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The European Union ’s top antimonopoly authority has set in motion an investigation into Samsung ’s use of patents to block sales of Apple products . The news will be a rise to Apple in theongoing sound battles between the two companies . Samsung has sued Apple in five E.U. countries alleging infringement of its patent on 3 G nomadic engineering . The European Commission will now consider whether the South Korean companionship is abusing the principle of fair , fair and non - discriminatory ( FRAND ) licensing in these case ....

Expert’s Rating Our Verdict See how the iPic compares to other styluses : tick off out our in - astuteness iOS stylus chart . I ’ll give the wide salmagundi of Io stylus on the marketplace one matter : They keep on coming up with new ways to connive me . The latest to traverse my desk is Woodees ’s $ 15iPic Stylus , a quirky guitar - pick - with - rubber - nib loanblend design to aid users in their pursuance to become digital medicine masters ....

Siri may be the most large feature article onthe iPhone 4S , but in truth it ’s only partly “ on ” your phone , as a connection - related outage this preceding Thursday march . iPhone 4S user were cut off from their virtual assistant , their enquiry answer only by messages that Siri could not make a connection connector . The outage , first reported by VentureBeat , survive the better part of the mean solar day , with service patchily restored throughout the early eve ....

You ’ve probably got the rudiments of the app Switcher down pat by now : press Command - Tab to see a bar full of running - app icons and keep Command down as you beg the Tab cay to cursorily throw to the app program of your choice . But , as with everything on the Mac , the program Switcher can do more than you might guess — and it provides while - you - switch option you ca n’t regain in Mission Control ....

The Esc tonality has long been the “ get me outta here ” catholicon for many thing : canceling a duologue box , getting rid of a push - less splash screen , close up a menu that you clicked heart-to-heart . ( Esc is , after all , unforesightful for “ escape . ” ) But those are only the obvious thing . Here ’s a smattering of less - than - obvious but just - as - handy solution the Esc key render ....

The Option key is the unvalued submarine of the keyboard . Since the early day of the Mac , it has provided memory access to peculiar font role ; revealed alternate statement in menus ; and countenance you Option - drag to create a written matter of something , such as a Finder icon or a graphic selection ( fromMacPaintto Photoshop CS5 ! ) . Its capabilities have only increased with clock time , so it ’s always deserving press Option to modify a click or drag out , just to see what might occur ....

To transform some of your videos into a format that your iOS or Android gimmick can make for back , you ’ll involve a video convertor . HandBrake is a loose telecasting converter for Windows , Mac , and Linux that can handle just about any non - copy - protect video recording source , including some DVDs and Blu - ray discs . 1.Download HandBrake for your OS ( theHandBrake Downloads pageoffers multiple edition ) , and install it ....

Apple ’s concession Wednesday thatan iOS 5 glitch is behind the bombardment problemsexperienced by some iOS devices is welcome news . Not only does it mean help is on the way — Apple promised it was make for on a fix — but it also lets iOS gimmick owners who ’ve been experience battery drainage know that they are n’t suppose things . As someone who ’s had to trouble-shoot a power - mad iPhone 4S , I ’m happy to hear that I ’m not demented ....

Ice Cream Sandwich , the latest translation of Android , is likely to ease the atomisation of the operating organisation , some machine executives said on Thursday . Google unveil Ice Cream Sandwich last calendar month in the Galaxy Nexus , set to go on cut-rate sale this calendar month in the U.S. , Europe and Asia . The new OS achieves much of what equipment makers have been trying to reach by augmenting former Android release on their own , which has produce dispute among versions on the market , harmonize to some verbaliser on a panel at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco ....

While the iPad continue to be a big success , the tablet market offers a harsh climate to trafficker other than Apple — and pricing strategies may be an important factor in their difficulty . Last hebdomad Motorola said it sold only 100,000 Xooms during the third quarter , while Apple sold over 11 million iPads in the same period . Meanwhile , Research In Motion sell just 200,000 of its critically slam dance PlayBook tablet between June and August ....

Apple may be expect to put its money where its swarm is , but the troupe ’s White House are n’t afraid of Fire . And if you conceive Apple would be keep all of its merchandise exactly the same in 2012 , reckon again . The remainders for Thursday , November 3 , 2011 have get news for you . Will Apple Pump Cash Into Cloud Control?(All Things D )...

Apple ’s conception guru gets enmeshed in legal affairs , Cupertino loses a causa en España , and South Koreans are about to have a whole lot more fun with their iPhones . Nobody ask the remainders for Wednesday , November 2 , 2011 ! Samsung to depose Jony I ve and other Apple designer by December 1 , 2011(Edible Apple ) Asthe legal case between Samsung and Applewinds on , the South Korea - based company is seeking an extension for deposing several central Apple personnel , due to scheduling conflicts ....

A judge in the U.S. on Wednesday allowed parting of C Spire Wireless and Sprint Nextel ’s lawsuits against AT&T ’s advise $ 39 billion acquirement of T - Mobile USA . AT&T and T - Mobile had move for dismissal of the lawsuits arguing that the complaints by Sprint and C Spire , formerly Cellular South , failed to adequately allege that the merger would induce them “ antitrust injury ” ....