All posts tagged "apple"

  • Samsung is hoping to reverse its dimming smartphone fortunes with two new phones set for release in 20 countries. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
    [Forbes] Samsung struggles to keep up with Apple’s juicy profit margins

      One of the nice selling points of Samsung’s Galaxy phones used to be the option of expanding memory manually. But with the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, Samsung sealed all that off. Jumping from...

    • Posted April 16, 2015
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  • This undated handout photo provided by Okanagan Specialty Fruits shows an Arctic® Granny, left, Arctic® Golden, right, and Arctic® Granny slices. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved the genetically engineered foods as safe, saying they are as nutritious as their conventional counterparts. The approval covers six varieties of potatoes by Boise, Idaho-based J. R. Simplot Co. and two varieties of apples from the Canadian company Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. (AP Photo/Okanagan Specialty Fruits)
    FDA approves genetically engineered potatoes, apples as safe

    BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Potatoes that won’t bruise and apples that won’t brown are a step closer to grocery store aisles, but some food suppliers say they don’t want any part of it and others are staying...

    • Posted March 20, 2015
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  • A woman holds the Apple Watch Edition during a demo following an Apple event Monday, March 9, 2015, in San Francisco. Make calls, read email, control music, manage Instagram photos, keep up with your workout, pay for groceries, open your hotel room door. CEO Tim Cook says you can do it all from your wrist with Apple Watch — for 18 hours a day. That's how long the battery will last on an average day. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
    How does Apple Watch stack up vs rival watches?

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple made a strong case for how you can use its upcoming Apple Watch, and the device stacks up well against the competition. If you’ve waited for the Apple Watch to decide on...

    • Posted March 10, 2015
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    Apple building $850 million solar energy farm in California

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple will spend $850 million on a massive solar energy project that will generate enough power for the computer giant’s new office campus, retail stores and its other California operations. The tech company...

    • Posted February 10, 2015
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  • An invitation card issued to the press Tuesday by Samsung Electronics for the Galaxy Unpacked 2015 event. It is expected to release its latest Galaxy S6 model on March 1, a day before the opening of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics)
    Samsung pins hope on Galaxy S6 for rebound

    By Bahk Eun-ji Samsung Electronics’ new smartphone Galaxy S6, set to make its at the debut Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in Spain next month, will look a lot like Apple’s iPhone 6, sources said Monday....

    • Posted February 3, 2015
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    Apple’s iPhone sales reach records in Korea, Japan

    Since the release of the iPhone 6 line, Apple has reasserted its authority in the high-end smartphone market by selling over 20 million units globally. The tech giant has exceeded its own sales records not only in...

    • Posted January 22, 2015
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    Apple, Google, other tech firms to pay $415M in wage case

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple, Google and two other Silicon Valley companies have agreed to pay $415 million in a second attempt to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging they formed an illegal cartel to prevent their workers...

    • Posted January 15, 2015
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