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Gartner: HP Keeps Its PC Lead As European Market Drops 2.4%, Apple Cracks Top 5 In UK

Tablets and smartphones may be gradually ushering us into a post-PC world, but for now the bigger machines continue to dominate the market. Figures out today from Gartner, focusing on PCs in Europe, note that shipments in the economically-troubled region … Continue reading

OS X Mountain Lion: How to enable Dictation for users who are managed by Parental Controls

Users who are being managed with Parental Controls are prevented from using Dictation, but it can be enabled easily.

What’s a Fox News celebrity doing in Apple v. Samsung?

Samsung has until 5 p.m. Thursday to explain why Susan Estrich was representing it FORTUNE — In addition to becoming the youngest woman win tenure at Harvard, running Michael Dukakis’ presidential campaign, writing more than half a dozen books (most … Continue reading

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Fanboys, Grab Your Credit Cards: Original Factory-Sealed iPhone Goes Up On eBay For $10,000

Apparently $10,000 is the going rate for a factory-sealed first-gen iPhone. At least, that’s according to two sellers on eBay, who have recently listed the historic device on the bidding site. I would usually say that most electronics shouldn’t be … Continue reading

OS X Mountain Lion: Cannot connect to Exchange server in Mail after upgrading

After upgrading to Mountain Lion: Your Exchange email account may not connect in Mail. You may receive an error message when attempting to send or receive messages. Your settings appear to change each time you quit and open Mail.

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Conan O’Brien Breaks Down The Apple/Samsung Trial [VIDEO]

Apple and Samsung are currently entrenched in courtroom warfare. Apple alleges that Samsung stole some of iOS’s key functions. Samsung is saying nuh-huh. Here’s a video of a Samsung VP, released by Coco O’Brien’s web monkeys, that shows Samsung, the … Continue reading

How Samsung copied Apple’s iPhone – in 126 detailed steps

Apple has entered into evidence a 132-page document Samsung fought hard to suppress FORTUNE — Susan Kare, the designer who created much of the look and feel of the original Macintosh, took the stand Tuesday as a paid Apple (AAPL) … Continue reading

Team Coco spoof: Samsung denies that it ripped off Apple

Tagline: “Samsapple. Think Slightly Different.” FORTUNE — Conan O’Brien is an equal opportunity satirist. He loves to puncture Apple’s (AAPL) hype and pomposity (see here). On Tuesday night, Team Coco lampooned Samsung’s claim — made in all seriousness in court … Continue reading

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A Bunch Of People In A Room Building A Phone: What The iPhone Document Says About Samsung

There’s an old saw in consumer electronics that goes something like this: if Palm/Google/Samsung/LG/Huawei/RIM wants to compete with Apple, why don’t they hire a bunch of great people, lock them in a room, give them millions of dollars, and make … Continue reading

Survey: 49% interested in an Apple TV, but not for $1,500

At that price, the percentage of willing buyers drops to 12% FORTUNE — Two analysts — Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster and Barclay’s Ben Reitzes — filed notes Wednesday about Apple’s (AAPL) much-rumored TV product. No, not the $99 Apple TV … Continue reading