Jeff Gamet

When asked about the possibility of the iPhone coming to Verizon during a Goldman Sachs investor conference, Mr. Seidenberg replied “I think 4G will accelerate the process, and any other decisions Apple makes would be fine with us. Hopefully, at some point Apple will get with the program.”Currently, the iPhone is available only on AT&T’s…

The complaint against Sanho states, in part, “Sanho, the defendants, manufacture, distribute and/or sell products that infringe patents relating to Apple’s proprietary MagSafe connectors used to connect power adapters and other products to Apple’s portable computers, such as the MacBook.”Apple’s filing goes on to claim “Defendants also manufacture, distribute and/or sell products that infringe patents…

Apple’s first place ranking among PC companies marks the seventh year the Mac maker has come in ahead of its competition, and it is also the largest gap between companies in the survey.The second place position turned out to be a three-way tie between HP, Dell and Acer.PC makers climbed in the customer satisfaction rankings,…

While alleged insiders are saying the deal is legit, Polar Rose CEO Carl Silbersky would only say “I do not know what this is about.”Polar Rose recently stopped offering its public services for Flickr and Facebook claiming it planned instead to start licensing its technology to other companies.Assuming Polar Rose is signing a buyout deal,…

Information surrounding the alleged hacking incident are slim, and it appears that  Ms. Allen may have filed the lawsuit in High Court in the U.K. as a procedural move simply to get information on how the attack could have happened. Rumors claim she contacted Apple for help after the incident, but the company wasn’t willing…

The patent infringement suit was filed U.S. District Court in Massachusetts claimed Google has been infringing on four Skyhook patents. Skyhook is requesting an injunction to block Google’s competing Wi-Fi location tracking service and is also asking the court for damages.Skyhook’s second lawsuit alleges that Google has been pressuring smartphone makers to drop its services…

Apple introduced its iAd service with several companies already on board. The number of apps taking advantage of iAds, however, still looks to be somewhat limited, and new ad campaigns seem to be rolling out slowly.A slow start doesn’t necessarily mean failure, although Ms. Bartz seems to think the writing is on the wall for…

Apple is quickly closing in on Nintendo’s 41.0 million users, too. The figures come from a survey conducted by Newzoo as part of its International Gamers Survey 2010.The study also showed that about two thirds of the iPad and PSP game players surveyed play games at least three days a week. In comparison, about 50…

Japanese security officials confiscated the throwing stars, also known as shuriken, and threw them away because the airport doesn’t distinguish between private and commercial airline passengers.Mr. Jobs attempted to persuade officials to let him keep the stars by saying it wouldn’t make any sense to hijack his own plane, but the agents weren’t buying into…

Adobe’s Packager for iPhone tools let developers create apps in Flash Professional CS5 and then compile them as native iOS apps.“This feature was created to enable Flash developers to quickly and easily deliver applications for iOS devices,” the company said in a statement. “The feature is available for developers to use today in Flash Professional…

Like in the U.S., ACN members must pass Apple Certification exams for support professionals, technical coordinators or system administrators. They’re also required to pay an annual £329 membership fee.ACN members get a listing on Apple’s Web site, product discounts, online training, and more. As the U.K. program grows, Apple will likely add a more robust…

Amazon.com was offering pre-release orders of the iLife 11 Family Pack for US$99, although its unclear if anyone successfully completed the order process before the listing was pulled.Apple hasn’t announced a new version of the iLife suite yet. The most recent release was iLife 09 which shipped in January 2009. The suite includes iPhoto, iMovie,…

iTunes 10 users can keep on top of what their favorite bands and artists are up to, see when and where concerts will be, and purchase tickets to events in the application.“We are thrilled to power the concert listings feature on iTunes and deliver this new and simple way for millions of iTunes users to…

Apple announced iTunes 10 Wednesday during its annual Fall media event. The new version of the company’s media management and playback software (and online music, video, and application store) gets an updated icon for the first time, and the company added a new social networking platform called Ping, as well.During the media event, Apple CEO…

“The industry was abuzz that this business unit was on the market, and there were a number of competing companies for it,” Mr. Otellini said. “I think [Apple was] very happy that Intel won the bid.”Infineon builds 3G wireless chips, and Apple has been among the company’s clients. According to Intel, the Infineon Wireless Solutions…

“Contractors must deal fairly with the government when doing business with federal agencies,” commented Department of Justice Civil Division assistant attorney general Tony West. “As this case demonstrates, we will take action against those who seek to taint the government procurement process with illegal kickbacks.”HP’s settlement was part of a larger DOJ investigation into companies…