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Apple awarded key multitouch technology patent, able to cite wider legal defense regarding oscillating signal technologies

Patent: It’s good to have ’em. According to Patently Apple, Apple won a core multitouch patent regarding oscillating signals that was alluded to when Steve Jobs first announced the original iPhone in 2007, and adds to the company’s already formidable legal arsenal. The United States Patent and Trademark Office published on Tuesday that the Cupertino, […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to release 7-inch iPad in 2012

If there’s a rumor, there must be a nugget of truth in there somewhere. Per DigiTimes, Asian supply chain sources are now claiming Apple will release a 7.85-inch iPad by the fourth quarter of 2012 to face off against competition from smaller tablets such as Amazon’s Kindle Fire. The web site claimed on Friday that […]

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Rumor: Upcoming Apple television sets to arrive in three sizes, including 32″ and 55″

It’s the rumors that help make life interesting. Per Australian web blog SmartHouse, Apple’s full-fledged television set will arrive at the end of 2012 in three screen sizes, maxing out at 55 inches, a new rumor claims. Citing sources in Japan, the web site reported this week that the new Apple television will also come […]

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Rumor: Apple television expected in mid-2012, initial production slated for February

Apple didn’t do the “Inc.” and “lifestyle company” change for nothing. Per AppleInsider, commercial production of Apple’s anticipated television set is expected to begin in February at a Sharp plant in Japan, while competing HDTV makers are reportedly desperate to find out just what Apple plans to sell. Jefferies analyst Peter Misek said in a […]

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Apple promotes Arthur D. Levinson to chairman of the board

It’s time to step up to the plate. According to the company’s press release, Apple has named Arthur D. Levinson, Ph. D. as its new non-executive Chairman of the Board. Levinson replaces Steve Jobs in the chairman role, who was briefly named Apple’s chairman following his resignation as its chief executive. Levinson has served as […]