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Steve Jobs was ‘very receptive’ to 7-inch iPad idea, court documents show

Published: 05:15 PM EST (02:15 PM PST) An email presented in the Apple v. Samsung trial on Friday from Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue to iOS chief Scott Forstall hints that discussions of building a smaller 7-inch iPad were in motion since at least 2011 and may have had [...]

Questionable Claims of a 4.6″ Screen on Next iPhone, But 4″ Screen Still Seems Very Possible

Reuters relays rumors from a South Korean newspaper which revives claims of a larger screen on the next iPhone. Apple has decided on the bigger 4.6-inch display for its next iPhone and started placing orders to its suppliers, the Maeil Business Newspaper said, quoting an unnamed industry source. A 4.6-inch screen, however, would be significantly [...]

Samsung official: company ‘not doing very well’ in tablets

Executives pin hopes on 5-, 10.1-inch Note models An official at Samsung was unusually candid during a media roundtable at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, admitting the obvious but rarely-spoken truth that the company’s attempts to replicate its smartphone success in the tablet market had failed. “Honestly, we’re not doing very well in the [...]

29% of Kindle Fire owners plan to spend more at Amazon, but only 54% very satisfied

By AppleInsider Staff Published: 01:00 AM EST (10:00 PM PST) A new survey has revealed that 29 percent of Kindle Fire owners plan to spend more money at online retailer Amazon, but only 54 percent of them said they were very satisfied with the device. Research firm ChangeWave conducted a survey in January of over [...]

Amazon now ‘very engaged’ in music talks to catch Apple

updated 01:35 pm EDT, Wed June 22, 2011 Amazon back to negotiating for deeper Cloud Player A seeming off-hand reference after repeating leaks of Amazon’s tablet plans has revealed that Amazon is back into negotiations to improve Cloud Player. The company is “very engaged” with music labels to go beyond the upload-only service it launched [...]

Nokia: Microsoft deal hinged on very low-price Windows Phone

updated 06:30 pm EST, Fri February 18, 2011 Nokia says Windows Phone deal for very low prices Nokia’s recently installed CEO Stephen Elop told those at a Finnish press event that developing ultra-budget Windows Phone devices was a condition of the Microsoft deal. Before it would make the switch, Nokia had to be persuaded that [...]

En Origami, a very crafty font

by Kate Godfrey, PC World   Some fonts are masters of illusion, creating a sense of space beyond the two-dimensional plane. Other fonts are crafty (like Black Jack and Waltograph) and styled to appear written by hand. Now here’s a font that bends over backward to do double duty. Naveen Chandru’s En Origami is a [...]

Remains of the Day: A very Apple Christmas

Apple sold a ton of iOS devices, one iPhone caught a thief, Verizon’s on the horizon, and Kindles are doing okay, too. The remainders for December 27, 2010 aren’t under the tree, but you can find them right where you left them. Facebook for iPhone Usage Statistics (AllFacebook) As John Gruber points out, the Facebook [...]