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Apple loses China smartphone market share in Q4

Apple Inc's share of China's smartphone market slipped for a second straight quarter in the fourth quarter of 2011 amid competition from Chinese vendors and as some consumers delayed purchases to wait for the iPhone 4S launch.

FTC Warns App Makers to Protect Child Privacy

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Apple Inc, Google Inc and their vendors must do more to protect children using iPhones and other mobile devices to read or play games, U.S. trade regulators said, and warned they may punish software makers that secretly collect data on kids.

FTC warns app makers to protect kids' privacy

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Apple Inc, Google Inc and their vendors must do more to protect children using iPhones and other mobile devices to read or play games, U.S. trade regulators said, and warned they may punish software makers that secretly collect data on kids.
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Apple Mac OS X Mountain Lion: 10 Best New Features

Apple's Mac OS X operating system is getting an update this summer, codenamed Mountain Lion, and we've got 10 of the best new features to highlight. Everything in the tech world is going mobile, so Apple is bringing its mobile ethos to the desktop.
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Why Did Apple Unveil Mountain Lion? Competition

Apple, the world’s most valuable company, made available the latest version of its OS, dubbed Mountain Lion, for developers Thursday so that it will be able to ship new products by the third quarter.
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Twitter Secretly Collecting Personal Data: Controversy Erupts

Micro-blogging site Twitter's admittance this week that they used to copy and store the entire address book of smartphone users is causing quite a stir. The company has tendered an apology and has indicated that it will update it's privacy policy. But is that enough?
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Apple iPhone, Mac to Converge with New Laptop

Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal that the Cupertino, Calif.-based company's new Macintosh operating system, dubbed the Mountain Lion, will use several different features from the iPhone.
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Words With Friends With Benefits: 4 Other iPhone Apps that May Lead to Hookups

Enhance memory skills, improve spelling, and increase your number of hookups? The “Words With Friends” gaming application seems like it should be changing its name to “Words With Friends With Benefits.” According to a poll conducted by Zynga, the maker of the application, this game has the possibility to spell out L-O-V-E. The poll surveyed 100,000 players and revealed that one in 10 players of the game have hooked up with an opponent as a direct cause of the game. Of these users, 47 percent o...
Jailbreak Apps More Secure Than Apple-Approved Apps with Less Chance of Data Leak: Study

Jailbreak Apps More Secure Than Apple-Approved Apps with Less Chance of Data Leak: Study

Many people tend to believe that jailbreak apps (not authorize by Apple) are not secure enough to use compared to the ones available in the Apple app store. If you are one of those, here's a surprising update for you - the popular, yet unauthorized, jailbreak apps have more respect for your privacy than those apps boasting Apple's approval.
Apple's next iPad, presumably called "iPad 3," will double the display density of the iPad 2 and feature a better, longer-lasting battery.

iPad 3 Release Date: From Specs to Price Rumors (What we Know so Far)

Apple is a forerunner in the technology industry when it comes of design and innovation. Hence, it's not surprising to see the excitement among iPad fans reach a fever pitch especially as the latest wave of rumors suggests that the next generation Apple tablet, dubbed iPad 3, will be unveiled in the first week of March, possibly on March 7.Here's a rundown of the latest rumors about iPad 3 release date, specs and price - and what we think about them.
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Apple Relents, Tweaks Apps Policy

Apple has tweaked its apps privacy policies in the wake of recent instructions from U.S House Energy and Commerce Committee requesting the Cupertino company to provide sufficient information about its privacy policies to the user before taking their personal contact names and data
Apple is gearing up to release the iPad 3 for an early March release, but reports are now surfacing that the next-generation tablet will also feature Siri, the AI virtual assistant currently exclusive to the iPhone 4S. Siri may have debuted on an iPhone,

Apple iPad 3 Release: Why Siri Would Be Better on iPad Than iPhone

Apple is gearing up to release the iPad 3 for an early March release, but reports are now surfacing that the next-generation tablet will also feature Siri, the AI virtual assistant currently exclusive to the iPhone 4S. Siri may have debuted on an iPhone, but it can make a name for itself on the iPad.
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Apple tweaks apps policy under lawmaker pressure

Under pressure from U.S. legislators, Apple Inc moved Wednesday to quell a swelling privacy controversy by saying that it will begin to require iPhone and iPad apps to seek explicit approval in separate user prompts before accessing users' address book data.
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Apple asked about iPhone privacy by legislators

U.S. legislators on Wednesday sought more information from Apple Inc regarding its privacy policies, pulling the iPhone manufacturer into a swelling controversy over how developers on its popular iOS mobile platform have been able to access users' private address book data.
Apple will reportedly unveil its next-generation iPad -- presumably called "iPad 3" -- on March 7. While most reports say Apple's third iPad will mirror the form factor of the iPad 2, there is a chance that Apple will release an 8-inch iPad

Will Apple Release An 8-Inch iPad 3?

Apple will reportedly unveil its next-generation iPad -- presumably called iPad 3 -- on March 7. But while most reports say Apple's third iPad will mirror the form factor of the iPad 2, is there a chance that Apple will release an 8-inch iPad instead?
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Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agency

Working conditions at Chinese manufacturing plants where Apple Inc's iPads and iPhones are made are far better than those at garment factories or other facilities elsewhere in the country, according to the head of a non-profit agency investigating the plants.
An employee stands next to an empty display desk which was used to put Apple iPads at a dealership in Hefei, Anhui province, February 15, 2012. A Chinese tech firm that claims it still owns the iPad trademark will seek a ban on exports of Apple Inc's

Proview Says Any Ban of iPad Exports Hard to Impose

A debt-laden Chinese technology firm seeking to ban all shipments of Apple's popular iPad tablet into and out of the country has been told that China's customs authorities are unlikely to intervene in the trademark battle.
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Zynga Falls on Sluggish Paying Players Outlook

Zynga Inc shares fell 7 percent in premarket trade, suggesting investors were wary of the social game maker's weak bookings outlook and expensive valuations, and at least three brokerages downgraded the stock.

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