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Tech Giants Have New Ad Giant to Worry About

The $35.1 billion monster merger that Omnicom and Publicis announced Sunday could send rumblings throughout the digital-advertising landscape. While Google is the world’s biggest digital-ad network — and Facebook now…

Group Accuses Apple Supplier of Labor Abuses

A labor rights group has accused a supplier of Apple Inc. in China of misconduct including withholding employees’ pay and environmental violations. The report Monday by China Labor Watch said…

Apple Shares Surge After Earnings; Is There More Upside for Apple Ahead?

Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), an online investment newsletter focused on technology stocks, has issued an updated outlook for Apple (AAPL). Over the past decade, well over a thousand Wall…

Apple’s Smartphone Market Share Slips

A new report shows that Apple’s share of the global smartphone market fell during the second quarter to its lowest level in four years. Apple had 13.1 percent of the…

Relief as Daughter’s Pounds 4k iTunes Charge is Refunded

Apple has agreed to refund a man whose eight- year-old daughter unwittingly ran up almost Pounds 4,000 on his iTunes account. Lee Neale, of Peasedown St John, was shocked when…

Apple and Samsung Successfully Fend Off Low-Cost Smartphone Vendors for Another Quarter Declares ABI Research

For the second calendar quarter in a row, smartphone shipments represented more than half (52%) of the world’s mobile phone shipments. Led by electronics manufacturer Samsung, an estimated 408 million…

Samsung Emphasizes Components as Smartphones Peak

Samsung plans to plow a record pile of cash into its semiconductor and display panel businesses, hoping to reduce reliance on sales of high-end Galaxy smartphones that are poised to…

T-Mobile Nixes Down Payments, Ups Monthly Fees

T-Mobile said Friday that it is temporarily eliminating upfront payments on new phones, but it is increasing the prices for some models through higher monthly payments. Unlike rival carriers, T-Mobile…

Steve Wozniak and Trip Hawkins Announced as Keynote Speakers at Apps World

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins have been announced as the headline speakers at the fourth annual Apps World Europe event in London this October, which…

Samsung Becomes World’s Most Profitable Handset Vendor in Q2 2013

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Samsung became the world’s most profitable handset vendor in Q2 2013. Apple slipped into second position, as margins have been hit by…

How Chromecast, Apple TV and Roku Compare

The new Google gadget rivals the Apple TV and all Roku devices. However, each digital receiver has its benefits and downsides. Here’s how the three gadgets compare. Content By far…

Apple Leads an Early Advance in Technology Stocks

Apple is leading an early advance in technology stocks on Wall Street after beating analysts’ estimates for earnings and revenue. Apple jumped 5 percent to $438 in the first few…

Google Unveils New Nexus 7

Google is introducing a sleeker version of its Nexus 7 tablet as it escalates its battle with Apple and Amazon.com in the mobile computing market. The fancier devices unveiled Wednesday…

New Boss at Apple Supplier Arm Hails Soaring Chip Sales

THE company behind the microchips in Apple’s iPhones and iPads today hailed a “strong start” to the year, with more than two billion devices using their chips shipped in the…

Apple’s Results Top Estimates as iPhone Sales Hit Record for Quarter

Apple Inc. reported solid fiscal third-quarter earnings Tuesday, with profit and revenue that beat expectations, and said it set a new June quarter record for number of iPhones sold. The…