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Nokia have just reported their Q2 2012 earnings this morning, and the results paint a mixed picture for the troubled handset maker. Nokia posted an overall net operating loss of roughly $1 billion, though the company actually gained about $125 million in cash in the quarter thanks to large licensing royalties and cash infusions from…
This one’s gotta burn. Apple is taking to the courts around the world claiming that Samsung, Motorola, and others blatantly copied the iPad with their competing Android offerings. Apple has been dealt another strong blow today, just one day after a German court found that Motorola’s Xoom tablet did not violate Apple’s design patent. A United…
An interesting post this morning out of Network World provide a glimpse into an iPad prototype from the early 2000s. As we know from an interview with Steve Jobs at the 2010 All Things D conference, the iPhone was actually inspired by the original iPad design after an engineer was able to get a few key…
Twist for iOS is a location sharing application that informs someone you’re meeting up with exactly when you’ll arrive. Imagine you’re meeting your family, friends, or business colleagues for dinner, and you’re stuck in traffic. Once you’ve entered your final location and people to share information with for that trip, Twist takes live traffic information,…
Last year, Apple filed a suit in Germany against Motorola Mobility’s Xoom Android tablet, claiming the tablet infringed upon their iPad design patent. In an effort to fight back, Motorola filed a counter-claim that suggested Apple’s design patents were invalid, a favorable ruling on which would deal a serious blow to Cupertino. A German court…
When Microsoft unveiled the Surface line of tablets a few weeks ago, I almost instantly saw Marin’s projections that Windows 8 will be the only viable iPad competitor coming to fruition. Surface has all the latest hardware found in the current crop of tablets, and adds a fully powered desktop operating system. Today, we saw…
The United States has sanctions in place that prevent companies from doing business in Iran due to Iran’s active nuclear weapons program. The sanctions are in place to keep U.S. companies from aiding in Iran’s work on the program in any way, which the U.S. believes is a threat against both its own population and…
Analysts are mixed over the future prospects for troubled Nokia amidst a competitive smartphone market dominated by iOS and Android. Recent comScore surveys indicate that Android and iOS now amount to over 85% of the total market, with RIM’s BlackBerry and Microsoft’s Windows Phone struggling to break 10% of the market combined. Further, Nokia’s Windows…
Back at BlackBerry World, RIM announced that it was seeding money to developers in an effort to get them to develop applications for the company’s upcoming BlackBerry 10 platform. Since that time, the company’s very future has been placed in doubt. RIM has delayed the launch of BlackBerry 10 from fall 2012 to early 2013,…
As promised, Apple has added a new category to the App Store ahead of a major overhaul in iOS 6. Food-related applications such as restaurant and recipe apps were previously housed in the “Lifestyle” section of the App Store, but have now been relocated to the newly created “Food and Drink” section, which has already…