Chinese company to seek ban on iPad import, export

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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…

Independent group inspecting Apple suppliers

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Apple said Monday that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started looking into working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled…

Petition to demand ethical iPhone

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250,000 signature petition to Apple…

Why do U.S. manufacturing jobs go to China?

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We’re advised that no matter where you’re doing business around the globe the factory floor is in China…

Foxconn worker: “men used as animals”

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Getting her to talk though would be a different matter. If caught, she says, she faces not just the loss of a job but criminal prosecution…

SF: Macworld Expo kicks off at Moscone Center

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Technology buffs have already begun descending on San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood for the annual conference celebrating all things Mac — and all things Apple…

Apple doubles iPhone sales in 1Q

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After uncharacteristically tepid sales in the July-to-September quarter, Apple came back with a vengeance in last three months of 2011, vastly exceeding analyst estimates and setting new records…a

Study finds tablet, e-book ownership soared

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People who own tablets and e-readers nearly doubled between mid-December and January, a new study finds.

Apple offers interactive textbooks

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Apple is launching a new version of its iBooks software, tailored to present vivid, interactive textbooks for elementary and high school students on the iPads…

Steve Jobs action figure pulled from market

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The company that began advertising for a lifelike Steve Jobs doll won’t sell the figurines because of pressure from family and Apple lawyers….