Recap of Tim Cook’s comments at the Goldman Sachs Conference

by Cody on Feb 14, 2012

We listened in on the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference today as Tim Cook fielded some questions about the current state of Apple. Cook has spoken at the conference in the past, but this is his first time doing so as Apple’s CEO.

Tim talked about everything from Apple’s supply chain problems, which we covered earlier, to its plans for future iPhone growth. He also dropped a lot of interesting facts and insight, so if you didn’t get a chance to listen to the call, here’s our recap… Read More

 

New JailbreakCon website now online

by Cody on Feb 14, 2012

Last Summer marked the world’s first ever jailbreak convention, MyGreatFest. Taking place in London, UK, the conference allowed hackers, developers, and fans to hang out and talk about one of their common passions — jailbreaking.

With appearances from the Chronic Dev Team, Saurik and other notable speakers, the first conference was a resounding success. And now under its new name, JailbreakCon, the team is looking to build on that success with a USA-based event… Read More

 

Apple sells more tablets in Korea than Samsung

by Jake Smith on Feb 12, 2012

Samsung and Apple have had sort of a war over the past couple of years. The war hasn’t been only about patents, but the two companies have also competed very closely in smartphone and tablet sales.

Korea Herald now reports that the iPad is outselling Samsung tablets on the Korean company’s home turf… Read More

 

EFF Attorney Talks About The Legality of Jailbreaking

by Cody on Feb 6, 2012

Last month, we told you about the danger of jailbreaking becoming a “legal violation” again this year. Two years ago, the US government ruled that the act of jailbreaking was legal. But that ruling could expire this year if it isn’t renewed.

Leading the fight to keep jailbreaking legal is the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation). And Gizmodo recently had a chance to sit down and talk with one of the foundation’s staff lawyers, Mitch Stolz, about the whole matter… Read More

 

Tim Cook Calls Special Town Hall Meeting for Apple Employees Tomorrow

by Cody on Jan 24, 2012

Hot on the heels of Apple’s blowout quarterly earnings report this afternoon, 9to5Mac is reporting that Tim Cook has sent an internal email out to Apple employees regarding the company’s success.

In the memo, Cook congratulates his team on a record-setting quarter and thanks them for all of their hard work on Apple’s new iBooks initiative. He also asks the employees to join him for a special meeting tomorrow at Apple’s Town Hall… Read More

 

RIM’s Co-CEOs Step Down, Former COO Takes the Helm

by Cody on Jan 22, 2012

Breaking news out of Waterloo, Canada tonight. Research In Motion’s Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down from their co-CEO roles. The company’s former COO, Thorsten Heins, has been tapped as their replacement.

RIM’s board of directors and major stock holders have been calling for the move for quite some time now. The company, which was once a major player in the smartphone industry, is now holding on to a dismal 6% of the market… Read More

 

Apple Looking to Expand its Retail Stores to India

by Guest Author on Jan 20, 2012

Last year, Apple significantly increased its international retail presence by opening over thirty new stores in the fourth quarter alone. As of January 2012, the Cupertino-based company operates over 360 retail stores in twelve different countries.

And it doesn’t look like Apple intends on slowing down anytime soon, as the iPhone maker looks to round off a baker’s dozen by expanding its retail chain to a thirteenth country: India… Read More

 

Apple Projected to Sell Over 48 Million iPads in 2012

by Guest Author on Jan 18, 2012

Apple has already sold more than 40 million iPads since the tablet was introduced in 2010, but may be on pace to more than double that amount by the end of 2012. According to analyst Shaw Wu for Sterne Agee, a brokerage firm, Apple is expected to sell at least 48 million iPads in 2012.

In a note to investors, Wu referred to this number as a “conservative estimate,” which means that sales of the tablet could easily surpass the 50 million mark and perhaps go even higher before the year is over. And there’s many reasons why… Read More

 

iPhone 4S Launch Boosts iOS Market Share By 20%

by Guest Author on Jan 18, 2012

New sales data from marketing firm Nielsen has revealed that Apple’s launch of the iPhone 4S in October has had a tremendous impact on overall iOS market share in the past quarter. While Android had a stranglehold on the mobile sector in October, with an impressive 61.6% share of the market, its numbers slipped to just 46.9% in December due to an impressive 20% surge by iOS during the quarter.

According to AppleInsider, Apple’s mobile platform peaked at 44.5% in market share, which put it neck-and-neck with its rival Android… Read More

 

Apple Pays Company $5 Million to Settle Patent Lawsuit

by Guest Author on Jan 5, 2012

In April of 2009, Taiwanese chip and touch screen maker Elan Microelectronics Corp. filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the Cupertino-based company had infringed upon many of its touch-based patents. Apple counterclaimed in a Northern California district court with allegations that Elan had violated multiple Apple patents itself.

The patent in question, U.S. Patent Number 5,825,352, is described as a “multiple fingers contact sensing method for emulating mouse buttons and mouse operations on a touch sensor pad.” The U.S. International Trade Commission investigated the claims in April 2010, but ultimately ruled in June 2010 that Elan had failed to establish that Apple was violating the patent.

The case remained unresolved, until today… Read More

 
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