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Fri, 03 Feb 2012

No Apple TV set coming soon, industry sources say

Ben Camm-Jones

Sources within Apple's supply chain have cast doubt on the company's plans to launch a connected television set any time soon.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

No 'unusual' Apple event to take place in February and other rumours

Dan Moren

Apple won't hold an event in February, developers might want to drop marketing images of white iPhones, and Cupertino picks up a Redmond refugee.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Petition targeting Apple's Chinese factory conditions grows

Grant Gross

An online petition asking Apple to protect the Chinese workers who make its more popular products has gathered more than 162,000 signatures in just over a week.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

O2 offers free landline and broadband services for SMBs

Sophie Curtis

Mobile operator O2 has launched a new service for small and medium businesses in the UK, offering a free landline and high speed broadband access for up to six months when they sign up for a 24 month contract.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Outgoing Sony CEO Stringer says big losses 'out of his control' (Video)

Jay Alabaster

Sony CEO Howard Stringer, who will step down at the end of March, said Thursday that much of his company's losses were due to circumstances outside of his control and he is confident the company will get back on track.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Could Facebook IPO help it dominate Google? (Video)

Sharon Gaudin

With the Facebook initial public offering (IPO) now official, industry and financial analysts say that a huge influx of cash could enable the social networking company to topple Google from its dominant position in the online world.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

German court rejects Apple's request for block on Samsung products

Ben Camm-Jones

Samsung has won the latest round of its patent infringement dispute with Apple in Germany after a Munich court threw out Apple's request to have sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1N tablet and Galaxy Nexus smartphones banned.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Apple becomes third-largest mobile phone maker - IDC

Ben Camm-Jones

Apple is now the third largest vendor of mobile phones in the world, with the iPhone accounting for 8.7 percent of all handset shipments in the final quarter of 2011.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Foxconn 'attracting crowds of jobseekers'

Ben Camm-Jones

Crowds of people turned up at three Foxconn plants after the Chinese New Year looking for work, according to a report.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Sony annual losses soar, now expected to be nearly $3bn

Jay Alabaster

Sony said Thursday it now expects to lose nearly US$3 billion in the current fiscal year through March, over double its target from just three months ago, as it books expenses related to the sale of its share in its LCD joint venture with Samsung and the effect of flooding in Thailand.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Apple and iPad: The spreadsheet warriors

Jonny Evans

The latest Forrester Research data confirms that Apple [AAPL] has become a darling for enterprise users, with the drive to its solutions trickling down from the top of the company, where most of its existing enterprise users already sit.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

ARM's first 64-bit processors target servers, smartphones

Agam Shah

ARM will announce its first 64-bit processors later this year for servers and high-end smartphones, and is also taking steps to build up software support for the processor designs, said CEO Warren East earlier this week.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Tim Cook responds to customer's email questioning Browett appointment

Dan Moren

Tim Cook shoots off an email, Donald Trump shoots off his mouth, and the new iPod nano may shoot (not great) pictures.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

No Samsung Galaxy S3 at Mobile World Congress

Bob Brown

Samsung has confirmed that its Android-based Galaxy S3 smartphone will not debut at the Mobile World Congress later this month, but will be introduced at a separate event by mid-year, closer to commercial release.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

London calling with BlackBerry 10 smartphone

Matt Hamblen

Research in Motion's incipient BlackBerry 10 smartphone, code-named London, has a thin and long design, according a photo obtained by CrackBerry.com.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Facebook files for highly anticipated IPO

Cameron Scott and Grant Gross

Facebook filed papers Wednesday to become a public company, in the most anticipated IPO in a decade, with the company looking to bring in US$5 billion in investment.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Sony promotes Kaz Hirai to CEO

Jay Alabaster

Sony said Wednesday that executive Kazuo Hirai, who runs the company's core consumer products division, will be promoted to CEO and President from April.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Apple 'shopping for TV components'

Ben Camm-Jones

Apple's plans to create a smart TV look to be continuing in earnest with one analyst claiming that the company is currently shopping around for components.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Apple urged to make iPhone 5 'ethically'

Ben Camm-Jones

A human rights group is urging Apple to ensure that the next-generation iPhone is manufactured 'ethically' in the wake of reports about working conditions in the company's supply chain.

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Foxconn to build five Brazil plants - report

Ben Camm-Jones

Foxconn plans to build five new plants in Brazil that will produce iPads as well as other tablet PCs, a report has claimed.

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