Articles Tagged ‘china’
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The iPhone 4S Launch Propels China To Become The Largest Smartphone Market
BY Dave LeClair on Fri May 04th, 2012
China has 22 percent of the world smartphone market, the United States has 16 percent.
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Investors In China Can't Buy AAPL, So They Buy Up Supplier Stock Instead
BY A.T. Faust III on Tue April 24th, 2012
Apple stock might be off-limits in China, but Apple suppliers certainly aren't.
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Apple To China: No New iPad For You
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Tue April 17th, 2012
One month after Apple CEO Tim Cook visited the world’s most populous nation, we now might have a better idea how the visit went. China won’t be getting the new iPad, at least not anytime soon.
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Mr. Cook Goes To China, But What Will He Bring Back?
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Wed March 28th, 2012
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s visit this week to China is taking on added significance. The Wall Street Journal today reported Cook met with senior Chinese Leader Li Keqiang this week to discuss strengthening ties in a market Apple has long neglected.
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Microsoft Says Windows Phone Will Dominate Chinese Market By 2016
BY A.T. Faust III on Wed March 21st, 2012
Microsoft is majorly bullish on the Eastern future of its Windows Phone platform.
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Flurry Analytics Says China Now World's Largest Smartphone Market
BY A.T. Faust III on Wed March 21st, 2012
China is now the world's largest smartphone market by monthly activations.
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'This American Life' Issues Stunning Retraction On Show Critical Of Apple, Foxconn
BY Brent Dirks on Fri March 16th, 2012
In a reversal that could only be characterized as stunning, the radio show "This American Life" is retracting its broadcast from January that featured Mike Daisey's travels to China and Apple supplier Foxconn.
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Foxconn Looking To Improve Worker Conditions In China
BY Brent Dirks on Tue March 13th, 2012
Often criticized Apple supplier Foxconn is looking to improve worker conditions.
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China Telecom Takes 200,000 Pre-Orders, Launches Apple's iPhone 4S Handset
BY Joe White on Fri March 09th, 2012
China Telecom officially launched the iPhone 4S on Friday, having taken a massive 200,000 pre-orders for the long-awaited handset.
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Foxconn Turning To X-Ray Systems To Improve Efficiency
BY Brent Dirks on Mon March 05th, 2012
Apple supplier Foxconn, which has had to combat a fair share of criticism regarding the treatment of its workers, is turning to X-ray inspection units to increase efficiency and possibly battle higher labor costs.
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China State Police Seize 'Hot' Apple iPhone Branded Product
BY Brent Dirks on Fri February 24th, 2012
China state police in the city of Wuhan recently seized what I can only imagine is literally the hottest Apple product I've ever seen.
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The Latest Apple Ripoff From China
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Fri February 24th, 2012
Most iPhones are made in China. Still, many Chinese make so little that they cannot afford Apple’s popular handset. For these folks, merchants are now offering what is perhaps the biggest knockoff since a fake Apple retail store popped up in the world's most populous country last year.
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Proview Suing Apple For Billions, Won't Settle For Less (Except That Of Course They Will)
BY A.T. Faust III on Wed February 22nd, 2012
Proview's settlement expectations are just a tad unrealistic.
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ABC’s Visit To Apple Factory: Real Or Make Believe?
BY Bryan M. Wolfe on Wed February 22nd, 2012
Last night, “Nightline,” the venerable ABC News magazine, aired what it calls a behind-the-scenes report on working conditions at one Apple supplier factory.
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Proview Ready To Talk "iPad" With Apple, Settlement Imminent?
BY A.T. Faust III on Tue February 21st, 2012
After a few small wins (and some serious setbacks), Proview is finally ready to settle its "iPad" claims.
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It's Confirmed: China Telecom Customers To Get iPhone 4S This March
BY Joe White on Tue February 21st, 2012
China Telecom has recently confirmed (via its website) that the network will carry Apple's iPhone 4S from March 9.
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Apple Threatens Defamation Suit In Chinese iPad Trademark Tussle
BY Brent Dirks on Mon February 20th, 2012
Apple has threatened to file a defamation suit against a Chinese firm at the center of a tussle over the iPad trademark in the country.
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ABC’s ‘Nightline’ Offers Look Into Apple’s Foxconn Factories
BY Brent Dirks on Mon February 20th, 2012
Thanks to special access granted by Apple, ABC's "Nightline" will air a special report Tuesday night featuring behind-the-scenes access to the Foxconn manufacturing plants in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China.
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FLA Head Discusses Conditions At Apple’s China Foxconn Plant
BY Brent Dirks on Thu February 16th, 2012
While Apple recently took criticism regarding the working conditions of iPad and iPhone manufacturing plants in China, the head of a non-profit investigative group says the plants are better than many other garment factories and other facilities in the country.
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Following Trademark Dispute, iPads Disappear From Store Shelves In China
BY Joe White on Tue February 14th, 2012
For some time now, Apple has been involved in a dispute regarding its use of the "iPad" name in China. Now, as the dispute escalates, Chinese authorities in at least one city have started seizing iPads, prompting retail store owners to hide their iPad stock in back rooms and sell the device secretly to avoid gaining unwanted attention.
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