Several state and city law enforcement officials are teaming up to launch an investigation on why smartphone manufacturers including Apple have not done more to combat device thefts, reports the Huffington Post. The investigation will be conducted by attorneys general in six different states along with district attorneys and police officials from eight additional cities. [...]
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State and City Officials to Investigate Anti-Theft Practices of Cellphone Makers Following Summit
Posted by Gary on June 13, 2013
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PC makers’ revolt against Windows continues as Acer preps all-in-one Android desktop
Posted by Gary on June 2, 2013
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It’s no secret that the makers of traditional computing devices are less than pleased with some of Microsoft’s more recent moves, and a new announcement from Acer marks the continuation of a trend that may give the software giant pause: PC giants increasingly releasing regular PC form factors and other devices running not Windows, but [...]
Hyundai joins car makers supporting Siri Eyes Free tech
Posted by Gary on January 8, 2013
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Listing of supporting companies so far up to 10 Korea’s Hyundai is joining the list of car makers supporting Apple’s Siri Eyes Free technology, according to a CES announcement. The company hasn’t identified specific car models yet, but says that upcoming vehicles with dashboard consoles will get the technology. Using Eyes Free requires a device [...]
Made-for-i makers to be held to Apple code of conduct
Posted by Gary on November 9, 2012
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Enforcement could be complicated prospect The manufacturers of Made for iPod/iPhone/iPad accessories will soon be held to the same code of conduct Apple expects of its suppliers, claims a TUAW source at this week’s Made for i conference in Shenzhen. Although critics have complained about lax Apple enforcement, the code is meant to ensure that [...]
Apple Meeting With Accessory Makers to Promote Lightning Integration
Posted by Gary on October 18, 2012
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Next month, Apple will meet with accessory makers in Shenzhen, China to discuss integration of the new Lightning connector in third party products, according to a report from TechCrunch. The MFi Program allows manufacturers to obtain the hardware components necessary to connect iPhones, iPods and iPads to third party docks, cars, and other such devices. [...]
Opinion: What the in-app purchase hack means for app makers
Posted by Gary on July 15, 2012
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The recent news that a simple hack makes it trivial to circumvent iOS’s in-app purchasing mechanism raises the question of whether Apple is doing enough to help developers safely conduct transactions through the App Store. In-app purchases—IAPs for short—are a mechanism that allows an app to charge a user’s iTunes account in exchange for digital [...]
LCD makers settle price fixing lawsuit for $1.12 billion
Posted by Gary on July 13, 2012
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Several Apple suppliers among implicated parties Several LCD manufacturers are paying out a total of $1.12 billion to settle a class action lawsuit over price fixing, the Wall Street Journal reports. LG will lose the most in the arrangement, paying out $380 million. AU Optronics is on hook for $170 million, while Toshiba is due [...]
LCD makers to pay $571 million to settle price-fixing case
Posted by Gary on July 13, 2012
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U.S. states on Thursday announced they have reached settlement agreements with LCD makers LG Display, AU Optronics and Toshiba, which will pay close to $571 million to end the price-fixing case against them. The U.S. state attorneys general said that the companies conspired to fix, raise, and maintain prices of TFT-LCD flat panels, which led [...]