As the antitrust trial against it gets underway, Apple continues to fight accusations that it engaged in collusion and price-fixing with the major e-book publishers — despite the overwhelming evidence that it did exactly that. Read more at paidContent »
Innovation activity is growing across many more markets than in the past and at the same time forming narrower markets. Narrow innovation leads to what we call systematic innovation. This report defines that terms, discusses how it is a key driver of innovation for large companies, and offers advice on how to manage ideas. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
The Department of Justice’s trial against Apple kicked off in New York Monday. The DOJ alleges that Apple conspired with publishers to set ebook prices, while Apple argues that there was no conspiracy and that Apple was operating the way it normally does with content providers. Read more at paidContent »
The context for this is whether or not Apple needs a cheaper iPhone model — one that would allow Apple to sell a new model iPhone for a lower-than-typical price for an Apple premium device. Read more »
The federal government is pressing its legal and PR case against Apple in New York federal court today. It released some slides from the proceedings that are intended to highlight the intended conspiracy. Here’s a look. Read more at paidContent »
Those not lucky enough to snag a ticket before they sold out this year can follow along each day with the WWDC app Apple just released. It’s also meant for attendees to navigate the event onsite. Read more »
A new French court ruling raises questions about how far the country, which has robust support for artists and musicians, should go in imposing cultural taxes on connected devices. Read more at paidContent »
As smartphones and tablets become more common there’s an emerging middle class of devices that need some high-end features, but can’t break the bank. ARM’s latest designs meet that need. Read more »
Credit Suisse’s analysis of recent sales in the country show Apple’s payment plans and cashback incentives are driving a spike in sales. But its overall market share in the country remains low. Read more »
Already on Windows 8 and Android, Glide adds support for Apple’s iPhone and combines cloud storage accounts into a single view. That’s smart but Apple isn’t too happy with the message it sends. Glide says consumers don’t care about platforms when it comes to data. Read more »
It’s a smart move by Google, if it can get its own streaming music service on iOS before Apple’s own iRadio service debuts. Read more »
Like many large tech companies, Apple has recently introduced a two-step security measure for Apple users. But Elcomsoft software finds that iCloud data and device backups are left unprotected, and that the company needs to do more to improve user protection. Read more »
Nine years ago, the Linux distribution Ubuntu came out with the mission of challenging Windows’ status as the default preinstalled PC operating system. But, since then, the whole game changed. Read more »
Looking for a new iPod for music, video chat, messaging and web surfing — but don’t need to take photos? This new 16GB iPod touch may be for you. Read more »
Pegatron is already an Apple partner — it made some iPhones and the iPad mini — but is set to take on a larger role, according to the WSJ. Apple will reportedly be “dividing its weight more equally” among it and Foxconn Read more »
WIth talks between Facebook and Waze, the Israel-based mapping startup, reportedly breaking down, it now opens the door for other tech companies to grab the startup everyone is interested in. Read more »
A new report indicates we could see new Macs introduced at Apple’s annual developer conference alongside new mobile and desktop operating systems. Read more »
One of these days we’re going to have new things to talk about in personal computing. Until then, we’re stuck talking about taxes, market-share battles, and promises of what’s to come. Read more »
Apple has hired former EPA Chief Lisa Jackson. Sounds like Apple’s attention to clean power for its data centers, lowering its carbon emissions and removing toxic chemicals from devices will only get stronger. Read more »
Here’s our account of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s appearance at D11. He didn’t announce an iWatch or iTV, don’t worry. Read more »
The Financial Times says it has seen a questionnaire the European Commission is sending to carriers, asking them to clarify Apple’s channel terms. Authorities are also said to be looking into 4G restrictions on the iPhone 5. Read more »
Reports that Google has entered a bidding war with Facebook over the social-mapping service Waze may be just a gambit by the company to force a better deal, but there are compelling reasons why Google should make a bid. Read more »
Apple is said to be planning new looks for basic iOS apps that are mostly black and white and uniform in look. Functions like slide-to-unlock will also get a facelift. Read more »
Apple and the federal government met on Thursday for a final hearing before their trial, which is set to begin on June 3, and features several high profile witnesses. Read more at paidContent »
Having a larger presence in the nation’s capital and making friends with the policymakers that can wield great power over its reputation and fortunes may just be something Apple has to do. Read more »
Apple and the federal government are about to go to trial over an alleged conspiracy to fix ebook prices — but recent court filings show that Amazon will play a large role in determining the outcome. Read more at paidContent »
An article from Data Center Knowledge points to things robots can do to increase efficiency in data centers. But hurdles lie ahead, and data centers will still need administrators, the article suggests. Read more »
Roughly half a dozen new mobile operating systems will come to market over the next 6 to 12 months. Many of these look to be more sophisticated than the older ones controlled by Apple and Google, for whom serious competition could be just around the corner. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
The reason for Apple’s being singled out for common U.S. tax minimization practices wasn’t completely explained by a U.S. Senate subcommittee Tuesday. But Tim Cook handled the grilling before Congress easily. Read more »
Cook will call for a revenue-neutral reform of the corporate tax code that does away with all tax expenditures, lowers tax rates and establishes a “reasonable” tax on companies’ earnings from overseas. Read more »
The iPhone maker has been tweaking its pricing strategy and incentive offerings in markets where smartphone ownership has only recently begun to take hold. In India it’s offering discounts for trade-ins and a cash back offer. Read more »
Reports indicate Apple is still working out the licensing details with music publishers for its “iRadio” service. Read more »
It’s an unfamiliar role for an Apple executive to be in. But Tim Cook will say that while he believes 35 percent is too high of a corporate tax, he also doesn’t think “zero” taxes on that money is reasonable. Read more »
Apple announced a big milestone in app downloads on Wednesday, the same day that Google’s I/O developer conference kicked off in San Francisco. The app store has now seen 50 million downloads so far. Read more »
Apple’s exposure in a closely-watched price-fixing case over ebooks looks more serious as the CEOs of major publishers — which have already settled with the government — will testify about Apple’s role in the case. Read more at paidContent »
A new lawsuit claims the iPhone4 has a defective on-off button. The national class action claims Apple knew about the defect but didn’t disclose it even as it worked with AT&T to sell 2 year contracts. Read more »
Philips is giving its connected Hue light bulb an update that connects it to IFTTT so people can tie their light bulbs into existing web services. It’s also adding a location-aware feature and scheduling. Read more »
Video has long been the driving force behind our growth in broadband traffic. The latest Sandvine report shows us that’s still the case and offers clues on how ISPs may cope. Read more »
iTunes’ increasingly good quarterly sales demonstrates how the long-rumored Apple video and “iRadio” subscription services the company has over the years tried to bring to fruition could become significant revenue sources. Read more »
While things are not quite what they used to be, Apple does still have a shot at impressing its seemingly forgotten Mac Pro customers by putting the power back into its Macs. Read more »
