An independent musician has beaten Apple over the company's attempts to trademark the term "Apple Music," which he claimed would lead to confusion with his own "Apple Jazz" term.Court rejects Apple's request for a rehearingMusician Charlie Bertini opposed Apple's application for a federal trademark for "Apple Music" when that streaming service was launched. In 2021, the US Trademark Office ruled in favor of Apple, specifically because Apple claimed that it had a prior claim. Read more...

Ever wonder how much battery capacity Apple has put in its iPhones over the years or what size battery your current or future iPhone will have? While the company doesn’t publicly share the information, battery details surface in teardowns and from Apple’s supply chain. Here’s a look at the complete iPhone battery mAh list for how much battery capacity comes with every iPhone model. more… The post iPhone battery mAh list: Here’s the capacity for every model [iPhone 15 rumor] appeared first on 9to5Mac.

An application to register an Apple Music trademark has been denied in its entirety, after the Cupertino company tried to include protection of the name for live music performances … more… The post Apple Music trademark denied, after tactical error by company appeared first on 9to5Mac.

The amount available at the end of the day for either Apple or the Irish government from lengthy legal proceedings over the company’s Irish tax affairs lost almost a billion dollars in the last year ahead of the final ruling. If the EU wins, the sum will be handed over to the Irish government; if the EU loses, it will be returned to Apple. The Irish Times: A quick recap: the State set up the escrow account in 2018 to hold €14.3 billion of alleged back taxes and interest that the European Commission ordered it to collect from Apple, even as the State and the iPhone maker appealed the matter before the courts in Luxembourg. Apple and the Government won…

Beleaguered Samsung Electronics, peddler of pretend iPhones, reported a disastrous 96% plunge in second-quarter operating profit on Friday as the South Korean dishwasher maker estimated its operating profit fell to 600 billion won ($459 million) in April to June, from 14.1 trillion won a year earlier in a brief preliminary earnings statement. Samsung’s Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for bribery in January 2021 Reuters: It would be Samsung’s lowest profit for any quarter since a 590 billion won profit in the first quarter of 2009, according to company data. Shares in Samsung fell 1.4% in early morning trade, underperforming a 0.6% drop in the wider market. Samsung is due to release detailed earnings on…

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple is planning to sell its $3,499 Vision Pro headset on an appointment-only basis at launch, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. According to Gurman, Apple will create designated sections where customers can try on the headset in its stores, with the first ones appearing at stores in major areas like New York and Los Angeles. Apple will reportedly ask in-store buyers to schedule an appointment to purchase the Vision Pro, similar to the rollout of the first Apple Watch in 2015. During the appointment, Gurman says Apple will ensure that the Vision Pro fits the wearer and also outfit the device with prescription lens inserts if needed. Gurman says Apple…