Apple launches ‘Complete my season’ iTunes feature for TV shows
Until recently, iTunes users were able to purchase episodes of television shows a-la-carte or buy a whole season outright. The problem was, however, a user …
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Samsung overtakes Apple in Australia despite patent attacks, becomes No.1 phone vendor
As Samsung continues to field repeated patent-related strikes from Apple in Australia and around the world, the Cupertino-based company’s aggressive stance seems to be having …
Apple takes patent attacks in a new direction
Apple’s aggressive patent strategy has hit a few speed bumps lately. The Cupertino, California-based company won an injunction on sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 …
Apple acquires Israeli flash memory firm Anobit for $500 million
Apple has reportedly completed its acquisition of Israel-based flash memory firm Anobit in a deal worth up to $500 million. Hebrew-language financial newspaper Calcalist on …
Millennial: Kindle Fire outpaces iPad adoption but Android sees huge share drop in November
Usage of Amazon’s Kindle Fire has exploded since the tablet launched last month, but its rapid adoption wasn’t enough to keep Android from seeing its …
Explosion at iPad plant injures 61 workers
The safety of workers at electronics manufacturing plants has again been called into question on reports that 61 people were injured by an explosion at …
HTC responds to ITC ruling, says it has a solution ready to address Apple patent violations
HTC on Monday responded to a ruling from the United States International Trade Commission that will ban the import of several HTC devices beginning April …
ITC bans U.S. import of multiple HTC devices in Apple patent ruling
A judge with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled Monday that HTC is guilty of infringing Apple’s patents in several devices. The ITC also ordered …
ITC to review decision in HTC vs. Apple patent spat
The United States International Trade Commission recently said that it would review a judge’s decision from earlier this year, which cleared Apple of violating four …
Misguided protesters should ‘occupy’ Apple, former San Francisco mayor says
Protesters who are part of the Occupy Movement in San Francisco are misplacing their efforts according to former city mayor Willie Brown. In a column …
Apple may be building wearable iPods with Siri support and curved glass
Apple may be secretly developing wearable iPods that offer full support for voice commands using the company’s Siri software. Details surrounding the supposed project were …
Apple begins pitching voice-controlled TV to top media execs
Apple has reportedly met with top media executives to discuss the company’s vision of the television market’s future, suggesting that the company is moving full …
Apple’s A5 chip reportedly now manufactured by Samsung in Texas
Apple and other consumer electronics companies typically look to the Far East for components, but a new report suggests that the production of Apple’s current …
iPhone 4S now available in 20 additional countries
Apple launched the iPhone 4S in 20 new countries on Friday. In addition to previously-launch markets, the blockbuster smartphone is now available in Bahrain, Brazil, Chile, …
Porting Siri to iPhone 4 now legal following iOS 5.0.1 update
IPhone 4 owners looking to take advantage of Apple’s Siri software from the iPhone 4S now have one less barrier standing in their way. Sure, …
Samsung gives up on iPhone 4S patent suit in Germany
Samsung has reportedly dropped a lawsuit being tried by the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany that sought to ban sales of Apple’s iPhone 4S in …
Apple may launch ‘iPad mini’ in Q3
Apple is reportedly working on a smaller version of its popular iPad tablet that will launch in the third quarter next year. Citing sources in …
Apple could sell almost 200 million iPhones in 2012
Apple could sell as many as 190 million iPhones next year according to a survey conducted by AlphaWise for Morgan Stanley. The survey results also …
Tablet shipments miss targets but still balloon 264.5%, IDC says
IDC said Thursday that media tablet shipments during the third calendar quarter increased 264.5% over the same period last year, but that overall shipments were …
Home Theater Install
I finally had space for a decent media room, but I quickly realized that throwing up a flat screen on an empty wall would make …
The tablet Apple tried to stop
For all the trouble Apple’s aggressive litigation strategy has caused Samsung, the South Korea-based electronics giant has finally found a way to make the pricey …
Smartphone penetration skyrockets in 2011, iPhone becomes No.1 handset
Smartphone penetration over the past two years has exploded, jumping from just 18% in the third quarter of 2009 to 44% during the three-month period …
Windows usage grows in November as Mac OS, Android, iOS inch down
Microsoft’s desktop Windows operating system was the only major platform to show usage gains in November according to new data released on Tuesday. Using impressions …
Apple to open Israeli development center with semiconductor focus
Apple reportedly has plans to open a new office in Israel, its first center outside of its Cupertino, California headquarters. The outpost will be headed …
MacBook Pro rumored to get Retina-like resolution bump
Apple may currently be prepping a huge display upgrade for its MacBook Pro line of notebook computers that would be on par with the bump …
Apple may be tweaking policies in effort to attract advertisers to iAd
Apple may be implementing a number of changes to its iAd mobile advertising platform in an effort to attract more advertisers and to compete more …
Cequint sues Apple over caller ID patents
Seattle-based Cequint Inc. filed a lawsuit against Apple accusing the company of infringing on two patents related to its caller ID technology. “Cequint has been …
Nokia exec says iPhone is boring, Android is too complex
Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform is a breath of fresh air in a crowded smartphone market riddled with boring iPhones and overcomplicated Android handsets. Nokia Entertainment Global director …
Apple and Google dominate smartphone space while others scramble
Google’s Android platform and Apple’s iOS dominated the U.S. smartphone space in 2011 while a number of companies that helped shape the market as we …
Apple may buy Israeli flash memory firm Anobit for $400-$500 million
Apple may be preparing to purchase Anobit, an fabless Israeli firm that specializes in flash storage solutions for mobile and enterprise markets. The Cupertino-based company …
