Swedish telecommunications group Nokia said Tuesday that it had filed a second complaint with the US International Trade Commission alleging that Apple has infringed its patents in almost all of its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets and computers.
Here’s an astonishing post from Kevin Rose, publishing an (anoymized) email from a friend of his who works for Apple in Japan. In the aftermath of the quake and the tsunami, Apple Stores have become communication centres for those who can’t get through on the phone, and temporary accommodation for staff who can’t get home
Apple has postponed the launch of the iPad 2 tablet in Japan, as the country struggles to recover from the recent earthquake and tsunami.
When the Apple Store came back online yesterday after the announcement of the iPad 2, customers were a bit shocked to find out that Apple is not taking any pre-orders for the device until March 11th, the same day the product hits store shelves.
Apple has beaten off efforts to reveal succession plans for the time when Steve Jobs is no longer in charge of the company. The proposal was made by the Central Laborers’ Fund during the company’s annual shareholder meeting.