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EU to file antitrust charges against Samsung

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

The European Union will "very soon" charge Samsung over its practice of filing injunctions against Apple in Europe, Reuters reported Thursday. The news arrives after Samsung dropped all of its injunctions and injunction requests against Cupertino, California-based Apple's gadgets in Europe and following a U.S. ruling that threw Samsung's alleged jury misconduct claim out of the window.

The European Union in January launched a formal investigation into a potential breach of EU antitrust rules concerning Samsung's use of standards-essential patents...

NIBIQÜ: a Surface-like keyboard case for your iPad

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

Despite lackluster sales, Microsoft's new Surface has been praised for its innovations. Windows 8 RT certainly doesn't look like anything else on the market right now, and the tablet's ultra-slim Touch Cover keyboard is an interesting concept.

In fact, a lot of folks are asking if there is something similar available for the iPad. There are, actually several keyboard covers that are compatible with Apple's tablet, but none of them come closer to the Touch Cover than the NIBIQÜ...

Tumblr app finally updated with iPad support

Cody Lee ∙ December 20, 2012

Good news today for all of you Tumblr users. The popular microblogging platform has finally updated its iOS app to work natively on the iPad. Previously, if you wanted to access your Tumblr blog, or view the work of others, from your tablet, you either had to use the website, a third-party application, or the official iOS app in 2X mode. But not anymore...

US Patent Office invalidates another key Apple patent

Cody Lee ∙ December 19, 2012

We've seen the United States Patent and Trademark Office reject or invalidate a few important Apple patents in the last few months, including one covering the infamous 'rubber banding' UI feature, and one covering the iPhone.

Today, the USPTO added another key patent to the list, tentatively declaring Apple's US 7,844,915 invention — widely referred to as the pinch-to-zoom patent — invalid. It's just a preliminary decision, but it's still a fairly big deal...

The Daily Recap – Dec 19, 2012 edition

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ61grpnRP8

Welcome to The Daily Recap for December 19th, 2012. Watch our video for a quick look at some of the top stories from the day in less than two minutes. If you missed out on any of today's big news, this is a great way for you to get caught up fast.

For your convenience, you'll also find links to all of the stories listed in today's recap inside...

Apple breaks ground on 1 million square foot Austin campus

Cody Lee ∙ December 19, 2012

Over the past few weeks, Apple has started work on a new 39-acre campus in Austin, TX that will be the future home of the company’s US operations. The new buildout will be an extension of Apple's current campus, which sits just off of Delcour Drive in northern Austin.

It's not going to be as big as the iSpaceship campus Apple is working on in Cupertino, but Apple's plans for the expansion include seven office buildings, combining for slightly more than 1 million square feet of office space, and the creation of some 3,600 local jobs...

Tim Cook talks about being recruited by Steve Jobs and more in Time profile

Cody Lee ∙ December 19, 2012

Hot on the heels of yesterday's news that Tim Cook had been shortlisted in the running for Time’s 2012 Person of the Year award, the magazine has published an extensive profile on the CEO. In it, Cook talks candidly about a wide range of topics, including how he was recruited and hired by Steve Jobs, and the unpredictability of Apple. We've highlighted some key excerpts from the piece for you after the fold...

Walt Mossberg agrees that Google Maps is better on iPhone than on Android

Christian Zibreg ∙ December 19, 2012

Google's new iOS Maps app is universally accepted as the best experience on any mobile platform. First Google told The New York Times columnist David Pogue that it "admits that it’s even better than Google Maps for Android phones", which Pogue says has accommodated its evolving feature set "mainly by piling on menus". And now, Pogue's peer over at The Wall Street Journal, Walt Mossberg, seems to agree as he calls Google's iPhone mapping software "better in most respects" on the iPhone than it is on Android phones, where "it looks inelegant by comparison"...

Millennial: iPad growing, Samsung rises to 46% of Android app use

Ed Sutherland ∙ December 19, 2012

For the second day, Samsung has been named the new leader. After Tuesday unseating Nokia as the top cellphone maker in 2012, the Galaxy vendor today topped HTC as the Android maker which gets most used to access mobile ads. According to ad firm Millennial, Samsung had 46 percent of Android app use, double the 26 percent of 2011.

HTC - which is bleeding money and is rumored to have cut in half shipments and delayed new devices - fell to #2, dropping 30 points behind Samsung. But for Apple, perhaps the best news is what the Millennial end-of-year report did not find...

Liquidmetal allows headphone wires to be stretched 8x their original length

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 26, 2016

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A lot has been said about Apple's exclusive multi-year license for Liquidmetal, an amorphous Terminator-like alloy made from zirconium, titanium, nickel, copper and other materials. Liquidmetal is stronger, smoother and more corrosion-resistant than aluminum, but Apple is not expected to deploy it across its products until 2017.

In the meantime, here's a nice example of how the alloy might pave the way for new industrial designs. What you see in the above clip are conductive wires that can be stretched up to eight times their original length while still functioning, thanks to Liquidmetal that's twice as strong as Titanium and possesses the processability of plastics...

Analyst: iPhone 5 order cut no cause for alarm

Ed Sutherland ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

Quit your worrying. In short, that's what one analyst Wednesday is telling nervous observers concerned over a report that Apple reduced orders for the iPhone 5 during the March quarter.

Instead, the reduction in orders could signal a more efficient supply stream and greater profit for investors.

As we reported earlier this week, Citi's Glen Yeung kicked off the hand-wringing by downgrading Apple stock to 'Neutral' from 'Buy', citing increased competition and the lower iPhone 5 orders. Other Wall Street analysts piled on, cutting their price targets for shares of the iPhone maker. Now J P Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz is the latest to say the reduced orders may not mean lower demand for the new Apple handset...