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Proview Technology has been battling with Apple over who rightfully owns the iPad name in China. Now, Fu Shuangjian, a deputy director for the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, says the name really does belong to Proview. “According to the … provisions of the China Trademark Law, currently Shenzhen Proview is the legal registrant of the iPad…
A judge from the International Trade Commission today ruled in favor of Motorola in its patent infringement case against Apple. The ITC decided that Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices infringe U.S. patent no. 6,246,697. The legalities of patent cases are extremely confusing, but what we’ve all come to realize is these kind of decisions are…
What, Apple worry? Earlier today, we reported that Apple’s stock price was dropping thanks to analysts claiming that Apple would miss iPhone sales expectations. Well, they were wrong. Dead Wrong. Apple sold over 35 million iPhones in fiscal Q2, up 88% from a year ago and easily beating expectations of about 32 million. Apple also…
Earnings calls from Verizon and AT&T are in, and both spell potentially “bad” news for Apple. While the iPhone continues to outsell all other smartphones combined on these networks, the number of iPhones sold in the quarter after Apple’s record-breaking Q1 fell below analyst expectations. Analysts expected Apple to sell 32 million iPhones in the…
When Apple showed off the iPhone back in January 2007, they blew people’s minds with the all screen design and the slick user interface. A key element of that UI that often gets overlooked is the home button. It sits all alone, right under the screen, and no matter what a user is doing, all…
China is apparently the place to be when it comes to smuggling iPhones. From housewives smuggling large amounts of iPhones and iPads to one dude taping about 30 iPhones onto his person, it seems more and more would-be smugglers are trying to make a quick buck in the world’s largest nation. So, why China? China has…
Well, well, well look what we have here, another company trying its luck to get some of that Apple money. A Pennsylvania company named FlatWorld has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Cupertino-based technology giant in a San Francisco courthouse. The company is suing Apple for its entire lineup of touch related products, which…
For as long as we can remember, there have been rumors circulating around the internets that Apple was going to build a low cost iPhone for cost sensitive consumers. Later we found out that Apple’s strategy to reach more users was to simply keep on selling the older models, but at a significant discount. Take…
It’s certainly been a while since we’ve seen iPhone 5 (or is that iPhone – 6th generation?) rumors creep up on the internet. Over the course of the past 24 hours, however, two credible rumors have popped up to shed light on Apple’s next smartphone. The first rumor comes from Korea IT News, who report…
Apple stands accused of mislabeling their shiny new iPad WiFi + 4G in Australia. The consumer watchdog group Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has taken Apple to court in Melbourne, where the case is expected to be tried sometime in May. The ACCC’s argument is that Apple’s new iPad is not compatible with any of Australia’s LTE…