An ongoing legal battle between Apple and IBM over a poached expert chip designer named Mark Papermaster has finally been put to rest.
In a press release, printed verbatim below, Apple announced the arrival of Papermaster, who begins work on April 24th, 2009.
Mark Papermaster to Begin at Apple as Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering [...]
A lawsuit has been filed against Apple, accusing the company of infringing on certain patents pertaining to the Apple TV, Airport Express, and Macintosh personal computers.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday, by EZ4Media in Bannockburn, Illinois. The patents in question were obtained by EZ4Media (UEI) in March. They say that Apple hired three former UEI employees [...]
Macworld 2009, iPhone, and Fake Push Notifications
As Macworld 2009 is nearing, we take a closer examination of what can be expected. Also, information has arisen that may point to Walmart carrying a $99 4GB iPhone sometime soon.
READ → – Macworld 2009, Registration Extended and What To Expect
READ → – Walmart to Sell [...]
IBM seeks information directly from Apple’s top line executives regarding the ongoing Papermaster lawsuit, which IBM hopes to win in order to prevent Papermaster from joining Apple Inc.
The ongoing saga has grown tiresome in the last few weeks. In a nutshell, Apple has seemingly poached Mark Papermaster, a skilled chip design guru, from IBM. [...]
The Papermaster Saga Continues, Apple Exec Shakeups
This week a court order had mandated the newly hired Apple exec, Mark Papermaster, to cease working, as the Apple and IBM battle continues. Additionally, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, Al Shipp, is leaving the company with no apparent replacement.
READ → – Papermaster Ordered to [...]
When IBM first filed a lawsuit against Mark Papermaster, attempting to prevent him from joining Apple, they only had to pay a $350 filing fee to pursue the case. Now, a judge is ordering IBM to put up a $3 Million bond to cover any wrongful damages or costs Papermaster may encounter.
In an attempt to [...]
The Mac Observer reports about another executive shake-up at Apple, where Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, Al Shipp, is leaving the company, and apparently there is no replacement lined up.
Upon first read, it may seem like Apple is blatantly choosing to ignore enterprise sales, or put less emphasis on the market. However, back when [...]
Cnet’s Tom Krazit points out that Apple has removed Mark Papermaster’s personal biography from their website, primarily in part to comply with a recent ruling in which Papermaster’s new position at Apple, has been put on hold.
Cnet continues to explain that this is likely due to a recent injunction delaying Papermaster from officially taking his [...]
A judge has issued a court order for newly hired Apple executive Mark Papermaster to stop working immediately. Although IBM is suing Apple and Mark Papermaster for various anti-trust violations they believe to be true, Papermaster claims he has done nothing wrong.
When Apple first announced Senior VP of the iPod Division, Tony Fadell, was leaving [...]
Apple and IBM Clash Over Management Shake-up
iPod guru Tony Fadell leaves Apple as they poach Mark Papermaster from IBM. Unsatisfied with the current situation IBM sued Apple and the bitterness remains.
READ → – Tony Fadell, Senior VP of iPod Division, Leaves Apple
READ → – Thank You Tony Fadell
READ → – Apple and [...]
After weeks of speculation, Apple has finally confirmed former IBM Vice President, Mark Papermaster, has taken over the iPod and iPhone division. Not only has this change in leadership opened a new chapter of legal warfare between Apple and IBM, but it has closed a chapter on one of Silicon Valley’s most storied careers: [...]
Apple has issued an official press release regarding the new arrival of Mark Papermaster. The new recruit will now act as Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering at Apple.
Following reports issued last week about Papermaster leaving IBM to join Apple, a press release has made the transition official. While IBM has surely been distraught [...]
Tony Fadell is the Senior Vice President of the iPod Division at Apple Inc., having succeeded Jon Rubinstein in 2006. According to the Wall Street Journal Fadell is stepping down from his position at Apple, and the company has hired Mark Papermaster from IBM to replace him.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Fadell is [...]
Apple iPhone Firmware 2.2
Apple has begun seeding a new iPhone Firmware version to developers. Within the new build are a few surprises, both functional and pretty. But, most surprising of all is the apparent priority in which Apple is treating certain features that users are clamoring for. Additionally, a welcome addition by the community is [...]
IBM’s vice president of microprocessor technology development, Mark Papermaster has been poached by Apple, and will begin working closely under CEO Steve Jobs in early November. In an attempt to protect its technology and intellectual property, IBM is suing Papermaster and hoping to prevent him from divulging any trade secrets to Apple.
IBM issued the following [...]
As of late, we have three prominent names publicly ditching the iPhone. Om Malik, from GigaOm, Michael Arrington from TechCrunch, and one person who’s inspired me for ages, macintosh developer Steven Frank from Panic, inc. here in Portland, Oregon. While I have no qualms with their decisions to ditch the iPhone, I’m having a tough [...]
I’ve had roughly 7 hands on hours with the iPhone 3GS. While the device performs entirely like a newer, faster, more powerful iPhone, a few pit-falls regarding searching and tagging leave me a tad confused.
Undoubtedly, the video recording feature is absolutely phenomenal. I’ve already been recording everything around me for the fun of it, [...]
From an article on popular Israeli website nana10, it has been announced that Israel will finally (officially) get the iPhone through national carrier support.
As of now, the announcements only state that Pelephone will be carrying the device and that they’ve been told to “get ready” for the launch. What’s perplexing is why Orange isn’t anywhere [...]
Apparently some folks over at DreamField.se either decided to get real creative with some After Effecting, or they’re literally doing Apple’s work for them.
This might totally be fake, and done with running a matte mask through After Effects, but it’s still incredibly impressive. I can think of a ton of useful real-world applications for something [...]
