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Samsung's legal woes threaten to crimp tablets, chips

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An intensifying legal battle between Samsung Electronics Co and Apple Inc is expected to crimp growth at one of the fastest growing businesses of the Korean company, while threatening to worsen business ties with the firm's largest customer.

Samsung's Legal Woes Threaten to Crimp Tablets, Chips

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An intensifying legal battle between Samsung Electronics Co and Apple Inc is expected to crimp growth at one of the fastest growing businesses of the Korean company, while threatening to worsen business ties with the firm's largest customer.
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Apple's iPhone Rollout to Focus on OS, Cloud: Analyst

Apple Inc. is expected to conduct a press event on Oct. 4, which may see the release of iPhone 5 with iOS 5, according to analysts. Analysts at Jefferies are expecting Apple to focus on iOS 5 and its cloud service capabilities.
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Is Oct. 4 the iPhone 5 Launch Date?

The iPhone 5 is expected to be released next month, with the current report suggesting that Apple will hold an official introduction event for the much talked about handset on Oct. 4th.
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Tech Stocks No Shelter in Global Market Tumult

The week's stock market crash didn’t spare the technology sector, which is often immune from the cycles that beset banking and basic industries. If anything, tech stocks got hammered worse than the market.
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Softbank Faces Setback in Japan iPhone 5 Shakeup

Softbank Corp's (9984.T) lucrative gig as the sole iPhone vendor in Japan faces trouble as rival KDDI (9433.T) hammers out a deal with Apple, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday, while worries of lost sales sent Softbank shares sliding 12 percent.
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iPhone 5 Release Date: Al Gore, Former Vice President, Says October

The much-anticipated release of the next version of the iPhone, presumably the iPhone 5, has been hotly debated. But if what former vice president and current Apple Inc. board member Al Gore believes is true, consumers can expect the new iPhones to be here in October.
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8 Reasons Why iPhone 5’s 'Delay' is Apple’s Gain in Disguise

Apple’s rumored upcoming iPhone 5 is the most awaited smartphone on the planet, even though no one outside Apple can even confirm if the phone exists. If it does, it is already facing major competition from the likes of Samsung Galaxy S2 and Motorola Droid Bionic.
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Softbank dives on report rival may also sell iPhone 5

Shares of Softbank Corp <9984.T>, Japan's third-largest mobile carrier, tumbled more than 10 percent on Thursday after a report said the company was set to lose its position as the sole vendor of Apple's iPhone in Japan.
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Save the Date for iPhone 5 - Oct. 4?

Get ready to digest another rumor on the Apple iPhone 5 release date. AllThingsD reported Wednesday that sources have confirmed that Apple will hold a media event on Oct. 4 to unveil the iPhone 5.
Former U.S. vice president Al Gore attends the 2011 Global Urban Development Forum in Beijing. Reuters/Jason Lee

Al Gore Confirms Multiple iPhones Coming Next Month

Al Gore let slip vital iPhone details in a speech to the Discovery Invest Leadership Summit Wednesday. Without correcting himself, the Apple board member told the audience that new iPhones would be coming out next month.

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