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Apple sued over obscure film by China's media regulator: court
AFP, Published on 30/06/2016
» BEIJING - Apple is being sued by China's media regulator over rights to an obscure patriotic film, a Beijing court said Thursday, in the latest legal battle for the US tech giant in one of its crucial overseas markets.
Japan's pension fund sues Toshiba over accounting scandal
AFP, Published on 23/06/2016
» TOKYO - Japan's national pension fund, the world's biggest, said Thursday it is suing Toshiba over a profit-padding scandal that slashed the value of its stock, as its new boss pledged to overhaul the vast conglomerate.
US warns of 'digital protectionism'
AFP, Published on 23/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - A top US official warned Wednesday against a rise of "digital protectionism," which she said threatens access to information and ideas and can hurt economic growth.
Russia invests in futuristic Hyperloop train
AFP, Published on 23/06/2016
» MOSCOW - A Russian state fund said Wednesday it had invested in the company Hyperloop One which is developing a futuristic train project that will propel people and cargo in capsules via low-pressure tubes.
Indian cabinet approves mobile radiowaves auction
AFP, Published on 22/06/2016
» NEW DELHI - The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday approved a mega auction of mobile phone radiowaves, hoping to scoop about $85 billion from the sale of licenses in the world's second-largest market.
Hon Hai's Gou plans cuts to streamline Sharp after takeover
AFP, Published on 22/06/2016
» NEW TAIPEI CITY (TAIWAN) - Taiwan's tech giant Hon Hai said Wednesday it would close some overseas operations of ailing Japanese electronics maker Sharp after buying the struggling firm in March, with founder Terry Gou suggesting possible job losses.
Apple free to take bite out of India after rule change
AFP, Published on 22/06/2016
» NEW DELHI (INDIA) - The gleaming glass atriums and blue-clad "geniuses" of an Apple store could soon be arriving in India, after the government cleared the way for it to open in the rapidly growing smartphone market.
World's fastest supercomputer entirely made in China
AFP, Published on 20/06/2016
» BEIJING - China has built the world's fastest supercomputer using locally made microchips, a survey said Monday, the first time the country has taken the top spot without using US technology.
China iPhone sales maintained pending patent appeal: Apple
AFP, Published on 18/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - Apple said Friday it continues to sell its iPhones in China pending an appeal of a ruling which said the smartphones violated a patent of a Chinese manufacturer.
Smartphone growth slows to a trickle in 2016: survey
AFP, Published on 01/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - The global smartphone market is sputtering in 2016, with Apple likely to see its first "down" year for the iPhone, a research report said Wednesday.