Remains of the Day: Game closet

18.07.2012

The mobile giant's CEO dodged a question about potential surcharges on 3G FaceTime calls, saying only that he'd "heard the same rumor," and that it was "too early to talk about pricing." Really, he means that the thousands of pencil-pushers in AT&T's basement lair have yet to figure out how to best siphon the cash from their subscribers. Funny, usually they've got that down pat.

(NetworkWorld)

These images, taken from a deposition for Jony Ive in the Samsung/Apple case, appear to be some of the earliest iPad mockups from the company, dating back somewhere between 2002 and 2004. Not shown: the prototype's operating system, no doubt flavored with a healthy dash of .

(Bloomberg)

And this is why you can't trust compliments from judges. The same British official because they were "not as cool" has now ordered Apple to take out an advertisement and post on its U.K. website that Samsung didn't copy the iPad's designs. Apple, I know you want to appeal this, but the judge is lining you up for a whole new series of iconic advertisements. "Incomparable. Inimitable. Our new iPad is so magical, Samsung couldn't even figure out how to copy it."