iPhone scalpers in China on the decrease as Apple resumes online sales of iPhone 4S, shipping by March 2
Last week we told you about a new online lottery system for reservations that Apple setup for iPhone 4S sales through its Hong Kong stores to combat scalpers after it was forced to suspend sales of the device in various locations throughout Mainland China. Unfortunately, until this week, Apple’s online store for China has been out [...]
That was fast: German ban on Apple 3G products lifted due to FRAND status of patents
Update: 8PM ET: Apple has updated the store and all 3G devices are again available.
Just this morning Apple was dealt a patent blow by a German court that ruled Apple’s 3G products outside of the iPhone 4S were in violation of Motorola patents. The “Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory” (FRAND) nature of the patents means Apple should [...]
Apple forced to remove all 3G devices except iPhone 4S from German online Apple Store following Motorola victory
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Update: It appears that the ban has been lifted already
Apple lost its first significant patent battle today as it was forced to take 3G iPads and iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4′s off its virtual Apple Store shelves in Germany today.
The Mannheim Regional Court found Apple infringed a patent used to synchronize e-mail accounts. The ruling also allows Motorola Mobility [...]
Report: iPhone 5 to launch in June at WWDC, continue to utilize glass to glass touch panel technology
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Just last week we heard that Foxconn’s was gearing up for production of the iPhone 5 ahead of a likely summer launch. Today, Commercial Times quoted Daiwa Securities analysts in its latest report on the iPhone 5 that claimed the same.
The iPhone 5 will continue to utilize glass to glass (G/G) touch panel technology which will [...]
Foxconn employee tells us that the next iPhone is ready for production, indicates likely summer launch
We received word from a reliable source at Foxconn in China that the iPhone 5, as it is currently being called, is now gearing for production. The source said various sample devices are also floating around (they vary slightly from one another), so it is impossible to tell which one will be the final. Some [...]
Samsunged: TV advert slams Apple’s iPhone over lack of stock turn-by-turn navigation software
Samsung is continuing its anti-Apple rant with a new television commercial titled “Samsunged.” Once more, the South Korean conglomerate laughs off those who would wait in line for a new iPhone. The commercial opens with the familiar scene as line waiters get a visit from their Galaxy SII-toting friend, and they promptly feel envious over [...]
Foxconn employees threaten to mass suicide, Microsoft investigating the situation
It’s a bit sad when we devour in the latest and greatest of technology in one part of the world and in the other part, people manufacturing the same devices threaten to mass suicide. Foxconn is back in the news after several hundred workers producing Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console threaten to mass suicide.
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Intel looking to use its new Medfield chip in the iPhone
Intel is looking to use its recently unveiled Medfield chips in the iPhone, according to The Telegraph. In the report, Dave Whalen, vice president of Intel’s architecture group, told The Telegraph that Intel has talked to Apple and other manufacturers about using the new Medfield chips in iOS devices. Specifically, Whalen said as iOS continues to grow, [...]
Hands-on with the Kogeto iCONIC for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Only just a few days ago we learned that Kogeto, the maker of a panoramic lens for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S was planning on announcing their iCONIC lens which was being made for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The software is not fully finished for the Galaxy Nexus as of now so we did [...]
Awesome iPhone 5 mockup
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ADR Studio’s Antonio De Rosa, the designer behind many unofficial Apple concept products in the past, just published his latest design— the iPhone SJ. According to ADR, the concept would include a “Totally glass capacitive screen on a polycarbonate lightweight body” and a moniker inspired by Steve Jobs.
Other specifications imagined by De Rosa [...]