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Foxconn denies report of strike at iPhone plant

By AP News Sat, Oct 06, 2012 7:45PM UTC 0 Comment

BEIJING (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group said Saturday that production at its central Chinese factory that makes Apple’s iPhones was continuing without interruption, denying a labor watch group’s report that thousands of workers at the plant had gone on strike. New York-based China Labor Watch had reported that 3,000 to 4,000 workers at the factory...

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Foxconn factory in China shaken by worker violence

By AP News Mon, Sep 24, 2012 1:40PM UTC 0 Comment

BEIJING (AP) — The company that makes Apple’s iPhones says it has suspended production at a Chinese factory for a day following a fight involving as many as 2,000 employees. Foxconn Technology Group and police said the fight erupted late Sunday at a privately managed dormitory near Foxconn’s factory in Taiyuan in northern China. The...

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Apple, Samsung demand changes to $1bn verdict

By AP News Sun, Sep 23, 2012 1:55PM UTC 0 Comment

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Neither side in a bitter patent battle is satisfied with Apple Inc.’s $1 billion jury verdict over Samsung Electronics Co. after a three-week trial this summer. Samsung wants a new trial. Apple is seeking an additional $707 million in damages and interest. The two companies filed a blizzard of legal papers...

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Samsung: Apple trying to limit consumer choice

By AP News Sun, Sep 02, 2012 11:30AM UTC 1 Comment

People walk past by banners advertising Samsung and Apple's smart phones at a mobile phone shop in Seoul, South Korea. Pic: AP.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung on Saturday accused Apple of resorting to litigation in an effort to limit consumer choice after the iPhone maker said it was seeking to stop the sale of Galaxy S III smartphones in the United States. Fresh from its $1 billion court victory over Samsung Electronics Co, Apple Inc.,...

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Tokyo court: Samsung didn’t infringe Apple patent

By AP News Fri, Aug 31, 2012 2:40PM UTC 3 Comments

A boy checks an iPhone at an Apple booth at an electronic store in Tokyo Friday. Pic: AP.

TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court on Friday dismissed Apple Inc.’s claim that Samsung had infringed on its patent — the latest ruling in the global legal battle over smartphones that pits the two technology titans against each other. Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea, the world’s largest maker of phones, welcomed the Tokyo District...

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