SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) — Apple confirmed Wednesday its latest iOS 5 mobile operating system was causing a battery problem identified by iPhone 4S customers and that a fix was coming.

“A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices,” Apple said in a statement released on technology news site AllThingsD. “We have found a few bugs that are affecting battery life and we will release a software update to address those in a few weeks.” Continue Reading

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — Apple on Monday announced that it has sold more than four million of its new iPhone 4S, three days after the launch last Friday.

“IPhone 4S is off to a great start with more than four million sold in its first weekend–the most ever for a phone and more than double the iPhone 4 launch during its first three days,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing. Continue Reading

SYDNEY, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) — American technology company Apple won a victory on Thursday in its global patent battle with rival Samsung when a Federal Court judge of Australia granted a temporary injunction blocking the sale of Samsung’s latest tablet computer in the country.

Justice Annabelle Bennett handed down her ruling on Thursday to ban the South Korean firm from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer in Australia. Continue Reading

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — Apple announced on Monday that pre-orders of its iPhone 4S have topped 1 million in a single day, surpassing the previous single-day pre-order record of the company’s smartphone.

The iPhone 4S pre-orders surpassed 1 million in the first 24 hours and the previous single day pre-order record held by iPhone 4 is 600,000, according to Apple. Continue Reading

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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) — Less than two months after Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple CEO, the visionary leader of the iconic technology company passed away Wednesday at the age of 56.

Jobs’ life undoubtedly had a profound impact on the tech industry and the way individuals interact with technology. With his passing, the question has now become what the post-Jobs technology era will look like and how his legacy will live on. Continue Reading

WASHINGTON (Tantao News) Oct. 5 — Apple Inc. reports that its co-founder Steve Jobs died Wednesday. He was 56.

“We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” the company said in a brief statement. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.”

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that it would seek sales ban on Apple’s iPhone 4S in France and Italy as the iPhone maker infringed severely on Samsung’s wireless telecommunications technology.

“Samsung plans to file separate preliminary injunction motions in Paris, France and Milan, Italy, requesting the courts to block the sales of Apple’s iPhone 4S in the respective markets,” Samsung said in an e-mailed statement. Continue Reading

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) — Apple Inc. on Tuesday unveils iPhone 4S, the much-anticipated latest generation of iPhone.

Apple’s newly installed Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook took stage to give a general introduction of Apple’s products, his first product presentation after taking over the reins from Steve Jobs in August. Continue Reading

NEW YORK, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) — For the 34-year-old Alexis Steinman, Oct. 3 would have been a great day, because her father Ralph Steinman was announced winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

But as she talked to Xinhua at the Rockefeller University where his father worked, she said the day was rather “bittersweet”. Continue Reading

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) — Online retail giant Amazon. com on Wednesday unveiled a tablet computer called Kindle Fire, its answer to Apple’s popular iPad.

The Kindle Fire retails for 199 U.S. dollars, less than half the price of the iPad, which starts at 499 dollars.

“We’re building premium products at non-premium prices,” Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said at a press event in New York that was live blogged by several U.S. news sites. Continue Reading

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) — Apple on Tuesday announced an invitation-only special event featuring iPhone on Oct. 4, 2011.

With a simple headline reading “Let’s talk iPhone,” the invitation said that there will be an “executive presentation at 10 a.m..” This could be the first big product introduction by the newly installed Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook after he took over the reins of Apple from Steve Jobs in August. Continue Reading

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) — A decommissioned U.S. science satellite fell back to Earth but its precise re-entry time and location remained unknown, the U.S. space agency NASA said Saturday.

“The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite fell back to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday (0323 GMT Saturday) and 1:09 a.m. EDT (0509 GMT). The Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California said the satellite penetrated the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean,” said NASA. Continue Reading