The “tech trial of the century” ended this week: Apple was awarded $1.05 billion in the epic patent battle against Samsung. Facebook also made headlines, releasing a new version of their iOS application and shifting all focus to mobile.
News and Insights
- GigaOm – Jury awards Apple $1.05 billion in the patent case v. Samsung
- Business Insider – Here’s the memo that Apple CEO Tim Cook sent out to employees shortly after the verdict was announced
- Mashable – Why Apple’s big patent win may be the best thing to ever happen to Windows Phone
- Forrester – Delivering unified digital experiences across touchpoints for employees and customers
- InformationWeek - Windows 8 vs. Windows RT: 8 key differences
- The New York Times - Facebook reforms for “mobile first”: spreads mobile expertise across company, training sessions for engineers
- The Wall Street Journal – The challenges and benefits of “pair programming”, where two developers work side-by-side using one computer
- TabTimes - Apple’s iPad Mini could be a hit in education, but its business appeal is more of a mixed bag
- Computerworld - Mobile payments leap ahead, but consumers may not be ready
- The New York Times – Gilt Groupe launches new app with an interesting new feature
- Network World - The wild world of wearable computers: what’s available now and what does the future hold?
- .net Magazine – Understanding wireframing and the role it plays in design
- Google - 7 Agility Tips: the leading tech-inspired approaches companies are putting into practice
- The New York Times – Media companies like Discovery, News Corp. invest in digital textbooks
- CNET- iPhone 5 rumor roundup — from the likely to the crazy
Research
- ABI Research - 100 million tablets expected to ship by end of 2012, the majority of those Apple
- Juniper Research - Mobile-payment transactions expected to rise nearly fourfold over the next five years, exceeding $1.3 trillion
- Deloitte - The older you are, the more important you consider the iPad to be
- iPass - BYOD employees are working an extra 20 hours each week for free
- IDC - Microsoft will sell 3 million Surface tablets in Q4, but not at $199
