Last month, HTC and Apple reached a cross-licensing settlement that would put a 10-year kibosh on any litigation between the two. While HTC’s Peter Chou was happy enough to call the settlement “A Good Ending,†Samsung saw it as an opportunity to have injunction proceedings against them thrown out.
Samsung immediately sought access to the details of said agreement and were finally granted access by the courts. This ruling ultimately allowed for [Read More...]
Last month, HTC and Apple reached a cross-licensing settlement that would put a 10-year kibosh on any litigation between the two. While HTC’s Peter Chou was happy enough to call the settlement “A Good Ending,†Samsung saw it as an opportunity to have injunction proceedings against them thrown out.
Samsung immediately sought access to the details of said agreement and were finally granted access by the courts. This ruling ultimately allowed for [Read More...]
Redbox Instant by Verizon, the Netflix competitor by, well, Verizon, just became a bit more real today, as details released onto the web.
According to GigaOm, the streaming video service will charge customers as little as $ 6 per month, have apps for Android, iOS, and Xbox 360, and will go live as early as December 17.
The service itself is currently in private beta, but the details, for some reason, are publicly [Read More...]
While several iPad case manufacturers have already announced iPad mini and iPad 4th generation cases since the product reveals yesterday in San Francisco, Apple has today posted several high-resolution technical drawings of each of the new tablet computers to its developer website, on a page titled, “Designing Cases for iPod, iPhone, and iPad.”
There are linked PDF documents for every model of iPad, as well as iPhone and iPod. The PDF we [Read More...]
Before the touchscreen iPhone was revealed at MacWorld in 2007, Apple had a team of engineers working on a click-wheel phone that was kind of like a mashup of an iPod and a phone. It was never released, but the work that went into it is pretty fascinating.
In an interview with TechCrunch, former Apple engineer and Nest co-founder Matt Rogers talks about what it was like to work on the click-wheel [Read More...]
Pricing and availability details have surfaced regarding the unlocked flavor of the iPhone 5. Like previous generations, the base 16GB iPhone 5 starts at $ 649 unlocked, with 32GB costing $ 749 and 64GB costing $ 849.
What about getting to pre-order an unlocked iPhone 5? Looks like you won’t be able to do so on the web this weekend. Your best bet is visiting an Apple retail store on launch day next week.
The Verge [Read More...]
A new Apple white paper helps IT manage FileVault 2.
Apple has released a new white paper for CIOs, IT leaders, and IT professionals. This one targets FileVault 2, which was introduced in Lion and remains present as a high security feature in Mountain Lion. The 42 page document joins a growing collection of white papers and guides available from Apple that detail the mechanisms and best practices for integrating Macs into [Read More...]
Aww, he’s drawing an Apple!
While some may consider the iPad’s Smart Cover to be too expensive and flimsy, Apple is obviously investing time and effort into the accessory. A recent patent has been uncovered that details an enhanced Smart Cover with a secondary touch display. Like Microsoft’s Surface tablet, the unreleased accessory would also have a keyboard embedded in the cover with virtual keys for typing.
By drawing power from the [Read More...]
New details have come to light regarding the steps taken by Apple as far back as 2010 to resolve the bubbling tensions that would ultimately lead to the costly and consequential litigation of present. According to a report published today by The Verge, Steve Jobs led the charge for conflict resolution in the summer of 2010, when the iPhone maker met with Samsung’s lawyers in the first of what would be four meetings. Each attempt spearheaded by [Read More...]
Will Apple and Google finally part ways?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has subpoenaed Apple to give the details of its iPhone search deal with Google. The request is a result of the Google antitrust probe the FTC is currently conducting. Apple has been required to reveal the agreements it made to make Google the preferred search engine on the iPhone. With Google creating services like Google+ that compete with the likes [Read More...]
