Apple’s iPhone Devices Were The Top 3 U.S. Smartphone Models During 2011

The appeal of iPhone continues to lure the US customers. The popularity of the iPhone devices by Apple seems only to have increased even more over time, especially with the launch of iPhone 4S. According to a whitepaper by comScore titled ‘2010 Mobile Future in Focus’, the top 3 most popular smartphone models during the year 2011 were all iPhone devices. The top spot was taken by iPhone 4, followed by iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4S.

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Apple Patents – Beat-Matching Patent Application Discovered

With many companies fiercely guarding their respective patents and filing for a new as one the moment they make a new discovery, it seems that the future of tech companies and their fortunes will heavily rely on their patents. Apple has a knack of filing patents often, many of them not even ever implemented. Now, it has been discovered that back in 2010, Apple filed for a patent for an electronic device that can act more or less like a digital DJ.

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Updated EFI Firmware For 2011 Macs Released By Apple

For those users who are using 2011 Macs and have been on the look for an update from Apple to tighten up their security and patch any holes, the good news are here. Apple has released four new EFI firmware updates for 2011 Macs. The brief details of each of these packages are listed below.

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The Legal Battle Between Apple And Proview Reaches U.S.

Apple is embroiled in a fierce legal battle with Proview over the rights of iPad trademark. Proview has been pursuing Apple in Chinese courts, apparently seeking a payment for damages to the tune of $2 billion. So far, it didn’t have much luck in China. Now, Proview has also lodged a case against Apple in the Superior Court of the State of California, bringing the battle to Apple’s home ground.

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Apple Store All Set To Open In London’s Harrods Department In Mid-March

When Apple declared it’s yearly sales and profits for the year 2011, the figures revealed that the profits of Apple Stores have more than doubled and were expected to continue contributing billions to Apple’s overall sales. In light of that, Apple also said that it plans to open a number of new Apple Stores around the world. And now, Apple has started working on this promise apparently. We had already known that Apple plans to open an Apple Store at London’s famous Harrods Department. A fresh round of speculation suggests this may happen as soon as mid-March.

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Court Rejects Proview’s Injunction Against Apple In Shanghai, iPad Sales Continue

The fate of iPad sales in China has been pretty much on the line as Apple and Proview engage in a legal battle over the rights to iPad trademark. Proview is of the opinion that it holds the rights to the trademark in China and is seeking $2 billion from Apple for violating these rights. Apple, on the other hand, has stated that it purchased these rights years ago and that Proview’s allegations are false. Now, the People’s Court in Shanghai has rejected Proview’s preliminary injunctions to bad iPad sales. This means that for now, Apple can continue with iPad sales in China unabated.

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Apple, Microsoft, Google And Others Agree To New Privacy Principles

With the immense outgrowth of mobile platform in recent years, a number of questions have arisen over the issue of personal privacy of the users. For instance, millions are users are flocking to tablets and smartphone devices each month. And the highlight of both these platforms are the apps available for them. However, so far the most apps don’t have a privacy policy. Now, Google, Apple, Microsoft and three other major companies whose platforms have the largest number of apps have agreed to devise new privacy principles.

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Apple Negotiates Deal With China Mobile

China Mobile is world’s largest wireless carrier. The total number of it’s subscribers mounts up to a huge 600 million, a prize which every mobile vendor wishes to seize. Apple’s iPhone is already being offered by China Unicom since 2009, a carrier with 160 million subscribers and now, Apple has also sealed a deal with China Telecom which has 117 million subscribers. But despite all this, Apple’s share in the Chinese mobile market has diminished in recent years. So it is only natural that the company is now negotiating a deal with the leading carrier in China, China Mobile.

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