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Saturday, February 4th, 2012
Motorola seeking 2.25% of Apple's sales for standard-essential patent license
Recently uncovered court documents from Motorola's legal complaints against Apple have revealed that the handset maker is seeking 2.25 percent of Apple's sales of wireless devices in exchange for a patent license covering its standard-essential intellectual property. ( 71 comments )
Apple removes blatant copycat apps from App Store
Apple has removed from the App Store a number of copycat applications that closely mimicked the titles of successful games after they provoked a public outcry from developers over the issue. ( 26 comments )
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Facebook snatches former Apple exec from Levi's to head global marketing
As it gears up for a high-profile initial public offering, Facebook has managed to lure Rebecca Van Dyck, Apple's former senior director of worldwide marketing and advertising, away from Levi's to serve as its head of global marketing. ( 8 comments )
Canalys crowns Apple top Smartphone vendor in 2011 as iPad surges past PC growth
Smartphones passed up PCs for the first time last year, with Apple leading that industry while iPad accounted for most of the growth among computers, alongside moderate sales of notebooks, nearly flat sales of desktops, and a sharp decrease in netbooks. ( 15 comments )
Apple CEO hints at no ARM-based MacBook Air as iPad to "soon satisfy" that niche
After meeting with Apple chief executive Tim Cook and chief financial officer Peter Openheimer, Citi analysts noted a strong iPad outlook leaving little likelihood of an ARM-based MacBook Air, vast growth potential in China, an indistinct future role for Apple TV, and the strength and importance of iCloud. ( 58 comments )
iPhone 4S sales resume online in China with shipments by March 2
Apple's newest handset returns to the company's Chinese online store following a brief stoppage of sales due to overwhelming demand that led to scalpers and violence, though wait times for orders can range from overnight to weeks. ( 3 comments )
Apple adds Genius movie, TV recommendations to Apple TV
Apple has added its Genius recommendation system from iTunes to Apple TV, offering to suggest titles related to previous purchases. ( 15 comments )
Apple's iPhone takes 75% mobile phone profits with just 9% of units sold
Apple has reached new heights in unit sales and revenues, but its remarkable profitability in doing so has inhaled three quarters of the oxygen in the room. ( 77 comments )
Apple clarifies iBooks Author license, does not claim rights to content
Apple attempted to head off a minor controversy surrounding iBooks Author by clarifying that it does not claim ownership of the content authors write, restricting only sales of its .ibooks format. ( 23 comments )
Former Apple product manager recounts how Jobs motivated first iPhone team
When late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs assembled his first iPhone development team, he wasn't focused on conceiving a device that would run all sorts of apps and media but instead laid out a simple mission to his team: to create the first phone people would love so much, they'd never leave the house without it. ( 23 comments )
Apple returns 3G devices to German store as injunction quickly suspended
Just hours after word began to spread that Apple was forced to pull most of its 3G devices from its German online store following an injunction awarded to Motorola, the iPhone maker successfully had the ruling suspended and has recommenced sales. ( 36 comments )
Apple pulls all 3G iOS devices but iPhone 4S from German online store
Apple has removed all 3G/UMTS-capable iPad and iPhone models from its German online store in response to an injunction based on a wireless standard FRAND patent owned by Motorola Mobility. ( 104 comments )
Motorola wins German injunction against Apple push services
German iCloud users may soon be denied access to one of iCloud's most important features, as Motorola has won a permanent injunction against Apple's data pushing services and devices from the country's Mannheim Regional Court. ( 30 comments )
29% of Kindle Fire owners plan to spend more at Amazon, but only 54% very satisfied
A new survey has revealed that 29 percent of Kindle Fire owners plan to spend more money at online retailer Amazon, but only 54 percent of them said they were very satisfied with the device. ( 70 comments )
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Industry insiders downplay likelihood of Apple television release in Q2 2012
As rumors continue to swirl that Apple is preparing to launch a connected television set, a new report claims it is highly unlikely that the company will release such a device in the second quarter of 2012 because Sharp has limited production of the IGZO panels reportedly bound for the device. ( 19 comments )
Google adds 'Bouncer' malware detector layer to Android Market
Google has added a behind-the-scenes service, codenamed Bouncer, to scan for malware on applications on the Android Market in an effort to counter the notion that its mobile operating system is insecure, the company revealed on Thursday. ( 26 comments )
Quality of Apple's industry-leading tech support declines in 2011
According to a study published on Thursday, Apple's phone-based tech support remains the best in the industry, but complaints regarding wait times and call automation have led to a decline in customer satisfaction. ( 44 comments )
iPhone's 36% of Q4 global handset revenue accelerates industry growth
New data shows that Apple accounted for 36 percent of worldwide mobile phone revenue and 74 percent of industry EBIT in the fourth quarter of 2011, with the iPhone taking more than a quarter of the entire smartphone market. ( 13 comments )
US smartphone installed base sees slowing shift from RIM to Android
After a rapid erosion of RIM's BlackBerry US market share throughout 2011, new data indicates a stabilizing slowdown in RIM's losses as well as a tapering off of Android's growth, as Apple continued to be the only significant manufacture to experience growth in the quarter. ( 12 comments )
Windows Phone 8 to address its "perceived inability to compete" with iPhone, Android later this year
Microsoft's upcoming Windows Phone 8, expected in the second half of the year, will seek to address its "perceived inability to compete" with Apple's iPhone and Google's Android according to a report detailing its planned enhancements. ( 59 comments )
Judge complains of too many patents in Apple case against Motorola
Circuit Judge Posner has expressed dissatisfaction with the number of patents Apple is arguing against Motorola, asking the company to "winnow" its claims. ( 21 comments )
Apple: Misdirected iMessages due to bad configuration, not a software bug
Reports of iOS 5 iMessages being sent to the wrong recipient are the result of a misconfigured phone, not an issue with the operating system or Apple's cloud services, the company indicated. ( 37 comments )
Tim Cook exposes the lie that Steve Jobs ignored philanthropy
Speaking to employees, Apple's chief executive outlined how the company has participated in corporate philanthropy for years, a subject the company didn't aggressively boast about in public under Steve Jobs. ( 65 comments )
More reliable sources say no Apple event scheduled for February
A well respected journalist is citing his sources Thursday in pouring cold water on rumors that Apple has scheduled any formal event for this month. ( 19 comments )
Apple recruits Xbox marketing manager as part of growing gaming initiative
Apple has landed another key hire to help drive its ongoing encroachment on the handheld gaming sector, recently luring one of Microsoft's top Xbox product managers to help head its App Store Marketing division. ( 20 comments )
Apple leads pack in America's five year race to deploy digital textbooks
Apple's newly minted iBooks Author initiative targeting dynamic digital textbooks for iPad-adopting schools is getting a strong push from the Obama administration, which has outlined a challenge for schools and the industry to make the move from old media over the next five years. ( 17 comments )
Apple developing iOS tech for real-time, head-to-head workout competitions
Future versions of Apple's iOS software may introduce new fitness technology that will encourage a more competitive spirit by allowing users to compete and share real-time performance data with other users working out at the same time, even if those users reside in different parts of the world. ( 15 comments )
Rumor: Apple to hold 'strange' event in Feb. ahead of March third-gen iPad launch
A new Japanese report has clarified earlier claims of an Apple event in February with the cryptic details that Apple will hold a "Strange" event in February and a Special Event to launch the third-generation iPad in early March. ( 104 comments )
Nokia's Windows Phone transition to impact results for most of 2012
Nokia chairman Jorma Ollila warned on Wednesday that the handset maker's transition to Microsoft's Windows Phone mobile operating system will be felt in its earnings for the majority of 2012. ( 41 comments )
New Sony CEO looking to shift to Apple-like integration of hardware, software [u]
Kazuo Hirai, Sony's newly-announced President and CEO, has ambitious plans for the consumer electronics giant that entail strategies that are often strongly associated with Apple: centralized top-down decision-making on products and a focus on software and service combined with hardware. ( 50 comments )
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
IDC: Apple climbs two spots to become world's third-largest mobile phone maker
Record sales of the iPhone pushed Apple past ZTE and LG to become the third-largest handset vendor in the world, according to a new analysis from IDC. ( 19 comments )
Apple CEO Tim Cook allegedly defends new SVP of Retail amid criticisms
As some pundits have questioned the wisdom in Apple's decision to bring an outsider in as its new Senior Vice President of Retail, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has reportedly defended the hiring in an email, noting that he talked to many people and Dixons CEO John Browett was "the best by far." ( 52 comments )
Facebook seeking to raise $5 billion at IPO, provides data on revenues, users
Facebook 's Initial Public Offering registration outlines that the company earned $3.7 billion in revenues last year and made $1 billion in profits. The company hopes its IPO will raise $5 billion. ( 29 comments )
Apple rolls out Mac OS X Lion, Snow Leopard updates
Apple on Wednesday released a host of Mac OS X updates, including 10.7.3 Lion and Lion Server, which brings various system improvements and expanded language support along with Safari 5.1.3, a new version of Sever Admin Tools, fixes for Apple Remote Desktop and security updates for Snow Leopard. ( 95 comments )
Forensics vendor warns Mac OS X FileVault vulnerable to decryption
Passware, a vendor of forensics tools for recovering data for law enforcement, has issued a warning that its forensics tools can bypass the security of FileVault disk encryption in Mac OS X if the computer is left powered on, recovering decryption keys from memory. ( 49 comments )
Apple leads shift of global chip buying from PCs to iPad, smartphones
As the largest buyer of semiconductors worldwide, Apple is leading a global trend in chip expenditures that has pushed wireless devices past the sales of computer chips. ( 10 comments )
Debug photos rumored to come from quad-core Apple iPad 3 with global LTE
A series of largely unverified photos published Wednesday claim to provide evidence that Apple's third-generation iPad will sport a quad-core processor and global 4G LTE connectivity options. ( 24 comments )
Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Tab 10.1N escape German injunctions
A German Munich Regional Court judge has decided against granting Apple injunctions on two Samsung products, noting that at least one of the patent challenges was likely to be revoked at trial. ( 16 comments )
New photos hint Apple may still have plans for new iPod nano with camera
A new set of photos published this week may hint that Apple is still exploring the possibility of adding a digital camera to a new iPod nano that largely maintains its diminutive clip-on form factor. ( 37 comments )
Neil Young was working with Apple on super high-def music format
Canadian rock legend Neil Young said this week that he was working with late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on a new music format that would offer fans uncompromised studio quality sound in the form of digital music downloads. ( 138 comments )
Steve Jobs inspired Best Buy to switch from celebrities to inventors for Super Bowl ad
The numerous tributes to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs after he died last October prompted big-box retailer Best Buy to change its Super Bowl advertising strategy from using celebrities to spotlighting inventors instead, according to a new report. ( 32 comments )
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
First Apple TV prototypes "in the works" as Apple reportedly shopping part suppliers
Apple has contacted at least one major Asian supplier about purchasing television display components, checks by one analyst have revealed. ( 94 comments )
Apple appeals Chinese iPad trademark rejection
Apple has filed an appeal over a Chinese court's December decision to reject a claim to the iPad name after it leveled a lawsuit against a local company in an attempt to assert control of the trademark in the region. ( 26 comments )
Amazon earnings miss Street estimates, Kindle sales nearly triple
Amazon misses Wall Street expectations with a 57 percent decline in net income despite tripling Kindle sales during the holiday season. ( 132 comments )
Samsung target of official EU antitrust probe
The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it has opened a formal investigation to decide whether Samsung's use of standard-essential FRAND patents as leverage in high profile cases, such as the company's worldwide battle with Apple, violates EU antitrust laws. ( 33 comments )
Foxconn to build 5 new Brazilian factories to help make Apple products [u]
Apple product assembler Foxconn plans to build five additional factories in Brazil to help cater to demand iPads and other tablets, which are expected to combine for an annual run rate of nearly 400 million units within five years. ( 82 comments )
Court upholds ban of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany on new grounds
A German appeals court on Tuesday sided with Apple in upholding an earlier ruling banning Samsung from selling the original versions of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 8.9 in Europe's biggest economy. ( 48 comments )
Apple releases free update to Final Cut Pro X with multi-cam editing
Apple on Tuesday announced the release of Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3, a significant update to its new professional video editing application that attempts to address some of the gripes customers had with the initial makeover of the product less than a year ago. ( 113 comments )
Emerging markets expected to propel tablet market to 383 million units in 2017
A new analysis projects worldwide tablet shipments to grow to 383.3 million in 2017 as the portion of tablets purchased by customers emerging markets increases. ( 24 comments )
Apple hires Dixons Retail CEO John Browett as new SVP of Retail
Apple announced on Monday that it had hired John Browett, former CEO at European Technology Retailer Dixons, to be its new Senior Vice President of Retail, a move that reflects the company's increased focus on its overseas retail operations. ( 67 comments )
