Apple hits back at competition with iPhone 5 September 12, 2012 APPLE last night revealed a thinner and more powerful version of the iPhone, as the world’s biggest company sought to wrestle back the initiative from rival smartphone makers. Chief executive Tim Cook took the stage at the first launch of Apple’s most profitable product since Steve Jobs’ death to say Apple was “stronger than ever”, [...]
Samsung funds Cluff in Africa September 12, 2012 ■ British miner Cluff Gold yesterday announced Samsung was to fund the junior stock market-listed miner’s operations in West Africa, in return for buying gold from Cluff at a discount. The partnership, which will land Cluff a $20m (£12.4m) windfall to look into further development opportunities, could see Samsung fund around half the estimated $200m costs of [...]
Smartphones: the rivals September 12, 2012 Samsung Galaxy SIII The Galaxy SIII may be embroiled in Samsung’s patent dispute with Apple, but what is not in question is the quality of the handset. With a gigantic 4.8 inch screen, a 1.4GHz quadcore processor and an upcoming update to the latest version of Google’s Android operating system, this is the biggest challenger [...]
Apple readies iPhone 5 launch as pressure to succeed mounts September 9, 2012 APPLE will unveil the latest version of the world’s best selling phone this week, as it faces increasing pressure to impress in the wake of competition from rival manufacturers. The next version of the iPhone – due to be revealed on Wednesday evening – is seen as crucial to the world’s biggest company’s continued success. [...]
Shares in Nokia slump as it cuts price of phones September 6, 2012 LOSS-MAKING Nokia has slashed prices of its older smartphone models using Microsoft Windows software, industry sources said yesterday, a day after investors gave its latest Lumia phones a rapid thumbs-down. Two industry source said that the Finnish group, which is struggling to recoup ground lost to its rivals, cut the price of its mid-range Lumia [...]
FTSE underperforms as BP weighs on a market awaiting Europe news September 5, 2012 BRITAIN’S benchmark share index fell to its lowest level in more than a month yesterday, underperforming gains on rival European stock markets, as BP slumped after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill returned to haunt the energy company. Nerves ahead of a European Central Bank meeting today, with the ECB under increasing pressure to [...]
Tablet market hots up September 5, 2012 A resurgent Microsoft hopes a new range of devices running Windows 8 will succeed where Google has failed and shake up a tablet industry dominated by Apple. Here are some of the players hoping to steal the iPad’s limelight. Sony Vaio Duo 11 The Vaio Duo 11 is a flippy, foldy, deckchair-like device with a [...]
Samsung triumphs over Apple in Japan patent case August 31, 2012 A Tokyo court ruled today that Samsung’s mobile devices did not violate an Apple patent involved in synching mobile devices and computers, awarding the South Korean maker a victory a week after it lost a bruising landmark patent case in the United States. In rejecting Apple’s suit, Tokyo District Court Judge Tamotsu Shoji said Samsung’s [...]
Samsung court date is delayed August 29, 2012 FOLLOWING the fall-out of Apple’s $1bn victory over Samsung in the courts last Friday, US Judge Lucy Koh yesterday announced the hearing, which could see eight phones removed from the shelves, will take place on 6 December. News of the delayed injunction, which was originally pencilled in for next month, led Samsung shares to rise [...]
Smashing Windows Phones August 29, 2012 AS THE dust settles following the explosive legal case between Apple and Samsung, in which the Korean firm was ordered to pay a minimum of $1bn for patent infringement, an unlikely third party is emerging as one of the potential winners. Microsoft has invested billions in its Windows Phone software, to some critical acclaim, but [...]