iPhone

12 Feb 2013

Concern over falling margins helped prompt a 33 per cent decline in Apple's shares from a record high of US$705.07 on September 21, making it the worst-performing stock in the Standard & Poor'...

Apple and Samsung, frenemies for life

10 Feb 2013

A powerful Asian manufacturer, Samsung Electronics, uses Google’s Android software to create smartphones and tablets that closely resemble the iPhone and the iPad. Samsung starts gaining market...

Wider BYOD adoption could spur demand for Apple products in China

6 Feb 2013

The growing acceptance of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) strategies by businesses on the mainland could prove a boon for Apple in the world's second-largest economy if the results of a new survey...

iPhone users sue Google in UK for tracking their web behaviour through cookies

31 Jan 2013

The internet giant is facing the group privacy claim over the way it sidestepped Apple's security settings on the iPhone, iPad and desktop versions of its Safari web browser to monitor their...

iPhone suppliers take a tumble

16 Jan 2013

Shares in Hon Hai Precision Industry, AAC Technologies and Apple's other key suppliers in Asia tumbled yesterday following reports that orders for iPhone 5 components had been cut.

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Apple's Tim Cook says China will overtake the US as its biggest market

Apple chief executive Tim Cook said China would overtake the United States to become its largest market, as the iPhone-maker adds more stores and considers debuting new products in the country.

Apple sees China becoming biggest market

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, on his second visit to China in a year, said he expects the country to surpass the United States as the technology giant’s largest market, state media reported.

Apple plans smaller, cheaper iPhone for customers in developing nations

Apple plans to sell a smaller, cheaper version of the iPhone as soon as this year, said a person familiar with the plans, part of a push to gain customers in developing nations.

CHINA DIGEST

China Digest, December 21, 2012

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TRADEMARK BATTLE

Apple’s iPhone loses name battle with Mexico’s iFone

A Mexican telecommunications firm named iFone has declared victory in a trademark battle with Apple’s iPhone, exposing the US company to a potential compensation payment.