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Former factory workers urge public to sign Apple labor petition
Apple's trouble with factory assets in China has quickly become a conflagration, and two former Wintek employees stoked the flames on Wednesday when they offered their support of an online petition that will be delivered to Apple Stores across the nation.
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Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: Dashboard gets iOS-style widget organization
Dashboard gets a Launchpad-style widget organization feature in this summer's release of OS X Mountain Lion, offering a standardized user interface that will be more familiar to iOS users.
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Apple sued by patent holding company over 'multimedia voicemail'
So-called patent troll Brandywine Communications Technologies filed a complaint on Tuesday against Apple's iPhone and iPad, claiming that the devices infringe on certain 'multimedia voicemail' patents.
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China Telecom expected to sell 3-5 million iPhones, Mountain Lion to reinforce iPhone "halo"
Apple's newest partner in China is expected to sell 3-5 million iPhones this year, boosting Apple's momentum during the summer while the release of OS X Mountain Lion will reinforce the iPhone's halo effect over Mac sales, writes analyst Ben Reitzes of Barclays Capital.
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Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: Apple overhauls software updates, App Store
System updates are now sensibly converged with a refreshed App Store in this summer's release of OS X Mountain Lion, centralizing software updates and adding automatic app installs for all your iCloud-registered Macs.
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Apple's first Amsterdam retail store set to open March 3
In just a week and a half, Apple will expand its retail operations to its 12th country when a new storefront opens in the Netherlands.
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Killer Deals: Save up to $680 on MacBook Pros and $79 on Mac minis
A pair of Apple's largest authorized resellers this week are offering a handful of incentives on sales of new Macs that translate to the most aggressive instant savings on MacBook Pros and Mac minis seen so far this year and prior, including a 2.2GHz 17-inch MacBook Pro for $1815 and 2.3GHz Mac mini for $529.
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New Beatles ringtones are exclusive to Apple's iTunes Store
A total of 27 different songs from the legendary foursome The Beatles are now available for purchase as ringtones on Apple's iTunes Store.
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Microsoft joins Apple in FRAND patent fight against Motorola
Microsoft has joined Apple in filing an antitrust suit against Motorola Mobility in the European Union for allegedly abusing its standard-essential patents.
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Apple tells court banning iPad sales would 'hurt China's national interest'
Apple and Proview, the company challenging over the use of the "iPad" name, squared off in court in Shanghai on Wednesday, where Apple argued that a ban on iPad sales would be a negative for the nation of China.
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Reports suggest Office for iPad is still coming, despite Microsoft's denial
Though Microsoft has portrayed a hands-on report with a purported pre-release build of Office for iPad as "inaccurate," rumors continue to point toward an iPad-optimized version of Office being a reality.
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Factory workers claim Foxconn hid underage employees before FLA inspection
Workers at Apple partner Foxconn have alleged that their employer transferred underage employees to other departments or did not schedule them to work overtime in order to avoid discovery during recent inspections by the Fair Labor Association, according to one non-governmental organization.
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'Nightline' report on Apple production line shows iPhone is basically handmade
ABC's Nightline special episode on Apple's production line offered an inside look at the company's supply chain but revealed few surprises, though it did show that the iPhone, with 141 separate steps that go into its production, is practically a handmade device.
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Google reportedly prepping heads-up display Android eyeglasses for 2012 launch
A new report claims Google is readying Android-based smart glasses with a heads-up display for release later this year.
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Apple confirms plans for 'green' data center in Oregon
Apple confirmed on Tuesday plans to build a "green" data center in Prineville, Oregon on a 160-acre plot of land that it purchased for $5.6 million.
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Inside OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: Enhanced Printing & Scanning
Printing and scanning will be enhanced in this summer's release of OS X Mountain Lion, offering a cleaner user interface with simplified menu bar buttons.
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Safari user sues Google over claimed privacy violation
A user of Apple's Safari, the default web browser of every Mac and iOS product, is suing Google Inc. after it came to light that the world's largest internet company had implemented a tracking system that allegedly violates federal wiretapping and privacy laws.
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Qualcomm releases new Gobi universal mobile chips with LTE support
Qualcomm has announced its fifth generation Gobi platform for mobile baseband, which it calls the "industrys first to support multiple LTE bands on a single device for 4G connectivity."
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Apple's Mac sales solid ahead of "possible MacBook Air refresh" as early as March
NPD Group is reporting essentially flat domestic sales of Macs, but Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster reports that "Apple may launch new MacBook Airs as early as March," helping to boost global Mac sales and reach quarterly street expectations of 4.5 million units.
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With China Telecom iPhone deal final, Apple turns attention to China Mobile
A deal for Apple to offer the iPhone on the largest mobile carrier in the world, China Mobile, is said to now be "months away" after a newly announced deal with China Telecom.
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