Archive | October 2nd, 2012

Apple signs deal with another fingerprint security firm – Report

2. October 2012

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MacRumors points us to a report regarding a deal Apple recently completed with an Australian company called Microlatch which specializes in fingerprint authentication, further lending credence to reports that Apple is keen on implementing said security feature for what very well may be NFC functionality in the future. And this of course is in addition […]

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Apple to release earnings on Thursday, October 25

2. October 2012

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Apple yesterday updated its investor relations page and disclosed that it will be issuing its earnings from the fourth fiscal quarter of 2012 on Thursday, October 25. Last quarter, Apple recorded a hugely profitable three months, but the financials were slightly lower than what analysts were anticipating – a rare miss for a company that […]

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Will Apple extend its Maps service to Macs and PCs?

2. October 2012

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Apple is diving head first into Maps. Yeah yeah, we all know about Apple’s missteps thus far and all the hard work they have to do. Hell, Tim Cook even issued a rare public apology to iPhone users, going so far as to recommend competing mapping applications for users thoroughly underwhelmed with Apple’s own offering. […]

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How much does the iPhone cost per country

2. October 2012

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The iPhone 5 is now available in over 25 countries, but the cost users pay for the device is certainly not uniform across the globe. After taking into account factors such exchange rates and local taxes, Seeteb.it put together the chart above which maps how much users pay for the iPhone by country. As it […]

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Samsung alleges iPhone 5 infringes upon six patents

2. October 2012

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Apple’s legal dance with Samsung just keeps on going. In the latest development, Samsung filed a motion with the Court alleging that the iPhone 5 infringes upon a number of patents owned by Samsung. Specifically, Samsung alleges that the iPhone 5 infringes upon 2 standards-essential patents and 6 feature patents. That Samsung is trying to […]

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