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| The teaser signage in front of Apple's new Grand Central store. |
Apple took this week off as a company holiday, but that doesn't mean things stood still.
The week kicked off with a rumor that Apple was planning to open up its Grand Central Terminal retail store in New York in time for Black Friday, but that deadline came and passed. Not all was uneventful though--Apple put up a sign confirming that the store was "arriving soon."
The space, which Apple is reportedly paying in excess of $1 million a year to rent, is more than 23,000 square feet and stretches between two balconies. By comparison, Apple's Regent Street store in London is 25,000 square feet, 22,000 square feet of which is accessible to the public.
Some 750,000 visitors transit the station each day--and up to a million a day during the holidays.
As it's done in years past, Apple held its Black Friday sale yesterday, offering discounts on a number of its products. It's one of the only times Apple puts things on sale, short of when a product is replaced.
If retail stores and sales aren't whetting your appetite, we've got a heaping plate of rumors below, including one about an iPad with a 3D display. Before getting too excited, the long and the short of it is that plans for the device were scrapped. More on that, and the rest of this week's happenings below.
Apple Talk Weekly rounds up of some of the top Apple-related news and rumors. It appears every Saturday morning and is curated by CNET's Apple reporter, Josh Lowensohn. The column is taking a brief hiatus while Josh goes on vacation, and will return December 24, 2011.
S3's case against Apple crumbles at ITC
The U.S. International Trade Commission this week said that Apple is not violating patents held by S3 Graphics in its products, and that as a result, it was terminating its investigation on the matter. The decision follows a mixed ruling in July, where an ITC judge found Apple to be infringing on two of S3 Graphics' patents, while not infringing on two others.
The U.S. International Trade Commission this week said that Apple is not violating patents held by S3 Graphics in its products, and that as a result, it was terminating its investigation on the matter. The decision follows a mixed ruling in July, where an ITC judge found Apple to be infringing on two of S3 Graphics' patents, while not infringing on two others.
Aaron Sorkin says he's "strongly considering" penning screenplay for Jobs movie
The writer of the Oscar-winning film "The Social Network," and long-running TV series "The West Wing," this week confirmed that he's been pitched on penning a film about late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The tidbit follows news from last week about Sony Pictures looking to cast George Clooney as Jobs.
The writer of the Oscar-winning film "The Social Network," and long-running TV series "The West Wing," this week confirmed that he's been pitched on penning a film about late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The tidbit follows news from last week about Sony Pictures looking to cast George Clooney as Jobs.
iPhone-related porn domains turned over to Apple
The iPhone-related domains that led to pornographic Web sites have been turned over to Apple following a complaint by the company with the World Intellectual Property Organization earlier this month. That case was closed after the owner of the domains agreed relinquish them to Apple.
The iPhone-related domains that led to pornographic Web sites have been turned over to Apple following a complaint by the company with the World Intellectual Property Organization earlier this month. That case was closed after the owner of the domains agreed relinquish them to Apple.
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