Technology Oasis

• 04Mar

  iPad 3: Everything we (might) know

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  Apple’s iPad 3 (or iPad HD, perhaps?) will make its world debut on Wednesday, March 7. Interestingly, there’s an underlying assumption in the tech news world that, this time, the rumors surrounding Apple’s latest creation have it at least mostly right. That said, quite a bit of new information has percolated to the surface since we first published this rumor roundup on February 10. Below, we’ve updated all the sections with the most recent believable details about the iPad 3 (or whatever it’s called).

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• 28Feb

  Work video calls connect with personal smartphones

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  Telepresence colossus Polycom is connecting secure workplace video-call systems with hot smartphones to stay in synch with a trend toward people using their own gadgets on the job.

  Polycom RealPresence Mobile, which will be released in early March, will let business IT managers safely open in-house networks to high-definition video calls with laptops, tablets, or Apple iPhone 4S or Android 4.0 smartphones.

  “There is this whole segment of the work world becoming consumerized” with people buying preferred mobile devices at retail shops and using them for work, Polycom vice president of product management Surendra Arora told AFP on Monday. Continue reading »
• 26Feb

  Netflix: no plan to support BlackBerry, PlayBook

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  Online and mail-order video company Netflix has no plans to bring its streaming service to Research In Motion’s PlayBook tablet.

  “We don’t have any current plans to support BlackBerry devices, including PlayBook,” the company said on Twitter late on Thursday in response to a query.

  Netflix has long been available for Apple’s iPhone and iPad and devices running Google’s Android software. Continue reading »
• 19Feb

  Apple launches new legal attack on Samsung phones

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  Apple Inc has asked a federal court in California to block Samsung Electronics Co Ltd from selling its new Galaxy Nexus smartphones, alleging patent violations.

  In a suit filed last week in San Jose, Apple said the Galaxy Nexus infringes on patents underlying features customers expect from its products. Those include the ability to unlock phones by sliding an image and to search for information by voice.

  Samsung spokespersons did not immediately return requests for comment. Continue reading »
• 15Feb

  BlackBerry faces new challenge from U.S. agency

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  In another blow for beleaguered BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, the U.S. federal government’s main procurement agency is issuing iPhones and Android-based devices to some of its 17,000 workers.

  While the General Services Administration does not impose its purchasing decisions on other parts of the government, the terms and conditions it negotiates can be used as a blueprint for other agencies. Continue reading »
• 09Feb

  Does Apple Own ‘iPad’? Maybe Not in China

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  Apple’s iPad has been a runaway success by almost any measure … except for the name “iPad.”  A Chinese company, Proview Technology, that says it registered the iPad name there in 2001, and has sued Apple to stop it from using “iPad” in the giant Chinese market.

  “We have to admit that Apple’s iPad is a great product, and Apple creates great value out of that,” said Yang Rongshan, chairman of Proview’s subsidiary in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. “But this is not the reason to support their irregular practice here.” Continue reading »
• 04Feb

  Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany

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  Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility’s attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies.

  The sale of the devices was briefly halted after Libertyville, Ill.-based Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. enforced a ruling it won against Ireland-based Apple Sales International Inc., from a court in Mannheim, Germany.

  The court had earlier ruled that Apple should not be using Motorola’s mobile technology in the devices without a license. Continue reading »
• 03Feb

  Sony names Hirai to replace Stringer as CEO

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  Sony Corp named Kazuo Hirai as chief executive, succeeding Howard Stringer at the helm of the iconic gadget maker as it struggles with persistent losses and stalled efforts to re-energize its once-dominant brand.

  Hirai, a 28-year company veteran known for overseeing the phenomenal rise of the PlayStation gaming system in the United States, takes over as CEO and president on April 1.

  Hirai, 51, was effectively anointed as Stringer’s successor last March when he was promoted to head the company’s consumer products and services businesses, which produce the bulk of Sony’s $85 billion in annual sales. Continue reading »
• 01Feb

  EU probes Samsung over wireless patents

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  The European Union’s antitrust watchdog says it is investigating whether Samsung Electronics is trying to illegally prevent competitors from using key patents for mobile devices, including Apple’s latest iPad.

  The European Commission said Tuesday it suspects Samsung of not giving other companies fair access to patents it holds on standardized technology for mobile devices — despite committing to do so in 1998.

  A spokeswoman for the Commission said the probe also affects tablets such as Apple’s newest iPad, which includes the standardized wireless technology. Continue reading »
• 26Jan

  Apple shares soar after blockbuster earnings

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  Apple shares soared on Wednesday following blockbuster quarterly earnings and the California gadget-maker briefly surged past ExxonMobil to become the largest US company in terms of market value.

  Apple shares gained 6.24 percent to $446.45 on Wall Street while ExxonMobil shares were up 0.02 percent at $86.38.

  Apple’s market capitalization — the number of shares outstanding multiplied by the stock price — was higher than the oil giant’s for most of the trading day, but ExxonMobil had moved back in front by the closing bell.

  The maker of the iPhone, iPad, iPod and Macintosh computer finished the day with a market cap of around $416 billion to ExxonMobil’s $418 billion. Continue reading »

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