http://www.appleinsider.com/ AppleInsider has been the leading source of insider news and rumors on Apple Computer since 1997. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:17:22 -0500 http://images.appleinsider.com/images/toolbar_logo_textAI.gif http://www.appleinsider.com/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/htc_cites_competition_from_apples_iphone_as_profits_drop_26/ HTC on Monday revealed that its handsets are struggling against Apple's iPhone, as well as Android-based smartphones from companies like Samsung, leading to a 26 percent drop in fourth-quarter profits... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/02/06/htc_cites_competition_from_apples_iphone_as_profits_drop_26/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:58:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/30/rumor_handset_vendors_waiting_for_iphone_4s_demand_to_cool_before_releasing_new_models/ International smartphone vendors, including Samsung, HTC, Nokia and LG, are rumored to be waiting until the second quarter to release new handset models in order to avoid direct competition with Apple... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/30/rumor_handset_vendors_waiting_for_iphone_4s_demand_to_cool_before_releasing_new_models/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/29/judge_interprets_263_patent_in_apples_favor_in_htc_android_appeal/ United States Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner has issued an interpretation of Apple's '263 patent that is likely to result in a jury finding HTC (and Android in general) of infringement in the key "re... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/29/judge_interprets_263_patent_in_apples_favor_in_htc_android_appeal/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/13/smartphone_makers_plan_to_mirror_apples_approach_with_fewer_models_each_year/ Four major smartphone makers are reportedly planning to reduce the number of new handsets they produce, in an attempt to capture the success Apple has had in releasing just one iPhone model each year.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/13/smartphone_makers_plan_to_mirror_apples_approach_with_fewer_models_each_year/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:23:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/10/kodak_lawsuit_accuses_apple_of_violating_four_patents/ Writhing Eastman Kodak, Co. has filed lawsuits against Apple and HTC claiming infringement of patent violations regarding digital imaging technology amid last-ditch efforts to keep business afloat. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/10/kodak_lawsuit_accuses_apple_of_violating_four_patents/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:32:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/54_of_future_smartphone_buyers_say_theyll_choose_apples_iphone/ A new survey has found Apple has "explosive momentum" at the beginning of 2012, with more than half of people who plan to buy a smartphone in the next 90 days choosing Apple's iPhone. The latest da... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/09/54_of_future_smartphone_buyers_say_theyll_choose_apples_iphone/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:18:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/06/briefly_htc_profits_drop_26_sprint_reshuffles_business_motorola_misses_earnings/ HTC posted its first quarterly profit decline in two years, as Sprint reorganizes its business structure in efforts to streamline operations and Motorola warns of dismal fourth quarter results amid a ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/06/briefly_htc_profits_drop_26_sprint_reshuffles_business_motorola_misses_earnings/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/28/apple_could_collect_10_for_every_android_device_sold_expert_says/ If Apple were to abandon its lawsuits against Android smartphone manufacturers and instead negotiate licensing fees for its patented technology, one expert believes Apple could collect $10 for each An... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/28/apple_could_collect_10_for_every_android_device_sold_expert_says/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:41:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/20/htc_already_testing_phones_to_work_around_itc_ruling/ HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou revealed on Wednesday that the company is already testing a workaround in order to comply with the U.S. International Trade Commission's ban on devices infringing on App... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/20/htc_already_testing_phones_to_work_around_itc_ruling/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:23:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/20/apples_legal_victory_over_htc_not_expected_to_have_a_major_effect/ Though the International Trade Commission has placed an injunction against HTC Android phones that infringe on Apple's intellectual property, the ruling is not expected to have a major effect on eithe... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/20/apples_legal_victory_over_htc_not_expected_to_have_a_major_effect/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/19/itc_grants_injunction_over_apple_data_detectors_patent_against_htc_android_phones/ Apple has won an import ban from the US International Trade Commission blocking HTC Android phones that infringe upon its Data Detectors patent, a move that will require Android to drop the feature or... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/19/itc_grants_injunction_over_apple_data_detectors_patent_against_htc_android_phones/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:08:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/16/itc_to_review_one_patent_in_htc_complaint_against_apple/ The U.S. International Trade Commission revealed on Friday that it will reexamine the "no violation" ruling on just one of the four patents that HTC had accused Apple of infringing. Reuters reporte... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/16/itc_to_review_one_patent_in_htc_complaint_against_apple/ Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:53:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/itc_pushes_back_apple_v_htc_final_ruling_to_dec_19/ HTC announced late Tuesday that the International Trade Commission has postponed its final ruling in Apple's lawsuit against the Taiwanese handset maker, with the final decision now scheduled to arriv... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/14/itc_pushes_back_apple_v_htc_final_ruling_to_dec_19/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:03:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/serious_security_flaws_discovered_in_android_phones_samsung_and_htc_ignore_issue/ The ease and ability of Android licensees to modify the software they install on their smartphones has opened vast security holes that enable rogue apps to record calls, monitor users' locations and a... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/serious_security_flaws_discovered_in_android_phones_samsung_and_htc_ignore_issue/ Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:00:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/patent_ruling_to_ban_htc_products_in_u_s_pushed_back_one_week/ A final ITC ruling that was scheduled for Tuesday in the ongoing patent dispute Apple brought against HTC has been pushed back eight days, could lead to the banning of sales for many HTC handsets in t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/patent_ruling_to_ban_htc_products_in_u_s_pushed_back_one_week/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:25:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/class_action_carrier_iq_suit_targets_apple_htc_samsung_carriersmore/ Apple is one of a laundry list of companies that have been targeted in a new class-action lawsuit over the Carrier IQ software data logging controversy. Joining Apple among the list of defendants i... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/05/class_action_carrier_iq_suit_targets_apple_htc_samsung_carriersmore/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:17:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/01/carrier_iq_data_logging_controversy_prompts_scrutiny_from_us_senate/ Extensive data logging software known as "Carrier IQ" has been discovered to be secretly running on many mobile phones, including a number of handsets powered by Google Android, prompting one U.S. sen... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/01/carrier_iq_data_logging_controversy_prompts_scrutiny_from_us_senate/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:44:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/29/apple_graphics_properties_holdings_battle_with_multiple_patent_suits/ In a handful of newly filed patent infringement lawsuits, Apple is suing and also being sued by Graphics Properties Holdings, formerly known as Silicon Graphics Inc. Apple this month filed two comp... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/29/apple_graphics_properties_holdings_battle_with_multiple_patent_suits/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:13:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/23/htc_reevaluating_s3_purchase_after_itc_reversal/ HTC is having second thoughts about its decision to purchase S3 Graphics now that the U.S. International Trade Commission has dismissed S3's patent infringement complaint against Apple. The Taiwane... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/23/htc_reevaluating_s3_purchase_after_itc_reversal/ Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:42:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/in_itc_reversal_apple_found_not_to_infringe_htcs_s3_patents/ The US International Trade Commission has dismissed the first complaint by graphics firm S3 against Apple, stating that "no violation" was shown and that its investigation into the complaint against M... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/21/in_itc_reversal_apple_found_not_to_infringe_htcs_s3_patents/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:20:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/09/nvidia_unveils_new_quad_core_tegra_3_processor_to_challenge_apples_a5/ Chipmaker Nvidia has taken the wraps off its new Tegra 3 mobile processor, a quad-core chip three times faster than its predecessor, with ASUS' Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet the first device to spo... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/09/nvidia_unveils_new_quad_core_tegra_3_processor_to_challenge_apples_a5/ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:04:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/08/microsoft_looking_to_drum_up_windows_phone_interest_with_55_foot_nyc_installation/ Microsoft has installed a six-story interactive Windows Phone structure in New York City's Herald Square as a promotional stunt to increase awareness of its struggling smartphone platform. The smar... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/08/microsoft_looking_to_drum_up_windows_phone_interest_with_55_foot_nyc_installation/ Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:34:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/07/apple_court_filing_takes_htc_to_task_over_superflous_comma/ In an amusing example of Apple's attention to detail, a new court filing from the company corrected a punctuation error made by rival HTC. Apple's correction of HTC was found within what was charac... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/07/apple_court_filing_takes_htc_to_task_over_superflous_comma/ Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:49:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/01/htc_tops_apple_in_q3_us_smartphones_but_predicts_weak_q4/ Taiwan smartphone maker HTC reported record sales of 13.2 million units worldwide, including 5.7 million in the US, prompting market research group Canalys to name it the top selling vendor in the cou... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/01/htc_tops_apple_in_q3_us_smartphones_but_predicts_weak_q4/ Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:23:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/28/taiwan_concerned_apples_slide_to_unlock_patent_could_hurt_market/ Government officials in Taiwan have expressed concern that Apple's recent success in obtaining a patent for the slide-to-unlock gesture on touchscreen devices could hurt competing smartphone makers. ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/28/taiwan_concerned_apples_slide_to_unlock_patent_could_hurt_market/ Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:57:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/26/apple_awarded_patent_for_touchscreen_slide_to_unlock_gesture/ Apple's arsenal of patents potentially became stronger this week, when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded the company another patent related to unlock gestures on a touchscreen device. U.... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/26/apple_awarded_patent_for_touchscreen_slide_to_unlock_gesture/ Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:16:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/25/iphone_ipad_maintain_lead_against_android_in_mobile_ads/ New data shows the iPhone and iPad ranked first in various mobile advertising statistics for the third quarter of 2011, though Apple's iOS had a 28 percent total share of mobile ad impressions -- or h... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/25/iphone_ipad_maintain_lead_against_android_in_mobile_ads/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:45:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/24/microsoft_boasts_patent_licenses_with_over_half_of_android_market/ Microsoft announced on Sunday that a new patent license agreement with original design manufacturer Compal means that companies accounting for more than half of all Google Android-based devices now ha... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/24/microsoft_boasts_patent_licenses_with_over_half_of_android_market/ Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:40:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/17/itc_judge_finds_apple_did_not_violate_four_htc_patents/ A judge with the U.S. international Trade Commission ruled on Monday against HTC in a patent infringement lawsuit it filed against Apple. The preliminary decision found that Apple was not in violat... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/17/itc_judge_finds_apple_did_not_violate_four_htc_patents/ Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:58:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/07/google_t_mobile_petition_itc_to_allow_android_to_freely_infringe_apples_ios/ While delaying the launch of Android 4.0 in the wake of Steve Jobs' passing, Google has filed an amicus curiae brief in parallel with US carrier T-Mobile, both of whom ask that the International Trade... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/10/07/google_t_mobile_petition_itc_to_allow_android_to_freely_infringe_apples_ios/ Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:05:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/27/itc_to_investigate_latest_htc_complaint_against_apple/ The U.S. international Trade Commission announced on Tuesday plans to investigate handset maker HTC's most recent lawsuit, which includes five patents recently obtained from Google, against rival Appl... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/27/itc_to_investigate_latest_htc_complaint_against_apple/ Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:41:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/23/htcs_s3_graphics_sues_apple_again_for_alleged_patent_violations/ S3 Graphics, a company that smartphone maker HTC is in the process of acquiring, has sued Apple again this week, this time accusing the iPhone maker of violating two different patents. As first not... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/23/htcs_s3_graphics_sues_apple_again_for_alleged_patent_violations/ Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:27:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/23/patent_suit_targets_at_apple_26_others_over_wireless_transactions/ Apple is one of a long list of companies accused of patent infringement in a new lawsuit related to wireless recording of transactions. The lawsuit from LVL Patent Group LLC accuses Apple and other... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/23/patent_suit_targets_at_apple_26_others_over_wireless_transactions/ Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:19:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/22/apples_iphone_has_89_retention_rate_next_nearest_hardware_is_htc_at_39/ A whopping 89 percent of iPhone owners have indicated they will stick with Apple for their next handset, dwarfing all other hardware makers, according to a new survey. The next nearest competitor t... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/22/apples_iphone_has_89_retention_rate_next_nearest_hardware_is_htc_at_39/ Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:03:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/17/itc_reviewing_apple_patent_victory_over_htc/ The U.S. International Trade Commission announced this week its intention to review a judge's ruling that Taiwanese handset maker HTC had infringed on two of Apple's patents, with a final decision sch... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/17/itc_reviewing_apple_patent_victory_over_htc/ Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:34:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/13/apple_files_to_put_motorola_suits_on_hold_until_google_completes_acquisition/ Apple has filed motions to temporarily halt two of its lawsuits with Motorola Mobility, arguing that the company gave up the authority to sue in its pending merger with Google. As noted by Florian ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/13/apple_files_to_put_motorola_suits_on_hold_until_google_completes_acquisition/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:03:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/12/htc_eyeing_webos_purchase_to_compete_with_apples_ios/ Smartphone maker HTC has publicly stated it is considering buying its own mobile operating system platform, with HP's webOS a potential option for acquisition. Cher Wang, chairwoman of HTC, said he... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/12/htc_eyeing_webos_purchase_to_compete_with_apples_ios/ Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:30:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/07/htc_sues_apple_for_third_time_over_patents_it_obtained_from_google/ HTC this week used nine patents recently obtained from Google to up the ante in its high-stakes intellectual properly infringement war with Apple, slapping the iPhone maker with a third lawsuit while ... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/07/htc_sues_apple_for_third_time_over_patents_it_obtained_from_google/ Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:15:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/06/apple_forecast_to_lead_2011_smartphone_shipments_with_86_4m_iphones/ Apple is projected to lead all smartphone shipments at the conclusion of 2011 with 86.4 million units, an 82 percent increase from 2010. Global smartphone shipments for this year are expected to re... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/06/apple_forecast_to_lead_2011_smartphone_shipments_with_86_4m_iphones/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:36:00 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/02/court_documents_allege_googles_andy_rubin_conceived_of_android_while_at_apple/ A recent reply brief in Apple's patent infringement case against HTC with the International Trade Commission implies that Google executive Andy Rubin got the inspiration for the Android framework duri... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/09/02/court_documents_allege_googles_andy_rubin_conceived_of_android_while_at_apple/ Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:50:00 GMT