Samsung, in addition to being a competitor to Apple in hardware, is ironically an Apple supplier, selling the Cupertino, Calif.
At home, in the long hooded cloak she wears as a Druid priest, Cat stands at a small altar on which is the sculpted form of a woman, green leaves and an apple.
In that sense, a customer who would not buy an iPhone 5 with a two year contract but would buy an iPhone 4 is not a lost iPhone 5 sale that Apple has somehow failed to convert to their flagship, but a new addition to the Apple ecosystem, with a strong chance they will buy more Apple products in the future.
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Product placement is a common thing for TV shows these days, but count on Steve Jobs to get an Apple product into a show before the device is even launched, and for the episode to practically be built around said device.
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That restriction requires that all code run on a device is approved with an unforgeable signature from Apple.
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As a result, Mr. Kliegerman is seeking a judgement which bars Apple from selling locked iPhones, plus an order for the company to offer unlock codes to all current owners.
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Of course, Apple is having a fit over an iPhone running Android.
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Apple is a refiner, not an innovator, and the beauty of its devices is in how well they pull together the available functions and features.
The list accompanying the research carries some surprising information, Steve Jobs, the famous co-founder of Apple, is a child of an immigrant parent from Syria.
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Grab one of the machines and take it for a spin, and it's easy to see why Apple is confident enough to give anyone a little time with its new device (even if an Apple PR rep was quickly summoned to keep an eye on the proceedings as a reporter pawed it).
What I think is unlikely an area for Apple to get into is video games, as some argued a couple of years ago.
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This is a fairly broad patent and may give Apple an advantage over competing systems such as Google Wallet from Google (GOOG).
Apple is an example of a company that was pretty good at using an alternative approach, since they had someone in Steve Jobs who was extremely good at predicting or forecasting what was going to work in the market.
The Apple iOS action game is already a transmedia franchise with a new novel from Brandon Sanderson, an arcade game from Adrenaline Amusements and the two Apple games.
In part, Apple's strategy is a throwback to an earlier era, when companies such as Digital Equipment Corporation paired their own software with cutting-edge computers built from the ground up.
"All the mobile manufacturers are chasing after the music market but it will be a challenge to compete with Apple because the iPod is such an iconic design, " Mr Wood said.
You could write an article about how Apple is serving a new kind of soup in the cafeteria and there would be thousands of people who would click on the headline.
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The other three Samsung was found to be violating were about the look and feel of the hardware itself, something that other manufacturers might not fear (for example, my Sony Ericsson Experia, with a folding keyboard, is most unlikely to fall foul of an Apple look and form patent).
China Mobile is in need of a flagship smartphone that it can actively market in order to promote its 3G network, an area where it has lagged its competitors. (see China Mobile Needs To Step Up As 3G Growth Slows) It is pursuing an Apple iPhone deal, but government concerns over the high subsidies associated with the iPhone is a big deterrent.
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The allegation about Samsung is not that they made a toaster that looked very like an Apple iPhone.
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In an important sphere of its activities Apple is a classroom lesson in how to do good product innovation.
Johnston, who is looking for a new phone, tried out an iPhone at the Apple store.
Apple may have gotten a bruising but an appeal is in the works.
An apple packing company in Washington State is settling a lawsuit alleging that it hired illegal workers.
The device, which is about the size of an Apple iPod Nano or a square-shaped matchbox, can be attached to a strap and worn on the wrist or the upper arm.
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The 111-year-old retailer is struggling after a shake-up led by Mr. Johnson, an Apple Inc.
Now Apple is rumored to be developing an iPhone with a 4.8-inch screen.
Or if we are to be a little more accurate, one rumour about an upcoming Apple iPhone 5S is being reported by everyone.
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But they are beginning to look stretched with all important tablets like the 8.0 and 3.0 making little impact, compared with the S4, on a news environment that is busy with Apple rumors as we move closer to an iPhone 5S launch.
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