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Apple and Samsung bosses meeting on May 21-22 to talk patents

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

As previously hinted, top dogs at Apple and Samsung will meet next month to discuss a possible settlement to the ongoing patent war which has seen minor casualties on both sides, but has otherwise failed to produce an outright winner. A new report claims the upcoming mediation will take place on May 21 and May 22, starting on each day at 9:30am.

The court-moderated settlement talk is to seek an alternative dispute resolution to the more than fifty lawsuits the two technology giants have filed against each other in little more than a year in courts the world over...

Ferrari CEO had sit-down meetings with Apple’s boss and heads of Google

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 25, 2012

Don't hit the comments yet, this is nothing like the false Valve rumor. A surprising report straight from Ferrari's website has it that Apple CEO Tim Cook along with heads of Google sat down for a two-hour chat with Ferrari CEO Luca di Montezemolo.

Remarking Cooks' "openness and availability", the car maker wrote that the sit-down meeting occurred during di Montezemolo's trip to Silicon Valley last week, where he also gave a speech at Stanford University.

What did the two men talk about if not world-class industrial design and their common penchant for creating great products with the utmost attention to detail?

Ferarri wouldn't reveal the agenda of the two-hour face-to-face meeting with Cook, but they did state the obvious - that the car maker and the iPhone maker share the same "maniacal attention to technology, but also to design"...

Cook on toaster-refrigerator dilemma and why iPad and MacBook won’t converge

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 25, 2012

Apple reported its monster first-quarter earnings yesterday and CEO Tim Cook updated investors on a conference call with various tidbits.

He also addressed the upcoming Windows 8 operating system which was designed to scale easily from tablets to notebooks to desktop systems.

Even as the likes of Huawei allegedly jump on the Windows 8 bandwagon, Cook thinks the operating system won't succeed at uniting the two worlds.

Specifically, Cook likened Microsoft's strategy to a toaster-refrigerator convergence that would never work.

Fielding a question from Citigroup's Richard Gardner, Apple's boss said that yes, even though iPad and MacBook could converge, such a combination would never work because of the many tradeoffs customers would not be willing to put up with.

Plus, he said it would make little sense as the two products cater to different needs and consumers use them differently...

Tim Cook speaks out on Apple’s patent battles

Cody Lee ∙ April 24, 2012

Along with making announcements regarding its quarterly performance, Apple also uses its financial earnings calls to offer analysts a chance to ask questions. After all, these are the folks that have to essentially guess how Apple will fair over the next few months.

On today's call, there was one particular question that was both interesting and relevant: "In terms of flexibility in cash and providing more color, how should we think about opportunities regarding patent disputes? Any thoughts about settling vs ongoing litigation?

And here's how Tim Cook responded...

As it turns out, Tim Cook didn’t visit Valve’s headquarters

Cody Lee ∙ April 20, 2012

Last week, a report made its way around the blogosphere claiming that Apple's CEO Tim Cook was spotted at Valve's headquarters. This sparked all kinds of speculation regarding the nature of Cook's visit, and the company's future plans in the gaming space.

But alas, the story has been proven to be false. Valve head Gabe Newell debunked the rumor himself during an interview on the weekly Seven Day Cooldown podcast yesterday. And apparently, tech sites weren't the only ones fooled by the report...

Tim Cook makes it on Time’s list of 100 Most Influential People

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 18, 2012

Apple CEO Tim Cook has made it on the list of 100 Most Influential People published annually by Time magazine. Apple's late co-founder, of course, used to be regularly featured in various popularity charts that list iconoclasts, celebrities and entrepreneurs.

However, this is the first time the magazine included 51-year-old Cook on their list. Even more interesting than that, Apple board member, a former U.S. Vice President and environmental activist Al Gore penned a short and sweet description of Cook for the magazine...

Apple and Samsung bosses meeting for patent settlement talks in San Francisco

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 17, 2012

The rumors were true! It looks like Apple and Samsung could at last settle their complicated legal dealings. This is official: a joint statement before the court has it that Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung Vice Chairman and CEO Gee-Sung Choi will met at a San Francisco court for settlement talks within the next 90 days.

What looked like a pipedream could become a reality, provided the two sides that are embroiled in complicated litigation agree to concessions for the greater good.

Here's to the hoping we will soon put this meaningless patent mess behind us and move on to real news.

Tim Cook spotted at Valve’s headquarters

Cody Lee ∙ April 13, 2012

This is kind of interesting, AppleInsider is reporting that Apple's CEO Tim Cook was spotted at Valve's Bellevue, Washington headquarters this morning.

For those of you that aren't familiar with the company, Valve is a PC game developer responsible for massive hits like Half Life and Team Fortress. It also maintains the popular Steam gaming platform...

Woz on patent war fallout, Tim Cook, post-PC world, tight Apple ecosystem

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 11, 2012

Steve Wozniak, who with his friend Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Computer on April 1, 1976 , always has interesting things to say about his company, competition and the technology industry at large. In an interview yesterday, the outspoken gadget lover expressed concern over patent wars.

He argued that patent-related litigation often blocks off start-ups and young thinkers because big boys make sure they own it all.

He also isn't convinced that we'll stop using computers in the post-PC world and said it's too early to judge Tim Cook as Steve Jobs has stamped his mark on products that are three years in the queue...

Apple’s boss Tim Cook confirmed as opening speaker at the D10 conference

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

Apple CEO Tim Cook will open the annual All Things Digital technology conference, which takes place from May 29-31, 2012 at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

Apple's chief executive will kickstart the technology conference that celebrates its tenth year. As in years past, this year D10 will host a bunch of Silicon Valley luminaries, including Oracle founder and CEO Larry Ellison, Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek and Skype CEO Tony Bates...

Like Jobs, Tim Cook scores 97 percent approval rating, across all industries

Christian Zibreg ∙ March 30, 2012

An anonymous poll last August found out that a staggering 97 percent of Apple employees approved of Steve Jobs when he stepped down as CEO, only three percent saying the co-founder could have done better.

A new study by careers community site Glassdoor, which also conducted the previous survey, now pegs Tim Cook's approval rating at the same 97 percent high.

While it's too early to judge the new CEO, the numbers are indicative and important, telling us that the post-Jobs Apple and the U.S. industries at large have high confidence in the new leadership.

Tim Cook visited Foxconn in recent trip to China

Cody Lee ∙ March 29, 2012

On Monday, we told you that Tim Cook was taking his first tour of China as Apple's CEO. Although we've heard some gossip about Cook's intentions for the visit, the nature of the trip is still somewhat of a mystery.

Well Apple helped fill in a couple of blanks for us this morning, as it told Bloomberg that the CEO spent part of his time in China visiting Foxconn's new Zhengzhou manufacturing plant...