According to a fact sheet released today by the White House's Office of the Press Secretary, Apple Inc. (AAPL) has pledged to provide $100 million worth of iPads, MacBooks, and other advanced electronics to American schools as part of President Barack Obama's ConnectED program. … [Read more...]
Apple may have a new sophisticated docking system in the works
Among a bundle of approximately 40 patents granted to Apple Inc. (AAPL) today by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, one of the most notable is an advanced inductive charging pad. This patent, No. 8,645,604, entitled "Device Orientation Based Docking Functions," describes a … [Read more...]
Apple’s A7 processor chip may be in trouble – Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation lawsuit
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is the target of another patent-related lawsuit, this time from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, or WARF. The lawsuit alleges that Apple's A7 processor chip directly infringes a patent held by the University of Wisconsin – Madison, U.S. Patent No. … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Touchscreen “Smart Bezel” Patent Revealed
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) application for a patent to protect its new "smart bezel" design, a technology which would add new input capabilities to touchscreens, was published yesterday by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. The bezel is the border around the edge of a touchscreen, … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Sued By Hilltop Technology in “Patent Trolling” Case
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was targeted yesterday by a lawsuit filed in Marshall, Texas by Hilltop Technology, a firm claiming intellectual property rights over capacitive type touch panels. These panels are well known to consumers as the touchscreens used on iPhones and iPads, … [Read more...]
PayPal Shows Increasing Interest in Apple’s (AAPL) Mobile Payment System
Rumors that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is planning the release of a mobile payment system for the iPhone in the near future received a powerful shot in the arm today thanks to PayPal's expression of nearly unconditional interest in the project. Reading between the lines of the offer, … [Read more...]
Apple’s (AAPL) Q-10 Report Reveals Acquisition Spending Surged to $525 Million
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) filed its Q-10 report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday, a 68 page document that reveals a panoply of statistics about the technology giant's operations during the quarter ending on December 28th, 2013. One item in particular … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Patent Reveals Steve Jobs’ Vision for iPen Stylus
Among a bundle of 30 patents granted to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) on Tuesday, there is one item that marks a break with the past in both technical and symbolic terms. This is the patent for the iPen stylus, an interface tool whose patent application was originally filed in 2012. … [Read more...]
Solar-Powered MacBook Patent Granted to Apple Inc. (AAPL)
Innovation has been one of Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) characteristic traits since the days of Steve Jobs, and the solar-powered MacBook patent granted to the company on Tuesday may mark the continuation of that trend. Not yet market-ready, the concept's initial patent filing occurred … [Read more...]
YouTube Video Gives First Look at Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS in the Car
A designer from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has uploaded a video to YouTube which appears to give a first look at the actual functioning of the company's upcoming iOS in the Car software. Steven Troughton-Smith's posting to the popular video sharing site shows the software running … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Loses Rights To ‘iPhone’ In Brazil
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may have made billions off of thinking different, but Brazilian firm IGB Electronics SA is banking from a thinking forward strategy. The company is set to win the sole rights to use the iPhone trademark in Latin America’s largest market. … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Wins California Supreme Court Credit-Card Case
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and other online retailers won a victory in California court Feb. 4 when the state’s high court ruled Apple (AAPL) did not break California law by requiring customers to provide their addresses and phone numbers in order to make credit card purchases online. … [Read more...]
Steve Wozniak Said Apple Inc. (AAPL) Started as a “Hobby”
During a Jan. 30 speech at Georgia State University, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) co-founder Steve Wozniak told students to find interesting side projects to complete for self-fulfillment, not profit. “If you try to do a bunch of projects for yourself,” Wozniak said, “you develop … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Patent Describes ‘Ad-Hoc Cash Dispensing Network’
Proving it is still capable of thinking different, a newly-released Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) patent application describes a technology that would turn iOS users into one another’s cash machines. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published the application Jan. 31, although Apple … [Read more...]
Facebook (FB) and Apple (AAPL) Remain Friends, Not Speaking to Google (GOOG)
While Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) remain friends, the social network is no longer on speaking terms with Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG). During a conference call that followed his company’s Jan. 30 earnings report, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained Facebook … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Releases Software Update for Apple TV
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) actually released two updates Jan. 28—the much-reported iOS 6.1 as well as a new version of its Apple TV software. The latter update added support for iCloud, Up Next and the ability to use a Bluetooth keyboard with Apple TV. … [Read more...]
Siri Gets Busy with Apple Inc. (AAPL) iOS 6.1 Update
In its first major update of iOS 6, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) released iOS 6.1 Jan. 28 with some exciting new features. Not only does the update include 4G LTE support for 36 additional iPhone and 23 new iPad carriers, but U.S. users can now purchase movie tickets through Fandango … [Read more...]
Samsung Demands Apple’s (AAPL) Source Code in Korean Court
The international patents battle between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd is starting to mimic a schoolyard game of tag. Back and forth the two tech giants drag one another to court, making new claims against each other in a bid to win sole rights to sell … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Discounts Indian iTunes To Reach Emerging Market
The spotlight has never been focused more on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), after its much-anticipated earnings report disappointed Jan. 23 and saw already low stock tumble more than 12 percent in 24 hours. Has Cupertino jumped the proverbial shark, or will it rise again? There are … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook Says Apple Could Revolutionize the TV Space
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook is still keeping quite about any plans the company may have to expand into the television sector. In what CNET’s Donna Tam is calling a “bit of Déjà vu,” Cook explained that the company as of yet had no concrete plans to do so when questioned … [Read more...]
