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China Telecom will begin selling the iPhone 4S beginning March 9, ending China Unicom’s three-year run as the device’s exclusive seller in China. The big country’s third largest carrier will start taking preorders for the 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB models beginning March 2, with sales to commence a week later, the company said in a statement. Pricing [...]
A court in China has ruled that retailers should cease iPad sales, dealing a setback to Apple in its battle for the iPad trademark in that country. Xie Xianghui, a lawyer for Shenzhen-based Proview Technology, told the Associated Press that the Intermediate People’s Court in the city of Huizhou made the ruling Friday. However, the report says the ruling is not [...]
Apple’s massive North Carolina data center will be powered by the nation’s largest end-user-owned solar array, the company revealed today in a report on its environmental footprint. The facility, which is being constructed in Maiden, N.C., has been awarded LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, the company said in its report. “We know [...]
ABC is touting an inside look at the working conditions in Foxconn, a key vendor for Apple and other major technology companies. The report airs Tuesday night on the network’s Nightline news program, with a preview already up on its site. Apple has faced increasing criticism from advocate groups, which are calling for the construction of [...]
When Apple Inc set up its customer service plan for theiPhone, it seems to have had the best intentions of humanity in mind — any phone under warranty can get serviced because it’s the phone that’s tied to the warranty, not the owner. So you don’t have to show up in person at an Apple store to get [...]
Want to earn stuff by watching TV? A free app for that debuted Wednesday. When you tap the screen, Viggle’s software for iPhones and iPads listens to what’s on, recognizes what you’re watching and gives you credit at roughly two points per minute. It even works for shows you’ve saved on a digital video recorder. [...]
Tablet computers using Google’s Android softwarenarrowed the lead of Apple’s iPad on the global market in the fourth quarter, research firm Strategy Analytics said on Thursday. Global tablet shipments reached an all-time high of 26.8 million units in the fourth quarter, growing 2-1/2 fold from 10.7 million a year earlier, the research firm said. “Dozens of Android models distributed across multiple [...]
AT&T Inc posted a $6.7 billion quarterly loss as it was weighed down by a hefty break-up fee for its failed T-Mobile USAmerger and other big charges on top of costly subsidies for smartphones such as Apple Inc’s popular iPhone. While the No. 2 U.S. wireless provider beat analysts’ expectations for subscriber additions, the growth came [...]
A group of 1,000 young people consider the world’s greatest innovator to be Thomas Edison, whose crowning left the late Steve Jobs in second place. Edison, the creator of the light bulb and phonograph, among many other inventions, earned the top title among 52 percent of those polled by Lemelson-MIT, a program that tries to honor inventors [...]
Another patent application has surfaced showing Apple’s interest in changing the way people entertain themselves in their living rooms. It may not be the much-anticipated Apple TV set, but it does provide a hint or two about a control system for such a device. Chronicled by Apple Insider this morning, the patent filing details plans for a [...]