Articles Tagged “Apple”
Google Has a ‘Secret Project’ with Former Apple Senior Director
by Christine T on Feb 08, 2012 0 Comments">0
We received information that Google has just hired Apple’s former Senior Director for product integrity, Simon Prakash. While both Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt may have had a ‘no poaching’ agreement in the past, it seems like this is no longer in effect. This got us thinking if this will spark another series of patent issues and what-not. Prakash was with Apple for 8 years and was recently the head for ensuring quality control for all Apple products. As of this writing, there is no news as to what Prakash’s new title will be, or if he will ever be …
Was the Android Idea Stolen by Andy Rubin?
by Christine T on Jan 31, 2012 8 Comments">8
Here’s something AndroidPit recently shared: Apparently, Andy Rubin (the founder of Android) was a former employee at Apple. He worked in the company of his biggest rival as their Manufacturing Engineer during the time of 1989-1992. After 11 years, Rubin founded Android. A couple of years later, he became Google’s Senior VP of Mobile. Even though it was typical for people to bounce between companies, Rubin’s 3-year stint at Apple may be the reason why Steve Jobs felt such an intense hatred for Android. What’s even more interesting is that Steve Jobs was quoted that Android is a ‘stolen piece …
Android Smartphone Market Share Declines for the First Time
by Christine T on Jan 28, 2012 8 Comments">8
Ever since its entry in the smartphone market in 2008, Android’s spot in the market has reduced. From its 52.5% share in Q3 2011, Android only reached 47.0% in the last quarter of 2011. This data has been reported by ABI Research; who really didn’t have to explain the reason behind this fallout. Everyone knows that with the launch of the iPhone 4S, the market pretty much became a leveled field for Android and iOS. Even though there were a huge number of Android phones shipped out during the quarter, it still wasn’t enough to overtake sales of the latest …
Strategy Analytics: Android Tablets Capture a Record 39% Market Share in Q4 2011
by Lucian Armasu on Jan 26, 2012 7 Comments">7
According to Strategy Analytics, a market research company, Android managed to capture a whooping 39% market share in Q4 last year, or to be more exact – 10.5 million Android tablets were sold in Q4. Apple maintained its lead at 58% market share, but for how long? So what helped Android tablets surge so much? The biggest factor in this rise is definitely the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet which was a phenomenal success that surprised even Amazon. The reason Kindle Fire was so successful is because it was a decent tablet that sold for less than half the price of an …
Apple Co-Founder Prefers Android
by Christine T on Jan 26, 2012 4 Comments">4
“Android phones have more features.” For anyone who read and heard about Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak’s interview with De Telegraaf (a Dutch newspaper) a couple of years ago, his previous prediction turned out to be real. Wozniak spoke of kind words with the publication and even giving a prediction on how the new Android OS will eventually nab the spot from the dominating smartphone market shares of both Nokia and RIM. Moreover, Wozniak lamented that Apple iPhone wasn’t as versatile as the Android devices. Perhaps it was this comment that led to some PR issues because on a later interview …
Apple Not Affected by Financial Losses against Android Infringement Lawsuits
by Christine T on Jan 24, 2012 1 Comments">1
Earlier today, Reuters gave a report that Apple lost its appeal on banning Android tablets in the Netherlands. This is another failure that will be costing a lot for Apple, especially since this does not stop the spur of Android’s market share in both smartphone and tablet industry. According to the report, Apple is rumored to have spent around $100 million on claims against Taiwanese Android device manufacturer, HTC. Out of the 84 claims that it presented to the International Trade Commission on 10 patents claimed to be infringed, Apple was only able to win one ruling. “That got reported …
Samsung, Apple Vow To Protect Smartphones From H2O
by Aerol Bibat on Jan 21, 2012 0 Comments">0
Getting a smartphone waterlogged is the quickest way to get it thrown into the trashcan – which is par for the course for most electronics. Unfortunately, it is sometimes hard to avoid the dreaded element when your device is supposed to go with you everywhere. Don’t worry though, Samsung and Apple are on the case.
Apple attacks the Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich
by Alexander Maxham on Jan 21, 2012 30 Comments">30
We all know that Apple’s Co-Founder, the late Steve Jobs number one goal was to destroy Android, and it looks like his employees are still working on that now. The latest to come out in the Apple vs. Samsung story, is that Apple is sueing for the “Slide to Unlock” in Ice Cream Sandwich – Android 4.0, which is currently only officially available on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (I know some of us have it on our rooted devices). Apple does own the patent for the “Slide-to-unlock” feature that has been in the iPhone for as long as I can …
Samsung pokes fun at iOS Users in their Latest Ad
by Alexander Maxham on Jan 21, 2012 0 Comments">0
Samsung loves to poke fun at iOS users, just like how Apple loves to poke fun at Android users. In this new commercial, Samsung shows that the next big thing is already here, while all the iOS users are lined up at an Apple store awaiting the launch of the next generation iPhone. Samsung pokes fun at Apple’s iPhone 4S saying “it looks like last year’s phone” while showcasing Android’s built in turn-by-turn navigation which is powered by Google Maps, on the Samsung Galaxy S2. Of course iOS lacks that functionality out of the box, you have to download an …
Results for Q4 2011 Smartphone Sales in the US are Here
by Christine T on Jan 20, 2012 0 Comments">0
Despite the fact that the US smartphone market is thickly populated by Android, Apple’s own iOS platform was able to regain some of its losses in the recently concluded quarter. Based on data collected by statistical firm Nielsen, the 44.5% of consumers who bought a smartphone between October and December chose an iPhone. Prior to the iPhone 4S launch in October, iPhone only had a ranking of 25.1%. Alarmingly, 57% purchased the iPhone 4S when it first came out in the market. As of this writing, Android still holds the commanding lead over iOS, standing at 46.3% US smartphone users. …
Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak: Android has overtaken iOS
by Alexander Maxham on Jan 17, 2012 8 Comments">8
Steve Wozniak along with Steve Jobs founded Apple in 1976, and today Wozniak said some words I never thought I’d hear him say, Android has now leapfrogged iOS in this tight mobile OS battle between Google and Apple. Wozniak has also been a long time friend of Andy Rubin who is the Android Chief over at Google. Steve told The Daily Beast in Cupertino: My primary phone is the iPhone. I love the beauty of it. But I wish it did all the things my Android does, I really do. [...] If you’re willing to do the work to understand it a …
Tizen to Merge with Bada. Is This a Threat to Android or WP7?
by Lucian Armasu on Jan 17, 2012 3 Comments">3
Remember Meego? Poor ol’ Meego has gone through a lot of transitions, from the original Maemo, to being merged with Intel’s Moblin, to now being merged once again with Samsung’s own OS, Bada, which will be made open source when it will be merged with Meego, and form Tizen. All Bada applications will work in Tizen, and if developers know how to make Bada apps, they should be able to make Tizen apps, too. But why does Samsung want to support yet another OS? Or better yet, what are they trying to achieve by pushing Bada/Tizen even harder into …
Motorola Wins This Round
by Christine T on Jan 17, 2012 0 Comments">0
After a U.S. International Trade Commission administrative law judge issued an initial determination finding on Motorola Mobility not violating any of the three patents listed on Apple’s October 2010 lawsuit, Motorola is currently celebrating. In a statement after the determination, Motorola Mobility’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel said: ‘We are pleased with today’s favorable outcome for Motorola Mobility. Motorola Mobility has worked hard over the years to develop technology and build an industry-leading intellectual-property portfolio. We are proud to leverage this broad and deep portfolio to create differentiated innovations that enhance the user experience.’ However, this determination does not …
Motorola Wins First Round Of Legal Tussle With Apple
by Anthony Paul on Jan 16, 2012 1 Comments">1
You win some and you lose some. This seems to be the case for Apple, as the US International Trade Commission (ITC) turned down its bid to ban Motorola’s Droid, Droid 2 and Droid X from being sold in the US.
Kindle Fire Stole Two Million Units from iPad Sales Last Quarter
by Lucian Armasu on Jan 11, 2012 3 Comments">3
Even though the Kindle Fire was launched in the middle of the quarter, it still managed to steal approximately 2 million units in sales away from the iPad. The original projection was for 16 million units during the whole quarter, but the analysts now think they’ve only sold 13 million, which is 3 million short, out of which they think 2 million were lost to the Kindle Fire and about 1 million to regular Android tablets. Apple has said before that they don’t believe Kindle Fire will affect their sales at all, but apparently they’ve just been proven wrong. Also, some …
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