Apple recently denied allegations from the United States Justice Department that suggested it was the ringleader in a conspiracy to fix eBook prices. The trial isn’t set to start until next month, but AllThingsD posted a now-public document the DoJ plans to use as evidence when making its case. Original post on bgr.com Comments on reddit.com
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Apple Data Protection: Ranked Worse Than Facebook, Google by EFF
When it comes to privacy and data protection, Facebook is hardly thought of as a leader among big technology companies. It should be somewhat troubling, then, that the Electronic Frontier Foundation has ranked Apple worse than companies like Facebook, Amazon and Comcast when it comes to protecting y… Original post on bgr.com Comments on reddit.com
Samsung Galaxy S4, other handsets surpass Apple Inc iPhone sales – FP Tech Desk
Sales of Samsung’s smartphones jumped 56% to 69.4 million units, almost double the number of iPhones sold by Apple, Strategy Analytics said Original post on financialpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Apple to shell out $53 million in class action pay day for iPhone and iPod owners turned down for replacements of ‘water damaged’ devices
Apple will pay a $53 million settlement to perhaps hundreds of thousands of iPhone and iPod owners denied replacement phones due to ‘water damage.’ Original post on dailymail.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
THX sues Apple over speaker patent
Audio titan THX has filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming that Cook and Co. infringed a patent it has for technology regarding narrow profile speakers Original post on engadget.com Comments on reddit.com
OKC woman makes time to sue Apple Inc. over iTunes song
Google-Motorola analysis: Google tries to pick up the pieces
There is no end to the humiliation the old Motorola guard is being forced to endure. Google’s (GOOG) top executives keep making disparaging comments about Motorola handsets. Many Motorola leaders have effectively been hounded out of the company via insulting contract negotiations. Original post on bgr.com Comments on reddit.com
Panic Blog – The Lightning Digital AV Adapter Surprise
We’ve been doing significant testing lately with video out using various iOS devices for an upcoming project. In doing so, we waded right in the middle of a strange video out mystery. It’s time to… Original post on panic.com Comments on reddit.com
Apple knocked off top spot as Samsung becomes smart device market leader – TECHDIGITT/ Latest Technology News
The Last 6 Times Tim Cook Has Talked, Apple’s Stock Has Dropped
On Wednesday afternoon, Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed investors and the media at the company’s annual shareholders meeting. It was the sixth time in the last five months that Cook has made something like a public appearance; and it is also the sixth time in the past five months that Apple’s stock (AAPL) has closed down after Cook appeared. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Apple censoring iCloud emails and attachments – Mac
It has been revealed that Apple is now deleting, and refusing to deliver emails with the phrase Original post on macworld.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Google Could Pay Apple $1 Billion Next Year To Remain Default Search Engine On iOS, Report Says
Apple and Google are enemies and partners at the same time due to asymmetric competition. According to a report from Morgan Stanley, Google could pay more tha.. Original post on techcrunch.com Comments on reddit.com
Steve Jobs and phone hacking: Exploding the Phone by Phil Lapsley, reviewed.
One of the most heartfelt—and unexpected—remembrances of Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide last month at the age of 26, came from Yale professor Edward Tufte. During a speech at a recent memorial service for Swartz in New York City, Tufte reflected on his secret past as a hacker—50 years ago…. Original post on slate.com Comments on reddit.com
Apple v. Samsung: Judge Rules Samsung Did Not Willfully Infringe – Gadget Lab
Apple and Samsung have been at odds in court over design and utility patents covering the iPhone and iPad, as well as its user interface. Photo: Jon Snyde Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
Apple Is Hiding Billions Of Dollars From The IRS
11 in the last quarter. Original post on businessinsider.com Comments on reddit.com
Apple shelters almost $1bn a week from US tax man
Technology giant Apple shuttled $11bn (£7bn) into offshore tax havens in the fourth quarter of 2012, an analysis of its corporate filings has revealed. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Child labour uncovered in Apple’s supply chain – Technology
Internal audit reveals 106 children employed at 11 factories making Apple products in past year Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
How Apple used its money and muscle to kill an iTunes competitor
Remember Lala, the innovative music service that made a splash in 2009? After Apple bought the company, Lala’s services vanished. Now, a candid (maybe too candid) report from an insider explains why Apple was willing to pay $160 million to make this Original post on zdnet.com Comments on reddit.com
iPad hasn’t cornered market on round corners, says Dutch court – Apple
Following in the U.K.’s footsteps, a Dutch court has found that Samsung’s Galaxy tablets do not infringe Apple’s design patents for the iPad. Read this article by Zack Whittaker on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
Life After The iPhone: How AT&T’s Bet On Apple Mobilized The Company
After hitching its mobile fortunes to the iPhone, AT&T bet the company on wireless. CEO Randall Stephenson boils down his strategy to two words: mobilize everything. Original post on forbes.com Comments on reddit.com
“The Tinkerers”: How corporations kill creativity
There’s a reason Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started Apple in their garage: We’ve stopped rewarding inventors Original post on salon.com Comments on reddit.com
E-waste recycling becomes techie’s mission
ENVIRONMENT Toxic e-waste pollutes entire towns overseas – so veteran techie vowed to revolutionize the way we dump our outdated electronics After two decades in the software business with companies such as Oracle and Hewlett-Packard, James Kao grew disillusioned by the waste created when people ditched the latest technology dreamed up by his industry. Original post on sfgate.com Comments on reddit.com
Apple Inc.: NASDAQ:AAPL quotes – news
Get detailed financial information on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) including real-time stock quotes, historical charts & financial news, all for free! Original post on google.com Comments on reddit.com
Tim Cook, Apple CEO, takes 99 percent pay cut for 2012
Apple Inc. chief executive Tim Cook will receive compensation for 2012 valued at $4.17 million, down 99 percent from a year earlier because of a lack of stock awards he received for 2011. The total Original post on newsday.com Comments on reddit.com
Samsung fine: Apple ban attempts in Europe could cost Samsung $15B
Samsung (005930) could face a $15 billion fine in Europe alone for using Original post on bgr.com Comments on reddit.com
Why You Shouldn’t Buy a TV This Year. Again – Gadget Lab
At January’s Consumer Electronics Show, the annual industry orgy in Las Vegas, manufacturers are going to introduce about a zillion new television sets. They’ll come armed with a bevy of specs: Full HD 3-D. 4K. OLED. Wi-Fi. Moth Eye. (Yes, Moth Eye.) None of them are going to make your TV-viewing experience any better. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
Amazon.com Reigns; Apple, Dell, J.C. Penney Slide In Satisfaction
Amazon continued to be the preferred online destination for consumers this holiday, but Apple, Dell and J.C. Penney didn’t fare well in customer satisfaction. Original post on investors.com Comments on reddit.com
Signs of Changes Taking Hold in Electronics Factories in China
After the hardships of workers in China’s electronics factories were exposed to a global audience, working conditions have changed. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Internal document from the Drug Enforcement Administration complains that messages sent with Apple’s encrypted chat service are ‘impossible to intercept,’ even with a warrant. Read this article by Jennifer Van Grove on CNET News.