Apple Loses iPhone Trademark In Brazil
We recently heard that Apple could possibly lose the iPhone trademark in Brazil, the iPhone trademark in Brazil is owned by a company called Gradiente Electronica SA, the trademark was registered by the company back in 2000.
Now Brazilian regulators have made a decision on the trademark for the iPhone name in the country, and it is not good news for Apple as they have ruled in favor of Gradiente Electronica SA.
128GB iPads Arrive In Apple Store, Wi-Fi $799 And LTE For $929
Apple announced their new 128GB iPads equipped with Retina Displays at the end of January, and if you have been patiently waiting for them to arrive in the Apple store you will be pleased to learn that they have arrived with a 1-5 day shipping timescale.
The new 128GB iPads are priced at $799 for the Wi-Fi version and $929 for the LTE iPad tablet, with the shipping currently set to 1-3 business days for the Wi-Fi version.
Apple’s Tim Cook Ranked Highest Paid CEO Last Year
Apple is really worth more than 500 billion dollars, so it is no real shock that this CEO from the company, Tim Cook, had been the maximum paid CEO in 2011. Cook famously took the reigns of the company springing up form 2011, when Steve Jobs was out on medical leave.What amount was Cook paid? According to the Wall Street Journal, when he started to be CEO in August, Apple provided him a pay package worthy of approximately $378 million dollars.The majority of his settlement arrived the form of limited stock, truly worth $376.2 million dollars during the time. The limitations reduce Tim Cook from straight away selling his shares, and are contingent on his extended employment at Apple. He will be able to provide 50 % of his shares in 2016, and the other half in 2021.That stock has since grown in value, and is currently definitely worth an overall of $530 million dollars. Apple has said that it points to the shares compensation for the next 10 years at work as an alternative to just settlement for 2011.Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle Corp. was the 2nd highest paid CEO in 2011, receiving a complete of $76 million available as stock additional bonuses and stock options.
Apple rumored to be in talks to get high end HDTV manufacturer Loewe
Apple is said to be in converse to attain high end German HDTV manufacturer Loewe. The information comes from an nameless supplier who statements that Apple has provided 87.3 million euros .
A origin claims that Loewe “has been advised by its financial specialist to accept the deliver and a remaining conclusion is planned to be declared inside right before 18 May 2012.”
Loewe was founded in 1929 and now employs around 1000 workers throughout fifty various nations. Its very high end minimalistic HDTV sets would probably blend in with Appleâs personal product philosophies. This acquisition could be simply a great match for Appleâs frequently rumored HDTV set.
Along with HDTV sets, Loewe also suppliers high end AirSpeakers that operate with Appleâs AirPlay engineering together with many different audio systems with iPod integration. Loewe has also embraced the iPad and has released its personal app which makes controlling its Audio/Video goods a breeze.
