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iPhone 8 Prices Slashed In China Ahead Of iPhone X Debut
iPhone 8 Prices Slashed In China Ahead Of iPhone X Debut
October 31, 2017  |  Apple

Vendors in China have slashed the price of Apple’s iPhone 8 by up to a fifth off the usual cost of the smartphones due to...

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India Beats US As World’s Second-Largest Smartphone Market
India Beats US As World’s Second-Largest Smartphone Market
October 27, 2017  |  Mobile

India has overtaken the United States to become the world’s second largest smartphone market. According to news from a report by Canalys, smartphone shipments in...

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How To Succeed In (Chinese) Business Without Really Trying
How To Succeed In (Chinese) Business Without Really Trying
October 20, 2017  |  International

“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” That ancient proverb holds true today, wherever one goes — especially if one is trying to take...

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Alexa’s Next Mission: Voice Calls Without A Smartphone
Alexa’s Next Mission: Voice Calls Without A Smartphone
October 19, 2017  |  Amazon Innovations

Next up for Amazon’s Echo, powered by Alexa: voice and video calling. In an interview with CNBC, Rohit Prasad, VP and head scientist at Alexa...

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Samsung 3Q Guidance Strong On Components And Mobile As CEO Departs
Samsung 3Q Guidance Strong On Components And Mobile As CEO Departs
October 16, 2017  |  Earnings

By any measure, the news headlines were significant ones for Samsung Electronics last week. As reported by TechCrunch, the company made two separate announcements Thursday....

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Qualcomm Sues To Stop iPhone Production In China
Qualcomm Sues To Stop iPhone Production In China
October 13, 2017  |  Apple

Qualcomm and Apple continue their legal battles. This time, Qualcomm has filed lawsuits in China to ban the sale and manufacture of iPhones in the country,...

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Apple iPhone X Production Woes Continue
Apple iPhone X Production Woes Continue
October 13, 2017  |  Apple

Apple’s iPhone X is being released next month, but according to a news report in The Nikkei Asian Review on Thursday (Oct. 12), manufacturers are having...

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Apple Investigates Swelling iPhone 8 Batteries
Apple Investigates Swelling iPhone 8 Batteries
October 09, 2017  |  Apple

Apple is looking into a small number of reports that the iPhone 8 Plus case cracked open due to an expanding battery, with as many...

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Why Samsung, Apple Make Strange, But Profitable, Bedfellows
Why Samsung, Apple Make Strange, But Profitable, Bedfellows
October 03, 2017  |  Apple

Samsung Electronics and Apple have appeared to be long-time fierce rivals in the smartphone market, but the South Korean consumer electronics company recently supplied the semiconductors...

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