Apple to face trial over e-book price-fixing tomorrow

02 Jun, 2013, 11:09 am IST tech2 News Staff General 1 Comments

While Apple dominated the music sales world with its iPods and iTunes store, Amazon was following the similar path with its popular Kindle and e-book store. More

Ireland says not to blame for Apple's low tax rate

21 May, 2013, 6:52 pm IST General

Ireland has said it is not to blame for Apple Inc's low global tax payments after the U.S. Senate said the company paid little or nothing on tens of billions of dollars in profits stashed in Irish subsidiaries. More

Samsung Galaxy S4 blitz may prompt Apple rethink

16 Mar, 2013, 9:23 am IST Smartphones 3 Comments

Samsung's newest, feature-packed Galaxy S4 may put pressure on Apple Inc to accelerate its pace of smartphone design and venture into cheaper devices - both departures from usual practice. More

Apple's Schiller blasts Android, Samsung on Galaxy's eve

14 Mar, 2013, 10:51 am IST Smartphones 11 Comments

Apple Inc marketing chief Phil Schiller attacked Google Inc's "fragmented" Android software and its biggest adopter, Samsung Electronics, a day before the Korean firm takes the wraps off its latest flagship smartphone in the United States. More

Apple CEO promises investors 'great stuff' to come

28 Feb, 2013, 9:19 am IST Smartphones

Apple CEO Tim Cook sought to assure shareholders Wednesday that the company is working on some "great stuff" that may help reverse a sharp decline in its stock price. More

Apple loses iPhone trademark in Brazil

14 Feb, 2013, 11:03 am IST Nikhil Subramaniam Smartphones

Brazilian regulators have officially declared that Apple does not have exclusive rights to use the "iPhone" trademark in the country. More

Twitter changes Vine's age rating to 17+, adds option to report users

06 Feb, 2013, 5:51 pm IST Nishtha Kanal iOS

After days of an almost cold standoff between Apple and Twitter, the micro-blogging website has changed video tweeting app Vine’s age rating to 17+ in the App Store. More

Apple has to let go of ‘iPhone’ name in Brazil: reports

06 Feb, 2013, 11:56 am IST Nikhil Subramaniam iOS

Brazil's copyright regulator is all set to strip Apple of the right to use its iPhone trademark in Latin America's biggest market. The regulators More

BB10 unveiling today; has RIM timed the launch perfectly?

30 Jan, 2013, 12:35 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam iOS 1 Comments

The world awaits with bated breath the fate of RIM’s BlackBerry 10 experiment. Some say it is a make-or-break situation and we would have ... More

Samsung urges U.S. court to keep allowing Galaxy phone sales

15 Jan, 2013, 9:47 am IST iOS

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has urged a U.S. appeals court to stand by its denial of Apple Inc's request to ban sales of the Galaxy Nexus smartphone while Apple challenges its patent, according to a document filed late last week. More

Apple may make wearable computers

03 Jan, 2013, 3:18 pm IST Shunal Doke Lifestyle 1 Comments

Pipe Jaffray analyst Gene Munster predicts that Apple may be the among the companies that bring wearable computing to the masses. More

An iOS-powered smart watch may be coming soon

28 Dec, 2012, 1:45 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Lifestyle

News reports from China suggest that Apple is working with Intel on an iOS-powered Bluetooth smart watch. More

Amazon, Google on collision course in 2013

26 Dec, 2012, 9:36 am IST Lifestyle

When Amazon.com Inc CEO Jeff Bezos got word of a project at Google Inc to scan and digitize product catalogs a decade ago, the seeds of a burgeoning ... More

Apple presses case for Samsung sales ban in appeals filing

21 Dec, 2012, 9:44 am IST Lifestyle

Tech giant Apple Inc, battling Samsung Electronics Co over patents in several countries, argued on Thursday that a U.S. appeals court should ... More

App gifting reactivated on iOS by Apple

14 Dec, 2012, 3:38 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Lifestyle

'Tis the season to be jolly indeed as Apple has returned the ability to gift apps from the App Store back to iOS 6 devices. More

Apple's new iMac a turning point for hybrid drives

14 Dec, 2012, 9:32 am IST All-in-ones

When Apple Inc marketing head Phil Schiller launched the new iMac in October he enthused about its "Fusion Drive", a storage option combining ... More

Samsung takes a dig at Apple Maps fiasco in Australia

13 Dec, 2012, 6:24 pm IST Nishtha Kanal All-in-ones

Samsung has taken a dig at Apple Maps in Australia after it was reported that iOS users ended up getting lost by following instructions provided by the service. More

Amazon wins EU e-book pricing battle with Apple

13 Dec, 2012, 5:44 pm IST All-in-ones

European Union regulators ended an antitrust probe into e-book prices on Thursday, accepting an offer by Apple and four publishers to ease pricing ... More

WordPress 3.5 'Elvin' launches with new UI, Retina support

12 Dec, 2012, 3:25 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Web services

WordPress has been updated to version 3.5. The new version packs new features for users and developers alike, and has been given a complete facelift... More

Wi-LAN sues RIM for Bluetooth patent infringement

12 Dec, 2012, 9:41 am IST Web services

Patent licensing company Wi-LAN Inc said on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd for infringing on ... More