Apple highlights creation of 514,000 jobs in America

Apple on Friday updated its website with a new section touting the company's role in directly creating or supporting more than a half-million jobs in the U.S.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 164

Kodak sells online business to Shutterfly, patent sale held up by Apple dispute

As bankrupt Kodak looks to sell off its assets and streamline the company, it has sold its online photo business to Shutterfly for $23.8 million, while the sale of about 1,100 digital patents remains on hold because of a patent dispute with Apple.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 12

German court tosses Samsung's 3G patent suit, Apple's slide-to-unlock complaint

A German court handed out two rulings on Friday, tossing one lawsuit from Samsung against Apple over 3G standards, and another suit Apple lodged against Samsung over touchscreen slide-to-unlock functionality.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 114

AT&T sets threshold for 'unlimited' data plan throttling

A new policy to be applied to AT&T unlimited 3G and 4G data plans puts a cap on the amount of bandwidth users are allowed before being throttled, effectively bringing and end to truly 'unlimited' data use on the company's network.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 72

Apple reportedly hiring automotive engineers in China

A newly-discovered automotive job listing claims that Apple is seeking a supplier quality engineer with Chinese manufacturing experience, possibly revealing that the company is looking to extend iinto car-related products.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 51

Apple wins injunction against Motorola in Germany over photo gallery patent

Apple on Thursday earned a key victory in a German patent infringement suit against Motorola Mobility, earning the iPhone maker an injunction against a number of Motorola devices.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 38

MWC names Galaxy S II best smartphone, iPad 2 best tablet

The Mobile World Congress on Tuesday announced the winners of the 17th Annual Global Mobile Awards, with Samsung dubbed Manufacturer of the Year for its Galaxy S II Smartphone of the Year, while Apple's iPad 2 took home Tablet of the Year honors.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 159

Apple denies sale of ebook containing links to Amazon

Entrepreneur and prolific author Seth Godin has accused Apple of blocking sales of ebooks containing links to Amazon's online store after recently finding that his own short manifesto had been refused.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 127

Disney's new 'John Carter' film dedicated to Steve Jobs

Walt Disney Pictures' soon-to-be-released film "John Carter," directed by Pixar's Andrew Stanton, is dedicated to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs because Stanton didn't want too much time to pass without giving him "permanent acknowledgment."

Josh Ong 14 years ago 61

Swedish company claims rights to 'slide to unlock' with new UI patent

A patent issued to Swedish touchscreen technology company Neonode for a 'sweep gesture' user interface could mean legal trouble for Apple, which is currently embroiled in a dispute with Motorola and Samsung over its 'slide to unlock' patent.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 92

Google, Apple sued over Street View mapping tech

Both Google and Apple are facing a lawsuit that alleges the internet giant's Street View map feature, which is built into certain iOS devices, infringes on prior art regarding interactive mapping technology, and is the newest suit in a seemingly endless string of technology patent litigation.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 66

Google: Android has 450K apps, 850K devices activated daily

According to a statement from Google on Monday, the amount of content on the Android Market is nearing that of Apple's App Store as it now offers over 450,000 apps, which has helped Android devices see an activation rate of 850,000 handsets a day.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 162

RIM releases PlayBook OS 2.0 two months late

Ailing Research in Motion on Tuesday released the long-awaited PlayBook OS 2.0 update for the company's tablet, but poor sales and missed deadlines could translate into a product that offers too little, too late.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 143

New Apple Stores to open in Europe, Australia and North America

Amid record earnings and continually strong sales at its retail outlets, Apple is reportedly planning to open stores in Stockholm, Vancouver and South Perth, while rumors point to a second Seattle location.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 61

Fans commemorate 57th birthday of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs

Friday would have been the 57th birthday of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who passed away last October after a long battle with cancer.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 43

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