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Apple admits it lost UK iPad design ruling but emphasises 'not as cool' comments by judge

Last week the England and Wales Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Apple and upheld a High Court ruling that Samsung’s Galaxy tablet devices didn’t infringe Apple’s registered design for the iPad.

Part of the ruling ordered Apple to link from the home page of its UK website to a notice of the ruling.

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Quarterly results from Apple show record revenue and profit

Apple has published financial results for the fourth quarter of its financial year, with quarterly revenue up 27% year-on-year to $36.0 billion (£22.4 billion) and quarterly net profit up 24% to $8.2 billion.

Sales of iPhones were up 58% on the same period in 2011 to 26.9 million handsets, while iPad sales of 14 million were up 26%.

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Number of 7-inch tablets will double this year, thanks to the new iPad mini

The new iPad mini will help the market for 7-inch tablet devices to double in 2012 and 2013, according figures from research business IHS iSuppli. It says last year’s total sales figure of 17 million units will increase by around 100% in 2012 to 34 million units - and will then almost double again next year to 67 million tablets.

Tablets with a display size between 7 and 8 inches are expected to account for 28% of all this year’s tablet sales.

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EE reveals its 4G tariffs, O2 makes some changes and Samsung still hasn't copied the iPad

Podcast - 24th October 2012

This week we're talking about the UK's first 4G mobile phone tariffs, Ofcom's consultation about contract pricing and O2's response to its recent network outage.

We're also looking at quarterly results from Google and Nokia, Apple's iPad design, Microsoft's tablet pricing and texting cows.

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Apple announces iPad mini and updated fourth-generation iPad

Apple announces iPad mini and updated fourth-generation iPad

The much-rumoured iPad mini has been revealed by Apple. It’s available in WiFi-only and WiFi + mobile versions, has a 7.9-inch display, a front-facing camera, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera and a display that boasts the same resolution as the first iPad models.

Pricing starts from £269 for the 16GB WiFi-only model, which goes on sale from 2nd November. Mobile-enabled versions will follow later in November.

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