Archive | September 22nd, 2011

Canon adds AirPrint support to three of their PIXMA wireless printers

22. September 2011

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Canon on Tuesday announced that it’s PIXMA line of printers, which include the MG8220, MG6220, and the MG5320 will now come with support for Apple’s AirPrint feature which enables wireless printing from the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

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iPhone leads the way with 89% retention rate; Android checks in at 55%

22. September 2011

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In a relatively short amount of time, Android has emerged as a potent competitor to the iPhone. Indeed, Google and its partners have done a tremendous job marketing and getting competitive Android devices into the marketplace. Famously, Google executives have touted that over 500,000 Android devices are activated every single day. That’s certainly impressive, even […]

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iPhone 4S cases start rolling into AT&T Stores

22. September 2011

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Boy Genuis Report is claiming that iPhone 4S cases have already started rolling into AT&T stores. Essentially exactly the same form factor as the iPhone 4, these purported iPhone 4S cases do, however, have a larger opening for the rear camera which is likely attributable to LED flash. Notably, we reported back in June on […]

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Qantas Airways to explore giving iPad 2s to passengers as an entertainment device

22. September 2011

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There are certainly no shortage of Airlines who are taking to the iPad. But whereas some airlines like Delta and Alaskan Airlines employing iPads to serve as replacements for thick and heavy paper manuals, Australia’s Qantas Airways is flipping the script and running a pilot program (no pun intended) wherein it’s giving iPad 2s to […]

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Via technologies sues Apple for patent infringement related to microprocessors

22. September 2011

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The number of lawsuits filed against Apple, some from patent trolls and some not, is staggering and continues to increase with no end in sight. Most recently, Via Technologies, based out of Taiwan, filed suit against Apple in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware alleging that Apple’s iPhone and iPad infringe three of their patents. The […]

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2/3 of mobile Google searches originate from iOS devices

22. September 2011

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It’s never pretty when Congress tries to wrap its head around technology, a fact which was quite evident when Apple and Google were grilled over issues related to location tracking just a few months ago. This week, Google chairman Eric Schmidt appeared before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights to […]

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iPhone 4S will be the only iPhone model Apple releases this year, says analyst

22. September 2011

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Apple has certainly made strides in keeping its iPhone strategy under wraps. Despite mounds of speculation regarding an iPhone 4S and a larger screen iPhone 5, the number of conflicting rumors as to Apple’s plans is simply dizzying. All we know for sure is that an iPhone 4S type device is on the horizon, and […]

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Looking to distance itself from Samsung, Apple turns to Japan for DRAM and NAND flash

22. September 2011

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Apple is one of Samsung’s biggest customers, contributing $6 billion worth of business to the company’s bottom line in 2010 alone. That said, Samsung may soon regret its patent tussling with Apple as the purveyor of iPhones and iPads is starting to look elsewhere for many of the components it previously relied upon Samsung for.

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