Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: Greenpeace v. Apple, how Oracle is furthering Steve Jobs’ wishes, Apple’s decision to offer free Snow Leopard upgrades, and more. Read More »
Verizon Wireless has often touted its 700 MHz airwaves as “beachfront property,” but now Big Red wants to dump some of its 700 MHz real estate, trading it for low-rent frequencies in the AWS band. At earnings call on Thursday, Verizon explained its puzzling reversal. Read More »
Despite having agreed to send their CEOs for an in-person talks for a possible settlement in their long-running, multi-country mobile patent dispute, Samsung and Apple aren’t quite done flinging patent-related accusations at each other. Late Wednesday, Samsung filed eight more claims of infringement against Apple. Read More »
Video chat startup Tango has raised another big round of funding, bringing in $40 million in Series C financing led by Qualcomm Ventures and Access Industries. That comes on the heels of impressive growth, with more than 45 million users signed up in just 18 months. Read More »
Custom ringtones are great for knowing who’s calling, but those of us whose phones are on vibrate get left out of that party. One of the less advertised features of iOS 5 is the ability to to assign custom vibration patterns to individual callers. Here’s how. Read More »
Investors appear to be happy with Tim Cook’s performance as CEO, as do employees. But what about the the board of directors? Cook got a very big and public thumbs up from one board member on Wednesday, former Vice President Al Gore. Read More »
Online advertising network Chitika has tracked where new iPads are being activated and has surfaced some interesting demographic data as to where these early third-generation iPad adopters live within in Apple’s largest market, the U.S. The short answer is: mostly coastal states. Read More »
Logitech introduced its newest iPad keyboard / cover combo on Wednesday and if you could imagine Apple designing such a product, this is what it would look like. The $99 accessory works with the iPad 2 and the new iPad, pairing a smart case with Bluetooth … Read More »
Brent Schlender, a veteran journalist who wrote for Fortune and the Wall Street Journal found some interview tapes that shed new light on Steve Jobs’ life. The highlight of these tapes for me was Pixar and the role it played in shaping Jobs & Apple’s future. Read More »
Apple and Samsung are closer than ever to a possible settlement in their long-running legal showdown over smartphone and tablet technologies. The both companies agreed to send their respective chief executives and general counsel to meet face-to-face in the next 90 days. Read More »
Despite that Apple is building a large solar and fuel cell farm at its data center in North Carolina, Greenpeace say in a new report that Apple is one of a couple of Internet companies that are falling short on sourcing clean power for data centers. Read More »
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