Apple chosen as top online electronics retailer in customer survey
A new customer satisfaction survey has again placed Apple as the top computers and electronics retailer with the second-highest score overall, behind only online retail giant Amazon.
News Archives for 2011
Josh Ong
New scam digs for billing information from Apple customers
Security firms have issued warnings regarding a new "well-crafted" phishing scam that attempts to fool customers into providing their AppleID billing information.
Apple granted another key multitouch patent
Apple won a core multitouch patent regarding oscillating signals that was alluded to when Steve Jobs first announced the original iPhone in 2007, and adds to the company's already formidable legal arsenal.
Mikey Campbell
Hackers claim Siri port to iPhone 4 avoids copyright infringement
Hackers have managed to successfully port Apple's Siri personal assistant to a device other than the iPhone 4S, and they claim to have done it without violating any copyright laws.
Slash Lane
iOS, Android activations surge 353% on record setting Christmas Day
Devices running Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms saw a huge spike in activations Christmas Day, growing 353 percent from average totals earlier in December.
Neil Hughes
Apple to launch iPhone 4S in mainland China before Jan. 23
Apple has met all of the requirements for the iPhone 4S to launch in mainland China, and the handset will reportedly debut before the Chinese New Year in late January.
Katie Marsal
Italy fines Apple $1.2M for 'unfair commercial practices'
Apple's retail operations were fined 900,000 euros, or $1.2 million, in Italy in response to complaints of "unfair commercial practices" related to product warranties.
Sam Oliver
Suppliers rumored to prepare for 32", 37" Apple televisions in early 2012
Apple's supply chain will begin preparing materials for an Apple-branded television set in the first quarter of next year in advance of a second or third quarter launch, a new report out of the Far East claims.
Docomo, Samsung team up on smartphone chip venture to challenge Qualcomm
Japanese wireless operator NTT Docomo has partnered up with Samsung and several other companies to set up a fabless semiconductor joint venture aimed at producing mobile device chips that will compete with market leader Qualcomm.
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