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The price to make Silicon Valley gadgets and computers in China - the assembly line for the global tech industry - is going up, forcing tech companies to rejigger supply chains to contain costs and to consider charging more for electronic devices. http://phys.org/news250772364.html Technology Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:00:01 EST news250772364 In everything it does, from product design to business deals, Apple strives for as much control as possible. http://phys.org/news250768655.html Technology Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:58:03 EST news250768655 (AP) -- In announcing the new iPad, Apple CEO Tim Cook described a "post-PC" revolution that surprised even the company. http://phys.org/news250348466.html Technology Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:14:31 EST news250348466 (AP) -- Apple's market capitalization topped $500 billion Wednesday, climbing to a mountain peak where few companies have ventured - and none have stayed for long. http://phys.org/news249733116.html Technology Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:18:47 EST news249733116 The battle between an ailing Chinese electronics maker and Apple Inc. over the iPad name is just as much a tale of obsolescence in the fast-moving global technology industry as it is a legal row over a trademark. http://phys.org/news249541107.html Technology Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:58:43 EST news249541107 (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to spend years turning itself around as it addresses internal problems and battles broader threats from smartphones and tablet computers. http://phys.org/news249242242.html Technology Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:57:28 EST news249242242 (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman pleaded for patience Thursday as she described operational challenges and other internal problems that contributed to a decline in earnings at one of the world's largest technology companies. http://phys.org/news249153700.html Technology Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:21:51 EST news249153700 New Yorkers may be able to surf and ride at the same time if a plan to put iPads, or a similar device, in the back of taxis takes off. http://phys.org/news249064861.html Electronics Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:41:24 EST news249064861 (AP) -- YouTube is enlisting Hollywood's help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes. http://phys.org/news248961652.html Technology Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:01:02 EST news248961652 (AP) -- Chinese officials face a choice in Apple's dispute with a local company over the iPad trademark - side with a struggling entity that a court says owns the name or with a global brand that has created thousands of jobs in China. Experts say that means Beijing's political priorities rather than the courts will settle the dispute if it escalates. http://phys.org/news248689266.html Technology Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:23:37 EST news248689266 Internet retail titan Amazon has pulled iPads from its website in China at Apple's request, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. http://phys.org/news248621772.html Electronics Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:36:20 EST news248621772 (AP) -- Authorities have seized iPads from more Chinese retailers in an escalating trademark dispute between Apple Inc. and a struggling local company that could disrupt global sales of the popular tablet computer. http://phys.org/news248589375.html Technology Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:40:01 EST news248589375 Apple dethroned Google as the company with the most respected image in the eyes of consumers, according to Harris Interactive study results. http://phys.org/news248415062.html Technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:11:13 EST news248415062 (AP) -- A Chinese company said Tuesday it will ask customs officials to ban imports and exports of Apple's iPads due to a dispute over ownership of the trademark. http://phys.org/news248333129.html Technology Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:25:43 EST news248333129 ARM Holdings, the British company whose microchip designs are used to help power Apple's iPads, posted strong fourth-quarter profits Tuesday thanks to keen demand for smarter technology. http://phys.org/news247237181.html Technology Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:10:01 EST news247237181 The iPhone is taking over Apple. For the first time, the device that changed how people use mobile phones, accounts for more than half of the behemoth company's sales. http://phys.org/news246647375.html Technology Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:09:52 EST news246647375 A China-based firm has scrapped plans to market an action figure made to resemble the late Apple founder Steve Jobs following "immense pressure" from lawyers. http://phys.org/news246003806.html Technology Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:23:40 EST news246003806 Goodbye boob tube. Hello smart TV. http://phys.org/news245641256.html Electronics Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:30:02 EST news245641256 Roger Arnold reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a gadget that turned an ornate wooden table in a Las Vegas nightclub into a booming stereo speaker. http://phys.org/news245354790.html Electronics Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:06:44 EST news245354790 Ultra-thin laptops will take center-stage alongside new software and smartphones at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a gadget extravaganza that officially opens on Tuesday in Las Vegas. http://phys.org/news245051029.html Electronics Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:20:02 EST news245051029 The company behind a made-in-China Steve Jobs action figure insisted Wednesday it was not a toy, but a realistic depiction of the Apple founder designed for fans of his iconic products. http://phys.org/news244892507.html Technology Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:41:57 EST news244892507 A China-based company plans to begin shipping a realistic-looking Steve Jobs action figure in February. http://phys.org/news244874110.html Technology Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:40:01 EST news244874110 US giant Apple has finalised its first Israeli acquisition, agreeing to buy flash memory maker Anobit for about $400 million (307 million euros), local financial media reported on Wednesday. http://phys.org/news243709735.html Technology Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:20:01 EST news243709735 US wireless earpiece maker Jawbone on Thursday apologized for a flaw that causes its fitness focused UP wristbands to go down and offered users their money back even if they keep the gadgets. http://phys.org/news242621559.html Electronics Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:53:28 EST news242621559 (AP) -- Warner Bros. is learning a hard lesson about launching an ill-conceived product in the age of social media. http://phys.org/news242562572.html Technology Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:40:04 EST news242562572 Facing a competitive landscape for its expanding menu of products, as well as antitrust investigations, privacy blowups and other PR problems that have dinged its once-spotless image, Google Inc. is spending more money on sales and marketing than ever before. http://phys.org/news242492094.html Technology Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:30:01 EST news242492094 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is stepping up its competition with Apple and plans to give developers who write software for Windows computers and devices a greater share of revenue sold through the company's upcoming Windows Store. http://phys.org/news242483592.html Technology Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:33:34 EST news242483592 (AP) -- In recent weeks, Apple, Google and Amazon.com have each launched the missing puzzle piece in their wireless mobile music systems. http://phys.org/news241712996.html Technology Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:30:18 EST news241712996 Tablets are fast becoming the media device of choice nowadays for work and play, particularly with the advent of iPads and the Samsung Galaxy Tab into the mobile device market. With a volume of 19.5 million of media tablet sold in 2010, and the sales volume is projected to reach over 200 million units by 2014. As media tablets seem to be an emerging trend and continues its expansion into mass consumer market, there is a lot of potential to improve the performance of the media tablet, especially in the area of memory and storage. http://phys.org/news240739221.html Electronics Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:01:11 EST news240739221 The arsenal of malicious code aimed at Android-powered gadgets has grown exponentially, with criminals hiding viruses in applications people download to devices, according to Juniper Networks. http://phys.org/news240681780.html Technology Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:20:01 EST news240681780