“Now that Google’s Chrome browser has hit the App Store, there’s renewed consternation in geek circles over iOS’ inability to set something other than Safari as the default web browser.,” Rene Ritchie writes for iMore. “And when/if Google Maps for iOS comes to the App Store, no doubt many geeks will complain about the inability […]
Month: June 2012
U.S. FTC investigating Google, Motorola Mobility over FRAND abuse
A U.S. antitrust regulator has opened a formal probe into whether Google…
California Governor Brown fast-tracks Apple’s ‘Mothership’ HQ
Apple has been granted streamlined treatment as it moves through the environmental review process…
Could Steve Jobs actually win his thermonuclear war?
Apple is granted two preliminary injunctions in one week; opponents are apoplectic…
Apple wins U.S. preliminary injunction against the Samsung/Google Galaxy Nexus over Siri patent
Judge Lucy Koh of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California…
Stocks soar on EU bank agreement; Dow posts best June gain since 1997
Stocks finished the final trading day of a weak second quarter with a huge bang as Wall Street…
21% of iOS users say they wouldn’t switch to another platform for any price
iPhone and iPad users are so loyal to Apple and unlikely to switch to another platform…
Happy birthday, Apple iPhone: You’re ruining everything
Today, as you may have heard, is the iPhone’s fifth birthday…
Beleaguered RIM’s plunge adds pressure to ‘sell, break up or die’
Beleaguered RIM’s loss last quarter was more than five times bigger than what analysts had predicted…
Google Chrome browser hits top spot in iOS free apps
Less than 12 hours after initial release, Google Chrome is the number one free app…
Apple draws up blueprint for iTunes renovation
Apple’s iTunes may be getting a facelift soon…
Is this any way to make a profit from a tablet?
In a disappointing move, Google announced a 7-inch Nexus 7 tablet…
Pros and cons of Apple’s new MacBook Pro’s Retina display
The display of Apple’s retina MacBook is a stunning piece of engineering…
RUMOR: Apple to launch upgraded 9.7-inch IGZO iPad this summer; displays to shift from Samsung to Sharp
Apple is reportedly set to launch an upgraded 9.7-inch iPad…
Brain drain? Apple’s Bob Mansfield is 2nd key exec to leave since Steve Jobs died
One of the concerns after Steve Jobs died was whether Apple’s institutional values…
Steve Jobs destroys another rival – from the grave
With Apple wielding such power, I have to wonder which mobile phone rival might be next…
At age 5, Apple’s iPhone mobilizes businesses
The iPhone, introduced five years ago, has changed how people do business in many crucial ways…
Apple’s Siri gets below-average grade in accuracy from Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster
Apple’s Siri personal assistant gets a ‘B’ in comprehension and a ‘D’ in accuracy…
Google confirms Chrome browser is to blame for MacBook Air crashes
Mystery solved!
BlechBerry: Beleaguered RIM slashes 5,000 jobs, 30% of workforce; sales crumble
RIM’s death spiral picks up considerable speed…
Where were you when the iPhone was born?
Today is the fifth anniversary of the release of the original iPhone…
Six Republican U.S. senators oppose exclusion orders over standard-essential patents
A letter, dated June 19, 2012, addressed to U.S. ITC Chairman Deanna Okun…
Survey: Apple ‘iPad mini’ would crush Google’s Nexus 7 tablet
A group of consumers were asked about what tablets they might find appealing…
Bob Mansfield, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, to retire; Dan Riccio to take over
Apple today announced that Bob Mansfield, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering…
Spec Shootout: Apple iPad vs. Google Nexus 7 vs. Amazon Kindle Fire vs. Microsoft Surface
Google announced its first direct foray into the tablet market on Wednesday with the Nexus 7…
Apple posts $2.6 million bond to ban Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Apple goes into this summer’s trial with a fundamentally stronger case than Samsung…
SRS Labs launches all new software designed to improve overall sound quality on Apple Macs
SRS Labs announced today the availability of Audio Essentials for Mac, an advanced software suite…
Analyst: Google’s media-streaming Nexus Q ‘underwhelming, high-priced’; little threat to Apple TV
Google’s new consumer media streaming device, the Nexus Q, poses little threat to Apple…
By year end, both of these two OSes will be bigger than Windows
Defined as ‘activations’ device and computers are being adopted at the rate of…
Google demos Chrome web browser for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
The iOS version of the browser will duplicate the features currently seen in…
Analyst: Google Nexus 7 threatens Microsoft Surface, Amazon Kindle Fire, not Apple’s iPad
Google’s new Nexus 7 tablet will increase competition in the tablet market…
8 reasons why Microsoft needs to dump Steve Ballmer
Ballmer took over Microsoft 12 years ago when the stock was about $60…
Pundits who got it wrong about iPhone explain why – or deny that they did
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in January 2007…
Apple cranks up patent filings in South Korea
Apple won a preliminary injunction against the Samsung tablet yesterday…
T-Mobile confirms iPhone users on next-gen network will keep legacy data plans
T-Mobile confirmed today on Twitter that subscribers currently running…
Dear Microsoft, Steve Balmer and Bill Gates: What is up with your obsession with keyboards?
The Surface is, perhaps, a bit too aptly named…
Will Microsoft save beleaguered RIM from certain death to beat Apple?
The case has already been tried and judgments have been passed…
Wells Fargo: Apple shares undervalued as next-gen iPhone ‘largest product cycle in consumer electronics history’ looms
Apple shares are currently undervalued and will see growth after its expected ‘biggest product launch’…
Apple’s iTunes Store still unavailable to population of 3 billion in Asia
Earlier this week, Apple extended support for its iTunes Store…
Reno City Council unanimously approves 79% tax break for Apple data center
Washoe County commissioners on Tuesday gave Apple an 85% break on its personal property taxes…
Rupert Murdoch to split News Corp. into two publicly traded companies
News Corp. confirmed today that it is planning to split into two publicly traded companies…
New York-based labor rights group says Apple suppliers in China breaking labor laws
Apple Inc’s suppliers in China have violated local labor laws…
