Apple could pay up to $840 million over e-book conspiracy

Apple’s shady e-books deal with publishers could see the world’s largest technology company pay up to $840 million in damages, in a case of the State attorneys and consumers versus Apple.

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Chrome apps will now run on Android and iOS

Google has announced on the official Chrome blog that Chrome apps will now be able to run on Android and iOS devices due to a toolchain which is based on Apache Cordova.

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Apple and Samsung CEOs agree to meet over patent disputes

A court injunction has revealed that the Chief Executive Officers of Samsung and Apple will meet for mediation over the patent disputes that will see Apple attempt to ban sales of Samsung smartphones and tablets in the U. S. in March.

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The first iPhone was announced exactly 7 years ago

On this day in 2007, an announcement from the late Apple boss, Steve Jobs changed the future of smartphones and further cemented Jobs’ position as an innovator. He unveiled a single device which contained a cell phone, an iPod and an internet communicator. The device was named an iPhone.

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Google is the most talked about company of the year 2013

Statistics from Dow Jones has revealed that Google is the most talked about company of the year 2013 after overtaking Apple which moved from first place last year to second place this year.

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Apple agrees deal to bring iPhones to China Mobile

Reports from the Wall Street Journal have indicated that Apple has concluded a deal with China Mobile to bring iPhone 5S and 5C to the world’s largest telecommunications company for the first time.

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What the most important component of a smartphone does

Over the past few years, mobile phone usage has been gradually moving from feature phones to smartphones and it is no surprise that smartphones now have more sales than feature phones worldwide.

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Android increases market share as Lenovo displaces LG

New data from analytics company, Gartner Inc., has revealed that mobile phones sales in the third quarter of 2013 increased to a figure of 455.6 million units which is a 5.7% increase from the 431 million units in the same period last year.

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iPads lost market share to Android tablets last quarter

A new report from International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed that despite Apple selling a bit more ipads this quarter than the same period last year, it lost a chunk of its market share because android sold much more tablets in comparison.

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Apple sold more phones in the last quarter but had less profit

Californian company Apple Inc. has announced its fourth quarter earnings. It sold more smartphones and tablets compared to the same quarter last year but made less profit.

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Apple co-founder not impressed with new tablets

Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak popularly known as Woz has revealed that he will not get any of the newly launched iPad Air and the iPad Mini 2.

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Apple unveils the fifth generation iPad and the iPad Mini 2

At an event at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, Apple unveiled the fifth generation iPad which is dubbed iPad Air, the iPad Mini 2, and Mac Pro. To is set to increase massively, the number of tablets Apple has sold which already is 170 million according to Apple.

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Apple overtakes Samsung in the U.S.

Due to the launch of the premium iPhone 5S and the budget iPhone 5C, Apple has regained the top spot in the smartphone market in the U.S. for the month of September according to reports from Counterpoint Research.

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We still have a lot to cover – Apple

These are the words on the invitation to the next Apple event which has all but confirmed the October 22 date that was earlier rumoured by tech blog All Things D. It is expected that iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 will be unveiled at the event.

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Android is more secure than the iPhone – Eric Schmidt

Google’s Chairman and former CEO, Eric Schmidt revealed at a Gartner Symposium which coincided with the announcement of his new book that Android Operating System is more secure than iOS which power iPhones.

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Apple to unveil new tablets this month

People familiar with Apple’s programs have confirmed that Apple will hold an invitation only event this month to launch new tablets and even possibly a Mac, according to reports from All Things D.

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Obama supports Samsung products sales ban

The Obama administration has upheld United States International Trade Council’s (USITC) ban on some Samsung products which allegedly infringed on two Apple patents. Obama’s administration had earlier vetoed a similar ruling that banned Apple’s product sales for infringing Samsung patents.

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Two years ago today… Steve Jobs…

One of the most innovative leaders of our generation, Steve Jobs passed away two years ago (October 5, 2011) after his battle with pancreas neuroendocrine tumor. He was the co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc when he was alive. Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955.

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Apple is World’s most valuable brand, Google close second

For the first time since the beginning of Interbrands’ rating of valuable brands in the world in 2000, Apple becomes the second company to grace the top spot after Coca-Cola had the position for 12 years.

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Apple hires top Nike designer

Apple Inc. has apparently recruited top Nike design director Ben Shaffer to fuel more rumours about Apple’s intent in wearable devices.

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