Even as Microsoft’s Windows 8 reached a milestone in passing 100 million licenses sold, the software giant is preparing to rework its latest operating system in order to address the realities of a drastically changed computing market. Officials from Microsoft revealed the 100 million sales figure to media outlets last week, but it was only [...]
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Windows 8 hits 100 million sales, Microsoft working to address user complaints
Posted by Gary on May 7, 2013
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Apple’s New Corporate Controller Luca Maestri Receives Stock Rights Worth $15 Million
Posted by Gary on April 27, 2013
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Former Xerox CFO Luca Maestri officially joined Apple as Corporate Controller in late February and a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published earlier today reveals that he received 38,091 restricted stock units (RSUs) in March of this year. As with most RSUs handed out by Apple, these carry staggered vesting dates with 1/8 [...]
Apple to challenge $368 million patent infringement verdict
Posted by Gary on April 27, 2013
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Latest legal maneuver will open the way to appeal massive award granted to patent-holding firm VirnetX April 26, 2013 (Computerworld) Apple will challenge a November 2012 jury verdict that awarded $368 million in damages to Nevada patent-holding company VirnetX, a filing with U.S. regulators showed. In a Form 10-Q filed this week with the U.S. [...]
Windows OEM’s ship combined total of 3 million tablets in Q1
Posted by Gary on April 25, 2013
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Windows 8 tablets off to slow start, Apple still dominant New figures compiled by Strategy Analytics shows that Windows 8 OEM’s shipped a combined total of 3 million Windows tablets in calendar Q1 for 2013. The tablet market reached an all-time high of 40.6 million branded tablet shipments for the quarter, a 117 percent increase [...]
Apple Donates $8 Million to Chinese Earthquake Victims
Posted by Gary on April 23, 2013
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Following a devastating earthquake that struck in Sichuan, China over the weekend, Apple has donated 50 million RMB or approximately $8 million to affected victims. In addition to the donation, Apple has also updated the front page of its Chinese website to express its condolences and to offer schools in the area new Apple devices. [...]
Apple just returned at least 5 million faulty iPhones to Foxconn
Posted by Gary on April 23, 2013
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When the iPhone 5 launched last September almost immediately there were complaints about the new smartphone being damaged on arrival. The problem was the anodized aluminum rear casing, which was not only arriving chipped and scratched, but also easily got damaged with use. At the time Phil Schiller claimed the scratches and chips were normal. [...]
Rumor: Apple returned batch of 8 million defective iPhones to Foxconn
Posted by Gary on April 22, 2013
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A batch of as many as 8 million iPhone units were reportedly not up to Apple’s standards after being assembled by Foxconn, and were subsequently returned to the company.The alleged manufacturing issues were detailed on Monday by The Register, which cited a report first published by China Business. It’s alleged that an anonymous Foxconn employee [...]
Amazon Acquires Siri-Challenger ‘Evi’ for $26 Million?
Posted by Gary on April 18, 2013
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TechCrunch is reporting that Amazon has acquired Evi, a natural language search platform that is similar to Apple’s Siri, for $26 million. The Evi app was originally posted on the App Store but Apple had threatened to remove because of similarities to Siri, but later said it would “work with” the company to reduce similarities. [...]