012

Apple Shake Up Shows That Tim Cook Is Leading Apple

Tris Hussey

When Tim Cook took over for Steve Jobs, we all knew he could run Apple what we didn't know is if he could lead Apple. Yesterday's shake up certainly says to the world:

APPLE NEWS

Oct 30, 2012

Early Benchmarks Reveal iPad 4 Powered By 1.4GHz Dual-Core Processor With 1GB RAM

Jason

Early benchmarks of Apple's 4th generation iPad are out and it is screaming fast, even faster than the iPhone 5, which is one of the fastest smartphones in the world. The benchmark results reveal

APPLE NEWS

Oct 29, 2012

Scott Forstall and John Browett Leaving Apple [Updated]

Tris Hussey

Looks like today is big shakeup day at Apple. Scott Forstall (head of iOS) and John Browett (head of Retail) are both leaving Apple with Jony Ive, Eddy Cue, Craig Federighi, and Bob Mansfield taking

AMAZON

Oct 29, 2012

Amazon Attacks iPad mini In New Kindle Fire HD Ad On Its Homepage

Jason

Apple finally unveiled their smaller and cheaper iPad - the iPad mini at a media event last week to compete with smaller Android based tablets like Amazon Kindle Fire HD, Google Nexus 7 etc. During the

APPLE NEWS

Oct 29, 2012

iPad Mini Shipping Estimates Slip To Two Weeks For All Wi-Fi Models

Jason

It looks like there are enough people who are willing to pay $329 or more for Apple's new iPad mini. The 32GB and 64GB iPad minis are sold out for launch day on Apple'

APPLE NEWS

Oct 28, 2012

Apple To Launch iPhone 5 In India And Several Other Countries On November 2

Jason

Apple hasn't announced when it plans to launch iPhone 5 in India, but The Economic Times seems quite confident that the company will launch the new iPhone in India on November 2nd. The Economic

APPLE NEWS

Oct 27, 2012

16GB Black iPad Mini, White iPad Mini Shipping Estimates Slip To Two Weeks

Jason

The entry-level 16GB iPad mini is sold out for launch day on Apple's U.S. online store. The shipping estimates for the 16GB iPad mini-orders (Wi-Fi only model) has slipped to