Apple Seeds is iSource’s daily roundup of Apple-related stories for the most diehard of fans, or for the news junkie that has to have all of the day’s news:
Nortel Sells off It’s Patents to Tech Companies Including Apple
Nortel Networks, a wireless technology manufacturer, filed for bankruptcy in 2009. They announced over the weekend that they were selling off their existing patents and patent applications. These patents were snapped up by the likes of EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, RIM Sony, and yes, Apple. These patents are estimated to include LTE 4G technology. MacRumors reports Apple may now have full ownership of those LTE patents. [Read More]
Apple Was the 21st Largest Retailer in 2010
With Wal-Mart handedly leading the way with $421 Billion in 2010, Apple joins the list of top U.S. Retailers for that year with $20 Billion in sales. A whopping 89.7% of those sales were made in the U.S., which include sales from iTunes and Apple.com sales. [Read More]
Apple Not Yet Pulling Apps That Do Not Meet Their Recently Enacted In-App Purchasing Guidelines
Apple’s new guidelines for in-app purchases and subscriptions went into effect on June 30th. Apps such as Amazon’s Kindle app have not been updated and are violation of the new guidelines. However, it seems Apple is showing leniency and is giving developers more time, and even offering assistance to prep apps for compliance with the new rules. [Read More]
iPad Now Commands 1% of total Web Traffic, 25% of Mobile Traffic
Reports are surfacing which indicate that Apple’s iPad now represents 1% of the world’s entire internet traffic, just one year after the device launched. The report also notes that the iPad has grabbed 25% of web traffic coming from mobile devices [Read More]
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