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Apple wins invalidation of Samsung 3G patent in Germany

by Steven Sande (Apr 11th, 2013)

This round of the continuing fisticuffs between Apple and Samsung goes to Apple. FOSS Patents reported yesterday that Germany's Federal Patent Court has invalidated the German part of a Samsung patent for a "turbo encoding / decoding device and method for processing frame data according to ...

Evidence points to new Netherlands Apple Store

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 14th, 2013)

It looks like Haarlem, The Netherlands will soon have the luxury of a new Apple Store along Grote Houtstraat, a prime retail location in a popular pedestrian walkway in the city. ifoAppleStore reports that construction has begun on the ground floor of what appears to be the beginnings of an ...

Apple signs lease for new store in The Hague

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 6th, 2012)

Apple is reportedly moving into a new space in The Hague (Netherlands), but its arrival may disappoint holiday shoppers next year. According to a report in ifoAppleStore and iPhoneClub.nl, Apple has allegedly signed a lease to occupy a three-level space that once housed the Selexyz bookstore. ...

Dutch court bans sale of some Samsung products

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 28th, 2012)

According to an IDG news service report published by Computer World, a Dutch court has banned the sales of Samsung Galaxy products that infringe on an Apple patent. The patent in this case describes a method for scrolling through a photo gallery on a touchscreen device. The ban applies to ...

Dutch court finds Samsung does not infringe on Apple multitouch patent

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 24th, 2012)

Apple faced a legal setback in the Netherlands when a Dutch court ruled that Samsung's tablets and smartphones do not infringe on Apple's multitouch patents. This decision reaffirms an earlier, preliminary non-infringement ruling in a case that was heard in August 2011. The Dutch legal decision ...

Apple updates Apple Store app, adds account and carrier options

by Mike Schramm (Feb 29th, 2012)

Apple has updated its official Apple Store app, now available for free on the App Store. The new update allows for options to manage your account and billing right on the phone. You can also browse through all of the various carriers available for Apple's iPhone. For those of you in the ...

Wall coverings appear at forthcoming Amsterdam Apple Store

by Mike Schramm (Feb 14th, 2012)

Apple is prepping a new retail store in Amsterdam, and MacRumors has collected pictures of the orange and white window coverings that have shown up at the location. They're pretty unique and striking, with the bright orange modern look really standing out in the colder, more traditional buildings ...

First Apple Store in the Netherlands to open in February

by Steven Sande (Jan 23rd, 2012)

A strong windstorm gave some bloggers in the Netherlands a chance to view the progress of construction at the new Apple Store on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam. The wind blew away part of the barriers around the new store, and Apple fans in the city quickly took advantage by shooting some great ...

360iDev: Mike Lee talks about mariachi, project engineering and Appsterdam

by Mike Schramm (Sep 13th, 2011)

Mike Lee, former Apple and Delicious Monster employee, is among the most dynamic speakers on the Mac and Apple circuit -- whether he's telling dirty jokes or waxing poetic about beauty and insanity, he's always entertaining and insightful about product development and Apple culture in ...

Apple misrepresents Galaxy S phone in Dutch filing

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 19th, 2011)

Apple filed a lawsuit against Samsung in the Netherlands claiming the Galaxy S too closely resembles the iPhone. Unfortunately, the evidence submitted in the case appears to misrepresent the Galaxy S handset. In an image provided by Apple in the filing, the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone is the ...

UK has white iPhone now, Netherlands company memo suggests next week

by Mike Schramm (Apr 22nd, 2011)

Just in time for Easter, it's finally here -- our friends at Engadget have obtained actual pictures of the official white iPhone 4, which was purportedly sold by a Vodafone UK retailer to a tipster. It's just what you'd expect it to be (like the iPhone 4, but, y'know, white), save for being one ...

Average iPad app price is $1 more than iPhone apps

by Mike Schramm (May 4th, 2010)

Here's some more interesting stats about app pricing. We've heard pricing average stats before, including that the average app price seems to be hovering right around three dollars. But a firm in the Netherlands has done some more research into current iPad and iPhone app prices, and discovered that ...

'Christmas in Cupertino': because there isn't enough weird stuff on the web

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 16th, 2009)

You guys know I love combining Christmas and my Mac, but this is just plain weird. A Dutch Apple community website by the name of One More Thing has written and produced a Christmas song called 'Christmas in Cupertino'. The song was composed and recorded in two weeks with the 'famous Dutch ...

Wired iPhone reception survey results

by Mike Schramm (Aug 25th, 2008)

Wired has published the results of the iPhone reception survey they were running, and clearly Antarctica needs way more coverage. But they also pulled a lot of useful data out of places where people actually live, and it probably doesn't surprise you. 3G performance is slow almost all over, ...

Livestream of iPhone launch in the Netherlands

by Scott McNulty (Jul 10th, 2008)

I have no idea why, but T-Mobile has livestreaming video of the iPhone 3G launch in the Netherlands (outside a T-Mobile shop in Rotterdam to be precise). If you're in a timezone where the iPhone isn't on sale yet, this might help you pass the time. Thanks, Edwin. ...