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Apple reports a fall in profits – its first in a decade Computer and smart phone giant Apple has reported its first fall in profits for a decade, seeing a slide in year-on-year figures of around two billion dollars… 24/04/2013
Apple set for an i-fall Apple’s latest quarterly trading statement is expected to include the first drop in profits for a decade. Analysts are predicting that the iPad and iPhone… 23/04/2013
Apple sorry for big trouble in not so little China With an eye to the future, Apple has apologised to its Chinese customers and changed the warranty and repair policy for its iPhones and laptops. That… 02/04/2013
Apple suffers setback in damages battle with Samsung Hi-tech giant Samsung has welcomed a US court ruling ordering $1bn ( 762m euros) damages awarded to Apple last year to be cut by 40 per cent. A California… 02/03/2013
US highlights cyber-attack concern with China In the United States, the Obama administration says it has repeatedly raised concerns about cyber-theft with the Chinese. It comes after a report by a … 20/02/2013
Mobile phone sales down in 2012 says Gartner Sales of mobile phones fell last year for the first time since 2009. The research company Gartner said that was due to “tough economic conditions, shifting… 13/02/2013
Apple considering its cash pile, probably developing a watch Apple’s Chief Executive Tim Cook has said it is carefully considering calls for the company to return more cash to investors; it is currently sitting on over… 13/02/2013
Apple shares tank as tech giant’s growth slows Apple shares closed down more than 12 percent on Thursday, slicing over 50 billion dollars from the company’s value. The market’s disappointment is no… 25/01/2013
Nokia dials down dividends Faced with falling sales, Nokia has said it will not pay an annual dividend to shareholders. The Finnish handset maker is having to conserve its cash… 24/01/2013
2012 – a boom year for mobile and tablets appsPhoto credit FlickR/philcampbell Last year was the best year yet for mobile and tablet apps, now key players in the digital world. If Angry Birds… 08/01/2013
Apple ordered to share deal details A United States judge has ordered Apple to disclose to rival Samsung details of a legal settlement it reached with HTC including terms of a 10-year patents… 22/11/2012
Apple CEO forces software division chief out Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has pushed out the chief of their mobile software division Scott Forstall. Forstall leaves following problems with the mapping… 30/10/2012
Samsung profits soar again, but can it last? South Korea’s Samsung has posted a fourth straight record quarterly profit – the equivalent of 5.74 billion euros. Strong demand for its Galaxy smartphones… 26/10/2012
Apple’s avalanche of smartphone sales enough? Apple set a new record share price and market value just after the unveiling of its latest smartphone. The company received more than two million… 21/09/2012
The power of i Apple’s latest gadget – the iPhone 5 – will certainly make it a lot of money given that it accounts for half of the company’s annual profit but can it also… 21/09/2012
iPhone5: five seconds of fameRalf Marth from Munich celebrates being the first customer at an Apple store receiving an iPhone 5 in Munich. Apple Inc’s iPhone 5 hit stores around the globe… 21/09/2012
Apple’s shares rise on new iPhones orders With its latest iPhone Apple’s back in the running after dropping behind Samsung in sales in between July and September. Analysts say many delayed people… 18/09/2012
Apple takes wraps off 4G-ready iPhone 5(Reuters) – Apple Inc took the wraps off its fastest, thinnest iPhone on Wednesday, packing a much larger screen and 4G capability on the fifth version of the… 12/09/2012
Latest Apple iPhone set to debut The wait is almost over for iPhone fans. At an Apple media event in San Francisco on Wednesday it is due to unveil its latest smartphone offering – the… 12/09/2012
Winner and losers from the Samsung Apple clash Samsung’s big loss to Apple in a potentially game changing US patent lawsuit over smartphones meant a dramatic fall in the South Korean company’s shares in… 27/08/2012
Apple: Job’s legacy safe? “World’s most valuable company” read the headlines as Apple shares continue to soar in anticipation of the release of a new iPhone and possibly a smaller iPad… 21/08/2012
Apple and Samsung battle goes to court A court in California has become the focal point of the long-running Apple versus Samsung battle as jury selection began. The two technology giants go… 30/07/2012
Apple hopes for hefty damages in Samsung battle Apple wants just over two billion euros damages in its legal battle against Samsung over patents for technology used in smartphones and tablets. That figure… 24/07/2012
Apple wants a slice of the SatNav pie Apple wants to upstage Google in navigation systems for mobile devices, and this benefits TomTom. The European GPS leader was chosen by the American company… 12/06/2012
Tio Pepe vs Apple: an internet duelSave Tio Pepe! More than 4,000 signatures were collected in an hour to keep Madrid’s emblematic neon sign above the city’s central square, la Puerta del Sol… 06/06/2012
Apple set to share some of its wealth Technology giant Apple, makers of the iPhone and iPad is set to share its wealth. The company has announced it will start paying a quarterly dividend of two… 19/03/2012
New Ipad boosts Apple appeal Shares in the computer giant Apple hit a record high after the latest version of their tablet went on sale and proved to be hot property. Pavements outside… 16/03/2012
Apple shares go through the $600 mark A single Apple share now costs more than its latest iPad. Shares in the electronics giant briefly went over the magic 600 dollar mark on Thursday, making the… 15/03/2012
Apple joins $500 billion club The latest jump in the price of Apple’s shares has made the company worth a new record high of $500 billion. Only Microsoft, Cisco, Intel, ExxonMobil and… 29/02/2012
Barcelona says hola to phone folk The phones that in the future you will be talking into, texting on, browsing the internet, playing music and taking photos with have been unveiled at the… 27/02/2012
Shanghai court mulls iPad sales ban A Chinese technology firm is trying to block the sale of iPads in Shanghai, one of Apple’s biggest markets in China. Proview Technology says it owns the… 22/02/2012
Yet another Apple v Samsung patent law suit Apple has raised the stakes in its growing patent battle with Samsung. Alleging four patent violations, Apple has asked a federal court in California to… 13/02/2012
Apple shares soar on profit jump Apple has returned to form and added more lustre to its high tech-crown with quarterly profit that almost doubled. In the run up to Christmas it sold over… 25/01/2012
Samsung loses one of many patent cases with Apple Samsung has suffered a setback in its tablet and smartphone battle with Apple. A German court has ruled against the South Korean company in a patent case… 20/01/2012
Samsung takes a bite out of Apple Samsung Electronics is set to resume selling its Galaxy tablet computer in Australia as early as Friday, after it won a rare legal victory in a long-running… 30/11/2011
Samsung pips Apple The South Korean electronics giant Samsung has overtaken Apple to become the world’s top maker of smartphones. Latest figures show it shipped nearly 28… 28/10/2011
Sony takes full control of Sony Ericsson Sony is paying just over one billion euros to buy out its Swedish partner in the mobile phone handset joint venture Sony Ericsson. With the deal the… 27/10/2011
Samsung unveils latest Android phone Samsung has unveiled its first smartphone running on Google’s latest version of the Android operating system. It will enable the South Korean company to… 19/10/2011
iPhone 4S = 4 Steve Jobs?A man wearing a mask of Apple founder Steve Jobs stands in a line to buy an iPhone 4S at an Apple Store in Tokyo. Fans snapped up the final gadget unveiled… 14/10/2011
European banks on the brink The troubled European banking sector moved to the center of attention of the debt crisis this past week, as the French-Belgian Dexia group is on the brink of… 07/10/2011
How Steve Jobs built such a following After Steve Jobs succumbed to cancer, just weeks after handing over the reins of Apple, homage to the super innovator poured in. Swiss French television … 07/10/2011
Apple without Jobs faces its rivals The business world is now pondering what impact the death of Apple’s inspirational leader Steve Jobs will have on the technology giant and asking the question… 06/10/2011
Steve Jobs, came, saw, conquered Steve Jobs, the man who made computers simpler, easier, more fun and better looking, was born in 1955 San Francisco, when Eisenhower was president and the… 06/10/2011
Techies pay tribute to JobsThe death of Steve Jobs has provoked a deluge of tributes. World leaders have made specially dedicated announcements, the media have made his death headline… 06/10/2011
Apple fans mourn Steve Jobs’ death – nocomment Apple’s co-founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on October 5, 2011 at the age of… 06/10/2011
Thank you and goodbye Steve JobsApple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56, after a… 06/10/2011
iPhone fans poised for next model unveiling The smartphone world is gearing up for the latest iPhone. Apple has invited media to a “special event” at its California headquarters next Tuesday… 28/09/2011
Apple and Steve Jobs: a brand as one Apple is a brand which has become synonymous with design, innovation, high end technology and one man. Steve Jobs and Apple are as one. As its chief… 26/08/2011
Investors undaunted by Jobs’ Apple departure Since Steve Jobs first fell ill, Apple’s fortunes have been tied to his health with many investors seeing his vision as essential to the company’s continued… 25/08/2011
How rosy Apple without Jobs? Stepping aside, Steve Jobs is confident his company will thrive. His resignation as chief executive of Apple has brought speculation about how well the… 25/08/2011
Google to buy Motorola Mobility for 12.5 bln dollars Google agreed on Monday to a deal to buy mobile handset maker Motorola Mobility for 12.5 billion dollars (8.6 billion euros). It will the biggest… 16/08/2011
Apple blocks Samsung tablet sales in EU A big legal win in the tablet battle for iPad maker Apple. It got a German court to temporarily block the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy Tablet 10.1 in the… 10/08/2011
Apple patent ruling hits HTC Shares in smartphone maker HTC closed almost four percent down on Monday after Friday’s ruling against it from a US trade panel on a patent case brought by… 18/07/2011
Nortel’s patents sold to group including Apple, RIM Apple and Research In Motion are part of a winning consortium of six companies buying bankrupt Nortel Networks’ remaining portfolio of 6,000 patents and… 01/07/2011
Nokia and Apple settle patent row There has been some rare good news for Nokia. Its arch-rival Apple has agreed to settle a long running row over patents. The out-of-court settlement was… 14/06/2011
Apple takes to the clouds Apple, the world’s largest technology firm, is taking on the top internet search engine Google with its version of ‘cloud computing’ which it sees as the next… 07/06/2011
Apple tops list of most valuable brands Apple has become the world’s most valuable brand. The iPhone makers have ended internet search company Google’s four year reign at the top. Last year Apple… 09/05/2011
Hong Kong: demonstration against Apple and its subcontractorsStudents from both Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, playing the role of Foxconn workers, take to the high street to act out the impact of a poison attack… 07/05/2011
Sony challenges iPad in tablet war Sony has launched its first tablet computers – including one that folds in half – and said it wants to be the second largest seller of such… 26/04/2011
Another blowout quarter for Apple Apple’s sales continue to roar ahead. Its latest quarterly results came in much better than expected. Net profit between January and March almost doubled… 21/04/2011
Apple tells Samsung to ‘stop copying’ Apple is suing Samsung over its Galaxy line of mobile phones and tablets. In court papers it claims the South Korean electronics company has “slavishly”… 19/04/2011
New iPad2 selling fast, but shortages may loom The latest version of Apple’s iPad tablet computer is thinner, faster, and faster selling as the queues outside shops worldwide proved. Buyers were out in… 25/03/2011
Apple’s iPad 2 sales soar in US One week after it was unveiled by Apple’s boss Steve Jobs, the latest version of the iPad tablet computer went on sale in the United States and analysts… 11/03/2011
Apple’s share tank on disappointing iPhone salesDisappointing iPhone sales in the run-up to the Christmas holidays caused Apple’s shares to tumble 12 percent on Thursday. The sell-off was sparked by… 24/01/2013
New Year’s Eve robbery at Paris Apple storeThousands of euros worth of goods have been stolen from an Apple store in Paris. French police are refusing to confirm whether thieves got away with up to… 02/01/2013
Apple One sells for €400,000An Apple One computer from 1976 has sold for €400,000 at an auction in Cologne. It was bought by an unknown buyer via the internet. The former owner Rudolf… 24/11/2012
Apple and phone maker HTC settle disputesApple and the Taiwanese phone maker HTC have settled all of their disputes over patents and have signed a new 10-year agreement. They had been fighting more… 11/11/2012
Mini queues for iPad mini in AsiaApple loyalists queued across Asia to get their hands on the company’s new iPad mini, yet crowds were down previous global rollouts. It is thought the price… 02/11/2012
Apple hopes less is more for new gizmoThe computer giant Apple has released a new product that was once famously derided by the company’s late visionary Steve Jobs. It is a mini tablet with an… 24/10/2012
Apple unwraps mini-iPad to take on Amazon, GoogleApple made its biggest product move last Tuesday since debuting the iPad two years ago, launching a smaller, cheaper tablet into a market staked out by… 23/10/2012
Nexus US sales ban overturnedAn appeal court in the United States has overturned a ban on the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone. It is all part of a multi-faceted battle over… 12/10/2012
One year on, where is the next Steve Jobs?It’s a year since Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died and America’s Silicon Valley is said to be missing the technology visionary. The man behind the iconic… 05/10/2012
Fight halts production at Foxconn plant in ChinaA factory that normally provides work for 79,000 people has been shut for a day in China after a mass fight involving some 2000 workers broke out last night… 24/09/2012
Apple’s avalanche of smartphone sales enough?Apple set a new record share price and market value just after the unveiling of its latest smartphone. The company received more than two million… 21/09/2012
Die-hard fans flood Apple stores as iPhone 5 goes on saleGermans keen to be one of the first to get the iPhone 5 as it went on sale for the first time on Friday, braved a cold night of camping outside an Apple store… 21/09/2012
Apple hopes iPhone 5 will outshine SamsungApple iPhone mania is about to hit the shops again after the techno giant’s new 4G-enabled mobile was unveiled on Wednesday ready to go on sale from… 13/09/2012
Samsung beats Apple in JapanSamsung has won the latest court battle in the international legal tussle with rival Apple over smartphones and computer tablets. A court in Japan ruled… 31/08/2012
Samsung shares tumble after Apple’s US court victoryShares in Samsung Electronics fell more than seven per cent on the Seoul Stock Exchange on Monday, on the first day of trading since Friday’s legal defeat in… 27/08/2012
Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn for copying its productsA US jury on Friday ruled that some of Samsung’s flagship mobile devices copied designs and software features from Apple’s iPhone and iPad. The nine jurors… 25/08/2012
Apple and Samsung fined over patent breaches in South KoreaApple and Samsung have been fined, after a South Korean court ruled that they had breached each other’s patents on mobile devices. But a judge said that… 24/08/2012
Apple Inc rated as most valuable company – everThe consumer gadget and computer maker Apple is now the most valuable company of all time with a market value of approximately 502 billion euros. Apple’s… 21/08/2012
Apple told to admit Samsung did not copy iPadApple has been ordered to release advertisements saying ‘Samsung did not copy the iPad’ in a latest British court ruling over the ongoing patent battles… 19/07/2012
Not out yet but China accepts pre-orders for iPhone 5The iPhone 5 has already gone on sale in China - the only problem is Apple hasn’t actually released the phone yet! That is no setback in China, where… 12/07/2012
Microsoft bids to take bite out of AppleMore holiday job than Steve Jobs, but with its Apple-style on-stage presentation software giant Microsoft has entered the tablet wars, with Surface. To do… 19/06/2012
US sues Apple over e-book price fixingTechnology giant Apple and publishers Penguin and Macmillan are being sued over the pricing of e-books. The US Justice department accuses them of collusion … 12/04/2012
Apple sued in US over e-book pricesApple and two major publishers are being sued by the US government for allegedly conspiring to push up the prices of e-books. The lawsuit filed in New York… 11/04/2012
Apple brandishes new iPad to fend off rivalsKeep taking the tablets – that was the message from suitably-enthused Apple executives who have unveiled their new iPad to an eagerly awaiting hi-tech world… 07/03/2012
Apple faces protests over foreign work conditionsTop tech firm Apple is facing renewed protests over working conditions at the firm’s outsourcing factories. A handful of demonstrators used Apple’s… 24/02/2012
Eggs for Apple as i-Phone sales halted in ChinaThere were angry scenes in Beijing on Friday, these protests were not about political issues or poverty, rather a shortage of i-Phones. People who had been… 13/01/2012
Apple halts iPhone sales in China amid scufflesApple has halted iPhone sales from its stores in China after the launch of the latest model triggered a near-riot. Amid scuffles outside a Beijing shop, the… 13/01/2012
Apple contract nets more than 1m euros at auctionIt is only a simple black and white document but the contract that established Apple as a company has been sold at auction in New York for more than a million… 14/12/2011
Google launches its own online music storeGoogle has become the latest tech company to venture into the music industry and has launched its own online music store. The world’s largest search company… 17/11/2011
Fans turn Apple founder’s house into shrineA day after the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs, his house in Palo Alto, California, has become a shrine more akin to that of a dead rock star than a… 07/10/2011
Industry reactions to Steve Jobs’ deathIt was a sad day for fans of iphones, ipads and Macbooks, but for those working in creative industries, Steve Jobs’ death is particularly poignant, because… 06/10/2011
Apple fans mourn death of Steve JobsSteve Jobs, the co-founder of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56. Jobs died at home in Palo Alto, California surrounded by his… 06/10/2011
From coast to coast people pay tribute to Steve JobsFlowers were laid at the Apple HQ in New York and at stores coast to coast in the home country of the designer who transformed the daily lives of… 06/10/2011
Steve Jobs a ‘creative genius’: British PMBritish Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday praised the work of Steve Jobs following the Apple co-founder’s death in California. Cameron described Jobs… 06/10/2011
Steve Jobs changed the world, says BarrosoEuropean Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso paid tribute to Steve Jobs in an interview with euronews’ Alex Taylor on Thursday. “Its a great loss. I think… 06/10/2011
Apple’s Steve Jobs dead at 56Steve Jobs, the co-founder of US technology giant Apple, died at the age of 56 on Wednesday. Jobs passed away at home in Palo Alto, California surrounded by… 06/10/2011
Sad words as Apple ‘visionary’ Steve Jobs diesTributes to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs have been pouring in from all over the world, with people leaving flowers and cards outside the company’s… 06/10/2011
