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Chinese Telecom seek Apple iPhone

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China Unicom, one of the largest communications companies in China, is willing to discuss introducing Apple’s popular iPhone to the Chinese market, a management person of China Unicom Ltd. said on Wednesday.

China unlikely to see Apple's iPhone soon: execs

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Apple Inc's(NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone is unlikely to hit Chinese shelves soon because of technical and fee issues, industry executives said on Wednesday, a day after shares in the U.S. company shot up on hopes of a deal with China Mobile.
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Blockbuster tests pricing, new formats for stores

No. 1 U.S. movie rental chain Blockbuster Inc said on Thursday it was testing pricing for its rental formats and will experiment with store layouts to add downloading stations, books or beverages in a bid to shore up its customer base.
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Apple Surges on 67pct Profit Rise

Shares of Apple computer surged in late Monday trading, gaining nearly 8 percent after the consumer electronics maker posted profit that surpassed Wall-Street expectations. The maker of the iPod music player estimates with a 67 percent rise in quarterly profit , led by strong sales of its Macintosh computers and a big first full quarter from the iPhone.
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No iPhone, but Sprint gets own touch-screen phone

Sprint Nextel Corp plans to sell a touch-screen phone from Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp this holiday season, hoping to help stem customer losses to Apple Inc's iPhone, which is only available from AT&T Inc.
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Apple's Leopard to Launch Oct. 26

Apple Inc said on Tuesday the newest version of its Macintosh operating system would go on sale on October 26, hitting the market after a four-month delay due to the company's work on the iPhone.
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O2 UK digs deep for iPhone advertising splash

Spanish-owned O2 UK and U.S. consumer electronics group Apple plan to launch a multi-million pound joint advertising campaign later this month as they get ready to bring iPhone mobile phones to Britain.
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Verizon unveils iPhone rival

Verizon Wireless unveiled three new cell phones on Wednesday for the holiday season, including a high-end handset named Voyager that will compete with Apple Inc's iPhone.
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Microsoft launches Halo 3

Microsoft Corp began selling Halo 3 on Tuesday, hoping the acclaimed alien shooter game will widen its lead over Sony Corp in the battle for industry dominance.
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Unathorized Software can Damage iPhone: Apple

Apple said on Monday that unauthorized programs, or hacks, available though the internet that allow the phone to be used with unauthorized service providers could irreparably damage the device.
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News Corp's Fox to launch free MySpace mobile

News Corp's Fox Interactive Media said on Monday it plans to launch advertising-supported versions of its popular Internet social network MySpace and other properties for free on cell phones.
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Apple to Double Production

Apple Inc .will double its iPhone production to nearly double its iPhone production in the fourth quarter, financial news Web site TheStreet.com reported, citing people familiar with the company.
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Apple defends iTunes in Berlin, Brussels

Apple President Steve Jobs reiterated his commitment to charging the same price for iTunes downloads across Europe as his lawyers defended the company on Wednesday against allegations its prices are not uniform.
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D.Telekom's T-Mobile wins iPhone deal

Deutsche Telekom's mobile phone division, T-Mobile, said on Wednesday it won a deal to sell Apple's iPhone and said the price would be 399 euros ($558), as reported last week by Reuters.
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Apple iPhone Storms Europe

Apple Inc. will start selling its popular iPhone smart-phone in the U.K with the Spanish-owned service provider O2, bringing the firm's highly-coveted device to Europe for the first time.
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Apple's iPhone can only help rivals in Europe

Major handset vendors have much more to gain than to lose from the buzz Apple Inc's coveted iPhone will create when it arrives in European stores for the key shopping season ahead of Christmas.
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O2 agreed UK revenue sharing deal for iPhone

Spanish-owned mobile phone operator O2 secured a deal to sell the iPhone in Britain after agreeing to give Apple 40 percent of the revenues it will make from customers using the device, the Guardian said.
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iPhone headed for Germany: source

Deutsche Telekom has clinched an exclusive deal with Apple Inc to sell the coveted iPhone in Germany, an industry source told Reuters.
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Apple calls on UK press as iPhone talk swirls

Apple Inc is calling a London news conference next Tuesday as speculation mounts that the consumer electronics guru will unveil long-awaited plans to bring its iconic iPhone cell phones to Europe.
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Market near flat as techs offset credit concern

Stocks closed little changed on Monday as strength in semiconductor stocks tied to Intel Corp.'s higher sales outlook offset lingering concerns about the mortgage market. An afternoon rally fizzled when oil shot to within a whisker of a record, sparking fresh worries that high gasoline costs will squeeze consumer spending.
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Palm, Motorola seen most hurt by iPhone price cut

Apple Inc's hefty iPhone price cut pits it in direct competition with handsets from Motorola Inc and Palm Inc, which are struggling to convince Wall Street they can turn around their aging brands.
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Motorola sees R&D expense cut for mobile

Motorola Inc. is aiming to cut its quarterly research and development expenses for mobile devices 15 percent to help it return to profitability, the head of the company's handset business said on Friday.

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