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| May.25 |
 Norway |
Norway consumer body stages live app terms reading| Norwegians have spent more than 30 hours reading out terms and conditions from smartphone apps in a campaign by the country's consumer agency | |
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| May.3 |
China |
Apple loses trademark fight over iPhone name in China Apple has lost a trademark fight in China, meaning a firm which sells handbags and other leather goods can continue use the name 'iPhone'
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| Feb.29 |
New York |
Apple backed by judge in new iPhone access fight  Map of Brooklyn New York A judge in the U.S. has ruled that Apple cannot be forced to give the FBI access to a locked iPhone in a case that echoes an ongoing legal battle
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| Feb.24 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple boss Tim Cook hits back at FBI investigation Apple boss Tim Cook has hit back at the FBI over the handling of a court order to help unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino killer Syed Rizwan Farook
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| Jan.22 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google 'paid Apple $1bn in 2014 to keep search on iPhone' Google paid tech rival Apple $1bn in 2014 to keep its search function the default option on iOS devices, Bloomberg reports
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| Nov.5 |
Canada |
BlackBerry launches Priv smartphone running Android BlackBerry has launched its first smartphone running the Android operating system
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| Sep.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
iPad Pro, new Apple TV and iPhone 6S handsets unveiled  Apple has unveiled a larger iPad tablet, a TV box with its own app store and new iPhones that can detect how firmly their screens are being ...
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| Jul.21 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple posts record third-quarter as iPhone sales surge The technology giant sold 47.5 million iPhones in the quarter to 27 June, up 35% on a year ago, with Mac computer sales up 9% to 4.8 million
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| Jun.8 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple reveals new Music app to rival Spotify An app combines a streaming song and music video library, an internet radio station and a way for artists to share unreleased tracks and other...
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| May.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Samsung ordered to pay Apple $119.6m Samsung has been ordered to pay $119.6m (£71m) to Apple by a US court for infringing two of its patents on smartphone features
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| Apr.25 |
Microsoft |
 Microsoft and Nokia complete mobile phone unit deal Microsoft has completed its purchase of Nokia's mobile phone business for 5.44bn euros ($7.5bn; £4.5bn)
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| Feb.20 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google unveils 3D sensor smartphone Google has unveiled a prototype smartphone with 'customised hardware and software' that enables it to create 3D maps of a user's surrounding...
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| Feb.19 |
Canada |
T-Mobile 'outrages' Blackberry boss The boss of Blackberry says he is 'outraged' after T-Mobile in the US targeted his customers offering them a free upgrade to an iPhone 5s
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| Jan.29 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google sells Motorola unit to Lenovo Google has sold struggling US mobile phone company Motorola Mobility to Chinese computer maker Lenovo for $2.91bn (£1.8bn), in a surprise mo...
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| Dec.22 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple signs iPhone deal with China Mobile US computer giant Apple has signed a deal to bring its iPhone to China Mobile - the world's largest carrier
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| Nov.21 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Samsung to pay Apple $290m for copying phones A Silicon Valley jury has ruled that Samsung must pay $290m to Apple for copying iPhone and iPad features in its devices
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| Nov.4 |
Canada |
Blackberry abandons sell-off plan Shares in struggling smartphone maker Blackberry have fallen 13% after it announced it had abandoned a plan to sell itself to its biggest sh...
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| Oct.3 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple axes China anti-firewall app Chinese web users have criticised Apple after the company pulled an iPhone app which enabled users to bypass firewalls and access restricted...
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| Sep.23 |
Canada |
Blackberry agrees possible sale
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| Sep.20 |
Canada |
Blackberry to cut 4,500 global jobs
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| Sep.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple's shares fall on new launches
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| Sep.10 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple reveals two new iPhone models
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| Sep.3 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google in Android KitKat surprise
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| Sep.2 |
Microsoft |
Microsoft to buy Nokia phones unit
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| Aug.12 |
Canada |
Blackberry to explore sale option
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| Jun.28 |
Canada |
Blackberry shares dive after loss
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| Jun.4 |
US Georgia |
iPhones attacked via bogus charger
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| Apr.23 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple reports rare fall in profits
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| Mar.14 |
Manhattan |
Eye-tracking Samsung Galaxy unveiled
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| Jan.7 |
Japan |
CES 2013: Sony unveils 'bath-friendly' phone
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| Dec.17 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple denied Samsung sales ban
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| Oct.29 |
Microsoft |
Windows Phone 8 operating system launched
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| Oct.5 |
China |
iPhone 5 workers strike in China
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| Oct.4 |
South Korea |
Samsung set for record profits
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| Sep.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple unveils 4G-enabled iPhone 5 | 4G-enabled device's new size allows it to display an extra row of app icons on its home screen. It was 18% thinner and 20% lighter than the iPhone 4S | |
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| Sep.6 |
Finland |
Nokia apologises for 'faked' ad
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| Aug.24 |
South Korea |
Samsung to fight court ruling for Apple| Samsung plans to challenge a U.S. court ruling that recommends more than $1 billion in damages to Apple over a patent dispute | |
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| Jul.5 |
South Korea |
Smartphones boost Samsung profits
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Microsoft |
Android phones 'used for botnet'
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| Feb.13 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google Motorola bid wins approval
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| Jan.13 |
Beijing |
Scuffles halt China iPhone sales| Apple halted sale of its iPhone 4S in Beijing and Shanghai on Friday after scuffles broke out over a delayed launch of the device | |
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| Jan.10 |
Nevada |
New Intel chip on Motorola phones
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| Oct.12 |
USA |
Blackberry problems spread to US
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| Oct.4 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple unveils refreshed iPhone 4S
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| Aug.16 |
Taiwan |
HTC sues Apple in patent dispute
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| Apr.21 |
South Korea |
Samsung returns Apple legal fire
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| Mar.20 |
Germany |
AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA
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| Jan.5 |
Microsoft |
Microsoft uses mobile phone chips
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| Aug.3 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis to block BlackBerry service |
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| Jul.16 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple offers free iPhone 4 cases |
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| Jun.7 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple shows off redesigned iPhone |
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| Apr.2 |
New Delhi |
India targets illegal cell phone towers |
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| Feb.15 |
Microsoft |
Microsoft launches Windows 7 mobile |
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| Jan.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google unveils Nexus One phone |
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| Oct.22 |
Finland |
Nokia suing Apple over the iPhone |
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| Jan.8 |
Nevada |
Palm unveils smartphone at show |
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| Nov.28 |
European Union |
Europe backs mobile roaming cap |
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| Jun.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple announces cheaper 3G iPhone |
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 Kenya |
Safaricom soars on debut Shares in mobile phone firm soared as much as 60% on their first day of trading after Kenya's biggest ever stock market flotation
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| Feb.7 |
UN |
Mobiles narrow digital divisions |
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| Nov.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google pushes into mobile phones |
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| Sep.28 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple iPhone warning proves true |
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| Sep.6 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple in iPhone price cut apology |
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| Jun.29 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple's iPhone makes it to stores |
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| Feb.22 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple and Cisco share iPhone name |
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| Jan.10 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Cisco to sue Apple on iPhone name |
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| Jan.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple's 'magical' iPhone unveiled | Users will be able to download music and videos with the phone, demonstrated by CEO Steve Jobs at the Macworld Expo | |
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