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iPads in the classroom raise math scores 49%

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We’ve all heard how using an iPad in the classroom improves a child’s literacy scores and now a new study is showing the same is true for math students as well. […]

Apple encryption is so good, not even DOJ can crack it

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Technologies the company has adopted protect Apple customers’ content so well that in many situations it’s impossible for law enforcement to perform forensic examinations of devices seized from criminals. Most significant is the increasing use of encryption, which is beginning to cause problems for law enforcement agencies when they encounter systems with encrypted drives.“I can tell you from the Department of Justice perspective, if that drive is encrypted, you’re done,” Ovie Carroll, director of the cyber-crime lab at the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section in the Department of Justice, said during his keynote address at the DFRWS computer forensics conference in Washington, D.C., last Monday. “When conducting criminal investigations, if you pull the power on a drive that is whole-disk encrypted you have lost any chance of recovering that data.”

Apple licensed iPhone, iPad patents to Microsoft

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Matthew Panzarino:

The patents were apparently licensed to Microsoft with an “anti-cloning agreement” in place in order to stop Microsoft from turning out copies of the iPhone and iPad. Samsung and Apple have, notably, met several times to discuss licensing patents, but the design patents covering the ‘user experience’ of Apple’s tablets and phones were, according to Samsung, not on the table.

Nice, an anti-cloning agreement.

Stealing

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There are some people that believe that Apple’s lawsuit against Samsung is all about rectangles and that Apple has no right to sue based on that criteria. That’s just false and I think I’ve found a way to explain it so everyone can understand. […]

Shaking my head at this one

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Anil Dash:

If anyone questioned whether Microsoft could get back in the fight once the cuffs finally came off, Surface should put those doubts to rest. The gorgeous PC/tablet hybrid is the only example in recent memory of a company clearly and emphatically going toe to toe with Apple on the industrial design front. The iPad will have to improve. Android tablets will have to improve. Surface isn’t another me-too device—it moves the entire category forward.

Incredibly kind words for a product that nobody has even used yet. “Moves an entire category forward”? Bullshit.

Are new Kindles coming soon?

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Dwindling inventories of Kindles and Kindle accessories suggest that Amazon is getting ready to refresh its line of tablets.

Samsung caught trying to trick the jury

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Bryan Bishop for The Verge:

During cross-examination, Samsung attorney Kevin Johnson attempted to discredit Balakrishnan, first by trying to insinuate that two slides presented by Apple were incorrect. In fact, the images Johnson showed featured representative stills from a video the slides actually contained; the video itself was consistent with the labeling and testimony. Johnson then challenged Balakrishnan by giving a live demonstration of a 7-inch Galaxy Tab that didn’t incorporate the bounce-back feature — while neglecting to mention what operating system or skin it was running. He followed it up with a video that he said proved the Galaxy Tab 10.1 didn’t use the feature either. Unfortunately for Johnson, Balakrishnan had to point out that in the video the user wasn’t actually scrolling to the end of the web page in question — a requirement to trigger the feature in the first place.

The only reason you would do this is if you’re guilty.

Samsung could face court penalty because of lawyer

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Samsung could face penalties from the U.S. District Court in Northern California after one of its lawyers involved in the patent battle against Apple admitted that she hadn’t file the paperwork necessary to practice law in front of the court.

Samsung’s lawyers haven’t been impressive so far.

Samsung sold 21.25 million phones, 1.4 million tablets in two years in the U.S.

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Documents filed by Samsung lawyers on Thursday reveal that from June 2010 through June 2012 Samsung sold 21.25 million phones, generating $7.5 billion in revenue. On the tablet side, the company sold 1.4 million Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices, producing $644 million in revenue.

That doesn’t seem like a lot of sales to me. Maybe most of their sales are international.

Definitions

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Mike Beauchamp defines “Benchmarking” and “copying” for Samsung.

Samsung not interested in RIM

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South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co said on Thursday it has not considered acquiring Research In Motion or licensing the embattled BlackBerry phone maker’s new mobile operating system.

I don’t know, buying RIM and using the software in its devices might be a good idea for Samsung, especially if it loses the lawsuit that Apple brought against it.

TV viewers confused Samsung Galaxy with iPad

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Daniel Eran Dilger, AppleInsider:

Only 16 percent of viewers observing Samsung’s TV commercials realized it was a Samsung product, according to an internal report the company commissioned, and which has been submitted as evidence in its trial with Apple.

Benchmarking your peers

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My latest Techpinions column:

Samsung contends that Apple doesn’t own the right to putting a receiver on an icon to indicate that it’s used for making a phone call. Samsung fans also argue that Apple can’t patent a rectangle. These arguments don’t get to the heart of the matter, which is the blatant copying of everything Apple is doing.

Dumb and Dumber: Samsung meet RIM

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I would love to be in a strategy meeting with these two companies. Sit back with a keg of Heineken and just watch them fumble their way through a day of meetings.

Actually, you better make that two kegs.

Samsung shoots itself in the foot… again

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John Paczkowski and Ina Fried:

In short, the document makes the case that the Galaxy (identified as the “S1″ in this document) would be better if it behaved more like the iPhone and featured a similar user interface.

Apple just must love going to court against Samsung.

Full Metal Jacket Diary for iPad

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Matthew Modine:

“In 1985, Stanley Kubrick encouraged me to take photos and keep a journal while playing the lead role of Pvt. Joker on the set of FULL METAL JACKET. In 2005, I published a limited edition book of my photos and diary. This app is based on that book; enriched and reimagined as an interactive, audiovisual experience. I hope you enjoy it!”

I was a big fan of Full Metal Jacket when it was released. Great movie. The app includes:

Modine’s complete diary text from his out-of-print, award-winning, metal-bound book Five chapters chronicling the filmmaking process – Private Life, Vietnam, Boot Camp, On Leave, and Boot Camp Redux A nearly four hour audio experience with Modine’s own absorbing narration, produced with immersive sound effects and original music Over 400 high-res photos and personal documents scanned from original negatives and source material Detailed information on photos including dates, locations, and all-new remembrances written by Modine Three bonus galleries featuring select photo restoration comparisons Interactive “favorites” gallery designed to simulate Matthew’s original contact sheets used in > compiling his book Store your favorite photos and audio clips for later reference Share your favorite photos with your friends via Twitter Links to related articles, videos, content

Apple’s motivation for suing Samsung

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Reading the press from the Apple vs Samsung trial lead me to believe that most people don’t understand Apple’s motives for suing Samsung. This lawsuit isn’t about getting compensation for products that were released in 2007 or even 2011, it’s about protecting the products that will be released in 2013 and 2015 and beyond. […]

Acer begs Microsoft to rethink Surface tablet

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Acer CEO JT Wang:

“We have said think it over. Think twice,” Wang is quoted as saying. “It will create a huge negative impact for the ecosystem and other brands may take a negative reaction. It is not something you are good at so please think twice.”

There’s trouble in them there hills.

Apple removes YouTube app from iOS 6

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Apple said in a statement on Monday that its license to include the YouTube app in the iOS operating system “has ended.” Apple noted that “customers can use YouTube in the Safari browser and Google is working on a new YouTube app to be on the app store.”

Seems odd for Apple to issues a statement for an operating system that’s in beta and under NDA.