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Articles tagged with: Apple
Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Down 6% - Smartphones Up 27% in Q2
Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1 per cent decrease from the second quarter of 2008, according to Gartner. Smartphone sales surpassed 40 million units, a 27 per cent increase from the same period last year, representing the fastest-growing segment of the mobile-devices market. more
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AP sources: Apple, labels work on album `Cocktail'
Apple and the four major recording labels are working on launching in the fall a music offering code-named "Cocktail" that aims to add value to digital albums sold on the online iTunes Store, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions. more
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Google CEO leaves Apple board as companies compete
Google CEO Eric Schmidt is resigning from Apple's board of directors as the Internet search leader increasingly develops products that compete with Apple's core businesses, including the popular iPhone. more
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Black Hat: SMS bug can disable iPhone usage
One single malicious text message can knock an iPhone offline, a pair of researchers disclosed Thursday. more
Apple Reported to be Surrendering iPhone Revenue Share for Chinese Market
apple is reported to be edging closer to signing an iPhone distribution deal with China Unicom and would be willing to give up its lucrative revenue-sharing model when the phones go on sale. Citing unnamed sources, the South China Morning Post said that the iPhones would go on sale from September. However, unlike many of apple's partnerships, Unicom will not share a percentage of iPhone's user phone service revenue more
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Complaint about Apple iPhone Advert Dismissed
A complaint against a recent television advert for apple's iPhone has been dismissed by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The advert had a voice-over stated "If you need to find a cab in a strange city, theres an app for that. Or figure out your share of the bill for a table of five, theres an app for that. Or fix a wobbly bookshelf, theres even an app for that. Yep theres an app for just about anything. Only on the iPhone." more
Taiwan's Foxconn agrees on iPhone suicide compensation
The Taiwanese employer of a young Chinese man who killed himself after being interrogated over a missing iPhone prototype has agreed to pay compensation to his family, a company official said Tuesday. more
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Palm Pre reconnects with estranged iTunes
Palm says the Pre can again connect to iTunes - only a week after Apple shut it out. A software update delivered automatically to the phones re-enables the transfer of music, photos and video from iTunes, according to a Palm blog post made late Thursday. more
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Chinese worker commits suicide over missing iPhone
An employee at a factory that makes iPhones in China killed himself after a prototype went missing. Apple offered its condolences Wednesday as the company waits for the results of an investigation. more
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Apple 3Q beats Street despite recession
Apple Inc. seems to have missed the memo - you know, the one about the recession. more
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