Iphone News

Taiwan iPhone Chipmaker Scrambles to Recover After Debilitating Computer Virus

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), which makes chips for the iPhone and other devices, is recovering from a debilitating computer virus but warned of delayed shipments and reduced revenue because of the impact on its factories. TSMC said that 80 …

Blackberry Sues Startup Founded By Ryan Seacrest

Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. is accusing a company backed by “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest of being a rip-off artist. The allegations emerged in a patent infringement lawsuit filed Friday in a San Francisco federal court by BlackBerry. The …

Report Finds Less than 10% of Global Insurers Using ‘App’ Strategy

A report by Swiss research company MyPrivateBanking concludes that while the “mobile app revolution” has reached the insurance industry, adoption of the popular technology is “still at a very early stage, showing patchy and inconsistent deployment.” The survey involved a …

Apple Claims $2.5 Billion Damages in Samsung Patent Case

Apple Inc. claims it is entitled to $2.525 billion of damages in its high-stakes battle against Samsung Electronics Co over patents for technology used in smartphones and tablets, such as the iPhone and iPad. The estimate was revealed in a …

Judge Awards Iphone User $850 In Throttling Case

When AT&T started slowing down the data service for his iPhone, Matt Spaccarelli, an unemployed truck driver and student, took the country’s largest telecommunications company to small claims court. And won. His award: $850. Pro-tem Judge Russell Nadel found in …

BlackBerry Maker Scrambles to End Global Outage; Repair Damage to Brand

The company that makes the BlackBerry smart phone is working frantically to end a three-day global service disruption that has frustrated millions of its customers and pumped up pressure on its management to make sweeping changes. Research In Motion [RIM], …

Western World Insurance Group Introduces Mobile Integrated Platform

Western World Insurance Group has launched a new mobile website for its Western World Integrated Platform (WWIP) program. The original WWIP was introduced in 2010. The new Western World platform has the ability to rate, quote, and bind on iPads …