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U.S. Patent Office backs down from ‘iPad mini’ trademark objection
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has withdrawn two main objections to Apple’s filing for the ‘iPad mini’ trademark.
Apple’s market disruption savvy
Daniel Eran Dilger did such a great job with this article.
No mobile comeback for Microsoft
Honestly, I’m not surprised. In the mobile market, Microsoft has proven over the years that it doesn’t know what customers want.
Paying for your apps
Lex Friedman has a great article on the app economy and some of the excellent work developers do to make the apps we all use.
Lawsuit forces Apple to change VPN On Demand for iOS
Due to a lawsuit by VirnetX, Apple will be changing the behavior of VPN On Demand for iOS devices using iOS 6.1 and later.
Devices using iOS 6.1 and later with VPN On Demand configured to “Always” will behave as if they were configured with the “Establish if needed” option. The device will establish a VPN On Demand connection only if it is unable to resolve the DNS name of the host it is trying to reach. This change will be distributed in an update later this month.
iMessage encryption too good for the Feds
An internal Drug Enforcement Administration document seen by CNET discusses a February 2013 criminal investigation and warns that because of the use of encryption, “it is impossible to intercept iMessages between two Apple devices” even with a court order approved by a federal judge.
iPad naysayer round-up
Some classics here.
Apple denied “iPad mini” trademark in the US
This is just odd.
“Why You’ll Love iPad”
A new page on Apple’s site explaining to people why they’ll love the iPad. I do love mine.
Teenager racks up £3,700 iPad app bill; father blames Apple
‘In theory the local police station would contact me and ask for Cameron to come in to be interviewed.
‘I could make it difficult of course and refuse to bring him in and they would have to come and arrest him.
‘Really I just want to embarrass Apple as much as possible. Morally, I just don’t understand where Apple gets off charging for a child’s game.’
So the father reported the kid to the cops. This isn’t Apple’s problem, it’s the father’s problem. Deal with it and stop blaming other people.
Similarities between the original iPad launch and rumored iWatch
This was fascinating. Simon Thomas did a nice job with this article.
iPad is changing lives in Japan
It’s great to see how businesses are using the iPad to make things better for its customers. I can’t see many iPads sticking around a restaurant in North America though.
School principal foils iPad thief
A high school principal took a hands-on approach to school safety in San Francisco when he chased down a suspected iPad thief and pulled him off a fence as he tried to escape, school officials and authorities said.
iPads at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Throughout the museum, the iPad offers options for learning about items in the collection. “There is only so much information you can put on a wall, and no one walks around with catalogs anymore,” Mr. Franklin said. One of the app’s simplest features is also one of the most effective: in many cases, it can produce a photo of the artwork’s original setting — seeing a tapestry in a room filled with tapestries, rather than in a white-walled gallery, is revelatory.
Google Now has not been submitted to Apple
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said that Google Now has been submitted to the Apple’s App Store and is waiting for approval, but Apple’s says that’s not true.
Apple told me today Google Now has not been submitted at all.
Why would Schmidt lie about this? Besides the fact he’s Eric Schmidt and works for Google.
GarageBand for iOS gets Audiobus support
Some big changes in this release, including support for Audiobus, which allows you to play and record music apps supported by Audiobus directly into GarageBand.
iOS 6.1.3 fixes passcode bypass bug, improves Maps in Japan
iOS 6.1.3 is available, with an important security update and improvements to the Maps app in Japan.
iPads in business
Since its founding more than a century ago, the company has worked on tens of thousands of landmark projects, including Hoover Dam, the Channel Tunnel, and entire airports in Hong Kong and Qatar.
“Bechtel projects by definition require innovation, because they are things that have not been done before,” says Walker Kimball, Bechtel Senior Vice President. Bechtel’s complex international operations demand powerful, flexible project management tools and support systems. iPad and an array of custom-built and third-party apps connect workers with essential information that helps them meet the company’s exacting efficiency, quality, and safety standards worldwide.
That’s impressive.
‘Boy racks up a £1000 iPad bill’
Another kid racks up a huge bill on the iPad because the parent was too stupid to enable restrictions. It’s Apple’s fault, of course.
About those IDC Android tablets passing iPad reports
As with most numbers about products in the tech market, there should have been some caveats to every story that wrote about IDC’s report on Tuesday that Android-based tablets would overtake the iPad in 2013. Predictably there weren’t. […]
The customers Apple doesn’t want or need
I think Kate pretty much nailed it.
Also: “Hee Haw Folks” made me laugh.
Bizarre iPhone accessories
Wired has a slideshow gallery of some of the weirdest accessories for iOS devices you’ll ever see.
Apple’s Maps being updated often and significantly
There is no doubt that Apple is working hard on improving its iOS Maps application in the past few months. The results can be seen in an update to the app this week in Japan, but Apple has been steadily releasing updates for countries and cities from around the world. […]
Another day, more useless bullshit from WSJ
The Wall Street Journal isn’t even hiding its disdain for Apple anymore. […]
BookArc for iPad mini
Twelve South makes an insert for the BookArc to provide iPad mini support. It’s an elegant way to present your iPad on your desk.
Slimy morons at Microsoft try to patent “pinch and zoom”
A new patent application published by the US Patent Office this week shows that Microsoft’s delusional engineers think that they’ve actually invented Pinch and Zoom as if Apple’s technology never existed.
Morons.
Apple’s Siri lawsuit against Samsung will go forward
Apple also accused Samsung in a second lawsuit of violating a separate batch of patents, including the rights to search technology that is part of the iPhone Siri voice feature. That case is scheduled for trial in March 2014.
That’s what happens when you steal.
Samsung: Windows 8 is no better than Vista
Jun Dong-soo, president of Samsung’s memory chip division:
“The global PC industry is steadily shrinking despite the launch of Windows 8,” Jun said. “I think the Windows 8 system is no better than the previous Windows Vista platform.”
And, as if that wasn’t enough:
“[Microsoft’s] rollout of its Windows Surface tablet is seeing lackluster demand,” he said. “Meanwhile, previous vigorous pitches by Intel and MS for thinner ultra-books simply failed and I believe that’s mostly because of the less-competitive Windows platform.”
But the Surface makes you dance.
Apple’s iOS kills Android among airline passengers
Apple devices are still reigning above the clouds, following the tablet trend with the iPad being the device of choice. Among all mobile devices being used to connect through Gogo, 84 percent carry Apple’s iOS operating system while 16 percent carry the Android operating system. If you look only at the smartphones our customers are using, the iPhone makes up 73 percent and all Android devices make up 26 percent, with Blackberry and Windows based devices each making up less than 1 percent of devices being used in air.
Maybe Android users are too busy getting rid of all the Malware on their devices.