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  • Samsung chief's arrest sought in South Korean corruption scandal

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    MacPro said:
    What no patent infringement?   ;)
    Nah... par for the course with Sammy, so is classed as FRAND.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple celebrates 10 years since Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone

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    mattinoz said:
    Damn It the 5 series (nonC) is by far the best on balance version of the iPhone to date yet gets relegated to half shots in the graphics.
    Although I see kids of two years of age with iPhones, at 72 years of age I've only just purchased my very first mobile device... and after much pondering it was a 5S.

    As a first-time user I was unsure of the form factor in my smallish hands, but after a few days of struggling to type captions to photos - the latter of which had a finger in many a shot - everything became routine... aided by the predictive text in French when messaging a lady friend. However, as I am now so enamoured with this method of communication, star (celestial) spotting, casual photo snapping (after 40 years of Nikons cracking my neck and shoulders), I aim to 'get in line' for you know what around the time of the 'anniversary' model.

    PS: As I was typing this the 4 o'clock news on BBC Radio 4's lead headline was a 10-second sound clip of Jobs announcing the iPhone... I remembered it well!
    digital_guyyojimbo007argonautmattinozcali

  • Nokia expands number of patent suits against Apple in escalating battle

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    blastdoor said:
    Nokia is kind of like a failed state that is trying to make some money through piracy -- kind of like Somalia. 
    Since Nokia is Finnish... I think they're finished!
    calislprescottGrimzahnSpamSandwichwatto_cobra

  • Apple hires former Porsche race car director for alleged 'Project Titan' role

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    "While at Porsche, Hitzinger returned the company to endurance racing, and assisted in development of the 919 hybrid sports car. Hitzinger's command led the company to Le Mans and endurance racing world championships in 2015 and 2016."

    The Porsche 919 is a great car, with both a gasoline engine and an electric motor. I drove one. That is, I drove the 919 at Real Racing 3, on AppleTV.
    Yup... for a 2-litre 4-cylinder car, it sure goes! When my first Bialetti of the day is brewing I sometimes play this YouTube vid of a 919 testing at Monza...



    Love the sounds of the three downflicks of gears from around 200mph... only 50 metres before most bends!
    irelandpropod

  • Fitbit's Pebble buyout valued at less than $40M, more about fighting Apple than product line

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    cali said:
    Funny stuff.

    though I wonder why Apple doesn't pick up cheap companies. Maybe Apple doesn't need any of their talent.
    “Buy a great company at a fair price, rather than a fair company at a great price.” - Warren Buffett / Berkshire Hathaway.

    radarthekat