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Selects the European Telecommunications Standardization and Research Institute (ETSI) to make Apple's nano-SIM as the new SIM card standard to choose, it will refuse to Nokia, Apple licenses on patents for this grant. This enables Nokia today . Without the licensing of Nokia, Apple their idea for a nano-SIM can not implement think Nokia. Apple, according to Nokia abuse the approval process of ETSI. Henry Tirri, executive vice president and chief technology officer at Nokia, says that Apple abused makes the approval process of ETSI as soon as possible its own new SIM card back to default. This nano-sim while it would not meet the technical requirements of ETSI. Nokia calls upon ETSI members to not to go with Apple's proposal, but to look at what's good for the current telecom market. Previously claimed Financial Times that Apple still had made ​​agreements with subsidiaries within ETSI. Nokia's refusal to grant licenses on patents would, according to the Finnish co...

The pulling down a list to refresh is now one of the best known functions in many iOS apps. That while it is still not possible to do this in Apple's own apps. Designer Dustin Curtiss thinks he knows why : the pull to refresh patent is owned by Twitter , which got him after they took over Tweetie. Apple probably wants no patent case with Twitter risking. Tweetie was the first iPhone app that made use of pull to refresh. Subsequently, the developer of the app acquired by Twitter and the app renamed Twitter for iPhone. Although a patent on the idea was completed, many developers did this not against the idea still in apps to implement. Meanwhile make apps like Facebook Tweetbot and frequent use of. Apple would be possible to have chosen because of the patent itself does not pull to refresh use. The company has itself a number of patents for certain interface features in IOS. Apple would of course also choose to license the patent to take on Twitter. Is your iPhone jailbroken, ...

Apple is looking for various experts in the field of wireless technology. They will focus on the next generation of IOS. Thus, an employee sought with knowledge of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architectures, the LTE-based voice services . All employees work at the Apple Wireless Technology team. There are mainly software engineers need knowledge of the essential speech. The vacancies indicate that Apple is working with Voice over LTE or its own VoIP solution. The new iPhone already supports LTE, but the iPhone yet. It is generally expected that the next generation iPhone LTE also will support. In U.S. smartphones is already common. Knowledge of current wireless technologies like GSM / UMTS, CDMA and IMS is requested, but also people who are knowledgeable about SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), RTP (Real-Time Transport Protocol) and VoIP protocols. IMS is an architecture major U.S. operators use to implement 4G/LTE-netwerken. With solutions that Apple would work a voice serv...

It appears that in the latest lawsuit against Apple in Germany, the Galaxy Samsung Nexus is indicted. The device is made ​​by Samsung and the first phone with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich would be called the slide to unlock Apple's patent infringement. To unlock the screen you can click on an iPhone a bar from left to right. Ice Cream in a icoonje Sanwich move from left to right, but the road is a bit shorter. You can also directly access the camera from the Android lock screen. Previously knew Samsung Netherlands a claim by Apple regarding the slide to unlock patent refuted by referring to a device called the Swedish Neonode where a similar technique is used. Most likely Samsung will again cite the example of the German court. On March 16, the court ruling.

Apple is the Author of iBooks make themselves easy to create e-books. Author iBooks New software for OS X, which you can cast all his best-seller in the iBookstore. You need either an author account and iTunes 10.5.3 is required. The Author iBooks app contains a number of standard templates, filled with lorem ipsum text and stock photos. They can replace their own content by clicking on it. You can also photos and videos to drag a page to add them. Apple Announces thus more or less the " Garageband for Books 'on, which was previously discussed. But the way is working also seems to Pages, the word processor for Mac and iOS. There are two ways to write a book: Author iBooks directly themselves, or by an existing (Word) file to drag it. Sections and headings are added automatically and the text is flowing around the plates. Interactive features can enable widgets in a toolbar. Here the WYSIWYG principle: what you see is what you get. You can also use Keynote pres...

Apple tonight a new version of iTunes U was announced. The catalog gets its own study iOS app and more options for everything around a course from iTunes to control. For example, teachers can post assignments and to send their students, who then also appear in iBooks. An automatic task list shows what you need to do homework. Once you hand in something is checked off the list. The course administrator of a school or university determines what information will be placed online. For example, the course instructor, contact information, syllabus and other course material are provided. There is also a link to the new iBooks today : notes and assignments appear automatically in the textbooks. Students can register through the app register for a course or leave feedback. All related materials for courses such as videos, texts, audio and other documents are now in one place. Apple iTunes U with a huge amount of study has been built and 700 million downloads counted. Universities part...

Nuance, the supplier of speech recognition technology in Apple's Siri, has announced that they have a voice-activated television platform developed. The special is that Dragon TV with your voice in natural language can control. Nuance, ahead of Apple, which is frequently suggested that they are working on a TV with voice control. Dragon TV, users can search content by channel number, the name of the station, the TV show or movie to speak. Like Siri, you're all free to use words such as "find comedy in Austin Powers", "when is Ellen?" Or "go to RTL 4". What support is concerned, virtually all platforms supported, including Linux, Android and iOS. Dragon TV is in TVs, set-top boxes and other TV-related devices are processed. Concrete products are not there yet, because they will have to develop third party, such as OEM TV makers. One possibility is that the Apple TV Dragon Technology in an Apple HDTV use. Besides searching for TV shows...

Apple tonight the third beta of iOS 5.1 available to developers. The beta version is intended for developers already have to test their apps are compatible. The new version and build number 9B5141a comes the second beta version, which appeared on December 12. The update to IOS 5.1 beta 3 is over-the-air installation. Later, the update also available as a download from Apple's standard developer program. When iOS 5.1 finally available for regular users, is still unknown. Sometimes, Apple six, seven betas before the final version appears.

Can you make iPhone accessories and driPhone call? That is a matter that is currently playing in New Zealand. The accessory maker is at risk to be brought to justice, because the product name. DriPhone was marketed in May 2011 and consists of a series of water-and shock-resistant phone covers for the iPhone ($ 99) and various Android phones. Hayden Crowther was the creator application for a trademark on September 30 in which other parties until December 30 had time to object. Apple was just in time: on Dec. 23 they sent a letter in which she asked for an extra month in order to investigate the matter. DriPhone manufacturer has already sold thousands of products through its online store, but had not been told that there was a problem with the product name. "My product is driPhone, not the iPhone," says entrepreneur Crowther combative. "They want me just to scare".

If we are to believe the analysts, is Apple on January 24 again announce record figures. But how many iPhones they sell exactly? This figure is important because the iPhone is now worth more than half of the revenue from Apple. While the official figures are not known, we must rely on estimates from people who know think they have. Fortune asked 40 analysts who follow Apple closely to the expected sales. Not everyone could or would participate, ultimately impressive 37 predictions in the following table. If the analysts, Apple is between 25 and 35 million iPhones sold in the quarter that ran from September 25 to December 31, 2011. This will again set a record. The last record was 20.3 million iPhones in the spring of 2011 was achieved. The table below previous estimates of the analysts also shown. Independent analysts are taking slightly more optimistic (average 33.4 million) than the analysts at a large company like JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and Piper Jaffray are connecte...

There were now several patent applications from Apple published by the American Pantent & Trademark Office. Three of them deal with Thunderbolt, including one that refers to support for Thunderbolt in iOS devices. This indicates that the connection in due to the iPhone will be available. Thunderbolt is an alternative to USB and is already present on the iMacs and MacBooks. The speed is 20x times faster than USB 2.0 make it possible to speed data between your iPhone and computer to exchange. Recharging the battery would Thunderbolt also much faster. Other patents describe the basic properties of the Thunderbolt connector and how the wires are arranged in the cable. Also discussed is how to heat is gone. Apple patent applications sometimes need to protect themselves against future claims, so it is not really the technology that the iPhone will be used.

The Taiwanese company Elan Microelectronics Corp. today claimed to have made ​​arrangement with Apple, in a lawsuit over the use of multitouch. The lawsuit was brought because Elan believes to own patents around this technology, which Apple uses. Thanks Elan gets $ 5 million settlement from Apple granted both companies are authorized to use each other's patents. When we were in 2010 about a lawsuit from Elan wrote, seemed to have the patent relate to many Apple products including the iPhone, iPod touch, MacBook, the Magic Mouse and the iPad. Elan then demanded that Apple products are no longer allowed to enter the United States. Now that is suitable, there is this threat from Elan may no longer exist. An earlier case in 2009 ended in accordance with Reuters in favor of Apple.

Apple gives purchasers of the mysterious game store app for the iPhone their money back. The app appeared a few days ago, suddenly in the App Store and generated much attention because it was developed by Apple. The app seemed not only a function to carry with it: some users could purchase units, but were then not from the app in a particular way. It probably goes for a test app from Apple.           The email reads: Dear [...], You have recently purchased the app store game. This app was made available prematurely. We apologize for the problem and have your original purchase price refunded to your account. This amount will appear within five days of your original payment. Yours faithfully, iTunes Store Customer Service It is interesting that Apple is talking about an app made ​​available early, because the App Store on iOS talks about a release date in 2009. What exactly will be the app is still not clear: perhaps we can find out in late Janu...

As of January 13, the iPhone 4S in 22 new countries. Most impressive country in the list: China, the country has already become Apple's second largest market . Late last year we wrote that the iPhone 4S in January in China was expected and that prediction is now out. In an official statement, Apple announced that China is on the roll. Apple CEO Tim Cook says there: "Consumer response to our products in China is beyond all bounds. With the launch in China next week, the iPhone in over 90 countries available, making it the fastest iPhone ever deployment " . Apple sells the iPhone in China through China Unicom, one of the smaller operators. China Mobile with 600 million users world's largest mobile operator, and was rumored last summer also interested in selling the iPhone. Stumbling block is to use a different 3G standard (TD-SCDMA), which is developed by the Chinese government, while China Unicom is just standard wireless technology used. Nevertheless, there...

Engadget.com is one of the biggest gadget blogs in the U.S.. Since September they have their own magazine on the iPhone that is shared by the free app, Distro. The latest issue takes an annual review of technology in 2011 ... Like other magazine tablet apps access to Distro is the expenditure that an enrichment of the magazine are offering and also for free. Depth interviews and reviews Distro offers something for every gadget lover. In the annual review the main events of the past 2011 years gadget listed per month. In previous publications include an interview with Apple co-founder Ron Wayne password. Did you speak English, gadget lover and you have an iPhone or Android tablet? Then you should definitely look at Distro. Free to download in the App Store or Android Market . Distributions can be found after downloading the kiosk on the iPad.

According to reports, Apple is busy developing two models of the Apple TV, which might be called iTV. Previously discussed screen sizes of 32 - and 37-inch , what current concepts on the small side. The widely read American newspaper USA Today quotes an anonymous former now Apple employee who says that a 42-inch and 50-inch model is working. The source also confirmed some details that were previously known as Siri operation, support for iOS apps, AirPlay, icloud and iTunes integration. Earlier today there was the rumor that Apple and Google to offer to the television rights to English football in the Premier League. This rumor came from Daily Mail, a British newspaper specializing in news scandal. According to USA Today, there are ongoing discussions with content providers, but who encountered delays because the parties can not agree. To the Apple TV a success would be offered topshows. Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak did have something to say about that, compared to USA Today. ...

Apple plans to end of January a media-related event. That says AllThingsD based sources. It would not go to announcements about the iPhone 3 or Apple TV. However, Apple's Senior VP of Internet Software Eddy Cue the party, the man responsible for Apple's iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and iAd icloud. The involvement of Cue could indicate that the announcement relates to the publishing and advertising world. The last time cue to the stage during an announcement in New York was at the unveiling of The Daily , a daily newspaper on the iPad by Rupert Murdoch's company is made. Announcing the new Apple hardware products usually opts for an Apple event in San Francisco and Cupertino. Kara Swisher of AlLThingsD think that Apple's announcement of an interactive television earlier in California will do, for example at headquarters or in the heart of the television industry in Hollywood. Swisher believes that this is an important but not very large event going.

It seems that after the discovery of the secret Apple Museum of Stanford suddenly new things to the surface. So, Andy Hertzfeld, a member of the original Apple Macintosh development team and currently the man behind Google + circles, a rare photo of Steve Jobs brought out. Job puts his middle finger while at IBM, the company that morning described a parody movie even though it was reviled. Andy says he and Steve Jobs in December 1983, a few weeks before the launch of the Mac, made ​​a trip to New York. They would speak as Newsweek, for a cover article on the Mac. The photo was taken spontaneously by someone who was hanging around the Apple group and Andy got a print in your hands. Andy really wanted to include in a book, but was afraid because at that time IBM processors for Apple made. The photo is in large format (of course) on Google + see . I think we are a clone now Also near the end of the year appeared on the Internet: a missing internal Apple video where the s...

Apple is the penalty they were in Italy contest. The Italian competition authority had imposed the fine on Apple , because they were misleading, false guarantee schemes to consumers. Apple has now responded to the decision and a response to The Register announced that they appeal. The company believes that they have complied with the Italian law. The case revolved around the fact that Apple only one year guarantee on electronics products, while, according to Italian law two years should be offered. Also, Apple was a little too eager to recommend AppleCare people, without having to point out that there is a greater guarantee. At least that's the position of the Italian authorities. Apple Sales International, Apple and Apple Retail Italia Italia would have been guilty of misleading consumers about their rights.

Another day, rumors of a new iPad Digitimes . Yesterday they hit the mark with their claim that new iPad at MacWorld / iWorld will be unveiled in January, this time they try it again with a claim that has already been done. Apple would for the next generation iPhone using IGZO screen technology instead of the current IPS screens. The IGZO panels (indium gallium zinc oxide) are made by Sharp and have higher resolution. As a result, full HD resolution, say the sources of Digitimes. Currently, Apple is using IPS technology (in-plane switching) for the current iPhone screens. The suggestion of a move to IGZO has already been made, namely in a research note from analyst Peter Misek. He wrote in November: Also, we believe That Apple and Sharp together have a modified IGZO (indium, gallium, zinc) Technology to Achieve 330 dpi, which is Sufficient for an HD display, while not having to include normal IPS Using dual-bar LED back lighting. Apple and Sharp IGZO so would have adap...