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Chinese court rules shops should pull iPads
The Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — A court in southern China has ruled that sales of iPads by local distributors violate the trademark rights of a local manufacturer engaged in a widening dispute with Apple Inc. The lawyer for the company suing Apple said Monday that the … Chinese Court Orders Vendor to Halt IPad Sales in Trademark Dispute |
February 20, 2012
Chinese court rules shops should pull iPads – The Associated Press
February 18, 2012
Taiwan’s Foxconn raises wages for Chinese workers amid scrutiny after suicides – Washington Post
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Taiwan's Foxconn raises wages for Chinese workers amid scrutiny after suicides
Washington Post TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group says it has raised wages by up to 25 percent for its Chinese workers who assemble electronic gadgets for Apple Inc. and other global brands. Foxconn said Saturday that its Chinese workers now receive … Foxconn, leading iPad manufacturer, hikes wages of Chinese workers Apple Partner Foxconn Has 'Tons of Issues,' Labor Group Says Foxconn Auditor Finds 'Tons of Issues' |
February 17, 2012
More Chinese cities seize iPads in trademark dispute – HeraldNet
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More Chinese cities seize iPads in trademark dispute
HeraldNet By Joe Mcdonald, AP BEIJING — Authorities have seized iPads from more Chinese retailers in an escalating trademark dispute between Apple Inc. and a struggling local company that could disrupt global sales of the popular tablet computer. Apple Could Face US Lawsuit Related to IPad Trademark Dispute in China So This is What Proview's 'iPad' Looks Like 10 iPad Problems, Solved |
February 16, 2012
Chinese Officials Can Gloat Over Apple’s IPad Woes – BusinessWeek
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Chinese Officials Can Gloat Over Apple's IPad Woes
BusinessWeek By Bruce Einhorn Chinese officials might just be enjoying Apple's current legal woes. Apple is fighting for the rights to the iPad name in the country, squaring off against a local maker of computer displays that claims ownership of the iPad trademark. Apple asks Amazon not to sell iPad in China Apple's iPads harder to find in China |
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Android Fragmentation does not matter to you
SlashGear If you are an everyday average user of a smartphone that just so happens to use Android instead of iOS or Windows Phone or BlackBerry, you might have heard the word “fragmentation.” This is a word that in this case means there are many different kinds … Nothing permanent about Apple's ban on Motorola Patents: Apple wins over Motorola in 'slide-to-unlock' ruling Apple Scores Win Against Motorola in German Patent Battle |
 USA TODAY |
Can LightSquared save its LTE network?
Washington Post Satellite firm LightSquared may be looking to the Department of Defense to save its LTE network after the FCC denied its proposal to build the high-speed network. VentureBeat.com reports: In a last-ditch attempt to keep its wholesale LTE 4G network … US government revokes LightSquared license Grassley: Still blocking FCC nominees Falcone Rules Out Bankruptcy In Wake Of FCC Decision |
February 15, 2012
Is Apple over a Chinese iBarrel? – msnbc.com
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Is Apple over a Chinese iBarrel?
msnbc.com In Behind the Wall, NBC News correspondents and producers examine events and trends in China, both big and small. Customers test out Apple iPads in the company's flagship store in Beijing's Sanlitun area on Wednesday. A Chinese tech firm, … Are Chinese factory workers getting just $ 8 for every iPad sale? Reports say iPad may shrink, but what's your ideal tablet size? Chinese Workers Get Only $ 8 From Each Apple iPad 2 |
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FCC plans to nix wireless network that may jam GPS
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal officials plan to kill a proposal to build a new national high-speed wireless network after concluding it would in some cases jam personal-navigation and other GPS devices. The Federal Communications Commission said it will seek … LightSquared's GPS-Crippling 4G Bid is Sunk by the FCC Sprint May Have To Return $ 65M To Partner LightSquared Summary Box: FCC Plans to Nix Wireless Network |
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Early adopters, rejoice! PlayStation Vita available now
CNET by Don Reisinger February 15, 2012 10:35 AM PST The PlayStation Vita's official US launch date is February 22, but those who can't wait any longer can get their hands on the device today. Sony's First Edition Bundle, which includes a 3G-equipped Vita, … Unboxing the Sony PlayStation Vita Outdoors or Inside, Sony Offers Users a Perpetual Game Review: Sony PlayStation Vita handheld gaming system |
Are Chinese factory workers getting just $8 for every iPad sale? – CNET
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Are Chinese factory workers getting just $ 8 for every iPad sale?
CNET by Don Reisinger February 15, 2012 7:06 AM PST Apple's supply chain is once again in the crosshairs, after a South Korean newspaper today reported that Chinese factory workers are paid substantially less than their counterparts elsewhere around the … Reports say iPad may shrink, but what's your ideal tablet size? Chinese Workers Get Only $ 8 From Each Apple iPad 2 Proview Pushes for Expanded iPad Ban, But Will China Allow It? |
 CBC.ca |
FCC plans to kill wireless broadband network that threatens to jam some GPS …
Washington Post NEW YORK — Federal officials plan to kill a private company's plans to start a national high-speed wireless broadband network after concluding it would in some cases jam personal-navigation and other GPS devices. The Federal Communications Commission … Lights out for LightSquared Agencies Move to Kill LightSquared LTE Plans Over GPS Issue LightSquared Blow Gives Falcone Few Options to Salvage Value |
 Wired News |
Hands On: Motorola Droid 4 Pushes <em>Most</em> of the Right Buttons
Wired News By Mike Isaac Like the crack epidemic of the 1980s, RIM's BlackBerry handsets created a generation of telephone typists addicted to phone-based correspondence. We quickly came to expect — nay, demand — instant responses to our e-mails, … Motorola Droid 4 vs. Apple iPhone 4S: Verizon Smartphone Showdown Torn between two Motorola Droids: Droid 4 or Droid Razr Maxx Droid 4 Teardown: Four Findings |
Ordinary Chinese Divided on IPad Trademark Dispute – PCWorld
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Ordinary Chinese Divided on IPad Trademark Dispute
PCWorld By Michael Kan, IDG News Ordinary Chinese people are taking sides in the iPad trademark battle between Apple and local display vendor Proview, with some thinking the US tech giant should simply change the name of its iconic tablet. Proview fears fanbois will derail iPad export ban bid Apple's iPad 3 could face customs ban in China Exclusive: Proview says any ban of iPad exports hard to impose |
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LightSquared Blow Leaves Falcone Few Options to Salvage Value
Bloomberg Billionaire Philip Falcone's effort to build a national wireless network was rejected by US regulators, leaving him limited options to salvage value from his LightSquared Inc. assets and dealing a blow to efforts to increase industry competition. Happy Valentine's Day: US government breaks up with LightSquared FCC Bars the Use of Airwaves for a Broadband Plan FCC Reverses Course On Lightsquared Network, May Open Door For Senate Approval … |
 Mobiletor.com |
Android loses market share in strong Apple Q4
Computerworld By Mikael RicknA$ ?s IDG News Service – Android lost smartphone market share for the first time, as Apple had a great fourth quarter buoyed by the launch of the iPhone 4S, according to data from market research company Gartner. Apple Overtakes Samsung to Become Biggest Smartphone Vendor Android Loses Market Share,as Apple Has Exceptional Quarter, Gartner Says Apple iPhone market share to slip from Q1: Gartner |
February 14, 2012
Chinese Company to Seek Ban on iPad Import, Export – TIME
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Chinese Company to Seek Ban on iPad Import, Export
TIME By AP | February 14, 2012 | + BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese company said Tuesday it will ask customs officials to ban imports and exports of Apple's iPads due to a dispute over ownership of the trademark. All of Apple's iPads are manufactured in China, … Second City in China Halts Sales of Apple iPads Summary Box: Chinese company to seek iPad ban China Could Ban Exports of Apple's iPad |
 USA TODAY |
'Angry Birds' finally flock to Facebook
USA TODAY By Brett Molina, USA TODAY Game developers Rovio announced their hit casual game has finally landed on the social network, allowing players to fling birds at enemy pigs from within a Facebook app. The game will feature levels exclusive to Facebook and … Angry Birds Officially Launches on Facebook Angry Birds join Facebook, hope for 800M likes 'Angry Birds' arrives on Facebook — one day early |
 TIME |
Sony Starts $ 50 Million PS Vita Advertising Campaign With "World is In Play"
Forbes Sony is all in on the Playstation Vita. I've previously written about why I think the Vita is going to have a very tough time competing in the broader electronics market, but Sony just reaffirmed its commitment to the gaming handheld to the tune of a … Outdoors or Inside, Sony Offers Users a Perpetual Game Sony PlayStation Vita (3G/Wi-Fi) Review: Sony PlayStation Vita handheld gaming system |
Chinese company to seek ban on iPad import, export in dispute over ownership … – Washington Post
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Chinese company to seek ban on iPad import, export in dispute over ownership …
Washington Post BEIJING — A Chinese company said Tuesday it will ask customs officials to ban imports and exports of Apple's iPads due to a dispute over ownership of the trademark. All of Apple's iPads are manufactured in China, meaning global sales of the popular … China May Widen Investigation of Apple IPad Trademark Dispute Proview Asks China Customs to Stop IPad Imports, Exports Chinese company to seek ban on iPad import, export |
Chinese authorities seize iPads from reseller’s shelves – CNET
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Chinese authorities seize iPads from reseller's shelves
CNET by Joe Aimonetti February 13, 2012 6:22 PM PST Chinese authorities have seized iPads from a third-party retailer, according to several sources in China, a move apparently brought on by Apple's continued refusal to honor a trademark owned by a Chinese … China seizes iPads as Apple trademark fight escalates iPads Snatched by Chinese Authorities, Trademark Dispute Turns Tactical Chinese Authorities Seize iPads Over Trademark Dispute |
February 13, 2012
Audits begin at Apple’s Chinese supplier plants – Computerworld
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Audits begin at Apple's Chinese supplier plants
Computerworld By Gregg Keizer Computerworld – Apple today said that auditors from a labor rights group have begun inspections at Chinese factories that manufacture its iPad and iPhone. The audits were the first since Apple joined the Fair Labor Association (FLA) … Fair Labor group begins Apple supplier inspections Apple factories to face independent inspections Independent group inspecting Apple suppliers |
CTV.ca |
iPads Snatched by Chinese Authorities, Trademark Dispute Turns Tactical
PCWorld By Matt Peckham, PCWorld Feb 13, 2012 9:10 AM Chinese law enforcement officials seize Apple's iPad. Source: Hebei Youth DailyWill Apple's iPad be able to keep its name in China? Will the iPad 3 end up being called the something-else-Pad when it debuts? Summary Box: Chinese city seizes Apple iPads in dispute with domestic company … Chinese city halts iPad sales in trademark row iPad 3: 9 Things We Really Want |
 SlashGear |
Someone told Samsung we needed another tablet
SlashGear At what point do you stage an intervention: gently prise the set-square and soldering iron from Samsung's hands, and lead them from the tablet labs and into a quiet room where all the iPad adverts have been snipped from the coffee table magazines? Samsung will release a Galaxy Tab 2 with Android 4 Apple's iPad outselling Samsung's own tablets in Korea Apple Wants Samsung Galaxy Nexus Banned in US |
Chinese City Seizes Apple iPads in Name Dispute – ABC News
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Chinese City Seizes Apple iPads in Name Dispute
ABC News Authorities have seized Apple iPads from retailers in a city in northern China due to a dispute with a domestic company that says it owns the iPad name, an official said Monday. The Chinese company said it is asking for similar action in more than 20 … iPads seized from shelves by Chinese officials iPad confiscated in China after Apple trademark legal loss |
February 6, 2012
The basics of Chinese inbound investment deals – MarketWatch
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The basics of Chinese inbound investment deals
MarketWatch The first point to note is that the rate of deals is increasing, and is doing so dramatically. A second point is that as a percentage of the total number of deals, small- to medium-size deals make up the majority, although there are a few larger ones, … |
January 27, 2012
Dear Apple: Do something about Chinese working conditions – CNET
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Dear Apple: Do something about Chinese working conditions
CNET by Molly Wood January 27, 2012 11:48 AM PST Follow @mollywood Open letter to Apple: You have to power to force good working conditions across the consumer-electronics industry, and it's time to make it happen. Over the past year or so, stories about … Apple says it is 'attacking problems' with conditions at factories Apple not turning "blind eye" to supply chain problems: CEO Tim Cook: 'We Care About Every Worker' |
January 25, 2012
Apple misjudged Chinese demand for iPhone 4S – CNET
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Apple misjudged Chinese demand for iPhone 4S
CNET by Lance Whitney January 25, 2012 7:02 AM PST Follow @lancewhit Apple saw its global iPhone sales skyrocket to more than 37 million last quarter, but the company may have missed the boat with one potentially huge customer–China. Apple Surges Most Since 2009 as Net Doubles on IPhone Demand Apple is world's most valuable company after iPhone frenzy drives record profits Wowed Wall Street watchers raise forecasts after Apple's 'perfect' $ 46B quarter |
January 5, 2012
iPhone 4S goes to China; Siri to start speaking Chinese in 2012 – Los Angeles Times
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iPhone 4S goes to China; Siri to start speaking Chinese in 2012
Los Angeles Times One answer Apple's digital assistant might consider giving is: start selling the iPhone 4S in China. And starting on Jan. 13th, Apple will do just that. The company said Wednesday that China will be among 22 countries that soon will get the newest … Apple sets China's iPhone 4S launch for Jan. 13 Apple iPhone 4S Lands in China, 21 Other Countries Next Week iPhone 5 coming this fall, says analyst |
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Samsung unveils Galaxy Ace Plus
Times of India Korean giant Samsung has refreshed its Galaxy Plus smartphone with the unveiling of Galaxy Ace Plus. Sporting a 3.65-inch HVGA display with a 480 x 320 pixel resolution, Galaxy Ace Plus will come with a 5 megapixel camera with an LED flash. … Android Ice Cream Sandwich Trickles Onto Phones Galaxy Nexus, on Android Ice Cream Sandwich, review [Video] Android Ice Cream Sandwich Now on 0.6 Percent of Devices |
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Fujifilm USA announces price for X-S1 high-end superzoom camera
Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) Fujifilm USA has announced the price and availability of the X-S1 high-end superzoom announced back in November. The X-S1 is part of the company's premium 'X Series' and is built around the same 2/3" type 12MP CMOS sensor as the X10 enthusiasts' … New Gear: Fujifilm FinePix XP150, XP100, and XP50 Rugged Waterproof Compacts Fujifilm Unveils 19-Camera Lineup Fujifilm opens the FinePix camera floodgates ahead of CES |
December 26, 2011
Chinese, Japanese leaders unveil deals on bond sales, currency to tighten … – Washington Post
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Chinese, Japanese leaders unveil deals on bond sales, currency to tighten …
Washington Post BEIJING — Chinese and Japanese leaders have unveiled initiatives to tighten financial links between East Asia's economic giants and sometime rivals — measures that could expand use of China's tightly controlled currency abroad. … China, Japan unveil deals to tighten finance ties Tokyo and Beijing Agree on Currency Pact |
Chinese, Japanese leaders unveil deals on bond sales, currency to tighten … – CanadianBusiness.com
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Chinese, Japanese leaders unveil deals on bond sales, currency to tighten …
CanadianBusiness.com By Joe McDonald, AP | December 26, 2011 BEIJING, China – Chinese and Japanese leaders have unveiled initiatives to tighten financial links between East Asia's economic giants and sometime rivals — measures that could expand use of China's tightly … China, Japan Unveil Deals To Tighten Finance Ties |
December 19, 2011
Saab files for bankruptcy after Chinese deal fails – CanadianBusiness.com
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Saab files for bankruptcy after Chinese deal fails
CanadianBusiness.com Even as production stopped and salary payments were delayed, Muller fended off bankruptcy by selling the company's real estate and lining up financing deals with investors in Russia and China. He bought time by placing the company in a reconstruction … GM Deals Saab Death Blow GM Won't Approve Saab Auto's New Proposed Ownership Deals |
December 18, 2011
Learn Chinese – Chinese Clothing Vocabulary
www.ChineseClass101.com Learn Chinese words using the Learn Chinese with Pictures series from ChineseClass101.com. Beautiful images clearly show Chinese vocabulary divided into units by topic. Each word is introduced with the English,Chinese hanzi characters and pinyin. It’s a great way to practice your Chinese and learn new Hanzi, while studying new vocabulary words that will build up your proficiency in Chinese and lead you on your way to mastering this beautiful language! In this lesson you’ll learn about vocabulary about Chinese clothing: shirt, trousers, jacket, shoe, skirt, dress, sock, sweater, coat, and belt. Next time you’re shopping in Beijing, know exactly how to tell the staff what you want them to get for you! If you learned a lot with this video, stop by our Chinese language learning website and get other language learning content including other great videos like this one, audio podcasts, review materials, blogs, iPhone applications, and more. Join the friendly community of learners at ChineseClass101.com, and start mastering Chinese today! www.ChineseClass101.com
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November 21, 2011
Hungry for Chinese yuan, Apple now accepts currency for App Store purchases – Engadget
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Hungry for Chinese yuan, Apple now accepts currency for App Store purchases
Engadget Apple made a fundamental change with its payment policy today in China, as the company now accepts the yuan for all purchases made on the App Store. Previously, customers were required to hold dual-currency … Apple Adopts Yuan for Apps Financial Times Hits 1M Users On HTML5 Site That Dodges Apple's Tax Financial Times Web App Gains One Million Registrants |
July 18, 2011
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Jim Thompson handbag – Jim Thompson is a designer who styles clothing and handbags.. The website is at www.jimthompsonaccent.com.au/department/handbags/. Typically, his handbags are trendy, detailed and very well made. For example this area of cloth actually measured about half a cm across at most.
This handbag was taken from my wife’s various wardrobe items for textile challenge in a Macro group here at Flickr. I believe this handbag is about 15 years old so apologies in advance, you may have trouble finding this particular pattern if you have come here because of a Google search!
Technical details: Flash from the side, Pentax-A SMC 100mm f4 on bellows & Pentax K-7.
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