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iPad 3 set to launch in early March
After a few weeks of conflicting reports, it now seems we have a firm timeline as tot he release date of the iPad 3. All Things D reports that Apple is planning on holding a special iPad event in early March and will release the iPad 3 soon thereafter. Sources say the company has chosen [...]
Continue reading...Motorola asked Apple for a 2.25% royalty rate for each iPhone and iPad
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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As part of the ongoing legal battle between Motorola and Apple, the Wall St. Journal reported recently that Motorola asked Apple to pay 2.25% in royalties for each iPhone and iPad sold – an exorbitant royalty rate that would easily reach into the billions of dollars. What makes the request particularly sickening is that the [...]
Continue reading...Apple may face $38 million fine in Chinese iPad trademark dispute
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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Electronista reports: A lawyer for Proview Shenzhen, Xie Xianghui, is claiming that a court in the Xicheng district of Beijing is prepared to “slap Apple with a 240 million yuan ($38 million) fine,” according to the Global Times. The Xicheng district administration, though, is refusing to comment. “It is still under investigation, so no official [...]
Continue reading...iPhone 4 and iPad 2 temporarily removed from sale in Germany
Friday, February 3, 2012
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The Verge reports: Apple has been forced to remove its 3G iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4 devices from the online German Apple store today, following a dispute with Motorola Mobility … Update: It appears that Apple has successfully convinced a court in Germany to suspend enforcement of this injunction, according to AllThingsD. It’s unclear at [...]
Continue reading...Foxconn receives tax breaks in Brazil; iPad production slated to commence soon
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Foxconn, Apple’s largest manufacturing partner, recently received a few sought after tax breaks that will result in the Asian-based company opening up a plant in Brazil and manufacturing iPads. The Brazil-based Folha website reports: The determination provides for exemption or reduction of the IPI (Excise Tax), PIS and Cofins for companies investing in research and [...]
Continue reading...New York Times publishes detailed look into the dangers associated with iPhone and iPad manufacturing abroad
Sunday, January 29, 2012
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The New York Times last week published an extensive piece highlighting the human costs associated with manufacturing Apple products, kicking things off with the retelling of an explosion in May 2010 at a Foxconn factory that killed two individuals and injured over a dozen more. Describing the working conditions abroad in China, the Times writes: [...]
Continue reading...Tim Cook announces that Apple employees, starting in June, will receive $500 off of Macs and $250 off iPads
Thursday, January 26, 2012
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Following Apple’s blowout quarter this week, Tim Cook sent a company wide email to Apple employees inviting them to a Town Hall meeting which was held yesterday. In addition to going over their record breaking quarter, Cook also delivered some welcome news to the Mac faithful. 9to5Mac reports: Cook announced that Apple employees will soon [...]
Continue reading...iPhone sales top 37 million as Apple records record-breaking quarter
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Apple last quarter had a slight misstep when its earnings fell short of analyst expectations for the first time in years. Of course, the delayed release of the iPhone 4S had something to do with revenue coming in below expectations. But during last quarter’s earnings conference call, Apple CEO Tim Cook boldly predicted that December [...]
Continue reading...iPad 3 will be sold alongside a soon-to-be cheaper iPad 2
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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A few weeks ago, Jason Horwitz of iLounge wrote that Apple, in conjunction with the release of the iPad 3, will continue selling the iPad 2, albeit at a lower pricepoint. Specifically, Horwitz anticipates the iPad 3 will debut at the same buy-in price we’ve come to expect ($499) while the iPad 2 will drop [...]
Continue reading...Apple’s education event to focus on Textbook authoring tools – Report
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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With Apple’s education-oriented special media event just two days a way, a number of outlets are fleshing out some details as to what Apple has in store. The short of it is that we can expect a significant announcement regarding digital textbooks, and indeed, it was noted in Steve Jobs’ biography that the textbook industry [...]
Continue reading...iPad 3 to include quad-core A6 and 4G LTE support
Monday, January 16, 2012
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Much like CES 2011, CES this year was replete with a large selection of tablet devices keen on stealing away marketshare from the iPad. But not one to rest on their laurels, Apple is already gearing up to release its next-gen iPad, with the latest rumors pointing to a release sometime in early April. Feature [...]
Continue reading...More iPad 3 details emerge: Front facing HD camera and more
Friday, January 6, 2012
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Android based smartphones have certainly done an admirable job catching up to the iPhone, and even surpassing it with respect to total marketshare. But Android based tablets, on the other hand, continue to struggle mightily as Apple’s iPad continues its tablet domination. As it stands now, the biggest threat to the iPad is the Amazon [...]
Continue reading...Samsung now takes to copying Apple’s iPad commercials
Friday, December 30, 2011
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Samsung can make a helluva TV set, but when it comes to smartphones and tablets, the company apparently has no scruples. In addition to copying many features of the iPhone and iPad, the Korean based electronics giant has now taken to copying elements from Apple’s iPad ads and inserting them into their own. Clearly, Samsung [...]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs’ birthday, February 24, may be the iPad 3 launch date – Rumor
Friday, December 23, 2011
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You don’t typically hear much about juicy Apple rumors this time of year, but this one’s particularly compelling. A report from the Chinese Economic Times claims that Apple and its partners are working hard to release the upcoming iPad 3 on February 24, Steve Jobs’ birthday. Previous iPad 3 rumors have pointed to a release [...]
Continue reading...Apple injunction against Samsung Galaxy 10.1N in Germany doesn’t look promising
Thursday, December 22, 2011
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Bloomberg reports on a German court ruling which held that Apple will not likely achieve a ban on the Samsung Galaxy 10.1N tablet, a modified version of the Galaxy Tab that was released after Samsung’s original 10.1 Galaxy Tab device was banned in Germany for infringing upon the design of the iPad. The Dusseldorf court [...]
Continue reading...Reports of an iPad with 7.85 inch screen resurface
Friday, December 16, 2011
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Digitimes resurrects some old rumors that Apple is working on a 7.85-inch iPad set to be released sometime in late 2012. This rumored device would be in addition to the iPad 3 Apple with a retina display that will likely arrive sometime in late March or early April. Global shipments of tablet PCs are expected [...]
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
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