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Apple 4/2/2012

08:23 : Samsung Takes Bite From Apple - Following his monthly look into the wireless industry, Canaccord Genuity technology analyst Michael Walkley noted that Samsung and Apple (AAPL) continued to consolidate share with sales rebounding after a slow start to 2012. ...

Source : forbes-com

Apple 4/1/2012

21:34 : Apple#x2019;s Suppliers Pressed to Improve Workers#x2019; Lot - Since Timothy D. Cook became chief executive last fall, Apple has taken a number of significant steps to address concerns about how its products are made.

Source : iht-com

08:05 : New iPad 4G Row: Apple Faces Complaints in Norway, Sweden and UK, after ... - Apple Inc. has revised its Web site marketing advertisements for the new iPad in Australia, after drawing severe criticism from the country's consumer watchdog - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Source : ibtimes-com

Apple 3/31/2012

09:46 : Apple iPhone 5 Release Date 2012: Is Launch In June Or October? A Breakdown - Since its introduction in June 2007, the iPhone has taken the word by storm, but one question dominates the general conversation: "When's the next one coming out?" Thankfully, fans won't have to wait any later than October to get their hands ...

Source : ibtimes-com

04:14 : DBJ Weekend Tech Watch: Apple, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and more - Welcome to the Denver Business Journal's Weekend Tech Watch, our roundup of top tech news from around the nation, featuring reports on Apple, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Global Payments, ...

Source : bizjournals-com

Apple 3/30/2012

23:39 : Apple plans nation#x2019;s biggest private fuel cell energy project at ... - The 4.8 megawatt fuel cell facility in Catawba County will be built this year next to a 20 megawatt solar farm, to date the biggest proposed in the state.Click to Continue »

Source : newsobserver-com

20:02 : Apple wins The Business Journals’ top brand-excellence award - Apple’s iPad, iPhone and other products aren’t just popular with tech junkies — the company’s products are also the brand of choice for owners of small- and mid-sized businesses. Apple Inc. has been named the Grand Award winner ...

Source : bizjournals-com

18:53 : Apple tops in Brand Excellence Awards - Apple, all the rage with the American consumers, also is the king brand with people who own or run U.S. small and mid-sized businesses. For the second consecutive year, Apple was named the Grand Award winner of The Business Journals' ...

Source : bizjournals-com

16:54 : Apple (AAPL) received top marks from Japanese consumers in a brand evaluat - Apple (AAPL) received top marks from Japanese consumers in a brand evaluation survey - up from 11th place last year, and an impressive accomplishment given the extent the Japanese electronics market has been historically dominated by local ...

Source : seekingalpha-com

16:19 : Apple wins Business Journals' top American Brand Excellence Award for ... - The Business Journals today named Apple, Inc. the 2012 Grand Award winner as part of its ninth-annual American Brand Excellence Awards, which recognize brands that best meet the needs of small to mid-sized businesses (SMB). This year marks ...

Source : bizjournals-com

14:51 : EU watchdog may probe Motorola, Apple, MS dispute - EU regulators may open an investigation into a patent dispute between Apple, Microsoft and Motorola Mobility to ensure patent holders do not thwart rivals.

Source : economictimes-indiatimes-com

11:23 : Google to challenge Apple iPad with co-branded tablets - Sources say Google Inc. is getting ready to sell co-branded tablet computers directly to consumers through an online store, following the lead of Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc., the Wall Street ...

Source : bizjournals-com

11:13 : Apple Labor Pact to Ripple Across China - Manufacturers grappling with rising labor costs and worker demands in China could face further pressure if a critical probe of a major Apple supplier sets a new standard for China's factory workers.

Source : wsj-com

10:48 : Apple iPhone 5 Rumors: 18 Gorgeous Concept Pictures Boast New Features, ... - Apple fans are already clamoring for the iPhone 5, even though nobody outside of Cupertino knows what it looks like, what it can do, or when it's coming out. Thankfully, there are plenty of artists who love to draw up beautiful ...

Source : ibtimes-com

10:28 : 3XSQ: Apple labor deal, lottery madness - Mar. 30 - Apple and Foxconn are working together to tackle labor violations in Chinese factories, and lottery fever spreads across the U.S., with people buying tickets for the Mega Millions jackpot.

Source : reuters-com

08:46 : Google's Brand New Challenge To Apple - The iPad has been a big success for Apple (AAPL). Apple bulls dream of iPad gaining and maintaining a market share similar to iPod. As a matter of fact, this is one of the propositions underlying some of the very high targets ...

Source : forbes-com

08:25 : iPhone 5 Release Date: Patent Filing Reveals Apple Working on 3D Cameras; ... - Adding to the much-hyped rumor about the next Apple iPhone, a tech website cited on Thursday a patent filing in the US Patent and Trademark Office and said Apple could be working on an advanced camera for mobile devices ...

Source : ibtimes-com

08:21 : Apple Overly Dominates S&P 500 Performance, Still Lags Some Index Titans ... - TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Japanese brewer Asahi is working to finalise the purchase of eastern European brewer StarBev from private equity owner CVC Capital Partners in a deal likely to be worth...

Source : 247wallst-com

07:18 : Apple drives 15% of S&P Q1 gains: Barclays - NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Analysts at Barclays said on Thursday that the year-to-date gains in Apple Inc. stock are responsible for 15% of the S&P 500's first-quarter gains, and virtually all of the bellwether index's earnings ...

Source : marketwatch-com

06:08 : Google Tablets To Hit Online Stores: Should Apple And Amazon Be Afraid? - After a sluggish beginning, Google seems to start afresh with its tablets. The Internet search giant is now gearing up to sell branded tablets directly to its customers through online stores, according to a report in the Wall Street|Wall ...

Source : ibtimes-com

04:54 : FLA Hits Apple With Foxconn Stick: Says Workers Rights Denied in Chinese ... - An audit by the Fair Labor Association has raised serious concerns over the working conditions at the Chinese factories of Foxconn Technology Group, which manufactures Apple products.

Source : ibtimes-com

03:17 : Apple-Foxconn labour reform 'raises the bar' - Mar. 30 - The Fair Labor Association says reforms put forward by Apple and Foxconn raise the bar to a level that "everyone else will have to meet". Arnold Gay reports.

Source : reuters-com

01:15 : 'Full-body' audit finds abuses at China Apple plants - Independent investigators have uncovered workplace abuses in a "full-body scan" audit of 3 Foxconn factories in China that pump out coveted Apple gadgets.

Source : economictimes-indiatimes-com

00:07 : FLA: Better Pay, Working Conditions for Apple Chinese Assemblers - There'll be no more unpaid overtime work on Foxconn facilities in China in the coming months, according to Fair Labor Association (FLA), which has been commissioned by Apple to conduct audits on its partner Chinese assemblers.

Source : ibtimes-com

Apple 3/29/2012

20:25 : Apple, Foxconn revamp China work conditions - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In a landmark development for the way Western companies do business in China, Apple Inc said on Thursday it had agreed to work with partner Foxconn to tackle wage and working condition violations at the ...

Source : reuters-com

19:15 : Apple assembly line gets pay raise, fewer hours - Chinese workers who often spend more than 60 hours per week assembling iPhones and iPads will have their overtime hours curbed and their pay increased.

Source : economictimes-indiatimes-com

18:09 : US Jobs Act could help startups build next Apple or Google - US Jobs Act could help startups build next Apple or GoogleEntrepreneurs say construction, professional and other services are most likely to benefit from a key provision in the Jobs Act known as crowdfunding.

Source : economictimes-indiatimes-com

17:37 : Investigation Of Apple Supplier Foxconn Finds Issues At Factories - This article written by Todd Krueger, was originally published in the November 2011 issue of SFO Magazine. Todd Krueger is a full-time trader. He is president of Traders Code LLC. He is a renowned expert on the Wyckoff trading methodology. Skilled chart ...

Source : 247wallst-com

17:23 : Apple still shines despite dark side - Mar. 29 - Apple's business keeps growing despite reports critical of its labor and environmental record especially at its Chinese supplier Foxconn.

Source : reuters-com

17:22 : Apple to correct factory violations - The Fair Labor Association found employees at Foxconn, the US company’s major supplier, were working excessive overtime and faced health and safety risks

Source : ft-com