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Apple A5 has custom noise canceling circuitry on the actual chip itself
One key difference between smartphones running Android and the Apple iPhone is that the former depends on processors from the likes of Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, or NVIDIA, while the latter builds their processors in-house. Now this wasn’t always the case. The first few iPhones used off the shelf chips designed and manufactured by Samsung, but starting with the iPhone 4S, which has the A5 chip inside, things began to change. When the folks at EE|Times took a look at the die plan (think of it like the blueprint) of the … Read more
Stefan Constantinescu
Apple expands its Australian lawsuit against Samsung
Apple turned up the heat on Samsung in Australia when it expanded its patent and trademark lawsuit to include 278 new infringement claims covering 22 patents and ten devices (some unreleased). This is a significant increase from the original lawsuit which targeted only the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and included with a handful of patent infringement claims. If the court grants Apple an injunction based on these new claims, it potentially could prevent Samsung from selling any Android device in the land down under. Samsung and Apple are embroiled in a … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Motorola scores a permanent injunction against Apple’s iCloud in German Court
Motorola has just scored a pretty significant injunction against Apple’s iCloud, as a decision in its favor was handed down by judge Andreas Voss in a German court room. The “permanent injunction” forced the Cupertino-based company to remove most of its products from its German-based online store including the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 3GS, and the iPhone 4 as well as any 3G-enabled iPads. Both companies have been in a patent battle for months, with Motorola getting the best of the iPhone maker so far. Lots of developments have occurred after this initial ruling, so lets … Read more
Charles West
Dropbox promotes 5GB of free photo storage, feels pressure from iCloud?
Dropbox announced it’s giving away up to 5GB of free storage to those willing to participate in a bit of an experiment. A Dropbox team member posted in the Dropbox forum about a new build of the software with improvements for automatic uploading of photos and videos as a priority. As a reward for helping the team test out this beta release, for each 500MB of photos or videos a user imports, that user will receive an additional 500MB of storage credited to their account. The free storage maxes out … Read more
George Tinari
Apple has 8.7% of the mobile phone market, 75% of the profits
Apple continues its dominance when it comes to the world of mobile devices. The Cupertino-based company’s iPhone share of the market in terms of units shipped has grown from 3 percent in the second quarter of 2010 to 8.7 percent last quarter, according to Asymco‘s Horace Dediu. Even more impressive is that Apple’s profits in this space have risen from 39 percent to 75 percent. Wow. Of course, what’s great news for Apple is horrible news for other manufacturers, as Dediu’s chart of the eight largest OEMs above shows a vast difference in cash-flow. It turns … Read more
Charles West
Apple climbs past LG to become the world’s #3 phone manufacturer
IDC, a technology research firm, released statistics today on the data it gathered on mobile phone sales in Q4 2011. According to the numbers, Apple is now the third largest phone manufacturer in the world by shipments, surpassing LG. Apple’s record-breaking iPhone sales last quarter skyrocketed the company into an easy third place, claiming 8.7 percent market share. Nokia and Samsung still hold their respective positions as the top phone manufacturers by a long shot. Last quarter, Nokia shipped 113.5 million mobile phones and Samsung shipped 97.6 million. After that, … Read more
George Tinari
Apple iPad 3 could land in March
It’s a new year, so we can expect Apple to bring out a new iPhone and iPad by the end of 2012. While the iPhone rumors are still starting to percolate, a new rumor suggests the iPad 3 will be available in March after a “strange” media event in February. The timing of this makes sense, as the iPad 2 was released in March of last year (check out our unboxing of the iPad 2 on the streets of SXSW). We expect the next iPad to have a Retina Display, … Read more
Marin Perez
40,000 Apple fans sign petition for iPhone 5 ‘made ethically’
After numerous accusations that Apple does not take proper care of its workers, SumOfUs started a petition that is now backed by over 40,000 people. It publicly calls out Apple to ensure that the manufacturing of the iPhone 5 is done with the welfare of employees – particularly in China – in mind. The controversy began in 2010 when reports of suicides from Foxconn began pouring in due to its harsh working conditions. Steve Jobs commented on them in an interview at AllThingsD‘s D8 conference and said Apple is doing … Read more
George Tinari
Samsung, Apple boost ARM’s quarterly earnings
ARM reported excellent financial results for calendar year Q4 2011 and it likely has Samsung and Apple to thank more than any other companies. Revenue last quarter rose 21 percent to $217 million while profits leaped 45 percent to roughly $90 million. Since public statements almost never dive into details, ARM accordingly gave credit to new licensing fees, royalties, and growing demand for smartphones and tablets. Tim Score, CFO of ARM , said the average smartphone generates anywhere between five and ten times more royalty revenue than a regular cell … Read more
George Tinari
Are handset makers delaying launches because of iPhone 4S demand?
I think it’s safe to say that the iPhone 4S was anything but the disappointment some bloggers and analysts originally expected. There’s endless articles on how much of a success Apple’s latest smartphone has been and demand has been so strong, in fact, rumors are now spouting that other handset manufacturers are pushing their phone launches until at least the Q2 2012. For their sake, hopefully the iPhone hype will cool down a bit by then. According to a report from DigiTimes, vendors from around the globe including Samsung, HTC, Nokia, … Read more
George Tinari
Apple using a lottery to sell the iPhone 4S in China
The launch of the iPhone 4S in China earlier this month did not go as planned. Huge crowds of customers and scalpers lined up in front of Apple stores in both Shanghai and Beijing. A small riot broke out when the stores didn’t open on time. Rather than put its employees at risk, Apple closed its stores and sent customers to its online store front to buy the popular handset. Now that things have quieted down, Apple has decided to begin in-store sales using a lottery system that’ll stop people from lining up at the stores. According to the 9to5Mac report, Apple stores … Read more