Apple CEO Tim Cook named most powerful person in wireless
Though Samsung (005930) continues to close in, Apple (AAPL) is still the most successful consumer electronics company in the world by a healthy margin. Apple’s …
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iOS 6 audio bug blamed for causing data overages on iPhones and iPads
Although Apple (AAPL) has reportedly fixed the data overage issue users have been reporting in iOS 6 with the recent 6.0.1 update, PRX Labs believes the …
iPad mini Wi-Fi + LTE first impressions
Look, it’s kind of like Blue Steel versus Magnum, but there are two visible differences between Apple’s (AAPL) Wi-Fi-only iPad mini and the new iPad …
200 Samsung executives set to meet next month to discuss war with Apple
Samsung (005930) is the king of the hill right now. As other Android vendors struggle to make money in the smartphone market, Samsung is pulling …
Thieves swipe $1.5 million worth of iPads from JFK airport
Shortly before midnight on Monday two criminals accessed a cargo building in John F. Kennedy airport and managed to steal $1.5 million worth of iPad …
New iMacs may be delayed until next year
The new iMacs may not be home for Christmas. Via AppleInsider, French blog MacBidouille reports that Apple’s (AAPL) new iMac all-in-one PC models will not be …
Woz trolls Apple again, worries Microsoft is out-innovating his former company
Steve Wozniak has never been shy about needling his former company, even if it means praising the efforts of Apple’s (AAPL) longtime nemesis Microsoft (MSFT). …
iPad mini is a cannibal, but it creates more demand than it consumes
Apple’s (AAPL) new iPad mini will cannibalize sales of the company’s full-size iPad. It goes without saying. What remains unclear, however, is whether or not …
Samsung denies that it’s jacking up Apple processor prices by 20%
Earlier this week, MarketWatch reported that Samsung (005930) successfully managed to force Apple (AAPL) to pay 20% more for mobile processors in a deal that would last until 2014. The …
Only three companies are making money selling smartphones [updated]
Smartphones are pretty popular nowadays but it seems that very few companies know how to actually make money selling them. Asymco analyst Horace Dediu this morning …
Samsung leads a smartphone sales boom, overall sales increase nearly 50% in Q3
Research firm Gartner on Wednesday released its latest mobile estimates and found that sales of smartphones continued to grow in the third quarter of 2012. …
The fight will continue: Samsung has no plans to settle with Apple
It looks like the legal battle between Samsung (005930) and Apple (AAPL) still has a long road ahead of it. Unlike HTC (2498), which recently settled …
Apple is delivering LTE iPad minis as early as this week
The wait is almost over if you preordered an iPad mini with LTE. While earlier estimates pegged the cellular model to arrive by November 20th …
Apple stores clobber other retail outlets, record sales of over $6,000 per square foot
You can see why both Microsoft (MSFT) and Samsung (005930) want to replicate the success of Apple’s (AAPL) retail operation. According to the latest numbers …
Apple launches its 2012 Holiday Gift Guide
Apple (AAPL) is banking on having a killer holiday-season quarter and the company has wasted no time promoting its goods for holiday shopping this year …
Analyst explains why the stock market is completely crazy when it comes to Apple
If you find yourself confused by the bipolar nature of Apple’s (AAPL) share prices, you’re not alone. Asymco’s Horace Dediu has posted some analysis of …
UK court forces Apple to pay Samsung’s legal fees after condemning its sarcastic ‘apology’
It looks like saying “sorry” just isn’t good enough this time. A court in the United Kingdom is now forcing Apple (AAPL) to pay rival …
Apple grants select employees free time to work on ‘personal’ projects
Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook is taking a page out of the Google (GOOG) playbook and is granting select employees two-week breaks to work on …
iPhone 5 shipping time drops to 2 to 3 weeks
It looks like Apple’s (AAPL) supply chain may finally be catch up with demand. 9to5Mac reports that iPhone 5 orders placed on Apple’s website will …
Apple releases iOS 6.1 beta 2 to developers, here is the change log
Apple has just seeded iOS 6.1 beta 2 to developers for download and testing, though it’s not yet clear what changes the new update holds. …
HTC may send Apple up to $8 for every Android phone it sells
The biggest news over the weekend was the surprising announcement that HTC (2498) has agreed to a pay for a 10-year licensing deal that’ll allow it to use Apple’s (AAPL), …
Samsung is forcing Apple to pay 20% premium for mobile processors
Call it payback for all the courtroom litigation that Apple (AAPL) has forced onto Samsung (005930) for copying its designs. According to MarketWatch, Samsung has …
LTE iPad minis reportedly set to arrive on November 16th [updated]
Apple (AAPL) previously informed customers who preordered an LTE-enabled iPad mini that the device could arrive by November 20th. According to 9To5Mac, however, customers are …
iPhone 5S production reportedly kicks off ahead of launch in the first half next year
Is Apple’s (AAPL) annual mobile device launch schedule accelerating? The fourth-generation iPad launched in September this year after the third-generation model was released in March, and …
Apple and HTC find patent peace
Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) may never settle their patent disputes, but those who have argued that Apple is completely unwilling to negotiate in its …
iPhone 5 likely coming to China by the end of 2012
The GooPhone I5’s days as the dominant iPhone-like device in China are coming to a close. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple’s (AAPL) hugely …
Jury foreman from Apple-Samsung trial under scrutiny for allegedly hiding information
The Apple (AAPL)-Samsung (005930) patent trial isn’t quite over yet. CNET reports that Judge Lucy Koh, who oversaw the trial earlier this year, will “consider …
iPhone 5 touchscreen scrolling glitch could hamper game development [video]
The iPhone 5 hasn’t had a break since it was launched in October. While most people have already gotten used to the scuffing and the …
Tablets set to torch PCs in holiday electronics sales
It would seem smartphone and tablet vendors are heading for another explosive holiday quarter. According to a recent survey conducted by PriceGrabber, consumers are more …
Apple’s new Fusion Drive makes Macs start up twice as fast [video]
One of the less-heralded new products that Apple (AAPL) showed off last month was the Fusion Drive, a super-speedy new hard drive that that combined the …
