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Apple Sued for Multi-Touch Patent Infringements

April 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment

We are hearing this morning that Apple [AAPL] themselves are being sued for infringing on a multi-touch patent of a company called Elan Microelectronics Corp. That company are now taking the case to the U.S. trade agency in an attempt to ban the import and sales of the Apple iPad, iPod Touch and the iPhone.

Elan’s complaint filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington claims Apple ‘knowingly and deliberately used Elan’s technology, while continuing to introduce infringing products, the company claims in the complaint.

‘Our goal is to protect our technology and to stop sales of those products in the U.S., Dennis Liu, spokesman for Hsinchu, Taiwan-based Elan.

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Apple iPad Review Roundup

April 1, 2010 by 2 Comments

Various web sites have managed to review the Apple iPad yesterday to give it the full run down and to also see if it lives up to the hype of it being magical and revolutionary. Initial reports seem to indicate that Apple have nailed it much like they did when the Apple [AAPL] iPhone first launched in 2007.

The Apple iPad review from Walt Mossberg (AllThingsD) indicates that for many the Apple iPad will work very well. If you want to browse the web, use social networking, send email and use day to day tasks it’s ideal for you. Walt did however point out that it had a number of restrictions such as there being no webcam for video calls which some might have liked to use the device for. In regards to the 10 hour battery life claimed by Apple (which some expected to be lower), Walt actually managed to get over 11 hours of usage out of it when testing from 6am till after 5pm playing videos back to back and surfing, emailing etc… That’s quite impressive considering most companies over estimate when it comes to battery life. [Read more…]

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Apple iTunes Streaming Music and Video Could Arrive Q3

March 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment

We could be seeing music streamed from the Apple iTunes store as early as July according to a report over on CNET. The report on CNET mentions that many were expecting the streaming content service to start this weekend with the launch of the Apple iPad [AAPL], but this is not going to be happening this weekend.

As well as streaming music, the potential of streaming video is also a possibility although Apple and various studios haven’t done too much in regards to this aspect.

In terms of the Apple iPad, it is expected that visuals will be the way forwards with this device. The larger screen is suited to viewing rather than using it as an oversized MP3 player and therefore, Apple needs to concentrate on getting video content on to the device. [Read more…]

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Apple iPad will get Dropped – A Flow Chart Proves it

March 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Gizmodo have created a funny flow chart showing that your brand new Apple iPad [AAPL] will one day get smashed. The process is simple in that it starts the flow chart off by asking “Did you buy an iPad?”. If you answer no it says you will do soon, if you answer yes it leads you on to dropping other gadgets and the likeliness of dropping the iPad.

Of course it’s all good fun but the chart always ends up at the point where you’ll get an iPad anyway and you will drop it one day.

A larger image is below for you to take a look through… so don’t say you weren’t warned when you eventually drop yours. [Read more…]

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Apple iPhone OS 4.x might get Expose-like Interface for Multi-tasking

March 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment

We have heard a few times before that Apple [AAPL] are intending on allowing multitasking on their iPhone 4.0 OS upgrade which will perhaps, show up with the Apple iPhone HD (aka iPhone 4G).

AppleInsider managed to get hold of details that indicate that the iPhone multitasking of 3rd part apps will function in a similar way to Expose on the Mac.

Those familiar with the design of iPhone 4.0 said that the user interface will resemble Apple’s desktop Expose feature, in that a key combination — reportedly hitting the Home button twice — will trigger an expose-like interface that brings up a series of icons representing the currently running apps, allowing users to quickly select the one they want to switch to directly. When a selection is made, the iPhone OS zooms out of the Expose task manager and transitions to that app.

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Apple iTunes 9.1 Jailbreak iPhone Syncing Problems

March 31, 2010 by 2 Comments

If you have a Jailbreak’d Apple iPhone and are thinking about downloading iTunes 9.1 which was launched yesterday then take a quick read of this first. Rather than saying there is definitely a problem, we have just heard that some users are having problems with syncing their iPhone to iTunes 9.1.

First impressions on this seemed to indicate Apple [AAPL] had made changes to iTunes 9.1 where they could detect an iPhone that had been jailbreaked, however, it seems like a simple solution to the problem is to just reboot.

Although we can’t be sure yet if Apple are trying to block phones that have been tampered with it might be worth leaving the update for now unless you are planning on getting an Apple iPad this weekend where the new update will be needed [Read more…]

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Apple iPhone OS 3.1.3 gets new Jailbreak – Spirit on it’s Way

March 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Just a few days ago Geohot showed a video of an iPod Touch running OS 3.1.3 being jailbreaked. Not only was the jailbreak successful, it also didn’t come with the requirement that the iPhone, iPod (or even iPad) be tethered to a computer to run.

We have just found out about a new jailbreak this time from hacker Comex who has created a jailbreak that works OTA. When launched it will require you visit a website where you can then apply the jailbreak on to your 3.1.3 OS iPhone or other Apple device that runs the OS.

Although neither Geohot or Comex have released their jailbreak software yet, it is expected that now two potential unlock systems are being worked on that each will probably/hopefully rush to getting theirs launched. [Read more…]

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Apple iTunes 9.1 Lands with iPad and iBooks Support

March 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Apple [AAPL] have released their latest version of iTunes numbered 9.1. The new update brings several features which includes support for iPad syncing as well as the ability to sync books that you have downloaded for the iBooks application.

Other features in the update include the ability to rename Genius music lists as well as a few changes to the naming of certain places such as Applications changing to just Apps.

The new download is 97.3MB and is available and appears to be downloadable from out of the US too (tested and working in the UK). [Read more…]

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Apple iPhone 4G Fan Made Rendering – or maybe Apple iPhone HD

March 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The Apple iPhone HD (or iPhone 4G) will more than likely be announced later this year. As usual when the June event happens we start to see some renderings of what people believe the next iteration of the iPhone will look like.

Some people call it the iPhone 4G although some are saying it will more than likely be the iPhone HD due to a higher res screen and not to confuse the 4G, as in forth generation, with 4G mobile phone networks.

The image above (and larger below) was created by Graham Bower of MacPredictions who appears to have been inspired by the black 3G bar found on the back of an Apple iPad. The mockup shows a large touchscreen with front facing camera and appears to have more defined edges than the iPhone 3G S and other models. [Read more…]

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Apple Mac OS X 10.6.3 Update now Available

March 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment

If you are using Snow Leopard on your Apple [AAPL] Mac then it’s time to check for software updates as a new one became available recently.

Apple have released version OS X 10.6.3. Fixes found in the latest version are said to increase reliability and stability of the operating system as well as a few application specific problems have received a fix too.

One of the main things that has been fixed was a problem found in Mac OS X 10.6.2 where a USB flash drive could become corrupted. According to the release notes an update to improve reliability on 3rd party USB devices is included which will hopefully mean less corruption happens. [Read more…]

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Apple iPhone SDK 3.2 now Gold

March 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment

If you are a paying member of the iPhone Developer program from Apple [AAPL] you should now have access to the iPhone SDK OS 3.2 Gold version.

The update has followed several beta updates over the last few weeks where a few new features have been spotted which includes a couple of new gesture functions that were spotted in the Beta 4 update which includes 3Tap and LongPress being new gestures. [Read more…]

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Apple iPhone HD Coming Soon – The Apple iPhone 4G Handset

March 30, 2010 by Leave a Comment

WSJ are reporting that an Apple iPhone will be launched this year. In fact, they actually mention two iPhones are launching this year with one being a version specifically built to work on the Verizon [VZ] network. It is expected that both models will run the exact same features other than the compatibility of what networks they actually work on although the CDMA model for Verizon actually might be just an older 3G S version of the phone. This point isn’t clear just yet.

Although rumours have been around a while now about a new iPhone arriving from Apple [AAPL] this year, they have been based on the fact that Apple have launched a new iPhone every year since it’s initial launch. Now that WSJ say it’s happening we almost know for sure that this will happen.

The new iPhone is believed to be called the Apple iPhone HD rather than the iPhone 4G and focus on a larger resolution screen. John Gruber who often predicts upcoming Apple products says that the Apple iPhone HD will run an A4-class SoC and have a 960×640 pixel display. A front facing camera is also predicted and the OS is expected to be be the new Apple iPhone OS 4.0 which enables third party multitasking. [Read more…]

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