Monthly Archives: July 2012

Apple’s Opening Court Statement: ‘It’s Easier to Copy Than Innovate’

Posted by on July 31, 2012

A court document furnished by Apple compares Apple and Samsung product design. SAN JOSE, CA — Apple made its opening statements to jurors Tuesday in Day Two of the Apple v. Samsung trial. The company outlined the motivations behind its …

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FreedomPop’s $99 WiMax iPod touch case promises an iPhone without the bills (video)

Posted by on July 31, 2012

FreedomPop’s free-“4G”-for-all plans are clearer now that it’s started taking pre-orders on its $ 99 iPod touch sleeve. The free data allocation has been halved to 500MB, with each additional gigabyte costing $ 10, with the company offering bulk discounts …

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Gmail for iOS adds option to save photos, becomes a smoother operator

Posted by on July 31, 2012

Google’s Gmail app for iOS has been docked by some potential adopters for feeling like a poor cousin to other native apps. It may be worth revisiting: the 1.3 update has just arrived with a much-requested ability to save common …

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Buy shoes, do good: Socialvest promotes charity via shopping

Posted by on July 31, 2012

Socialvest, which launches its iPhone app today, lets users donate a percentage from purchases at sites like Amazon and Macy’s to charity. July 31, 2012 5:00 AM PDT (Credit: Socialvest) Socialvest, a company that says it’s raised tens of thousands …

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Youngest Female Olympic Boxer Is Subject of New Kickstarter Doc

Posted by on July 31, 2012

Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper, the short documentary film duo known as ZCDC behind the California Is a Place project, are in the process of completing their biggest film to date. The film follows Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, a young female …

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Apple iPhone sales fall as Samsung rises – San Francisco Chronicle

Posted by on July 31, 2012

NEW YORK — – The once-sexy iPhone is starting to look small and chubby. That’s become a problem for Apple, which revealed last week that iPhone sales have slowed. Part of the problem is that the competition has found a …

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Apple gears up for September 12 event, stokes iPhone talk

Posted by on July 31, 2012

Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Apple, Samsung patent trial starts with jury selection 6:28pm EDT Apple, Twitter not currently in discussions for stake: sources Sat, Jul 28 2012 Apple buys mobile security firm AuthenTec for $ 356 million …

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Jury selected in Apple, Samsung patent trial

Posted by on July 31, 2012

1 of 3. An employee of South Korean mobile carrier KT holds an Apple Inc’s iPhone 4 (L) smartphone and a Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S II smartphone as he poses for photographs at a registration desk at KT’s headquarters in …

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MetaWatch Strata smartwatch looks (sort of) familiar

Posted by on July 31, 2012

Much like the Pebble, the MetaWatch Strata is a Kickstarter project that connects with your iPhone or Android handset and alerts you to calls, e-mails, and messages. July 30, 2012 3:23 PM PDT We did a double take when we …

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Two sources talk of Apple iPhone event around September 12th, part sales back it up (update: one more clue)

Posted by on July 31, 2012

Apple’s plans for its next iPhone refresh may be getting very tangible, very quickly. It all started when iMore heard that Apple was preparing to hold an event unveiling the new hardware on September 12th, with a launch the following …

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