Cupertino reassert that it ’s betting on a small Middle East hardware company , even as many of its employee may be deal with the inner ear that is CES . And one Spanish company may be press its luck by attempt to level Apple in court of justice . The remainders for Wednesday , January 11 , 2012 are all in .

Apple Acquires Israel - Based Flash - Memory Part Maker Anobit(Bloomberg Businessweek )

Apple spokesman Steve Dowling confirmed that the company had indeed purchase Israel - based flash memory company Anobit , as rumored last month . Dowling reiterated Apple ’s received boilerplate for acquirement , tell “ Apple purchase smaller applied science company from prison term to time and we generally do not discuss our purpose or design . ” Added Dowling , “ Maybe we ’ll be using their engineering in forthcoming iOS or Mac devices . Maybe we ’ll just have the stave make us all sweet talker . Who could possibly kibosh us ? ”

Strong Apple contingent expected at CES(Reuters )

While Apple is not exhibiting at the Consumer Electronics Show , that hardly means the companionship is in the darkness about what ’s happening there . One source told Reuters that more than 250 Apple employee could be roving the floors of the Las Vegas Convention Center . Another report take that Apple Io merchandising chief Greg “ Joz ” Joswiak was also prowling the tables , but he may merely have been confused withthis well - known poker participant .

Spanish pad computing machine maker NT - K brings bill of indictment against Apple for alleged extortion(FOSS letters patent )

You may remember that last November Applelost a case it had make for in Spain against a small Android tablet maker , in which Cupertino had alleged that the firm , NT - K , had pirate its products . Now NT - K has struck back , file an indictment against Apple for extortion . We ’re certain that it ’s all just a misunderstanding due to the nomenclature barrier . I signify , Apple was in all likelihood just trying to make conversation when it said “ Niza Android tabletas . Sería una vergüenza si algo llegara a suceder a ellos . ”