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Apple News: Samsung faces sanctions over latest dirty trick in Apple case In advance of last year’s big patent infringement trial that resulted in a billion dollar judgement against Samsung – not a penny of which has yet been paid – Samsung’s attorneys demanded that Apple turn over the contents of its patent licensing agreements with Nokia and three other manufacturers, Ericsson, Sharp, and Philips. Apple complied, as it is…

Apple News: Job posting suggests Apple is working on solar-powered mobile devices Apple is in search of a thin films engineer for its Mobile Devices team, according to a recent job posting. More specifically, it’s looking for an engineer with extensive experience with thin-film technologies in either semiconductor processing or solar industries. The posting suggests Apple is investigating a viable alternative energy source for future mobile products. And the fact…

Apple News: Be Like The NSA With These Extreme Mac Security Measures After spying on our personal online data from social networks to Internet providers, the National Security Agency might not currently be seen as the most trustworthy group, but when it comes to securing the privacy of personal computers, you bet the NSA knows what they are talking about. The Atlantic highlighted a tip from an NSA document urging…

Apple News: Security Tutorial: Enable 2-Step Login Verification For Apple With so many social media companies in the news lately for data breaches, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and make sure our own accounts are as secure as possible. And there’s nothing quite like a wormy apple! One way to protect your account is by enabling 2-step login verification. 2-step login verification links an SMS-enabled mobile phone to…

Apple News: Apple’s quest for perfection and enduring beauty If everyone is busy making everything…how can anyone perfect anything? We start to confuse convenience with joy, abundance with choice. Design requires something: focus. The first thing we ask is what do we want people to feel. Delight…surprise…love…connection. Then we begin to craft around that intention. It takes time. There are a thousand no’s for every yes. We perfect. We start…