China Mobile in talks with Apple for iPhone

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China Mobile, the world's biggest telecom carrier by subscribers, said on Wednesday it is negotiating with Apple Inc to carry the popular iPhone in China. China Mobile is the only Chinese operator that does not officially carry the iPhone because its homegrown 3G technology is not supported by the chips used in current iPhone models. Analysts have said next-generation …

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Apple's squeeze hits phone companies, competitors

Apple is set to report another record quarterly profit on Tuesday, continuing the relentless string of results that's made it the world's most valuable company. Those profits don't come out of thin air: A range of businesses —from the company's wireless carrier friends to its PC-making foes— are seeing their profits melt away and flow to Apple's bottom line.

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Next-generation iPhone to utilize new display technology

Apple’s next-generation iPhone will reportedly make use of new display technology that will allow the device to utilize thinner components without sacrificing responsiveness. Citing anonymous sources within Apple’s component supply chain, DigiTimes on Friday reported that Apple’s new iPhone will utilize in-cell touch panels rather than industry-standard on-cell technology. In-cell touch panel …

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Analysis: Apple results loom large for tech – and the market

NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Apple's shares fall, is Wall Street's entire performance at risk? The outsize influence of Apple on both the technology sector and the entire stock market was thrown into sharp relief when the iPad maker's shares fell 4.1 percent on Monday. The alpha male of the stock market, Apple accounts for a third of the S&P tech sector's 20 percent year-to-date return, the best …

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Apple Not Likely to Be a Loser in the E-Book Legal Fight

If Apple loses the legal case filed against it and book publishers on Wednesday over e-book pricing, will it be deeply wounded in its growing rivalry with Amazon? Not likely, analysts say. If e-book prices plummet as a result of the lawsuit – one possible outcome – chances are the financial impact on Apple will be small.

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Apple-mania spreads, Piper Jaffray sees $1,000 stock

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc shares set a record high on Tuesday after Piper Jaffray supported Topeka Capital Market's assertion that the stock should breach $1,000 in a year or two, propelled by emerging markets growth and new products that could include a revolutionary TV set. Piper Jaffray senior research analyst Gene Munster, a longstanding bull on the world's most valuable …

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