Steve Jobs, co-founder and former chief executive of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56. Jobs was generally regarded as a charismatic and visionary whose innovative ideas turned Apple into the most valuable technology company in the world and second most valuable overall after Exxon Mobil. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003 and five years …
iPhone 4s or iPhone 5?
Apple has begun sending out invites to an iPhone event to be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, and although the invite does not specify, the event is widely expected to be the launch of the iPhone 5. However, there is also speculation that the new model could just be a minor improvement on the iPhone 4, perhaps called the …
Via now suing Apple
As I sit waiting for my latest patent to be approved: An action or device enabling movement from point A to point B, I note that Taiwanese chip maker Via is the latest to resort to the courts for alleged patent infringements.
Apple takes out injunction against Samsung
Apple has obtained a temporary injunction preventing Samsung Electronics from selling their Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the European Union, except for the Netherlands, after Apple argued the Korean firm had infringed its patents.
Core blimey
Charlie Lindoe, a 13 year old schoolboy, allegedly hurled an apple at a classmate and, although he denied the assault, he quite expected a stern telling off. Five days passed and then suddenly, two police constables appeared at his home at 11pm.
Apple overtakes Google
Apple has ended Google’s four-year reign as the world’s most valuable brand according to global brands agency Millward Brown. The Apple brand is now worth $153 billion, almost half Apple’s market capitalisation. Last year, Apple overtook Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable technology company. Of the top 10 brands in the report, six were technology and telecoms companies: Google …
Apple is now suing Samsung
Apple is suing its rival Samsung Electronics for allegedly copying the design of its iPad and iPhone, particularly with respect to the look of its screen icons.
iPad2
The Apple iPad2 has arrived. Well, soon in the US at least, probably by the end of the month. The European version will still be a couple of weeks after that. And there is already talk of the iPad3. The announcement has sparked the usual number of comparisons, reviews and comments, this being one of them: iPad 2 vs. Motorola …
Apple glitch
A new glitch on Apple’s iPhone, relating to non-repeating alarms set for January 1st or 2nd, stopped its built-in alarm clock going off, leaving many people oversleeping on the first two days of the New Year. Irate bloggers and tweeters complained that they had been late for work or had risked missing planes, boats or trains. Apple has acknowledged the …
Apples and Blackberries
Apple’s hugely popular iPhone range has resulted in the company overtaking Research in Motion, makers of the BlackBerry, as one of the world’s biggest mobile phone companies…Apple iPhone sales outstrip BlackBerry, according to report…