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(Image credit: Apple Inc.) New Apple Stores opened this weekend around the world in China, Australia and Sweden. One of the most significant openings was the new store in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong. This stunning location's front facade consists of 30-foot tall sheets of glass that provides a transparent look into the three levels of...

Although Apple did promise to fix the issue with working conditions in its supply chain, recently aired videos by Envoyé Spécial, a 60 Minutes-like program from public TV station France 2 (via Engadget), it didn't. (more…)

Just two weeks after Samsung stated that it did not find any under-age workers while auditing its suppliers, China Labor Watch discovered child labour, in its supply chain, questioning the South Korean manufacturer's claims and audit effectiveness. (more…)

Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, who has been keeping close tabs on the iPhone supply chain for quite some time, reports that iPhone component suppliers “have seen large order cuts” over the last 24-48 hours. However, he continues to project 53 million iPhones for the December quarter, in contrast with Street consensus of 46-48 million units (via Forbes). Misek...

While Apple has already moved to the top of enterprise market, thanks to the popularity of the iPhone and iPad with professionals, Samsung is still playing catch up. In a recent article, Bloomberg Businessweek points out how the Korean tech giant captured an enterprise order by creating a custom version of its popular Galaxy S II smartphone....

A federal court ruled Apple and LG Electronics didn't infringe Alcatel-Lucent SA patents for electronic devices, Bloomberg reports. (more…)

The difference between Tim Cook and Steve Jobs is the desire for market share, according to Marc Andreessen, a famed venture capitalist who has already added his voice to the iTV. (more…)

Although, in a recent interview pointing to the mobile device sales numbers, Eric Schmidt said Android is clearly winning the mobile war against Apple, the picture looks different when it comes to the online presence of Android devices (per manufacturer in the US and Canada), as seen through Chitika's latest studies. (more…)

Cupertino is reportedly experiencing a flurry of economic activity, with increased commercial rental rates and a surge in building activity, as Apple moves closer to breaking ground on its new campus, reports The Wall Street Journal.  The Apple Campus 2 project, which will be Apple's new headquarters, was first pitched to the Cupertino City Council personally by the late...

Bloomberg News dropped a bombshell today on Twitter, saying a US court has found that Apple's iPhone infringes three MobileMedia patents related to automatic screen rotation. (more…)

European Union regulators handed Amazon a victory after accepting Apple’s and four other publisher's settlement offers to ease pricing restriction, thus marking the end of the antitrust probe into eBook prices, Reuters reports. (more…)

In an interview published today by MIT Technology Review (Via The Verge), Samsung's chief strategy officer, Young Sohn, admits he uses Samsung products at work, but he is an Apple fanboy at home. (more…)