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Apple Now Using China Telecom as Data Center Provider in China

Friday August 15, 2014 4:07 am PDT by
Apple has officially added China Telecom as a data center provider in China, reports The Wall Street Journal. The move comes after 15 months of "stringent tests and evaluation" by the Fuzhou city government, as Apple states that all data stored on the servers is encrypted. According to Reuters, Apple says the new data center will help improve the speed and reliability of iCloud and the iTunes...
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Apple Now Allowed to Trademark Apple Store Layout in Europe

Thursday July 10, 2014 2:30 am PDT by
Apple is now allowed to register the layout of its retail stores as a trademark in Europe following a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union, reports The Wall Street Journal. The EU's top court said Thursday that Apple's flagship stores fulfilled the three criteria for a trade mark: they constitute a sign; they can be represented in a graphic; and they can distinguish the goods ...
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iWatch Coming in Multiple Sizes With More Than 10 Sensors

Friday June 20, 2014 12:40 am PDT by
Apple will launch multiple versions of its highly-rumored "iWatch" smartwatch in the Fall, according to a new report from the The Wall Street Journal. The device is said to come in multiple screen sizes and will utilize over 10 sensors to track health and fitness, with Apple aiming to go beyond the smartphone-related functionalities seen in current smartwatches. Android smartwatch coming ...
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Apple to Announce More Plans for iBeacon Technology at WWDC 2014

Sunday June 1, 2014 4:07 pm PDT by
Apple will unveil more plans for its iBeacon technology at the start of this week's WWDC 2014, reports The Wall Street Journal. In addition to new details about the technology, the company will promote iBeacon by placing transmitters throughout the Moscone Center while offering sessions for developers on how to better implement the technology into their apps and services. An Estimote Beacon ...
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Italian Regulators Investigating Apple and Others Over 'Freemium' App Pricing Model

Saturday May 17, 2014 1:21 pm PDT by
The Wall Street Journal reports that Italy's Antitrust and Competition Authority has launched an investigation to determine whether internet companies such as Apple, Google, and Amazon mislead people by offering in-app purchases for titles that are listed as free downloads. Consumers could be led to think, contrary to reality, that a game is completely free and therefore they don't know ahead...
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Tim Cook: Apple's Shares 'Undervalued', Expansion of Share Buyback Program 'Shows Confidence'

Wednesday April 23, 2014 2:17 pm PDT by
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal following the release of Apple's financial results for the most recent quarter, CEO Tim Cook stated that the company's stock was "undervalued" and that the expansion of the share buyback program "shows how much confidence [Apple] has in the future of the company." Apple announced an increase of its capital return program to $130 billion, from an...
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Apple and Google Vying for Exclusive Games from Developers With Promotional Perks

Sunday April 20, 2014 9:20 pm PDT by
A new report from The Wall Street Journal today highlights the increasing competition between Apple and Google to gain exclusive games for their respective iOS and Android platforms. According to the report, both companies have been offering developers promotional perks, such as premium placement on their app store home pages, in exchange for the first rights to a title. For instance, the...
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Amazon May Launch Smartphone with 3D Capabilities in September

Friday April 11, 2014 2:45 pm PDT by
Amazon is gearing up to release its long-rumored smartphone later this year to directly compete with offerings from Apple and Samsung, reports The Wall Street Journal. According to the report, the company has been showing off prototypes of its handsets to developers in San Francisco and Seattle in recent weeks, with Amazon likely announcing the phone by the end of June and launching it by the end ...
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Google Plays a Bigger Role in Latest Apple vs. Samsung Lawsuit

Sunday March 30, 2014 4:19 pm PDT by
Google engineers, including former Android Chief Andy Rubin, may testify during the second patent lawsuit trial between Apple and Samsung, reports The Wall Street Journal. Samsung will reportedly use the testimonials to prove that it licensed four out of the five software features it is accused of infringing upon, as it contends that Google had already been working on the technologies before ...
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Apple in Talks with Comcast to Provide Streaming TV Service on Future Apple TV

Sunday March 23, 2014 6:13 pm PDT by
Apple is in talks with Comcast about using the cable provider's network for a streaming TV service to be integrated in a future version of the Apple TV, reports The Wall Street Journal. According to the report, Apple's set top-box would be able to access Comcast's wide variety of channels for a monthly subscription, with the Apple TV receiving "special treatment" from Comcast when connected to...
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Google to Release Android SDK for Wearable Devices in Two Weeks

Sunday March 9, 2014 7:56 pm PDT by
Speaking at this year's South by Southwest conference, Google executive Sundar Pichai announced today that the company will be releasing an Android software development kit (SDK) for wearable devices in two weeks, reports The Wall Street Journal. The news comes ahead of Google's I/O developer's conference in June, where the company is likely to unveil its own smart watch developed in...
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Apple Hiring Engineers and Supply Chain Managers in Asia to Speed Up Production

Monday March 3, 2014 5:17 am PST by
Apple is hiring engineers and supply chain managers for its operations in Asia as its seeks to expand and quicken the production of new and existing products, reports the Wall Street Journal. These new teams will work out of the company's main Asian campus in Shanghai, China and its office in Taipei, Taiwan. The report states that the company is hiring engineers away from HTC, Inventec and...
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Google and LG Working on Android Smart Watch Set for June Reveal

Monday February 24, 2014 5:26 am PST by
Google and LG are working on a smart watch that will likely be unveiled at the Google I/O developer conference in June, reports CNET. Google will reveal details on the device's operating system in advance of the hardware announcement, giving developers time to create apps for the device's retail launch. Google's smart watch endeavor will mirror its Nexus line of mobile devices, with Google...
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Apple Becomes China's Fifth-Largest Smartphone Vendor in Q4 2013

Wednesday February 19, 2014 2:05 am PST by
According to a new report from market research firm IDC (via The Wall Street Journal), Apple became China's fifth largest smartphone manufacturer during the fourth quarter of 2013, taking 7% of total market share in the country. Notably, the report does not include iPhone sales numbers from the region's largest carrier China Mobile, which began selling the iPhone through a partnership with Apple ...
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Two New iPhones With Screens Larger Than 4.5" and 5" Coming This Year

Thursday January 23, 2014 8:13 am PST by
The next generation of iPhones, expected to be released this fall, will include new phones with significantly larger screens, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. It's been widely expected that Apple will launch an iPhone with a larger screen, but this is the first solid indication that Apple could be launching phones in multiple screen sizes, including in the larger "phablet"...
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Increased Theft of Apple Devices 'Driving Force' Behind Rise of Larcenies in New York City

Monday January 13, 2014 1:10 am PST by
According to new data from the New York Police Department (via The Wall Street Journal), the rising theft of devices such as the iPhone and iPad remained one of the driving forces behind the high amount of grand larcenies last year in New York City. In detail, the data showed that Apple products were involved in 8,465 thefts and made up for 18% of all grand larcenies in the city, which rose 13%...
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External Compliance Monitor: Apple is Blocking Interviews, Disrupting E-Book Antitrust Investigation [Updated]

Tuesday December 31, 2013 5:16 am PST by
Michael Bromwich, the external compliance monitor assigned to Apple as a result of its e-book antitrust case, has filed papers in a U.S. District Court accusing the company of being uncooperative and obstructive in his investigation, reports The Wall Street Journal.The lawyer stated that Apple characterized his team's activities as a “roving investigation“ with no worthwhile purpose, even...
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Apple Fined by Taiwanese Regulators Over iPhone Price Fixing

Wednesday December 25, 2013 12:14 pm PST by
Apple has been fined 20 million New Taiwan dollars ($670,000) by the Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission after the company was found to be unlawfully influencing the price of the iPhone on the country's cell phone carriers, reports The Wall Street Journal. Under article 18 of Taiwan's Fair Trade Act, an enterprise is not allowed to decide the prices of their goods after handing them over to a...
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China Mobile to Begin iPhone Pre-Orders on December 12

Monday December 9, 2013 3:59 am PST by
China Mobile has stated that it will begin taking preorders for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c this coming Thursday, December 12 on its website and at some of its locations in Shanghai, reports The Wall Street Journal. The move was revealed through a screenshot of a section on the company's website that invited customers to pre-order the iPhone 5s and other smartphones with a "4G is here" slogan,...
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Apple and Other Tech Companies Call for Government Surveillance Reform

Sunday December 8, 2013 10:51 pm PST by
Apple, along with seven other U.S. technology companies such as Microsoft, Facebook, and Google, have published an open letter urging President Barack Obama and members of Congress to reform government surveillance tactics, reports The Wall Street Journal. The letter, which can be found on a website endorsed by the tech companies, will also appear in full-page ads in the Monday editions of...