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Amazon reportedly testing new smartphone

The online retail giant Amazon is testing a new smartphone and may launch production later this year or early next year, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The story, datelined Taipei, said the company is working with Asian component suppliers to test the new device, which would enter a crowded…

San Francisco plans to ban Apple over green credentials

City officials may be banned from buying the computers after the technology company pulled out of a green scheme San Francisco is planning to ban its city officials from buying Apple computers after the technology company, headquartered nearby in Cupertino, dropped out of a green certification scheme. The move, in…

Amazon testing new smartphone: report

The online retail giant Amazon is testing a new smartphone and may launch production later this year or early next year, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The story, datelined Taipei, said the company is working with Asian component suppliers to test the new device, which would enter a crowded…

Apple co-founder on stage for disputed monologue

WASHINGTON — Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is to join a benefit performance of a controversial monologue about the iconic computer giant’s production lines in China, a theater in Washington said Tuesday. “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” made headlines earlier this year when it emerged that its creator,…

Google faces $22.5 million fine for iPad and iPhone privacy breach

Google faces a $22.5m fine (£14.5m) for breaching the privacy of iPhone and iPad users after bypassing cookie rejection settings on the devices, according to reports. If confirmed, the fine would be the largest ever imposed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against a single company – and would…

Apple loses patent battle over Galaxy tablet in British court

South Korea’s Samsung won a patent battle Monday against US rival Apple, with a British judge ruling that Samsung’s Galaxy tablet was not “cool” enough to be confused with Apple’s iPad. Britain’s high court ruled that the Galaxy tablet made by Samsung, the world’s largest electronics company, did not infringe…

Analysts: Apple may trounce rivals with smaller iPad

Apple, which is expected to launch a mini version of its market-leading iPad tablet, could quickly overpower its rivals in the segment with the addition of the new product, analysts say. The launch expected later this year however would probably prompt Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to roll over in his…

Apple preparing to launch smaller tablet

Apple is preparing to launch a smaller tablet computer in the coming months in a bid to maintain its edge in an increasingly crowded market, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The Journal cited unnamed sources as saying that component parts manufacturers had been ordered to gear up for mass…

Apple loses UK patent suit over ‘slide to unlock’ technology

Apple lost a key patent battle against smartphone rival HTC in the high court in London today, meaning that the Silicon Valley company cannot ban certain of the Taiwanese firm’s products in Britain. As rumours intensified that Apple is about to launch a cut-price version of its iPad to grab…

Android, Apple extend gains in smartphone market

WASHINGTON — The Google Android platform extended its lead in the US smartphone market while Apple increased its market share to nearly a third in March through May, a survey showed Monday. Android accounted for 50.9 percent of all smartphones used in the US during the three-month average period, according…