Archive | August 21st, 2012
Verizon institutes vacation blackout around rumored iPhone 5 launch period
As if we need any more evidence that September 21 is when Apple is planning to launch the iPhone 5, in comes a report from TechCrunch relaying that Verizon is instituting a company-wide vacation blackout from September 21 through the end of the month. A trusted Verizon employee has just confirmed to TechCrunch that the […]
Continue reading...Upcoming release of OS X 10.8.1 should address battery life issues for Mac notebooks
21. August 2012
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Following the release of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, a growing number of Apple notebook users began taking to Apple’s support forums and complaining about a rather noticeable decrease in battery life. In some of the more extreme cases, users were reporting that battery life times were decreasing by almost half. Now Ars Technica is […]
Continue reading...Samsung investing $4 billion to revamp its mobile chip plant in Austin, Texas
21. August 2012
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Samsung today announced its plans to invest an additional $4 billion into its chip plant in Austin, Texas in an effort to keep up with growing demand for its system chips which are used in an assortment of tablets and smartphones, including the iPhone. Indeed, despite their legal squabbles, Apple remains Samsung’s most important and […]
Continue reading...iPad Mini supply volume expected to reach 4 million units a month in September
21. August 2012
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I can’t think of a busier period for Apple news and rumors than now. The Apple/Samsung trial has been tearing up the headlines over the last few weeks, coupled with heavy anticipation for a new iPhone model, rumors of an iTV, an anticipated iPod refresh, and of course, rumors of an impending iPad Mini launch. […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook did speak with Samsung CEO, no agreement was reached
21. August 2012
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Yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Samsung CEO Kwon Oh Hyun at the request of US District Court Judge Lucy Koh. Koh was, for whatever reason, optimistic – or at the very least thought it was worth a shot – that the two company heads could reach a resolution without having to put the […]
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21. August 2012
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