Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Samsung, and 19 other technology companies petitioned the European Union today to limit injunctions against product imports while a patent case is still in the courts. This is a highly fluid moment in EU patent law as the league of European nations works to … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. hails Steve Jobs’ birthday in low key, while filmmakers struggle with biopic
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the brainchild of Steve Jobs and several other key figures from its early history, such as Jonathan Ive and Steve Wozniak. Today is Steve Jobs' birthday, and if the maverick inventor were alive today rather than having died several years ago from pancreatic … [Read more...]
ReSound LiNX rolls out first ever hearing aid app for Apple iPhone
The ReSound LiNX, the world's first Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) certified "Made for iPhone" or "MFi" hearing aid, made its retail debut today, in parallel with an iOS app purpose-made to give it highly flexible functionality. The LiNX hearing aid can connect wirelessly to any iOS device, … [Read more...]
Application developers manipulate the Apple App store scamming thousands of dollars per day
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is making considerable profits from its App Store, as recent sales figures show. But the tech giant's gains in this area may end up causing it more problems than they are worth due to the rise of scams. At least two huge successes of the App Store are already … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) Steve Jobs to feature on 2015 U.S. postage stamps
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will receive a signal honor in 2015 when the image of Steve Jobs, its renowned maverick founder, appears on United States postage. The Washington Post yesterday obtained a list of planned postage stamps for the next several years, created by the Citizens' … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) taking a bite out of Samsung’s China territory
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) revealed a significant jump in China Mobile's January 3G subscriptions compared to the previous month, which was due entirely to new sales of iPhones by the Chinese telecommunications titan. According to the information that Apple provided to its investors in … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. Retina display vs. AMOLED display: which technology is superior
As of February 2014, the number of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) products with AMOLED displays is exactly zero, and all of their cutting edge devices use their Retina display instead. By contrast, its rival and imitator, Samsung Group of Korea, has embraced AMOLED technology and has … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) may use flexible touchscreen display on iWatch
Rumors have been multiplying ever since a 2014 release for the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iWatch became likely, and the latest claims the device will have a flexible touchscreen display. Such a display would be curved and able to flex out of line, unlike most current touchscreens, which … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) – more than the sum of its parts, or dependent on a few individuals
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a powerful player in the electronics market and one of the United States' most iconic and successful companies, symbolizing American technology leadership like no other. However, the death of Steve Jobs prompted debate regarding how viable the Cupertino … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) patent activity reveals continued focus on fitness, touch-based controls
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) patent activity today gave an additional confirmation of the technology giant's continued interest in both fitness tracking products and new ways to implement touch-based control systems. Apple was granted a patent for health and fitness tracking earphones … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) A-Series processor plans herald product releases, future Samsung troubles
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) typically plays its cards very close to the vest, announcing new products only when they are about to appear on the market. The firm is even more secretive when it comes to relations with other tech companies, such as Samsung. Nevertheless, various pieces of … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) drops Samsung as manufacturer for A8 processor, but not A9
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), in the usual schizophrenic manner of massive corporations, is simultaneously involved in brutal litigation with Samsung over the Korean firm's blatant copycatting, and ordering advanced processors from the same company. Today, TechNews Taiwan reported that … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) Strategy: Focus on success and profit, not flashy market share numbers
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) seems to follow a strategy which draws criticism from market analysts at times, yet which has thus far led to solid ongoing success and profits, as the contrast between sales and revenue in the 2013 Android and iOS smartphone market highlights. Google Inc. … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) prepares to discontinue iPad 2 as sales tank
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is planning to cease production of the iPad 2 tablet in the immediate future, according to information provided by industry sources today. Consumers now overwhelmingly prefer the iPad Mini and iPad Air, causing new shipments for the first quarter of 2014 to … [Read more...]
Google Inc’s (GOOG) Android IOS dominates the $200 and below smartphone market
Unfortunately for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android OS and the cheaper line of phones that carry it, are difficult to beat. Apple's share of the inexpensive device market is on the decline, at 15%, which is down from 19% the year before. It also holds the … [Read more...]
Battle of the super titans: Apple iOS vs. Google Android – who will reign superior
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is still the leader in profits from smartphone sales, according to recent analysis by International Data Corp, or IDC. Though Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) phones moved almost 800 million units in 2013 and there is no sign yet of the torrent of purchases … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iOS and Android jockey for first place as global smartphone shipments surpass 1 billion
The iOS mobile operating system made by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was one of the two leading systems during 2013, when smartphone sales rose above one billion, according to an IDC report issued today. Android led the field in sheer volume, outselling iOS in terms of units sold three or … [Read more...]
Google rival Nokia to manufacture Android-powered phones
As a nod to its power, even Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) competitors can't seem to come up with anything that can overcome the Android operating system. So, in the tradition of the "if you can't beat them, join them" philosophy, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MFST) Nokia arm has decided … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) may not use sapphire screens on iPhone 6
Apple Inc. (AAPL) has spent more than $578 million on its ambitious "Project Cascade" plant in Mesa, Arizona, a new sapphire crystal manufacturing facility that will increase the world's capacity for making this high tech substance by at least 200 percent. Speculation was rife that … [Read more...]
Watching Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) partners could reveal investment opportunities
Though the shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) itself are the most closely watched by the market, recent events have shown that the computer giant's partners may present additional investment opportunities for investors interested in the Cupertino firm. As discussed earlier, GT Advanced … [Read more...]
