By Adam Satariano and Jun Yang on May 17, 2012 Apple Inc. (AAPL) (AAPL) is preparing to overhaul the look of its iPhone, three people with knowledge of the plans said, refreshing the company's top-selling product amid competition from rivals such as ...

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SAC Capital Advisors LP and Viking Global Investors LP were among hedge funds that sold a net 6.1 million shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) last quarter, taking advantage of the 48 percent jump in the iPhone maker's stock. Hedge funds accounted for more than ...

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By LARRY NEUMEISTER, AP – 1 minute ago NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge cited the confident voice of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs on Tuesday as she refused to toss out lawsuits alleging the company and various publishers conspired to drive up the ...

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Play Apple Said to Prepare Thinner Mac Laptops Apple Inc. (AAPL) is preparing a new lineup of thinner MacBook laptops running on more powerful chips made by Intel Corp. (INTC), people with knowledge of the plans said. The MacBook Pro machines, ...

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May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak said investors looking to make money should buy Facebook Inc. shares when the social networking site sells stock in what may be a record initial public offering for an Internet business.

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Analysis: Mozilla says that Apple banning Firefox from iPads and iPhones is OK, but Microsoft restricting the browser from using some features on Windows 8 tablets may be illegal. By Preston Gralla, Computerworld How's this for hypocrisy: Mozilla says ...

http://www.pcworld.com/article/255511/mozillas_hypocrisy_apple_can_block_firefox_but_microsoft_cant.html

Keeping you in the loop about some of the things that happened around Apple, CEO Tim Cook and Steve Jobs this past week. Foxconn Factory Upgrades Co-funded by Apple. Foxconn CEO Terry Gou said Apple will share in the cost of improving labor conditions ...

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(CBS News) Apple and its main supplier Foxconn have agreed to share the cost of improvements to be made at the factories that manufacture iPads and iPhones. Full coverage of Apple at Tech Talk Foxconn chief executive officer Terry Gou confirmed the ...

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By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Apple on Wednesday patched four security vulnerabilities in Safari and blocked outdated versions of Adobe's Flash Player from running in its browser. The Flash blocking move was similar to one Apple made last month when ...

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s lawsuit against Apple Inc. over the iPad trademark in China, the latest twist in the legal fight over the rightful owner of the tablet's name. Judge Mark Pierce in the Superior Court of the State of California in Santa Clara County on May 4 approved ...

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RIM is taking on Apple with its new marketing campaign.YouTube/Blunty3000 Despite its new CEO promising a renewed focus on marketing, Research In Motion hasn't been known for effective campaigns of late. The company launched a sizable advertising blitz ...

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Apple may have had designs on a thinner tablet for what arrived as the new iPad. If only it could have gotten hold of the display technology that it really wanted. by Brooke Crothers May 6, 2012 2:37 PM PDT Follow @mbrookec As great as the ...

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By Ashleigh Allsopp, Macworld-UK Apple has filed 14 new patent applications, which were published by the US Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday. The patents include an advanced new haptics system, a new battery design, a new camera feature, ...

http://www.pcworld.com/article/255093/apple_patent_applications_hint_of_nextgen_plans.html

SHENZHEN, China — The global controversy surrounding the treatment of assembly-line workers who manufacture iPhones and iPads -- and just about every other consumer device -- is triggering an unprecedented effort by Apple (AAPL) and its chief supplier ...

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By Jacqui Cheng | Published May 3, 2012 4:15 PM The overall tablet market is suffering despite Apple's strong numbers when it comes to iPad sales. Released Thursday, IDC's quarterly report on the tablet market shows a steep decline in worldwide tablet ...

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The companies, which are suing each other over their smartphone and tablet products, have been ordered to pare down the claims by Monday, according to a PC World report. by Steven Musil May 2, 2012 6:14 PM PDT Follow @stevenmusil Apple and Samsung have ...

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And research firms are stepping over each other to show that Samsung is faring well vis-a-vis its nemesis Apple -- which isn't doing too badly itself, though. ComScore said today that Samsung is the top handset supplier among the 30000 mobile ...

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A weekend story from the New York Times shared a surprising statistic: Apple paid just $3.3 billion on $34.2 billion of profits last year — giving it a tax rate of just 9.8 percent. The report, which points out that nearly every major technology firm ...

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NEW YORK (AP) – A published report says Apple Inc. uses subsidiaries in Ireland, the Netherlands and other low-tax nations as part of a strategy that enables the technology giant to cut its global tax bill by billions of dollars every year.

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Apple, the world's most profitable technology company, doesn't design iPhones here. It doesn't run AppleCare customer service from this city. And it doesn't manufacture MacBooks or iPads anywhere nearby. Yet, with a handful of employees in a small ...

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Samsung, Apple's chief competitor, gives only vague indications of how many it makes, which means industry watchers come up with widely diverging estimates. Apple Inc. reports its iPhone sales down to the thousands. In the January to March period, ...

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-04-27/samsung-apple-smartphone-sales/54584550/1

By Lee Chyen Yee | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple Inc is likely to see its sales growth nearly double in greater China this year, but the pace will probably taper thereafter as competitors hit back with new products in the biggest global mobile phone ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/27/us-apple-china-idUSBRE83Q07320120427

The Nasdaq composite index shot 2 percent higher Wednesday, powered by a surge in Apple. The iPhone maker's stock climbed more than $50 after the company once again blew past Wall Street's profit forecasts. The technology-focused Nasdaq was headed for ...

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Apple Inc. (AAPL) rose after reporting that robust demand for the iPhone in China fueled a 94 percent surge in quarterly profit, allaying the growth concerns that had sliced the company's shares by 12 percent since April 9.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-25/apple-profit-rises-94-on-growing-global-iphone-demand.html

By KAITLYN KIERNAN Spooked investors are paying up for Apple Inc. options as the tech behemoth's shares continue to slide. Options prices for Apple stock have risen to their highest level since just after the death of founder Steve Jobs last fall.

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