Apple Inc is in talks to buy Chinese software maker Handseeing, an executive at the Chinese company said on Friday, a deal that would mark the iPhone maker's first acquisition in the country.
AT&T Inc plans in the next two to three weeks to gradually fix a software defect that cut speeds for customers sending data from the Apple Inc iPhone 4 and from laptop modems.
Apple Inc has called a surprise press conference for Friday to talk about the iPhone 4, as the company continues to deal with fallout from reported reception problems on its popular smartphone.
Consumer Reports said on Wednesday its tests confirmed that putting Apple Inc's new iPhone into a case fixes the reception problems that some users have experienced.
Shares of Apple Inc slid more than 3 percent on Tuesday after a poor review for its iPhone 4 from an influential consumer guide underpinned mounting complaints about the hot-selling device's antenna and reception.
Technology shares led Wall street higher on Tuesday after upbeat brokerage comments on Apple Inc, but a report showing an unexpected fall in existing-home sales last month tempered gains.
AT&T Inc said on Wednesday that it was suspending preordering of the next Apple Inc iPhone while it tries to meet the fulfill number of orders it has already received.
Sprint Nextel Corp said on Tuesday it had inadvertently overstated the launch day sales of the much anticipated EVO 4G phone from HTC Corp, which is touted as a serious competitor to Apple's iPhone 4.
An Apple Inc lawyer considered a missing iPhone 4G prototype invaluable and publication of its details immensely damaging to the gadget maker's future sales, according to a search warrant unsealed by a California judge on Friday.