Although, the sweet taste of victory is still in the air in California where Apple was awarded more than $1 billion in damages as a result of the Samsung patent infringement case, it doesn't wipe out the bitter memories which the company has related to patents in the past. A number of corners have often been critical about Apple's approach to submitting patents for pretty much anything and everything, but there is a method behind what may seem like madness, and it apparently stems from a $100 million iPod related loss back in 2006.
We're getting mightily close to the purported launch bracket of the rumored "iPad Mini," and although Apple has been familiarly tight-lipped about everything, the tech world seems dead-set on what the Cupertino has up its sleeve. So confident, in fact, that a mock-up of the device has been doing the rounds for some time, and even though we've seen shots of it on numerous occasions, Chinese tech blog Wretch.cc has delivered some close-up shots.
Tim Cook and the official Apple websites around the world paid their own tribute to Steve Jobs in their own way yesterday, as did many others around the world who have been touched by the passion and inspiring glow that seemed to follow the late Jobs wherever he went. One of the more professional and personal tributes is coming from designer Kyle Buckner, who has not only been inspired by Steve Jobs throughout his whole life, but has also built a company on the back of that inspiration.
Sources of MacRumors cite a tip from a developer in suggesting the next-generation iPad could be packing in Apple's new dual-core A6 processor, or a variation of that chip. The developer is said to have spotted signs of an "iPad3,6" device showing up in his app analytics - a model previously unknown. The device, which, taking into consideration the name, we'll presume to be an iPad, targets the new ARMv7s architecture used within the A6 SoC Apple has just showcased as powering the iPhone 5.
Apple's Maps app, which, in case you hadn't already heard, was released two weeks ago along with iOS 6, has quite a great deal wrong with it, and one of the key concerns of consumers is its lack of accuracy. Those accustomed to Google Maps may have been able to excuse many of Apple Maps' other flaws and imperfections, but a mapping application strewn with error and falling short on delivering pinpoint results serves as little use to man or beast.
The 2012 Mobile Choice Awards have just taken place in London and the results are in - with Samsung's Galaxy S III coming out on top as Best Smartphone of 2012. Despite its main competitor - the iPhone 5 - enjoying a great deal of early success and record sales figures, it is the Korean company's quad-core effort which came out on top this time around.
The fifth-generation iPod touch was announced alongside the iPhone 5 at the September 12th media event in San Francisco, but while Tim Cook proudly proclaimed that the new smartphone would begin shipping just over a week later, there was no such news about the rather colorful new iPod touch range. Rather than lavish us with all of the necessary launch details for the new iPod touch, Apple deemed it acceptable to give a vague October deadline instead of a proper date.
One Year After His Passing, Apple Remembers Steve Jobs In A Tribute Video And Note From CEO Tim Cook
After months of reports on his deteriorating health and lengthy absences from the office, the news of Steve Jobs’ passing away hit the web on October 5th last year. For Apple fans like many of us here at Redmond Pie and general technology enthusiasts who admired Jobs, it was a very, very sad day. Now, exactly one year after his passing, Apple has posted a very classy tribute video on their official website along with a note from CEO Tim Cook which you can check out after the jump.
Invitations for a special iPad Mini event are expected to be handed out on the 10th of this month, with the official launch coming as soon as the 17th according to some reports, and as tends to be the case in the run-up to a new Apple product, the new snippets of information are coming through on a daily basis.
Whether product releases are out of season or at full-blown launch phase, seldom a week goes by where Apple doesn't see at least one new patent approved, and although it can often be difficult to keep track of them, a new one - United States Patent Application 20120250914 - is of particular interest.
