Fri, 31 August 2012
Oracle Pushes Emergency Update for Java 7 Fixing Zero-Day Exploits
Korean Times: Samsung Has a Good Plan, a Bad Plan and a Surprising Plan in Wake of Last Week’s Verdict
Reuters: Secret Peeps Say Apple CEO and Google CEO Holding Behind-the-Scenes IP Discussions
DisplaySearch: Use of In-Cell Display Panel Could Give Next iPhone Significantly More Battery Space
App That Tracks U.S. Military Drone Strikes Rejected by Apple Three Times
Amazon: Questionable Claim of “Sold Out” Kindle Fires and 22% of the Tablet Market |
Thu, 30 August 2012
Macworld: Second Zero-Day Vulnerability Found in Java 7
Polish Security Firm: Oracle Has Known About Java 7 Exploits Since April (Because We Told Oracle About Them)
Possible New iPhone Hint: Apple is Buying iPhone 4S Off of Customers
Apple Seeds Second beta of OS X 10.8.2 to Developers
Apple Adds Live Shopping and Service Help to Online Stores in Brazil, Germany, Spain and the UK
Samsung Shows Off ATIV S, the First Windows 8 Phone
HTC Chairperson: Samsung Loss No Reasons for HTC to Settle with Apple
Asus Says It Will Use iPad Pricing as Reference for Windows 8 and Windows RT Devices
Bloomberg: Both Apple and Qualcomm Tried to Be TSMC’s One-and-Only Customer
Delta Airlines Drops 250 iPads in Three Restaurants in Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport; Plans to Deploy 2,500 iPads by End of 2013
Principle Photography Wraps on Ashton Kutcher/Steve Jobs Biopic
Non-Functioning Apple 1 Going Up for Auction at Christie’s in October |
Wed, 29 August 2012
WSJ: Secret Sources Say Samsung Talking Carriers About Removing Potentially Infringing Apple Technology from Its Smartphones
Samsung Smartphone Ban Hearing Moved to 6 December; 20 September Hearing to Focus on Galaxy Tab 10.1 Injunction
Marketwatch: Samsung Smartphones Flood Resale Market Post San Jose Ruling
Apple and Motorola Mobility Settle Patent Violation/FRAND-Licensing Case in Germany
IHS iSuppli: Smartphones to Make Up 54% of Cellphones Sold Annually by Next Year
The Telegraph: Apple Working with Hifi-makers on “AirPlay Direct”
NPD Group: Genius Bar Increases Customer Satisfaction with Apple Products and Makes Them More Likely to Buy More Apple Stuff
Gizmodo Snags a Copy of the Apple Genius Training Manual
IFO Apple Store: Sources Say Apple Not Reversing Retail Changes; New Focus on Individual Sales Numbers at Direction of Tim Cook |
Tue, 28 August 2012
Cross-Platform Zero-Day Vulnerability Found for Java 7; Affects Windows, Linus and OS X
Samsung Bashes Apple for Litigiousness Post Apple v. Samsung v. Apple Verdict
Google Issues Statement Defending Itself, Bashing Apple and Leaving Samsung Hanging Out to Dry
Samsung Seeks to Have Galaxy Tab 10.1 Temporary Injunction Dissolved; May Seek Damages Due to Sales Block
Apple Seeks Ban on Eight Samsung Phones Based on San Jose Court Win
Samsung Sees Biggest One-Day Share-Price Drop in Five Years Post San Jose Verdict
Apple Shares Opened Monday 2-Percentage Points Higher Post Verdict
Apple Share Close Monday at $675.68, a New All-Time High
Nokia and RIM See Share Price Bump Monday Thanks to Investor Worries Over Android
Fortune: Financial Analysts React to Apple Victory Over Samsung in San Jose
Correction: USITC Clears Apple of Violating Three Motorola Mobility Patents, Not Two
Cult of Mac: Wait Time for Retina Display MacBook Pro Down to 2-4 Business Days
NPD Display Search Analyst Says Displays Being Made for 13-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro
Apple Seeds Fourth beta of Lion OS X 10.7.5 to Developers
Bob Mansfield Staying on at Apple to “Work on Future Products;” Riccio and Federighi Promoted to Senior VPs
Apple Drops iTunes Music Festival Tile Onto Apple TV for Live Streaming |
Mon, 27 August 2012
Jury in Apple v. Samsung v. Apple Finds in Apple’s Favor; Awards Damages of $1.049 Billion
Samsung Issues Response/Rebuke Statement Post-Verdict
Tim Cook: Suit Against Samsung Was About Values
Apple’s Official Statement Mirror’s Cook Memo
Apple Seeks Preliminary Injunction Barring Sale of Patent-Infringing Samsung Products
Wired: Effects of the Apple Over Samsung Victory Long-Term
USITC Clears Apple of Two Counts of Patent Infringement Against Motorola Mobility and Asks Judge to Reconsider a Third
All Things D: Secret Sources Say Two Separate Events for iPhone and iPad mini This Fall
RadioShack Knocks $75 Off of Every Model of iPhone 4S with 2-year Contract
iPhone5Mod.com Sells Back Plates for 4/4S Thought to Look Like Back Plates of Next iPhone
Apple Sends Ceases and Desist Notice to iPhone5Mod.com
Pacific Crest Analyst Meets with Apple CFO and Services Exec; Expects No Full-On Apple TV Soon
IDC Expects Only 0.9% PC Unit Growth Worldwide in 2012
Friday 24 August Marked One-Year for Tim Cook as Apple CEO
Creative Director Behind “Get a Mac” and “Genius” Campaigns Leaves Apple’s Firm for Samsung’s |
Fri, 24 August 2012
Apple Releases OS X 10.8.1 with General Stability Fixes Apple Seeds First beta of OS X 10.8.2 to Developers Gruber Expects Two Apple Fall Events, One for New iPhone and One for iPad mini The Loop’s Jim Dalrymple Backs Gruber’s “Two Fall Event” Assertion Walmart Drips Price of 16GB iPhone 4S to $148 with a New Two-Year Contract Amazon Holding Press Event on 6 September in Santa Monica, California Likely Tied to New Kindles DoJ Responds to Apple Complaint Against eBook Settlements with Publishers Apple v. Samsung: Both Companies Found Guilty of Patent Infringement in South Korean Case Mattel “Apptivity” Games Tie Physical Toys to iPads Laurene Powell Jobs Number 49 on Forbes List of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World Fortune: Apple Worth 31 Dells |
Thu, 23 August 2012
Needham and Co. Analyst Ups Apple Target from $620 to $750
Piper Jaffray Survey: Half of U.S. Consumers Don’t Feel the Need for 4G/LTE Connectivity; Plan to Get the Next iPhone
AT&T on FaceTime Over 3G: Because We Don’t Have to
Forbes: Five Reasons Why Google Android versus Apple iOS Market Share Numbers Don't Matter
China Telecom Adds 8.35 Million New Subscribers in June Quarter; Credits iPhone 4S for Growth
Electronista: 27-Inch iMac Supply Dries Up Ahead of Possible Refresh
AppleSeed Participants Reportedly Given Heads-Up on Approach of OS X 10.8.2 beta
Apple Pulls “Genius” Olympic Ads from Apple.com and YouTube
Apple Wins Patent Covering "Techniques and Systems for Supporting Podcasting"
The Makers of Infinity Blade Bring the Free Political Fighting Game Vote!!! to the App Store |
Wed, 22 August 2012
Apple and Samsung Make Closing Arguments; Case Goes to the Jury
Samsung Investing $4 Billion to Upgrade Austin, TX Plant That Makes Chips for Smartphones (Including iPhone)
TechCrunch: Secret Source Says Verizon Block-Out Staff Vacation from 21 September Through 30 September
Electronista: German Carrier Sends Out Email Promoting Arrival of Next iPhone in September
TUAW: Consumer Advocacy Group Not Sure AT&T FaceTime Lure to Mobile Share Data Plans Conforms to FCC Rules
comScore: Android Has Two-Thirds of Smartphone Market in Japan; iOS Has One-Third
MacNN: Anonymous Developers Says Current OS X 10.8.1 beta Improves Battery Life for Mountain Lion Laptops
Fair Labor Association Says While Work Remains, Progress Made by Apple and Foxconn on Workers’ Rights is Commendable
Barclays Analyst Sees Set-Top Box More Likely Than Full-On Apple Television Near-Term
Microsoft Adds Touch Support to Office Wb Apps for Windows 8 and iOS
The Three Amigos Ride Again on the 17 August MacCast |
Tue, 21 August 2012
CEOs of Apple and Samsung Meet; Fail to Reach Resolution
CNET: Judge Koh Concerned Over Potential Jury Confusion in Verdict Phase
FBR Capital Analyst Sees Apple Selling 250 Million “iPhone 5s” Over Product Lifecycle
iPodNN: A Number of Resellers Running Out of iPod nanos
9 to 5 Mac: German Rewards Program Unable to Deliver “Old” iPod nano Ahead of Expected Refresh
Walmart Sells $100 in iTunes Credit for $80 (Plus Your Email and Physical Addresses)
The Loop: Apple Boasts 50,000 Genius Bar Appointments a Day
Former Apple Press Event Producer Sues for Wrongful Termination and Compensation for Restricted Stock Loss
Fortune: A Few Analysts Are Now “Underwater” on Their Apple Targets
Apple Ends Monday as Most Valuable Public Company Ever
Fortune: Microsoft is Actually the Most Valuable Public Company Ever (Circa 1999 (Accounting for Inflation))
TechCrunch: No Really IBM is the Most Valuable Public Company Ever (Circa 1967 (Accounting for Inflation)) |
Mon, 20 August 2012
Apple and Samsung Unable to Narrow Their Case Further; Almost Definitely Headed to Jury Verdict
Google-Owned Motorola Mobility Brings Seven Charges of Patent Infringement Against Apple Before the USITC
WSJ: Apple Joins Google, Samsung, LG and Others in Bidding for Kodak Patent Portfolio
iPhone Developer/Hacker Reveals SMS Vulnerability in Every Version of iOS
Apple Suggests Using iMessage and Being Careful in Face of SMS Vulnerability
AT&T to Make FaceTime Over Cellular Free for Customers Who Switch to New Mobile Share Data Plans
MacNN: Apple Seeds Second beta Build of OS X 10.8.1 to Developers
Lenovo Exec Says Surface for Windows RT to Start Between $300 to $500
Speculative-Fiction Writer Peter Misek Says Production on iPad-mini and Full-On Apple Television is Underway
Nokia and Microsoft to Hold NYC Press Event on Morning of 5 September
Motorola to Hold NYC Press Event on Afternoon of 5 September |
Fri, 17 August 2012
WSJ Fleshes Out Details on Apple’s Alleged Set Top Box Discussions
Bernstein Analyst Uncertain About Apple Working with Cable Companies on Set Top Boxes
ISI Group Analyst Reiterates Buy Rating on Apple Shares After Conference Call with CFO
SEC Filing Shows Apple’s Sense of Urgency in Buying AuthenTec
Apple Files for Patent for “Illuminated Trackpad”
Apple Says It Screwed Up in Attempts to Restructure Staffing at Retail
Apple Lawyers Not Smoking Crack Say Apple Lawyers
Samsung Rests Its Case “With Reservations”
TUAW: Apple Files Formal Plans for Prineville, Oregon Data Center
CNET Chronicles the Hard-to-Find Nature of Various Podcatchers on the Desktop/Laptop App Store |
Thu, 16 August 2012
Munster: A New iPhone Launch This Quarter Could Add 6-10 Million in Unit Sales
Investor.com Looks at Investment Plays Into the Next iPhone Besides Investing in Apple
WSJ: Sources Say Apple Talking With Cable TV Service Providers About Some Kind of TV Something
Judge Lucy Koh Urges Apple and Samsung Execs to try Again for a Settlement
Apple Calls DoJ Settlements with Publishers in iBookstore Case “Unfair, Unlawful, and Unprecedented”
Apple Seeds New Build of OS X Lion 10.7.5 to Developers
Microsoft Not Jumping to Fix Office for Mac Issues with Retina Display Machines
HP Reportedly Rebrands webOS Division as “Gram”
Apple Updates iTunes Festival London 2012 App with Additional Language Support, Stability and Performance Improvements
Get the iTunes Festival London 2012 App Here!
Nielsen: More U.S. Teens Consume Music on YouTube Than on Radio, iTunes or CD (and They Need to Stay Off My Lawn!)
Have you ever heard Radiohead do “Nobody Does It Better?” It's on YouTube Here! |
Wed, 15 August 2012
iMore: iPad mini Will Be Thinner and Lighter Than iPad, Though Not Much Smaller |
Tue, 14 August 2012
iMore: Secret Source Says Pre-Orders for Next iPhone to Start on 12 September (at Least in the States)
BGR: Secret Source Says AT&T Gearing Up to Launch Next iPhone in Third or Fourth Week of September
Target and Best Buy Drop Prices on Current iPhones
MacRumors: Secret Source Says Apple Matching Other Retailers’ Lower iPhone Prices in its Brick-and-Mortar Stores
Microsoft Licensing Some of Apple’s iOS Design Patents in Deal That Includes “Anti-Cloning” Clause
Apple Offered Samsung Design Patent Licensing Deals in 2010
Last Week: Samsung Lawyer Not Licensed to Practice in Judge Koh’s Court
Apple Seeds OS X 10.8.1 Build to Developers
Apple Releases Printer Driver Updates for Some HP, Samsung and Fuji-Xerox Machines on Macs Running Snow Leopard or Later
9 to 5 Mac: GameStop Seeks New Life in Refurbishing iOS and Android Devices
Ford Develops iPad App for Use by Ford Dealers (iPad Sold Separately) |
Mon, 13 August 2012
A look at one journalist's unfortunate run-in with a social engineering hack and ways people can protect themselves with information security professional George Starcher. |
Thu, 9 August 2012
IDC: iPhone Grows 27.5% Y-o-Y in 2Q; Controls 16.9% of Smartphone Market Worldwide
NPD: iPhone Grabs 31% or US Smartphone Market in 2Q; Samsung Takes 24%
iPad Dominates the Tablet Space in China (Not as Big as It Might Be)
Apple Offering Refurbished iPad with Retina Display at $50 Discount
Fortune: Munster and Reitzes Weigh the Full-On Apple Television Possibilities
Jefferies & Co. Analyst Makes Up a Story About Samsung Buying RIM or Licensing BlackBerry 10
Bernstein Analyst Makes Up a Story (Maybe) About Apple COnsidering a Stock Split
Apple v. Samsung v. Apple: 2010 Samsung Memo Says Its Stuff Would Be Better If It Was More Like Apple’s |
Wed, 8 August 2012
Munster: Google/Apple Split on iPhone Springboard Signals “Phase Three” of the Smartphone Wars Juniper Research: BYOD Tablets and Smartphones to Reach 350 Million Units in the Enterprise by 2014 Bloomberg Looks at the Ridiculously Symbiotic Relationship Between Apple and Samsung Acer Chairman and CEO Urges Microsoft to Abandon Surface Tablet Plans Barclays Capital Analyst Sees Zero PC Growth for 2012 Thanks to Tablets and Confusion Around Windows 8 and Ultrabooks Creative Strategies’ Tim Bajarin Ponders the Problems of Ultrabooks Apple Releases Xcode 4.4.1 Kodak Auction of 1,100 Patents Starts Today Apple Genius Ads Are Off the Air After Decidedly Short Run |
Tue, 7 August 2012
Apple Releases iOS 6 beta 4, New Xcode 4.5 beta, and Device-Specific iOS Builds
9 to 5 Mac: Hey! Where’d the YouTube App Go in iOS 6 beta 4?
Apple Confirms Removal of Built-In YouTube App in iOS 6
Business Insider: Apple Adds (Though Does Not Explain) “Bluetooth Sharing” to iOS 6 beta 4
Sprint Cuts $50 Off the Cost of iPhone 4S Ahead of Expected Refresh
iMore: Secret Source Says All iOS Devices Get Smaller Dock Connector Next Month (Even the 9.7-Inch iPad)
Raymond James Analyst Unimpressed with 50 Million Samsung Smartphones Since Apple Still Makes All the Money
Last Week: Samsung Sends Out Press Release with Exhibits Excluded from Apple Trial in San Jose
This Week: Samsung Attorney Admits to Bringing Samsung Witnesses Into Courtroom Unsupervised (Which is a No-No)
Apple Posts iAd Ad to Advertising Section of Apple.com |
Mon, 6 August 2012
Email Between Apple Execs Indicates Steve Jobs was (Eventually) Okay with the Idea of a 7-Inch iPad
Schiller Talks Exponential iPhone Growth and Risk of the iPad at Samsung Trial
RBC Analyst Says Apple Could Sell 40 Million iPad-minis in Year One
9 to 5 Mac Sources Say AT&T Stores Dropping Computers and Checkout Counters for iPads (Eventually)
Business Insider: Secret Sources Say Apple Considering a Purchase of Social-Commerce Site “The Fancy”
Apple Offers Mac Integration Certificate Materials for Mountain Lion |
Fri, 3 August 2012
This Week’s Show Sponsored by Vimov - Makers of the Recently Updated Weather HD 2
JP Morgan Analyst Still Worried Over iPhone Sales While Reiterating “Overweight” Rating on Apple Shares
Barclays Capital Analyst is REALLY Excited About the iPhone After the Next One
Shaw Wu Surprised by 12 September iPhone Rumors, But Has No Problem Believing Them
eBay Says Smartphone Trade-Ins Up 70% Since 12 September iPhone Stories Started This Week
New President of Sharp Says His Firm Starts Delivering Screens for Next iPhone This Month
TechCrunch: Source Spots Apparent Next iPhone in Server Logs
IDC: Apple’s Tablet Dominance Grows in 2Q CY2012
MacNN: MacBook Pro with Retina Display Ship Times Drop to Five-to-Seven Business Days
Bankruptcy Judge Denies Apple’s Claim on Two Patents Controlled by Kodak
Nevada Board of Economic Development Gives Symbolic Thumbs-Up to Apple Tax Breaks for Reno-Area Expansion
Apple Refuses to Appear Before Australian House of Representatives to Discuss Retail Pricing
American Red Cross Launches Free Hurricane Preparedness and Awareness App for iOS and Android |
Thu, 2 August 2012
This Week’s Show Sponsored by Vimov - Makers of the Recently Updated Weather HD 2
NPD DisplaySearch Expects 7.85-Inch Panel Production for “iPad mini” to Start This Month
Topeka Capital Markets Analyst Thinks Record July for Wintek Means Work on “iPad mini” has Begun
ComScore: iOS Gaining on Android (Though Android is Still Growing)
Business Insider: Apple Only Has Apple to Blame If iPhone Sales Are Weak This Quarter
BGR: Sources Says AT&T Retail is Steering Customers Away from iPhone, an Allegation the Death Star Denies
Cult of Mac: Blogger Sees Anti-iPhone Bias at Verizon Retail Store
From May: CNN/Money Sees a Possible Bias Against the iPhone at Verizon
Apple Brings BTO Options for Low-End Retina Display MBPs Back to Online Store; Adds iWork Preinstall to Any New Mac
Apple Introduces, Pulls, Then Reintroduces Thunderbolt to Firewire Adapter
Amazon Launches Instant Video App for iPad in iOS App Store
Apple and P.A. Semi Vet Headed to AMD
Fusion-io Throws Surprise Birthday Party for Woz at SF MoMA |
Wed, 1 August 2012
This Week’s Show Sponsored by Vimov - Makers of the Recently Updated Weather HD 2
Bloomberg and Reuters Buy Into Talk of Apple Event on 12 September
The Loop: Jim Dalrymple Says “Yep” on 12 September iPhone Event
Canalys: Apple No. 1 in PCs (Again (If We Count iPads as PCs (Again))) and There’s a Rough Year Ahead for the Windows World
Google Delays Nexus Q Shipments While it Tries to Give the Device More to Do
Hulu Plus Lands on Apple TV
Appeals Court Says Samsung Can Keep Selling the Galaxy Nexus Until It Explains Why It Should Be Allowed to Do So
News Corp’s Tablet-Only News Source “The Daily” Drops 50 of its 170 Full Time Staffers
Canvasing App "Obama for America" Hits iOS App Store
Romney Campaign Launches “Mitt’s VP” App to Announce Running Mate (at Some Point)
Macworld UK Worker Receives Two Emails from Apple, Yesterday, Urging Them to Sign Up for MobileMe |