Amidst the ongoing disagreements between Google and Amazon, the version of YouTube currently accessible on Amazon Fire TVs was scheduled to be disabled starting January 1st. But TechCrunch reports that at least for some users, that appears to have ha…
After months of courtship, it seems that Softbank has finally agreed on an investment deal with Uber. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Japanese titan has succeeded in a bid to snag a large percentage of the ride hailing company’s shares. Ube…
Brothers Vincenzo and Giacomo Barbato were in the process of launching their clothing and accessory brand in Italy when they discovered that Apple had never trademarked the name of its co-founder and ex-CEO Steve Jobs. So in 2012 they decided to call their clothing company Steve Jobs. A lawsuit from Apple predictably came calling but after a multi-year legal battle, they’ve won the right to call their company Steve Jobs.
Apple sued the brothers over the trademark but it eventually lost in court because it went after their brand’s logo which is a stylized letter “J” that has a bite taken out of it much like the Apple logo. There’s even an Apple-style leaf at the top of their logo.
The court ruled in their favor and said that since the letter “J” is not edible, a bite taken out of the side cannot be constituted as ripping off Apple’s trademarked logo. The court upheld the brothers’ trademark.
The legal battle actually ended in 2014 but the brothers were unable to discuss the case until now as their claim on the brand wasn’t settled until this year.
The Steve Jobs clothing brand currently sells t-shirts, jeans, bags, and other fashion items. However, the brothers tell Business Insider Italia that their future plans include producing and selling electronic devices under the Steve Jobs brand.
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Apple already sells its products in Saudi Arabia through third parties but if a new report is to be believed, the company might open its first official retail store in the country in 2019. Apple is said to be in licensing discussions with Riyadh on investing in the Kingdom. Even Amazon is said to be interested in selling its own products in Saudi Arabia.
Reuters hears from multiple sources that Apple is in talks with the Kingdom’s foreign investment authority SAGIA. A licensing agreement is expected to be signed in a couple of months ahead of the store’s 2019 launch.
Amazon’s discussions with officials in the country are reportedly being led by the company’s cloud computing division Amazon Web Services. Smaller local providers like STC and Mobily currently provide cloud computing services in Saudi Arabia. Amazon’s arrival will certainly increase competition in the market.
Even though Apple is expected to ink a licensing agreement by February next year, the report mentions that talks with Amazon are in earlier stages and that no specific date has been set as yet for investment plans.
Despite not having an official retail presence in the country, Apple is second behind Samsung in Saudi Arabia’s smartphone market according to market researcher Euromonitor. Having a full-fledged retail store will certainly raise the profile of its products in the Kingdom and also offer repair services to customers.
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Alberto Nisman was found dead hours before he was due to testify against top government officials.
Bitcoin price fell as sharks stocked up this morning amid news from South Korea regarding new cryptocurrency rules. The announcement came via South Korean Office for Government Policy Coordination director Hong Nam-Ki. “The government had warned several times that virtual coins cannot play a role as actual currency and could result in high losses due to excessive volatility,” said Hong. … Continue reading
Apple seems to have conceded that professional users buying a new iMac Pro might be more demanding about upgrades than their consumer counterparts. Since the iMac was saw its most dramatic unibody adoption in 2009, embedding all of the components behind the display, its potential for user-upgrades has decreased. The new iMac Pro, however, takes a more forgiving approach along … Continue reading
In the gaming world, the biggest story of 2017 is unquestionably the Switch. After the Wii U, many people certainly weren’t expecting a whole lot from Nintendo, so it’s safe to say that the Switch surprised everyone. Its success has prompted Nintendo to revise its sales forecast for FY 2017 twice now – raising it once to 10 million units … Continue reading
Never mind 3D-printing organs — the real dream is to make the tissue itself bend to your will, and UCSF scientists have managed just that. They’ve discovered that they can ‘hack’ special cells that help fold tissue (mesenchymal cells) to create 3D…
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