Rumors surrounding Apple’s hotly-anticipated iPad 3 have surfaced around the internet today. Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo (via Macrumors) unearthed a potential pricing sheet for Apple’s upcoming tablet, which brought with it a bit of a surprise when it comes to price. According to the post, the iPad 2 will retain the price points it currently…
Apple scores a big win against Motorola in Germany
Apple today scored a big victory in its never-ending legal battle against Motorola Mobility. A German court ruled that Motorola could not enforce an injunction that prevented the sale of some iPads and iPhones. Motorola won the original case and, earlier this month, Apple was forced to remove select iPads and iPhone models from its German…
Apple working on both the A5X and A6 at the same time according to iOS 5.1
Apple’s going to come out with two new devices this year that will make huge waves in the mobile industry. One of them is the third generation iPad, the other is the sixth generation iPhone. Traditionally whatever chip Apple put inside the iPad would eventually end up in the iPhone. Case in point, the A5…
Apple disables push email for German iCloud and MobileMe users
The fierce legal battle between Apple and Motorola continued on Friday, with Motorola enforcing an injunction against Apple’s iCloud and MobileMe email push services in Germany. The injunction, which was granted to Motorola back in early February, has forced Apple to shut down these services in Germany at least temporarily as Apple goes through the process…
Clear iOS task manager clears 350,000 downloads in a few days
Applications that allow users to create and manage to-do lists are certainly in no short supply on mobile devices. Sadly, many of these devices are either frustratingly complicated to use, have clunky user interfaces, or both. Technophiles, mobile junkies, and busybodies are continually on the hunt for the definitive task manager for their smart devices.…
Shanghai court denies injunction against Apple’s iPad, larger battle looms in Guangdong
Proview Technology is up at arms with Apple in China, with the firm belief that Apple is in violation of its trademark on the iPad name. Proview and Apple entered into an agreement in 2009 which essentially transferred the iPad trademark to Apple, though there is apparently some disagreement as to just what that transfer entailed.…
Apple, Samsung and others to battle over customers in emerging markets
Some people are berating Microsoft for pursuing Tango, a version of Windows Phone that supposedly targets low-end handsets. A recent report from analyst Morgan Keegan reveals why that strategy may be brilliant. According to Keegan, China will soon surpass the US as the largest market in the world for smartphone sales. China, India and other…
Wapple wins trademark suit filed by Apple
Wapple sounds like Apple, but it’s not related to the American tech company. It’s a group of mobile web developers who work out of the UK. The company started in 2003, incorporated in 2004 and has been busy doing development ever since. Its name is not derived from Apple, but a play on the word…
Several major tech companies sign privacy agreement with California
Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Research In Motion, and Hewlett-Packard signed a privacy agreement that requires each company and its developers to disclose how they will use private data before an app is installed on a device. This agreement is the result of six months of talks between these leading tech companies and California Attorney General…
Employee steals 25 iPhones worth $16,000 from Apple Store
Well, it looks like an Apple store in Charlotte is the latest retail location to suffer from theft, as a total of 25 iPhones valued at over $16,000 was reported stolen, according to The Charlotte Observer. These iPhones were taken from Apple’s Northlake Mall retail store in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it’s believed to be orchestrated by an inside man. “The iPhones were…









