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To: puborectalis who wrote (23231)	11/1/2012 8:02:43 AM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 32692

Apple is stuck in 2007... no new innovation whatsoever... and its PPs will eventually head to pre 2007 levels as the iPOS products die...

To: puborectalis who wrote (23231)	11/1/2012 8:08:12 AM
From: sylvester80	1 Recommendation Respond to of 32692

Nokia up another 4% this morning...

To: puborectalis who wrote (23231)	11/1/2012 8:40:48 AM
From: sylvester80	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32692

Multiuser accounts on a tablet is another MUST HAVE feature that Android and Microsoft tablets have and Apple tablets don't.

To: puborectalis who wrote (23231)	11/1/2012 8:45:32 AM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 32692

The $499 and $329 WiFi-only maxiPad and miniPad DO NOT have GPS.... the $199 Nexus 7 DOES... the $399 Nexus 10 DOES... the Microsoft Surface DOES.... With CRAPple, you pay MORE and get LESS.....

To: puborectalis who wrote (23231)	11/1/2012 10:04:01 AM
From: sylvester80	2 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 32692

BREAKING..Apple found GUILTY of violation of Court Order. Ordered to comply within 48hours or face massive sanctions Apple statement on Samsung tablets ruled non-compliant by UK court TABLETS NEWS By Alex Dobie \| Nov 01 2012 \| 9:48 am \| 2 COMMENTS androidcentral.com Apple given 48 hours to correct statement on its UK siteWhen Apple issued its legally-mandated statement, indicating that Samsung had not copied the iPad in its Android tablet range, we speculated that the British High Court might be displeased at the tone and content of the company's message. In the statement which remains linked at apple.com/uk, the iPad maker included a mandatory part about the UK court ruling in Samsung's favor, indicating that the South Korean firm had not copied Apple's tablet design. But in addition, Apple made reference to other cases in the U.S. and Germany where it had been successful in convincing judges that Samsung's designs were infringing. Apple's statement concluded -- "So while the U.K. court did not find Samsung guilty of infringement, other courts have recognized that in the course of creating its Galaxy tablet, Samsung willfully copied Apple's far more popular iPad." Apple was also ordered to take out ads in a number of leading UK newspapers and tech publications, though these have yet to appear. Today three High Court judges ruled Apple's online statement to be "non-compliant" with their order, giving the company 48 hours to replace the message on its site, and change the font to at least 11 points in size. According to reports from The Guardian, Apple attempted to argue that it'd take them 14 days to issue a changed statement, though this was rebuked by the judges. Bloomberg quotes Judge Robin Jacob as saying, "I’m at a loss that a company such as Apple would do this. [...] That is a plain breach of the order."

To: puborectalis who wrote (23231)	11/1/2012 1:27:58 PM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32692

Nokia up another 6% while POS Apple near RED.... again... what a POS....

To: puborectalis who wrote (23231)	11/1/2012 3:05:59 PM
From: sylvester80	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32692

Are the iSheep THAT stupid?? WiFi-only iPads have NO GPS. NADA, ZERO.... $500 and they are not even getting a GPS..... ROTFLMFAO.... too freaking funny....

To: puborectalis who wrote (23231)	11/1/2012 7:57:18 PM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 32692

OH MY GOD..IDC: Android grabbed 75 percent of smartphone market in Q3 Summary: Android continues to gobble up the global smartphone market, based on the latest figures from IDC. By Rachel King for Between the Lines \| November 1, 2012 -- 22:07 GMT (15:07 PDT) zdnet.com Android continues to top list after list when it comes to the smartphone market share. According to the IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker quarterly report, Google's mobile operating system accounts for 75 percent of the international smartphone market share. In plainer terms, that means three out of four smartphones out there run on Android. IDC analysts made a point of how remarkable this is based on the fact that Android is only four years old. (But then again, the smartphone market itself is only slightly older, arguably really took off with the launch of the iPhone in 2007.) Nevertheless, it's the sheer pace at which Android has covered this amount of ground that has caught the eye and praise from analysts. Ramon Llamas, a research manager covering mobile phones at IDC, remarked in the report that Android itself has been one of the reasons the smartphone market has grown the way it has since 2008. In every year since then, Android has effectively outpaced the market and taken market share from the competition. In addition, the combination of smartphone vendors, mobile operators, and end-users who have embraced Android has driven shipment volumes higher. Even today, more vendors are introducing their first Android-powered smartphones to market. Getting down to the nitty-gritty, approximately 136 million Android-based smartphone units shipped worldwide during the September quarter. IDC noted that Samsung was the primary leader in this regard, but pointed out that it slipped in comparison to some other OEM partners. Apple made its way into a very distant second place with 14.9 percent of the market share and 26.9 million units shipped. There are certainly a few reason why Apple is so far behind on a global (and domestic) level. For one, there are simply many more Android-based smartphone models with more pricing and contract options worldwide than there are for the iPhone. Second, it's worth remembering that the iPhone 5 debuted in September, so numbers for Apple could be higher at the end of the fourth quarter -- but don't expect iOS to overtake Android anytime soon. One extra highlight from the Q3 IDC report is Windows Phone 7/Windows Mobile. Even ahead of the major release earlier this week, this OS saw a 140 percent positive point change on an annual basis, compared to 57.3 percent for iOS and 91.5 percent for Android. Windows was also the only member of the top five mobile operating systems aside from Android and iOS to see positive market share changes. Both BlackBerry and Symbian, which placed ahead of Windows, dropped by 34.7 percent and 77.3 percent respectively.

To: puborectalis who wrote (23231)	11/1/2012 8:15:49 PM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 32692

Android now accounts for 3 out of 4 smartphones shipped Devin Coldewey , NBC News nbcnews.com Samsung The popular Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone. The latest quarterly report from IDC on mobile phones shows that Google is the undisputed king of the smartphone world. Out of 181 million smartphones shipped last quarter, 75 percent were running Android. High-profile phones like the HTC One series and Samsung's Galaxy S III helped create these record numbers — that and the precipitous decline of BlackBerry and Symbian devices. Google and Apple continued to divvy up the users fleeing RIM and Nokia's flagging platforms, each adding millions of customers. But if Apple's year-over-year gain was huge — 27 million units shipped last quarter versus 17 million the same period last year — then Google's was tremendous, doubling the rate at which Android phones are being shipped. 136 million Android phones were sold between July and September; that's more in three months than all the smartphones sold in 2007, IDC points out. Android and iOS shipped 105 million and 26 million phones respectively in the previous quarter, meaning Google's growth was recent and rapid. Microsoft's Windows Phone has hardly taken the market by storm, and its 3.6 million phones shipped may look like a rounding error compared with the competition, but it has doubled its presence year-over-year, likely due to the excellent phones designed by Nokia. With Windows Phone 8 and a number of nice-looking devices coming out over the next few months, that growth, while modest, could easily continue. More data, analysis, and charts can be found at IDC's summary of their report.

To: puborectalis who wrote (23231)	11/1/2012 8:52:01 PM
From: sylvester80	1 Recommendation Respond to of 32692

BREAKING..Apple has lost their legal claim to the iPhone name in Mexico Posted: 01 Nov 2012, 15:00, by Scott H. phonearena.com Apple may have solved their trademark problems in China, but it appears they may have a bigger problem on its hands south of the U.S. border, as a court in Mexico City has denied an injunction that would have allowed Apple to continue to sell under the iPhone brand because it violates the trademarks of iFone, a Mexican telecommunications company. The ruling could have a major impact on Apple’s phone sales in Mexico, as well as affecting the marketing and sales plans of several wireless service providers in the country, some of which were gearing up to offer the iPhone 5 to customers this weekend. It’s not actually clear what Apple was thinking this time around – the iFone trademark was filed in Mexico in 2003, a full four years before Apple filed to trademark the iPhone. Despite the rather obvious priority issue, Apple decided to sue iFone in 2009 in an attempt to invalidate the company’s name for being too similar to the iPhone. The predictable response was a countersuit by iFone, and the court battles have been swinging in iFone’s favor ever since. The move could prove costly to Apple in more ways than one. In addition to losing the ability to sell devices under the iPhone trademark in Mexico, iFone is also suing for damages for past infringement, asking for a minimum of 40% of all iPhone sales to date in the Mexican market. While those numbers aren’t nearly as large as they are in the U.S., it still would represent a substantial payment. It's not yet clear whether the embargo on using the iPhone name will go into effect before sales of the iPhone 5 start on Friday, or if this will trigger Apple to loosen the purse strings to negotiate a settlement with iFone, but given the circumstances it would seem that Apple has precious little leverage this time around. Clearly lawsuits can be a double-edged sword. source: El Universal via Electronista

To: puborectalis who wrote (23231)	11/2/2012 10:55:09 AM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 32692

SUCKERS..Apple’s iPad Mini Launch Draws Smaller Crowds Than Previous Product Debuts DARRELL ETHERINGTON posted 3 hours ago 17 Comments techcrunch.com The iPad mini officially went on sale today, and the response at physical retail stores has been mixed. Some areas are seeing decent-sized lines, according to Reuters this morning, including Tokyo and Seoul Apple Stores with crowds of 100 or more, but overall, the news organization notes that crowds are smaller than they have been in the past for other launches. The Apple Store in Sydney, for instance, had 50 people in line when it opened compared to a line covering several blocks for the iPhone 5. Some locations had more sizeable lines than others, like the Amsterdam Apple Store, as well as Apple’s Munich location. And while lines in New York City lines seemed to be suffering as New Yorkers dealt with more important issues, as of this morning it looks like lines at some locations at least were building considerably. At a store in La Cañada, Spain, a decent-sized group of customers also queued. The Covent Garden Apple Store in the U.K. saw maybe one of the smallest crowds according to reports on Twitter, and at the Regent Street location you can apparently walk in and buy an iPad mini right now. And reports from various U.S. locations including Maryland, Ohio, Florida and Buffalo show only small lines in those locations only an hour or so ahead of stores opening on the east coast. Regional locations always have smaller lines than the bigger flagship stores, but for the iPhone 5 launch lines were considerably larger in small town locations even at partner resellers like AT&T. Compared to previous device launches this year, the crowds are fairly underwhelming. About 450 people lined up in Tokyo ahead of the iPad 3 going on sale, for instance, and lines stretched into the hundreds at locations around the world. The iPad mini is a new category of device for Apple, and users might not have had time to make up their minds about this novel product yet. Yet with other new device launches, like that of the original iPad, lines were huge in a variety of places. The iPad mini goes on sale in 34 markets today, and was available for pre-orders beginning Friday, October 26. Pre-orders sold out over the course of the first weekend, but it remains unclear how many were available in that initial crop. Analyst estimates for initial iPad mini sales vary, but Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster says to expect around 1.5 million, compared to the iPad 3's 3 million over the launch weekend. These lines suggest conservative estimates are likely on the right track, but it’s also worth noting that only the Wi-Fi version of the iPad mini goes on sale today, so customers could be waiting for its LTE-enabled sibling, which doesn’t ship until later in November.