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Mark Zuckerberg’s worldwide Facebook apology tour hits a snag in the EU

“How many times can you say you’re sorry before we stop caring?” Ian Sherr and Erin Carson report for CNET. “If Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s globe-trotting apology tour over privacy violations, election meddling and allowing hate speech to flourish on Facebook is any sign, the answer is not that many.”

“Zuckerberg said he was sorry yet again on Tuesday when he admitted to the…

Apple sold an estimated 14.249 million iPads in Q2 2020

Worldwide tablet shipments hit 37.5 million units in Q2 2020, a remarkable 26% year-on-year increase. Apple sold an estimated 14.249 million iPads in the quarter.

Demand in Q2 2020 was boosted by consumers and businesses wanting affordable access to basic computing power and larger screens to facilitate remote work, learning and leisure. Vendors were able to ramp up production to meet this…

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp is seeing signs of a sales recovery in China, it said on Tuesday, as the country claims it is returning to normal after being the epicenter of the COVID-19coronavirus outbreak which has quickly grown into a global pandemic that has severed the flow of goods and people, stalled economies, and is in the process of delivering a global recession. Economic…

Apple. Gucci, Burberry, and Nike among counterfeit goods seized before Christmas

Fake Gucci scarves, knock off Nike shoes, North Face jackets, and fake Apple products were among millions of pounds of fake goods seized in the run-up to Christmas.

Sky News:

Thousands of imitation products originating from China were seized by Border Force officials in recent weeks from ports, airports and mail hubs across the country.

Security minister Brandon Lewis said: “People who…

Google trims size of its Pixelbook laptop and Pixel Slate tablet division, raising questions about future hardware plans

”Google has moved dozens of employees out of its laptop and tablet division, scaling back the size of its in-house hardware group as it re-assesses product plans in the fiercely competitive computer market,” Nick Bastone reports for Business Insider. “Dozens of Google employees working on the company’s ‘Create’ team – an internal hardware division responsible for developing and manufacturing…

Apple wins $538.6 million from Samsung in latest iPhone patent retrial

“Nearly six years after a federal jury awarded Apple over $1 billion in damages against Samsung for infringing on iPhone design patents, a jury retrying the case has reached a unanimous verdict, modifying the figure to $538,641,656,” Jeremy Horwitz reports for VentureBeat. “The verdict comes after years of damages-only retrials and appeals, including a visit to the United States Supreme Court.”

Original Mac designer Susan Kare takes stand in Apple v. Samsung trial

“Two Apple expert witnesses took the stand in the recently restarted Apple v. Samsung patent trial on Wednesday, with lawyers on each side disputing how Samsung should pay for infringing on three Apple design patents,” Mikey Campbell reports for AppleInsider.

“In a round of questioning on Wednesday, Apple expert witnesses Adam Ball and Susan Kare argued the merits of Apple’s patents,…

Apple executive admits Steve Jobs ‘bet the company’ on the iPhone in drawn-out court case with Samsung

“It’s been eight years since the original iPhone was first released, but Apple still regards the device as one of the biggest risks it has ever taken – enough that it could have cost the whole company,” Annie Palmer reports for The Daily Mail. “That’s according to Apple’s vice president of marketing, Greg Joswiak, who recently testified at the firm’s ongoing patent trial with top rival Samsung.”