Apple iPhones

Facebook apps for iPhone-iPad add free calls

23 Feb 2013

Facebook allowed users on Friday to make free calls to friends at the leading social network using its application tailored for iPhones or iPads.

Apple loses rights to iPhone trademark in Brazil

14 Feb 2013

Regulators in Brazil on Wednesday rejected Apple’s application to register its iPhone trademark in the country, having already recognised a local manufacturer’s claim to the name.

Apple falls on China Mobile comment

7 Dec 2012

Apple shares fell further yesterday after China Mobile chief executive Li Yue said he would not add the iPhone to the world's largest wireless network without a deal favourable for his firm.

Apple’s iPhone 5 gets final approval for China release

30 Nov 2012

Apple’s latest iPhone has received final clearance from Chinese regulators, paving the way for a December debut in a highly competitive market where the lack of a new model had severely eroded its...

Foxconn shares surge on broker upgrades

6 Nov 2012

Foxconn International Holdings, the world's biggest contract maker of mobile phones, surged by a record yesterday after Citigroup and HSBC upgraded the stock on much improved prospects for...

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China Telecom results down 7.3pc year on year

China Telecom, the world's biggest fixed-line network operator, reported a fall in net profit of 7.3 per cent for the third quarter from a year earlier, hit by increasing costs and subsidies on...

Stellar Galaxy sales lift Samsung to new profit heights

Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest maker of televisions and mobile phones, reported a record third-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as surging sales of Galaxy smartphones widened...

Apple profit forecast falls short of market target

Apple forecast profit that fell short of analysts' predictions as chief executive Tim Cook boosts spending to revamp the company's product line and get new iPhones and iPads in stores by year-end...

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Apple iPhone supply hit by China factory dispute

Foxconn Technology, the assembler of Apple iPhones, had to stop mainland production for the second time in as many weeks after factory-line workers at one of its plants protested against increased...