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Which telcos are suing each other?
It’s a chummy industry, the telecommunications industry. And by chummy we mean everyone is busy suing everyone else, from arguments over 3G technology to who patented a meeting scheduler.
Why Google needs to buy Twitter
If Google wants to keep its control of the internet, it needs to purchase Twitter and fast, says Henry Blodget. Facebook is growing in power in social media, Apple is moving in that direction and Google is being left behind.
Still the Apple of owners’ eyes
Thanks to this year’s iPad, Apple has beaten PCs — again — as the computer brand that consumers are most satisfied with. With a score of 86 out of 100, it was Apple’s highest ever mark.
Steve Jobs sucks at PR
Apple founder Steve Jobs is notoriously elusive, but also quite rude, as a young student journalist learnt when trying to contact Apple for media comment. Jobs replied “our goals do not include helping you get a good grade.”
Apple’s strict app diet
I can’t think of many markets where a single corporation gets to decide if a product is fit for sale, based on something as notoriously difficult to judge as good taste.
An unlikely ménage à trois: Google, Apple and Dylan
The launch of Google’s new instant search function is likely to rankle Apple CEO Steve Jobs, and not just because it steals the techie headlines. To help sell it Google has used one of Jobs’ idols, Bob Dylan, and his iconic Subterranean Homesick Blues video clip.
Comparing a fake iPad to a real one
For just $120, the folks at ZDNet purchased a decent looking fake iPad. But how does it compare to a real one? Well, at least the fake one comes in white.
Did Apple oust Antennagate engineer?
Top Apple engineer and former IBM big wig Mark Papermaster has left the company in the wake of its iPhone 4 Antennagate controversy. Everybody involved is keeping mum about whether the man known as “the guy responsible for the antenna” was officially shown the door.
The Wintel of our discontent
It’s nearly the end for IT’s most hated power couple: Microsoft and Intel. For years Microsoft’s Windows system has run happily on Intel architeture, but now technology is killing the partnership.
Apple defies Antennagate
Both Apple’s reputation and its sales figures appear to be unaffected by the antenna-related issues that have plagued the release of the iPhone 4. Customers are staying loyal and there remains plenty of them, writes Peter Burrows.
Apple chalks up record quarterly revenue
Buoyed by iPhone and iPad sales, Apple have announced its highest ever quarterly revenue - a whopping US$15.7 billion. It’s an 88% increase on the same quarter a year ago.
Google to Apple: quit rewriting history
Google’s attempts to crack into Apple’s dominance of the smartphone market ignited a war between the two companies. The most recent right-hander comes from Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who has accused Steve Jobs of “rewriting history.”
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Steve Jobs denies the iPhone 4 problems
Steve Jobs continues his bizarre email exchanges with angry Apple customers, this time over one customer’s complaint about the iPhone 4 and its known reception issues, which Jobs calls “rumours” before telling the customer to “calm down”.
Blog bullies: Gawker picks fights with the big boys
Blogging can be big business and Gawker Media is now such a powerful media organisation that it’s not afraid to publicly slaughter companies like American Apparel and Apple.
Stephen Fry reviews the iPhone 4
Comedian Stephen Fry is captain of the Apple fan boys and is quick to gush over features of the the new iPhone 4, but also complains of Apple’s censorship of sex.
The Apple of everyone’s eye
Apple rule the tech and business worlds and every company wants to be the “Apple” of its industry. Farhad Manjoo delves deep into the company to examine exactly what it is that makes it so succesful. And Steve Jobs isn’t the only reason.
Apple’s rotten iPhone 4: hold the sides and it loses reception
A quirk has emerged from the new iPhone 4, with reception disappearing if customers hold the sides of the phone. But, Apple knew of the fault and is selling an Apple cover to fix it.
Business As Usual: UK spending cuts means days of whine and rises … Apple hits new high …
Britain joins the austerity club tomorrow night with about £85 billion of spending cuts. Plus, iPhone orders lift Apple’s worth again, US banks continue to fail and other business news of the day.
Why I returned my iPad
Peter Bregman was an early iPad adopter, using it to check emails, write articles, watch TV, everything. But he’s now returned it. Why? Because with the iPad, he was never bored.
Biting into the Apple of temptation
Steve Jobs has unofficially declared himself as the new god of morality and purity, with the iPad declared a no-porn zone. But gay kissing has been banned, while straight kissing is allowed.
iLeak: Apple exposes 114,000 iPad owners
It’s Apple’s worst security breach ever. The email addresses of top US military officers, CEOs, journalists and politicians — all iPad owners — have been leaked through a security hole in AT&T.
Technical difficulties? No prob for Jobs
What do you do when technology lets you down at the critical moment? Learn from Steve Jobs — who had Wi-Fi problems during the latest iPhone launch — and quickly move on and forget about it.
The founder who missed out on a bite of the Apple
Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne: the three founders of Apple. Ron who? Well, the third co-founder of Apple sold his 10% share for just US$800 in 1976. It’d be worth US$22 billion today.
The new iPhone 4
Steve Jobs donned the black skivvy for the official unveil of the new iPhone 4, which comes with video camera, video editing software and a high resolution display. Yes, Gizmodo’s leak was 100% on the money.
