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Apple, Sony Pay Japanese Customers Over Battery Fire

Apple and Sony reached an agreement on Monday to pay about 1.3 million yen ($12,903) to settle claims that a man was burned after an Apple computer caught fire, which allegedly was caused by a faulty Sony battery.

Chinese 3G could be delayed to 2010

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The rollout and licenses of China's home-grown TD-SCDMA standard could potentially be delayed until 2010, according to one industry expert.
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Apple Battle New York City for Big Apple Logo

Apple Inc. filed a federal challenge to New York's trademark application for a Big Apple logo, alleging that the logo used by GreeNYC, is closely similar to the emblem it uses on iPhones, iPods and iMac computers.
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Apple iPhone Users Do All but Talk

Users of Apple's iPhone are using the device to do everything but talk on the phone, according to a new study, transforming the product into a mobile entertainment platform rather than just a cellular phone.
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Icahn Shakes Up Motorola

Following a two-month review of its business model, Motorola Inc announced plans this week to spin off its struggling mobile phone business to create two separate publicly traded companies in 2009.
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iPhone not a viable gaming platform

In recent weeks Apple released a software development kit for the iPhone that promises to bring a flurry of new applications to the iconic device, but breathing life into a new gaming industry may be beyond its reach.
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Samsung teams up with Adidas to launch fitness phone miCoach

Samsung Electronics, the world's largest electronics and information technology company headquartered in Suwon, South Korea has teamed up with Adidas, the German sportswear giant, to launch miCoach - a pedometer, heart rate monitor, MP3 player and a cell phone, all rolled into one.
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iPhone Suits Up: Mixed Reactions

Apple made a splash on Thursday unveiling new software for its venerable iPhone, making the device more assessable to software developers and enterprise customers, but investors took a mixed view of the announcement on Friday.
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Apple's Enterprise Moves, SDK gets Mixed Market Reaction

Apple made a splash on Thursday unveiling new software for its venerable iPhone, making the device more assessable to software developers and enterprise customers, but investors took a mixed view of the announcement on Friday.
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Apple Gains on PC Rivals in 2007

Apple posted the highest growth rates in terms of shipments, among the top 6 computer vendors according to research released this week.
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iPhone Goes Enterprise, New Markets

Apple is planning to hold a press event at its headquarters on Thursday and comments made as recently as Wednesday suggest the company will make its iPhone more popular with enterprise users.
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Apple Late on Movie Rentals Offer

For the second time in a month, Apple has simply missed the mark. Apple reportedly has failed to meet their goal of having 1,000 titles available on the iTunes Store rental service by the end of February.

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