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Saturday, February 18th, 2012
Apple lodged FRAND abuse complaint against Motorola with European Commission
A regulatory filing from Motorola Mobility has revealed that Apple has complained to the European Commission over the handset maker's efforts to obtain injunctions against its rival by wielding standards-essential patents with FRAND commitments. ( 24 comments )
ABC's 'Nightline' to air inside look at Apple production lines on Feb. 21
Television network ABC has announced plans to broadcast a special edition of "Nightline" next week after having gained unprecedented access to document the working conditions inside factories at some of Apple's suppliers. ( 40 comments )
Friday, February 17th, 2012
Apple settles class-action suit over iPhone 4 antenna, offers US customers $15 or Bumper
A new settlement reached between Apple and members of a class-action lawsuit over an antenna issue with the iPhone 4 will offer U.S residents who purchased the device $15 in cash or a free bumper case. ( 43 comments )
Apple posts guide for iOS development newcomers
Apple has posted a new introductory guide for beginners looking to get started developing iOS apps. ( 10 comments )
ITC dismisses HTC complaint against Apple
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday dismissed the first of a set of complaints HTC leveled against Apple, finding that the Cupertino, Calif., company did not violate a power management patent owned by the Taiwanese handset maker. ( 10 comments )
New pixel-level photos point to Retina Display iPad
Fresh photos purported to be of the much rumored next generation iPad's display have surfaced on Friday, and the microscope-enlarged images clearly show a QXGA screen that is twice the resolution of current versions of Apple's tablet. ( 34 comments )
Google version of 'slide-to-unlock' patent published by USPTO
Following a key Apple court win against Motorola in Germany over a 'slide-to-unlock' patent, Google last week saw its own unlocking patent filing from 2010 published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. ( 36 comments )
Apple ends physical media OS distribution with Mountain Lion
After testing the waters by distributing Mac OS X Lion via the Mac App Store or an OS-toting USB drive, it seems Apple is ready to ditch physical media altogether and will only be offering digital downloads of OS X Mountain Lion. ( 78 comments )
Apple looking to improve water sensors for detecting iPhone damage
Apple has shown interest in detecting water damage on portable devices like an iPhone or iPad through circuitry rather than the current color-coded liquid contact indicators found on existing devices. ( 24 comments )
Apple begins counting down to 25 billion App Store downloads
Apple on Friday added a counter to its website, leading up to the milestone of 25 billion downloads from the iOS App Store by offering a chance at a $10,000 gift card. ( 37 comments )
Apple partner Foxconn raises Chinese worker wages as much as 25%
As Apple has faced criticism for its alliance with manufacturing partner Foxconn, the device assembler announced on Friday it has raised the wages of its workers by 16 to 25 percent. ( 115 comments )
LED maker reportedly tapped to supply chips for Apple television
Apple is said to have selected a key component supplier for its rumored television set, with LED chipmaker Genesis Photronics expected to enter the supply chain. ( 40 comments )
Apple's Messages beta hints at high-res Macs with Retina Displays
The newly released beta of Messages for OS X contains support for double-pixel resolutions, offering more evidence that Apple is working on high-resolution Retina Displays for future Mac hardware. ( 20 comments )
Apple sold more iOS devices in 2011 than total Macs in 28 years
A new breakdown of Apple's blockbuster 2011 notes that the company sold more iPhones, iPads and iPod touches in the 12-month span than it has sold Mac computers in the company's history. ( 46 comments )
Apple TV disappears from BestBuy.com as refresh rumors swirl
Best Buy is no longer selling the Apple TV on its website, prompting speculation that a new model from Apple is soon to arrive. ( 59 comments )
New York Times gets Gizmodo treatment from Apple after negative reports
The New York Times appears to have lost its invitation to the Apple party in a vein similar to Gawker Media's Gizmodo blog, after printing a series of scathing reports that described the company as indifferent to terrible worker conditions in China. ( 174 comments )
Google reportedly ignoring Safari users' privacy settings to better track its ads [u]
Google has joined other online advertisers in intentionally circumventing the privacy settings of desktop and iOS Safari users in an effort to better track their web browsing activity [updated with comment from Google]. ( 106 comments )
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
With Mountain Lion, Apple officially drops 'Mac' from OS X name
After priming the transition with "OS X" trademark applications years ago, Apple has now confirmed that the word "Mac" is no longer part of the name of its flagship desktop operating system. ( 67 comments )
Alleged iOS 5.1 'pre-GM' leak shows permanent lock-screen camera button
An alleged leak of Apple's upcoming iOS 5.1 update appears to show the addition of a permanent camera button on the lock screen and Japanese support for Siri. ( 39 comments )
Apple wins German injunction against Motorola over 'slide-to-unlock'
A ruling handed down by the Munich I Regional Court on Thursday found that a number of Motorola products had infringed on Apple's slide-to-unlock patent, resulting in a permanent injunction against any offending devices. ( 74 comments )
Mountain Lion signals end of OS X support for older Macs
In its announcement of OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on Thursday, Apple failed to mention that a handful of Macs that will be cut from the fold when the next generation operating system debuts this summer due to end of support for older Intel integrated graphics chipsets. ( 119 comments )
Mountain Lion brings new iOS-like file handling, iCloud App Library features
OS X Mountain Lion brings a new document handling experience to the Mac platform that offers an iOS-like, iCloud-based alternative to the conventional file system. ( 89 comments )
Share Sheets, Twitter integration to make Mountain Lion more social
While system-wide Twitter integration debuted in iOS 5 and is now coming to Mountain Lion, the new Share Sheets feature in OS X 10.8 will also allow users to quickly share links, photos and videos in a variety of ways. ( 9 comments )
First Look: Messages for Mac
Apple's new Messages app connects Macs with conversations initiated on iOS devices, as well as providing an easy way to initiate FaceTime conversations. ( 41 comments )
Gatekeeper is hidden in OS X 10.7.3 Lion, developers can preview it now
Though it will formally debut later this year in Mountain Lion, Apple has secretly included its new Gatekeeper feature in OS X 10.7.3 Lion, and developers can enable it now to test it. ( 7 comments )
Mac OS X Mountain Lion release signals shift in secrecy at Apple
Apple's upcoming "Mountain Lion" release of Mac OS X 10.8 is borrowing a feature from Microsoft: the prerelease software is being shown to journalists before developers. ( 52 comments )
Tim Cook admits Apple may further converge iOS & OS X, Macs could run on ARM CPUs
While he didn't hint at any definitive future plans, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook did admit that all options are on the table for the future of the Mac operating system, including further converging iOS and OS X, as well as potentially running Macs on ARM processors like are found in the iPhone and iPad, or switching iOS to Intel. ( 105 comments )
Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper to bring optional app restrictions to OS X
The new behind-the-scenes Gatekeeper security feature in the upcoming release of Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is one of the most anticipated additions to the operating system upgrade Apple unveiled on Thursday because it provides users with additional security options for installing and running third-party applications. ( 40 comments )
Game Center for Mountain Lion to offer cross-platform play between Mac, iOS
With the addition of Game Center to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac users will be able to play online competitively and cooperatively against gamers who have the same title for iOS. ( 14 comments )
Apple bringing Macs to the living room with AirPlay for Mountain Lion
Apple plans to break down the barriers between the Mac and HDTVs with its forthcoming OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion operating system update, which will bring the AirPlay Mirroring feature currently found on iOS to the Mac. ( 68 comments )
Apple releases Messages beta for Mac, replacing iChat and integrating with iOS
Though the new Mac Messages application with cross-platform support for iOS will be a major feature of the forthcoming OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, users can get their hands on an early beta immediately. ( 74 comments )
Apple unveils Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion coming this summer with 100+ new features
Apple on Thursday announced Mac OS X 10.8, dubbed "Mountain Lion," the next major release of its Mac operating system, set to launch on the Mac App Store this summer, with a preview now available for Mac developers. ( 240 comments )
Amazon China pulled iPad because it was not authorized to sell it
A new report claims Amazon removed the iPad from its Chinese website at Apple's request because it is not an authorized reseller, not because of pressure from a high-profile ongoing trademark dispute between Apple and Proview. ( 12 comments )
Hong Kong court sided with Apple in iPad trademark dispute with Proview
Though Apple has had difficulty convincing mainland courts that it is the rightful owner of the iPad trademark in China, a newly discovered ruling from a Hong Kong court shows that the company won a victory there last year against beleaguered display maker Proview. ( 48 comments )
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Rumor: Intel to push back Mac-bound Ivy Bridge chip shipments until June
Intel is rumored to have warned its partners that mass shipments of its next-generation Ivy Bridge processors, which are expected to make their way into Apple's Mac lineup later this year, will not begin until after June, though a "small volume" of chips will reportedly go out in early April. ( 47 comments )
Apple's US Samsung lawsuit expands to 8 patents and names 17 products
Apple's US lawsuit against Samsung in far larger than originally reported, specifically naming 13 smartphones, two media players and two tablets, and encompasses twice as many patents as were revealed in the company's parallel bid for a preliminary injunction against Samsung's Galaxy Nexus. ( 84 comments )
Over one quarter of European doctors use an iPad at work
Data from a new study has shown that 26 percent of European doctors own an iPad and spend over a quarter of their professional time using the device, with another 40 percent say they plan to buy an iPad within six months. ( 18 comments )
Apple's surging valuation distorting stock market indexes
The rapid escalation of Apple's profits and corporate valuation are overshadowing the performance of other companies so much that analysts are highlighting how different the market would look like without Apple. ( 42 comments )
RIM's BlackBerry loses General Services Administration business to iPhone
RIM's BlackBerry is facing a rapid erosion of its former dominance of US Government contracts, with the vast US General Services Administration now expanding its support for Apple's iPhone. ( 25 comments )
iPad market share hit by deep PlayBook price cut in Canada
New data released on Wednesday suggests Research in Motion's PlayBook tablet has managed a ten percent increase in Canadian marketshare on substantial discounts, and has pulled the share of Apple's iPad down to 68 percent. ( 50 comments )
iBookstore adds new features for publishers
In a letter to participating iBookstore content creators on Wednesday, Apple outlined new additions and features to the eBook publishing section of iTunes Connect, where authors submit their work to be distributed via iTunes. ( 9 comments )
Apple asks Amazon China to pull iPads from sale in midst of trademark dispute
At the request of Apple, iPads have been removed from sale at retailer Amazon's Chinese website, as Apple finds itself involved in a trademark dispute with a Chinese company over the "iPad" name. ( 13 comments )
Apple will update iOS to require user permission for apps to access contact data
Apple on Wednesday announced a future update to iOS will restrict App Store software from accessing a user's address book without their permission. ( 90 comments )
US congressmen send letter to Apple inquiring about iOS address book security
Following a controversy surrounding the iPhone social networking application "Path," two members of the U.S. Congress have sent a letter to Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook seeking answers on the security of user address books and contacts stored on iOS devices. ( 41 comments )
Fair Labor Association says Foxconn's Apple iPad plant is 'first class'
With full, independent audits of Apple assembly partner Foxconn's assembly facilities now under way, the initial assessment from the Fair Labor Association is that conditions at the Chinese manufacturing plants are much better than garment factories in China. ( 116 comments )
Apple became world's largest smartphone seller in 2011 with 19% share
Apple was not only the largest seller of smartphones worldwide in 2011, taking 19 percent of all sales, but also overtook LG to become the No. 3 largest global mobile phone vendor, according to Gartner. ( 40 comments )
Samsung may spin off struggling LCD business to focus on OLED displays
Samsung is said to be pondering a potential spin-off of its money-losing LCD business, which has in the past supplied display panels to Apple for devices like the iPhone and iPad. ( 54 comments )
Apple seeks approval to sue bankrupt Kodak for patent infringement
Apple has asked a judge for permission to sue Eastman Kodak for alleged patent infringement, with the approval necessary because Kodak has recently filed for bankruptcy. ( 62 comments )
Chinese customs officials say import, export ban on iPad would be 'difficult'
Chinese customs authorities have indicated to Proview, the Chinese company that is locked with Apple over the iPad trademark in the country, that a ban on the importation and exportation of Apple's touchscreen tablet would be "difficult to implement" because of the popularity of the device in the region. ( 58 comments )
Apple's iPad driving accelerated enterprise transition away from printing
A new analysis shows that the adoption of tablets in the enterprise, led largely by Apple's iPad, is having an accelerating impact on the decline corporate printing. ( 48 comments )
