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Apple legend Guy Kawasaki talks up Android and why he made the switch

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Dec, 2012

Today we have an interesting and shocking story coming from none other than the once Apple legend and evangelist known as Guy Kawasaki. He was the biggest Apple fan around back in the 80's, but a story making the rounds today from ReadWrite explains why he's now a diehard Android fan, and why he made the switch.

Samsung leads the global smart connected device market in Q3

By Dave LeClair
on 11 Dec, 2012

The research firm IDC has come out with some new numbers that offer an interesting insight into the smart device market for Q3 2012. The overall market saw huge growth of 27.1% during Q3, reaching a record of 303.6 million units shipped. Overall, the market was worth a staggering $140.4 billion during the third quarter of 2012.

Google and Apple partnering up to purchase Kodak patents

By Robert Nelson
on 10 Dec, 2012

More often than not it seems that patent related stories involve companies fighting. Well, that or trolls. But on that note, it looks like we have some patent related news that includes neither. Perhaps a bit more interesting, it is a patent related story that has Google and Apple working as partners.

Apple multitouch patent tentatively declared invalid by USPTO

By Eric Abent
on 7 Dec, 2012

Most of us are already familiar with Apple's '949 multi-touch patent, more famously know as "The Steve Jobs patent." It has been used against a number of companies in patent suits, but unfortunately for Apple, the United States Patent and Trademark Office declared today that all 20 claims of it are invalid. FOSS Patents reports that the USPTO did so with a first Office action, which is considered to be something of a preliminary action.

Apple and Samsung in court again over $1bn fine

By Dave LeClair
on 6 Dec, 2012

Apple and Samsung are going to a place they both should be all too familiar with today; the courtroom. Samsung is hoping to fight off that massive $1bn judgement against them. Apple, on the other hand, is actually hoping to get another $535m tacked on to the judgement. Apple is arguing that because the jury ruled that Samsung's infringement was willful, it should be required to pay an even higher penalty.

Apple and HTC heavily redacted settlement agreement surfaces

By Dave LeClair
on 6 Dec, 2012

Apple and HTC came to an agreement last month that ended a two-year battle between the two companies. At first, we heard that Apple was receiving $6-$8 for every phone HTC sold, but HTC has since shot that down. Shortly after the ruling, Samsung was given access to the agreement since it could affect its own patents and suits.

Just 25 app developers took in 50% of revenue in November

By Eric Abent
on 5 Dec, 2012

As much as we hate to say it, we've got some bad news for aspiring app developers: there may be 1.4 million apps between the App Store and the Google Play Store, but according to independent analyst firm Canalys, only a select few developers are truly making bank. According to a Canalys study, which took place over the first 20 days in November, just 25 developers pulled in 50% of app revenue between the App Store and the Google Play Store.

Google’s Schmidt talks about Apple and the patent wars

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Dec, 2012

Google's own Eric Schmidt is in the news this week after saying a few comments regarding the highly publicized and ongoing patent wars and lawsuits between Apple and Android manufacturers. In a sit down with the Wall Street Journal the once Google CEO talked about lawsuits, Apple, and of course all their Android partners. Read on below to see what he had to say regarding the children of Android.

Android expected to cut into Apple’s tablet market share moving forward

By Eric Abent
on 5 Dec, 2012

There isn't any question that Apple's iPad line has been a major hit, but the time it's enjoying on top may not last much longer. Android has been slowly taking away Apple's market share with a number of excellent tablets (the Nexus 10 and Nexus 7 immediately come to mind), and that looks like it'll continue as we crawl toward 2016. IDC has released new predictions for the tablet market, and unsurprisingly, the predictions have Apple's share falling year after year moving forward.

Apple files patent for wireless charging from up to 1 meter away

By Cory Gunther
on 4 Dec, 2012

The guys from Cupertino have been busy with patents lately, and today we have one more to report on. It appears that Apple has filed for a patent regarding wireless charging. Yes, a feature we enjoy in our Nexus 4, the new Nokia Lumia, and multiple other devices. Better hide those Nexus 4's before it's too late. The patent is based around wireless charging technology using magnetic resonance -- something that's been around for some time. More details after the break.