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Apple Adds Samsung Galaxy S IV to List of Devices for Spring 2014 Lawsuit
0By: Jeff Stewart | May 23rd, 2013 | Apple, Google, News, Smartphones
Several reports have earlier indicated that Apple was requesting courts to add the flagship smartphone from Samsung, the Galaxy S IV, to a list of infringing devices in the ongoing patent law suit against the South Korean company in California. Now it is officia...
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Samsung Galaxy S IV Achieves 10 Million Unit Sales Milestone Within First Month of Release
By: Ali Raza | May 23rd, 2013 | Android, Apple, Business, News, Smartphones
While talking to the media last week, co-Chief Executive Officer of Samsung, Shin Jong-kyu claimed that he expects the Galaxy S IV to achieve 10 million units sales milestone during the week. His assertion has proved true and on Thursday, May 23rd, the South Korean electronics manufacturer announced that its latest flagship hand...
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Analyst Claims Steady Local Sales of Macs will Help Apple Post Better Earnings in Second Quarter
By: Ali Raza | May 22nd, 2013 | Apple, Business, iOS, News
Macs are no longer on the priority list for Apple because the company’s revenue does not depend much on sales of the computing devices anymore. Howevr, according to Gene Munster, an analyst for Piper Jaffray, its recent sales will positively affect the second quarter earnings of the Cupertino-based company. An AllThingsD report ...
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Milward Brown Optimor Ranks Apple as the Most Valuable Brand in the World
By: Ali Raza | May 22nd, 2013 | Apple, Business, Google, News
Marketing intelligence company, Milward Brown Optimor, has recently released its annual ranking list which depicts Apple as the most valuable brand in the world thanks to its diversified business portfolio, strong corporate branding and balance of global and local strength that have pushed it to the top. Milward Brown has determin...
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Ireland Denies Allegations of Offering Special Tax Rate to Apple Subsidiaries
By: Jeff Stewart | May 22nd, 2013 | Apple, Business, News
The US Senate Committee has severally criticised Apple for its “Holy Grail of tax avoidance.” According to a report that was co-written by Senator Carl Levin and John McCain, the Committee has blamed Apple for reaching a deal with the Irish government as result of which the company has avoided a tax rate it is legally bound to...
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Tim Cook Successfully Defends Apple’s Tax Practices Before U.S. Senate Committee
By: Jeff Stewart | May 22nd, 2013 | Apple, News
Apple CEO Tim Cook and two other executives from the Cupertino-based company have to testify in front of the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations regarding their company’s offshore tax practices. During the hearing Cook defended his company’s practice of avoiding U.S. taxes by not showing money they had earned o...
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Following the Release of Apple’s Testimony U.S. Senators say Company “Uses Unusual Tactics” to Avoid Taxes
By: Jeff Stewart | May 22nd, 2013 | Apple, Business, News
After Tim Cook was called to testify in front of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, May 21st, Apple made its planned remarks public just a day before the hearing. The Cupertino-based company has not only shed light on its offshore tax practices in the testimony, but it has also given suggestions about corporate tax reform. However, it ...
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Apple Issues Testimony Regarding Offshore Tax Practices and Corporate Tax Reform a Day Before US Senate Hearing
By: Jeff Stewart | May 21st, 2013 | Apple, News
The U.S. Senate has called on Apple’s CEO Tim Cook to give an explanation of his company’s offshore tax practices on Tuesday, May 21st. The technology giant seems to be quite confident about the Senate hearing, as just a day before Cook has to appear in front of senators, Apple has released its testimony in which the Californi...
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New Report Claims Apple’s iPad 5 is Likely to be 33 Percent Lighter Than iPad 4
By: Jeff Stewart | May 21st, 2013 | Apple, iOS, News, Tablets
Digitimes has released a fresh report in which the site has quoted supply chain sources from Taiwan, which have revealed that Apple is gearing up for the trial production of their next gen full-sized iPad. The article states that mass production will begin in July and looking to ship 2 to 3 million units of the slate during each m...
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BlackBerry Doubles its Market Share in Canada but Losses Ground Internationally
By: Ali Raza | May 18th, 2013 | Apple, Business, News, O Canada, Smartphones
BlackBerry has been in the news for the past several because of several announcements made during its annual conference called BlackBerry Live in Orlando. Now Tavis McCourt’s analyst Raymond James has revealed that the market share of BlackBerry in Canada has doubled from last year's 6 percent stake. On Friday, May 17th the...
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