The popular “Steve Jobs Patent” is a key multi-touch related patent in Apple’s portfolio. It has been a major weapon of Apple in patent war against its competitors. However, the U.S. Patent Office has deemed the patent as invalid after a re-examination.
Kristin Paget is a very well-known name among the top hackers. She had been involved with improving the security of Windows Vista, directly collaborating with Microsoft on it. Now, Paget has been hired by Apple, apparently to work on the security of OS X.
Recently, when a jury awarded Apple more than $1 billion in damages against Samsung, ruling that Samsung had indeed infringed Apple’s patents, many thought Apple had conclusively won. But a reconsideration of the case by a U.S. federal judge may dent Apple’s victory.
Apple and Google have been embroiled in a lot of indirect warfare. With Apple assaulting multiple Android vendors and Google implicitly backing its Android partners, the relationship between the two companies are certainly not amicable. However, Google’s Eric Schmidt downplays the mutual differences of the two.
Apple users have been eagerly waiting for the launch of the new version of iTunes, and now it is open. iTunes 11 comes with a new look and a number of new features, including iCloud integration.
A lot of users have been anxiously waiting for Apple to offer an unlocked version of its latest flagship smartphone, iPhone 5. Much to the delight of such users, Apple has finally started offering the unlocked iPhone 5 just in time so that you can lay your hands on it during the holiday season.
Macbook Pro users initially reported some problems with its Thunderbolt technology, and Apple has shipped out a firmware update to fix those.
Unconfirmed reports suggest that Apple has fired the manager who overlooked the development of Maps.