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Samsung’s ‘Beat Apple’ files: Are these the smoking guns?

Just before their weekend break, the jury got a peek at Samsung’s internal documents FORTUNE — The tech reporters covering the Apple v. Samsung trial last week feasted on the testimony of two senior Apple (AAPL) vice presidents and the … Continue reading

Shot from the air: A photo of the new face of Apple’s iCloud

Meet the mysterious “tactical data center” that just popped up on Apple’s server farm FORTUNE — The news that Apple (AAPL) was building a smaller, insect-shaped data center next to its big Maiden, N.C., server farm was broken — of … Continue reading

Playing the jury card: Samsung trying to get an Apple mistrial?

Why a seasoned lawyer might disrespect the judge in a multibillion dollar patent trial FORTUNE — Even a veteran court reporter like Alison Frankel was surprised when Samsung’s lead attorney, John Quinn, approached judge Lucy Koh just before opening arguments in … Continue reading

What to do (and not) when an iPhone or iPad is stolen

One reporter got his jaw split in half. Another enlisted an army of Twitter followers. FORTUNE — According to NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Apple (AAPL) gadgets — iPhones, iPads, iPods — now represent  four out of 10 thefts in … Continue reading

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IDC: Apple’s iPad Grew Q2 Tablet Share To 68% As It Braces For Windows 8, Amazon And Nexus Competition

After Amazon launched its $199 Kindle Fire tablet last autumn, a lot of observers thought it could prove to be the competition to Apple’s iPad that other Android tablets had so far failed to deliver. Some numbers out from IDC … Continue reading

Here’s the phone Samsung insists the Apple jury must see

“Fundamental fairness requires that the jury decide the case based on all the evidence.” FORTUNE — Two funny things about the e-mail to the press of excluded evidence that got John Quinn, Samsung’s lead lawyer, in such hot water with the … Continue reading

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Apple’s iPhone 5,2 Prototype Showing Up In Server Logs

A few short days after rumors began swirling that Apple would hold this year’s fall event on Sept. 12, a reliable source just sent a screen grab of a next-gen iPhone popping up in his/her/its server logs. We weren’t able … Continue reading

Aperture 3.2: Deleting from Photo Stream does not work after upgrading to OS X Mountain Lion

Deleting an image from Photo Stream in Aperture removes the photo from Aperture’s Photo Stream view, but does not remove it from Photo Stream on other devices.

Recent Results in Mississippian Oil Play Providing Reason for Optimism, Says IHS

Dateline City:  NORWALK, Conn. Well results lower than Bakken, but play economics boosted by lower drilling costs Despite weaker well results than those in the prolific Bakken Shale play, shallower wells and cheaper drilling costs are boosting economics and driving … Continue reading

The Sony device Samsung claims inspired Apple’s iPhone

Judge for yourself: Does this look like something Jony Ive might have copied? FORTUNE — The biggest drama on the first full day of Apple v. Samsung — the high-stakes patent infringement case being played out in a packed San … Continue reading