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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 […]

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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. […]

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Effort to release a Steve Jobs action figure halted by pressure from lawyers, family

Not to start your day on a down note…but a Steve Jobs action figure won’t be hitting the shelves any time soon. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Tandy Cheung of In Icons Productions has announced that the product is no more on the company website saying the item won’t be sold now or in the […]

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Apple begins ordering NAND Flash memory from alternate vendors, works to curb reliance on Samsung

When in doubt, find another supplier. Per DigiTimes, Apple is increasing purchases of flash memory from Japanese suppliers in an effort to scale back its dependance on Samsung for components, as the two companies continue their legal dispute. DigiTimes on Thursday cited industry sources as saying that Apple has tapped Toshiba and Elpida Memory for […]

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Entire Beatles catalog now available via iTunes Store

On Tuesday, Apple announced that the entire Beatles catalog is now available via the iTunes Store. Per Macworld, the group’s complete box set is now available for US$149 with many individual tracks selling for $1.29 apiece. Single albums cost $13 each, with double albums such as the Past Masters compilation going for $20. Each of […]