Samsung delays tablet launch August 29, 2011 Samsung Electronics is to delay the launch of its latest Galaxy tablet computer in Australia until after a court ruling in late September on its ongoing global patent dispute with Apple. The sales delay in Australia is the latest setback for Samsung after Apple won an injunction in a Dutch court last week to ban [...]
Google TV hopes US failure won’t put us off August 29, 2011 The roll-call of keynote speakers at The James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival reads like a who’s who of the industry. Rupert Murdoch, Mark Thompson, Jeremy Paxman, John Humphrys, Greg Dyke, Michael Grade, Tony Ball. (The list is only slightly sullied by the appearance of Janet Street-Porter’s name, which I assumed was [...]
AZ Electronics boosted by demand for its smartphone components in first half August 25, 2011 AZ ELECTRONICS reported strong growth in revenues for the first half yesterday on the back of healthy smartphone and iPad sales. The electronic materials firm, which counts Apple and Samsung among its clients, saw underlying earnings before tax rise 18 per cent from last year to $129.5m (£79.5m). AZ reported total revenues up 22 per [...]
The trials of Jobs August 25, 2011 Steve Jobs’ shock resignation was followed by the inevitable panic. Jumpy investors piled out of Apple stock, knocking $25bn from its market cap, most of which was soon recouped. But it will be months and years, not days and weeks, until the effects of his loss become clear. A man of his talent and vision [...]
Without founder Apple will lose edge August 25, 2011 ONE of the rooms in my father’s house is full of old Apple products, a kind of museum of Macs gone by. Those made between 1985 and 1997 – the period of Steve Jobs’ exile – are rubbish. The worst, such as the Newton, an early tablet computer, are so bad that they are pristine, [...]
New boss Cook says he will not change the firm August 25, 2011 NEW Apple boss Tim Cook last night promised his tenure will continue the legacy of Steve Jobs. In his first action as chief executive he told employees: “I want you to be confident that Apple is not going to change. “I cherish and celebrate Apple’s unique principles and values. Steve built a company and culture [...]
CITY VIEWS: DO YOU THINK APPLE WILL SURVIVE AFTER STEVE JOBS? August 25, 2011 MARK PEARCE | SEVEN BANK “The company was accomplished before Steve Jobs, so why can’t they survive now?” RICHARD WATKINS | ADAMSON & PARTNERS “I think so. Apple is so well established, even with the departure of Jobs they have made history.” PAUL HARROWER | BNP PARIBAS “Yes, it is such a large company that [...]
STEVE JOBS QUITS AS APPLE’S CHIEF August 24, 2011 STEVE JOBS last night resigned as chief executive of Apple, telling the board he is no longer able to meet his duties. His shock departure heralds the end of an era for one of the world’s biggest firms and most colourful chief executives. The decision follows a seven month medical leave of absence, during which [...]
Apple wins patent case August 24, 2011 APPLE has won an injunction in a Dutch court to stop Samsung Electronics from marketing three smartphone models in some European countries after alleging a breach of patents. Apple argued that Samsung had infringed on three of its patents. The court ruled that Samsung smartphones Galaxy S, S II and Ace breached just one of [...]
Investors chance their ARM August 23, 2011 SHARES in chip designer ARM Holdings continued to creep up yesterday as investors eyed further consolidation in the technology sector. It has been buoyed by HP’s shock $10.2bn (£6.2bn) deal to buy UK software firm Autonomy. Intel, which has been out-manoeuvred by ARM in the mobile chip market, has been persistently linked to the firm. [...]