Categories
App Store Apple Finance iOS iPhone Software The Apple Core

Apple and Bitcoin, oil and water?

One of my terrible regrets is that I didn’t hop on the Bitcoin train when I had the chance. I read about it, created an account, had one of my computers generate some coin (took forever), and decided it wasn’t worth my time to fart around with unrecognized virtual currency. If I had left that […]

Categories
News Software

Firefox updated to 21.0

According to version numbers, Firefox can now legally purchase an alcoholic beverage… On Friday, Mozilla.org released version 21.0 of its Firefox web browser. The new version, a 40.2 megabyte download via MacUpdate, adds the following fixes and changes: – The Social API now supports multiple providers. – Enhanced three-state UI for Do Not Track (DNT). […]

Categories
iPhone Legal wireless

Wireless handset unlocking becomes illegal in U.S. without carrier permission

Well, here’s the thing that’ll drive you nuts today. Per Electronista and TechCrunch, phone unlocking without carrier permission is now illegal in the United States. A 90-day transition period, permitting the practice after an exemption added to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act was reversed in October, has now run out. The expiration of the exemption […]

Categories
iPad iPhone News Processors retail

20% Samsung price hike could affect Apple’s margins by 1-2%

The ne’er ending fight between Apple and Samsung continues. Following up on yesterday’s story about Samsung potentially raising the cost of building mobile processors for Apple, such a change would be expected to reduce the company’s overall margins by as much as 2 percentage points. Per AppleInsider, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray noted on Wednesday […]

Categories
Legal News

Apple ordered to pay Samsung’s legal fees, remove “false and misleading” notice of judgment

This feud’s going to continue until even your grandchildren are considering which nursing home to go to… Per iLounge and Bailii, Apple has been ordered to pay Samsung’s legal fees on an indemnity basis, after being ordered to remove a “false and misleading” notice of judgment it had previously posted on the Apple U.K. website. […]