There’s a published report, in the Washington Post, that Apple has applied for the iWatch trademark in Japan. The filing with the Japan Patent Office, made June 3, has been made public, so it certainly appears to be true. In addition it was later revealed that Apple applied for iWatch trademarks in several other countries […]

As many of you no doubt recall, Apple received lots of negative publicity in 2010 amid complaints that there were serious defects with the iPhone 4’s external antenna system. Touted as a unique feature, there was one critical defect: If you held the phone in a way that covered the lower left side of the […]

It’s fair to say that Apple CEO Tim Cook has the ability to imply much while saying little. As the result, he can generate plenty of headlines about what Apple might be planning. And by parsing the sentences and phrases, you might find room to speculate about a forthcoming product. So there’s Apple’s “hobby,” the […]

Despite the drubbing Apple’s stock price has taken in recent months, the company remains one of the most profitable on the planet. But Apple didn’t get there paying attention to the critics. When they did listen on one occasion, they ended up almost going out of business. Consider the endless requests to license the Mac […]