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- Google Nexus 10 unboxing and first impressions
- Xiaomi Box, an Apple TV knockoff, does AirPlay at a very tempting price
- Samsung wants to take a peek inside Apple’s patent settlement with HTC
- Samsung now more assertive in price negotiations over Apple’s hostile tactics
- Apple, Motorola seeking arbitration in patent wars as a prelude to global settlement
- Android grabs 90 percent of China’s smartphone market
- Apple hit with $29 million Aussie tax bill
- Talk of Apple getting into TV space is premature
- CallBar v2 brings iOS 6 support and other new features to our favorite Phone app tweak
- Warner’s new iOS app streams paid TV shows the day after airing in the US
| Google Nexus 10 unboxing and first impressions Posted: 16 Nov 2012 03:26 PM PST
Today I got my hands on the Google Nexus 10 in order to do a proper comparison with the iPad, and to stay up to date on the iPad’s closest competitors. As you’ll recall, I already did a review of the Nexus 7, and came away with a favorable impression of the device. For the Nexus 10, a lot is the same as the Nexus 7, but a lot has changed as well. The most obvious difference is the form factor. This tablet competes directly with the iPad as far as size is concerned. You’ll also notice a fairly original design, and one of the best, if not the best, screens on a tablet that you’ve ever seen…(...) "Google Nexus 10 unboxing and first impressions" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Xiaomi Box, an Apple TV knockoff, does AirPlay at a very tempting price Posted: 16 Nov 2012 02:30 PM PST Tempting ability to wirelessly beam whatever is displayed on your iPhone or iPad to a big-screen TV set has a major downer: it requires Apple’s $99 set-top box to decipher encrypted AirPlay streams and then feed video to your telly via HDMI. And for many, Apple TV is just not a very useful set-top box so parting with their hard-earned $99 just to get AirPlay is not an option. But what if you could get AirPlay functionality at a very tempting price plus choice of other popular video formats and apps, none of which Apple’s device supports? That’s what Xiaomi Box does for you. Basically an Android set-top box, it’ll run you somewhere in the $60-ish. The thing’s compatible with DLNA, Miracast and Apple's AirPlay, letting you wirelessly stream content from Apple's iPhone and iPad, personal computer and Android phones with MIUI installed…(...) "Xiaomi Box, an Apple TV knockoff, does AirPlay at a very tempting price" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Samsung wants to take a peek inside Apple’s patent settlement with HTC Posted: 16 Nov 2012 01:56 PM PST
Always on the lookout to possibly improve its legal position in the ongoing stand-off with Apple, Samsung on Friday filed a court order seeking to force Apple to turn over a copy of the HTC agreement. As Cody told you, Apple and HTC settled litigation with a ten-year licensing agreement worth nearly $3 billion. Neither company has released the specifics of the deal, leaving Samsung to wonder whether the agreement includes the famous iPhone software features that Apple successfully asserted against Samsung. You know, the stuff like rubber-band scrolling, pinch zoom and other iPhone perks…(...) "Samsung wants to take a peek inside Apple’s patent settlement with HTC" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Samsung now more assertive in price negotiations over Apple’s hostile tactics Posted: 16 Nov 2012 01:11 PM PST
Apple appears to be resolving its legal woes with other Android backers such as HTC, reportedly seeking arbitration and even mulling a global settlement with Google’s subsidiary Motorola Mobility. On the other hand, the company is to this date entangled in a complicated web of patent disputes with Samsung, from whom it sources components for iOS devices. And as the frenemies seek to add new gadgets to their respective list of infringing products, one analyst believes Apple’s hostile tactics has forced the Galaxy maker to divert from its original business strategy. As a result, the component arm of the South Korean conglomerate has become “more assertive” in price negotiations with Apple, refusing to invest billions of dollars in plants and manufacturing technology without long-term commitment from Apple…(...) "Samsung now more assertive in price negotiations over Apple’s hostile tactics" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Apple, Motorola seeking arbitration in patent wars as a prelude to global settlement Posted: 16 Nov 2012 12:13 PM PST
Shocker: Apple and Google’s handset arm Motorola Mobility are looking to resolve parts of their global patent dispute pertaining to standards-essential patents deemed critical to smartphone technology. Bloomberg points us to a court filing saying Apple wants to end the patent spat “completely”. Both parties are now seeking ways to resolve their differences through binding arbitration, hoping to perhaps reach a broad licensing agreement…(...) "Apple, Motorola seeking arbitration in patent wars as a prelude to global settlement" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Android grabs 90 percent of China’s smartphone market Posted: 16 Nov 2012 11:12 AM PST
The world is full of ironies. The latest comes from China, whose government frequently blocks most of Google’s properties. Yet, inside the country, more than 90 percent of smartphones run Android. Not laughing is Apple, with just a single-digit share of this enormous market. Specifically, Android’s share hit 90.1 percent mark in Q3 2012. At the same time, iOS recorded just a 4.2 share, new research finds. Seemingly at the heart of problem for Apple: price. While the average price of an Android-powered handset is $179, the iPhone carries a $726 average price tag. The iPhone 5 can’t hit Chinese shelves too soon…(...) "Android grabs 90 percent of China’s smartphone market" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Apple hit with $29 million Aussie tax bill Posted: 16 Nov 2012 10:30 AM PST
Not even Apple can avoid taxes – although it tries. According to a Friday report, the Cupertino, California company owes the Australian Tax Office a nice 28.5 million Australian dollars in back taxes, or approximately $29 million in US currency. Apple’s tax bill for the entire fiscal year 2012, which ended September 24, sits at $94.7 million on $4.9 billion in revenue in local currency. Earlier this week, the French government demanded Amazon pay $252 million in back taxes. The government charged the online retail giant operated a network of smaller units, including a Luxembourgh-based tax haven…(...) "Apple hit with $29 million Aussie tax bill" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Talk of Apple getting into TV space is premature Posted: 16 Nov 2012 10:05 AM PST
The holidays are a season when people believe in the impossible. But just as a fat man and a string of reindeer criss-crossing the globe overnight is a stretch of the imagination, so is the belief that Apple is about to get into the TV business. Like children wanting to believe, analysts have renewed speculation that the Cupertino firm is set to enter the fractious TV sector. Not so fast, says one season observer. What some on Wall Street interpret as the “imminent launch” of an HD TV bearing the Apple logo likely is the iPhone maker simply exploring the cable television terrain ahead of a new product…(...) "Talk of Apple getting into TV space is premature" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| CallBar v2 brings iOS 6 support and other new features to our favorite Phone app tweak Posted: 16 Nov 2012 09:46 AM PST
CallBar v2 is now available on Cydia’s BigBoss repo, and it brings iOS 6 support and a host of additional new features to the popular telephony tweak for jailbroken iPhones. One thing I noticed by looking at the change log, and from using CallBar v2, is that it is a very refined experience. Elias Limneos and Joshua Tucker spent a lot of time stamping out bugs present in previous versions, and it shows. While fixes are nice, new and improved features are even better, and CallBar v2 benefits from a number of them. First of all, there’s true iOS 6 support built right in. I was able to test CallBar v2 on both an iOS 6.x and iOS 5.x device, and they both worked pretty much identical to one another. For those of you who still may feel a little reluctant to upgrade to iOS 6, you’ll no doubt appreciate how CallBar v2 brings many of the iOS 6 phone features to iOS 5.x. Options that are normally only available on the latest firmware like “Reply with Messsage” and “Remind me Later”, are now available on iOS 5, and they work exactly as you would expect. As we normally tend to do, we’ve created a video walkthrough that showcases some of the new features present in CallBar v2. We invite you inside to take a look at our video, along with more details concerning the new upgrade…(...) "CallBar v2 brings iOS 6 support and other new features to our favorite Phone app tweak" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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| Warner’s new iOS app streams paid TV shows the day after airing in the US Posted: 16 Nov 2012 09:31 AM PST
Aptly named Day After US, a new mobile application for iPhones and iPads by Warner Bros. brings you the goodness of the studio’s prime television shows, provided you can wait 24 hours after the episodes aired on television. A free download from the App Store, it works natively on any iPhone, iPod touch and iPad with iOS 4.3 or later. You can download individual episodes directly to your device over Wi-Fi for offline viewing. Warner Bros. is throwing in the first episode of each show free of charge. Want more? Have your credit card handy…(...) "Warner’s new iOS app streams paid TV shows the day after airing in the US" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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