Samsung is pulling out all the stops to protect itself from Apple’s lawsuit, but so far everything they’ve done seems like more of a distraction from the truth — they copied Apple’s iPhone. […]
iPad
Steve Jobs was receptive to a 7-inch iPad
Eric Slivka at Mac Rumors has a number of links from yesterday’s testimony at the Samsung trial that indicate Steve Jobs was receptive to the idea of Apple making a 7-inch iPad.
Using the right tool
John Kirk for Techpinions:
I do not ask silly questions, like whether a tablet is a consumption device. I do not ask whether a phone or a tablet does “real” work. I do not obsess on the exceptionally rare times when I may use my phone as a tablet, my tablet as a notebook or my notebook as a tablet. Instead, I simply use the right tool at the right time.
That’s exactly what I do.
Apple’s Schiller to Samsung: ‘you’re stealing all the value we’ve created’
“[Copying] creates a huge problem in marketing on many levels. We market our product as the hero and how distinctive it is, how consistent we’ve kept it over time,” said Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, as he was questioned by Apple lawyer Harold McElhinny. “Now when someone comes up with a product that copies that design and copies that marketing, then customers can get confused on whose product is whose… If you steal [the way the iPhone looks] you’re stealing all the value we’ve created.”
Sounds like Schiller did a great job in court today.
Apple had ‘Smart Cover’ idea before Microsoft
Which raises a very difficult question: What will happen if Apple, which can prove it came up with this idea some time ago, actually wins this patent?
Oh Microsoft.
Microsoft ditches ‘Metro’ now using ‘Windows 8-style UI’
But sources are telling us that this is coming to an abrupt end after the company’s Legal and Corporate Affairs team sent out a memo banning the word “Metro.” LCA’s memo reportedly says that Microsoft has been threatened with legal action for infringing on “Metro” trademarks held by German retailer Metro AG.From now on, the new terminology that Microsoft is using is “Windows 8-style UI” when talking about Windows 8 applications, and “New User Interface” when talking about the company’s full product line-up.
That’s totally going to catch on.
Faint praise
Fraser Speirs:
I feel like I can’t help damning the Nexus 7 with faint praise. It’s a nicely built tablet, that’s fast enough and has a workable OS. It has a good browser and some good built-in first-party apps. As a general-purpose device it’s hobbled by a small keyboard. It lacks a cellular networking option and a rear camera. As a reading device – possibly its strongest suit – it’s let down by poor font rendering and a sub-retina display.
RIM is still in business
Research In Motion today launched the new 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with built-in support for cellular networks.
Who new RIM was still in business.
Apple regains worldwide lead in PC shipments
Global PC shipments rose 12 percent in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period a year ago, according to a new report from market research firm Canalys. Leading the way is Apple, which regained the top spot from HP. […]
Consumer Reports: Google Nexus 7 is a good tablet if you’re cheap
With its bigger, excellent Retina display and a still-unmatched app store, the iPad still has the edge over the Nexus 7. But if you want a tablet in a smaller package for a lot less money, the Nexus 7 is worth thinking about.
First intelligent thing they’ve said in years.
Google Maps vs. Apple Maps
With the exception of Westminster Abbey, Apple’s images look better to my eye.
HAHAHAHAHAHA Samsung
Samsung was forced to release a bunch of documents it had been keeping under seal that show the likeness between its products and Apple’s. Examples outlined in the documents include comments from Samsung workers discussing similarities with Apple’s products, and reports Samsung got from retailer Best Buy that Samsung tablets were being returned because customers thought they were getting iPads.
Microsoft’s confusing tablet message
When Microsoft announced Office 2013 it’s not optimized for touch-enabled devices. Microsoft is telling its customers that the Surface tablet is important to them, but yet it’s most important application won’t work properly with the device. .
Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess releases new iOS music app
Most instruments only allow you to play one sound at a time, but with Tachyon, you can seamlessly blend between any two sounds as you slide your fingers up and down the screen.
Jordan is not only a friend, but also one of the most talented musicians I’ve ever had the pleasure to know. It is really amazing to watch him sit down with an instrument, whether that’s a keyboard or an iPad, and play.
The reason for the iPad Mini
Ryan Jones makes a great argument (one I’ve also used) and even better charts to illustrate his point.
Apple updates Podcasts app for iOS
According to Apple the following changes have been made to its Podcasts app:
- Significant improvements to performance and stability
- Podcasts in your library now show the number of unplayed episodes
- Top Stations now show the podcast title if artwork is missing
- Playback speed is now remembered when playing the next episode
- Fix for a problem where the Subscribe button is inactive
- Resolution of an issue where Top Stations artwork may not appear
Google warned Samsung not to copy Apple
John Paczkowski:
In February 2010, Google told Samsung that Samsung’s “P1” and “P3” tablets (Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Tab 10.1) were “too similar” to the iPad and demanded “distinguishable design vis-à-vis the iPad for the P3.”
Oopsie.
iOS opens up a dramatic lead over Android in Enterprise
New research released on Tuesday by Appcelerator and IDC shows that Apple’s iOS has opened a significant lead over Google’s Android operating system in the enterprise market. […]
Show me the money Android
Matt Gemmell:
Piracy isn’t a symptom of social disease. Well, it might be, but your bank manager won’t care about that inconsequential detail. Piracy is a symptom of failure to find an effective business model.
So many good points in this article.
German judge bans Galaxy Tab 7.7 across EU
Apple has won a legal victory by getting Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 7.7 mini-tablet banned for sale throughout the European Union.
Law firm sues Proview after iPad settlement
Steven Sande: In a strangely humorous case of “what goes around comes around”, the law firm that helped Chinese manufacturer Proview win a US$60 million settlement against Apple for use of the trademark “iPad” in China is now suing Proview … Continued
The iOS in-app hack game is over
By examining last apple’s statement about in-app purchases in iOS 6, I can say, that currently game is over. Currently we have no way to bypass updated APIs. It’s a good news for everyone, we have updated security in iOS, developers have their air-money.
A Galaxy Note with a larger screen
And even uglier than before.
Apple’s infiltration strategy
Microsoft went from businesses to the home. Apple has gone from the home to businesses.
Audio interfaces for iOS
Mark Crump takes a look at a number of audio interfaces for the iPhone and iPad. Good article.
Mid Atlantic Consulting is wrong
A couple of days ago Mid Atlantic Consulting published a post detailing how iOS 6 has a limit on the number of apps that can be installed on an iOS device. I call bullshit on this for a couple of reasons.
I talked to some of my sources about the claims of the blog and the supposed limitations of iOS 6. Mid Atlantic says at 500 apps, the device will slow down and at 1,000 apps it won’t even boot. The person I was speaking with had over 1,100 apps on his phone running iOS 6 and said there was no virtual or other type of limit on the number of apps that could be installed. […]
Google dirtbags
In attempting to fend off Apple and Microsoft’s suits against Motorola Mobility and advancing its own patent litigation against both companies, Google, which is facing a lot of regulatory scrutiny in the U.S. and abroad over what some allege is abuse of SEPs, has been arguing that proprietary non-standardized technologies that become ubiquitous due to their popularity with consumers should be considered de facto standards.
So, Let me get this straight. Apple spent billions of dollars researching the best interface for mobile devices and patented their findings. Those methods of interacting with a mobile device became so popular, Google illegally integrated them in its inferior Android operating system.
Now that they’ve been caught, they are arguing that the features are standards and are not Apple’s at all.
You know what else is ubiquitous? Search. Why not hand the code for that over to Apple and let them make a search engine to compete with Google.
Dirtbags.
Appeals court says Samsung Galaxy Tab stays banned
A U.S. federal appeals court upheld a judge’s ban preventing Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet from going on sale after an injunction over iPad patent infringement.
Qantas to offer iPads for in-flight entertainment
Australian airline Qantas is going to offer iPads for in-flight entertainment onboard planes flying east coast routes later this year.
Apple’s new iPad makes unusually quiet debut in Beijing
Wall Street Journal:
Apple’s latest iPad model went on sale quietly on Friday at a retail location in Beijing where unruly buyers and sullen crowds had marred past releases. Roughly 40 customers quietly lined up Friday morning outside the Apple Store in Beijing’s high-end Sanlitun shopping and restaurant district. They waited within a cordon surrounded security personnel and reporters. Store doors opened at 8 a.m. without disturbances.In May 2011, customers who lined up for new white iPhones scuffled with employees, leading managers to lock the doors.For the launch of the new iPad, Apple instituted a system new to the location in which buyers were required to take reservations beginning on Thursday, the day before the launch. Customers were then given a set time to pick up their devices.