Apple, Foxconn set new standard for Chinese workers
Posted by on Mar 30, 2012 | Comments Off
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc and its main contract manufacturing Foxconn agreed to tackle violations of conditions among the 1.2 million workers assembling iPhones and iPads in a landmark decision that could change the way Western companies do business in China.
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China to boost intellectual property rights: Xinhua
Posted by on Mar 28, 2012 | Comments Off
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s vice premier promised Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook that the country would boost intellectual property protection, state media said on Wednesday, in Cook’s second day of meetings in the company’s biggest potential market.
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Gartner: SaaS market to grow 17.9 percent to $14.5 billion
Posted by on Mar 27, 2012 | Comments Off
Global spending on SaaS (software as a service) will rise 17.9 percent this year to $14.5 billion, according to figures released Tuesday by analyst firm Gartner.
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Regulators push for online "do not track" system
Posted by on Mar 26, 2012 | Comments Off
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators pushed Internet companies on Monday to adopt a “Do Not Track” system that would give consumers more control over their personal data online, and asked Congress to pass privacy legislation.
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BATS exchange withdraws IPO after stumbles
Posted by on Mar 24, 2012 | Comments Off
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In a breakdown that resembled a mini version of the 2010 “flash crash,” a series of blunders hit the market debut of BATS Global Markets Exchange Inc on Friday, causing the company to take the extremely rare step of withdrawing its initial public offering of shares.
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Insight: Samsung: "fast executioner" seeks killer design
Posted by on Mar 23, 2012 | Comments Off
SEOUL (Reuters) – When Samsung Electronics rushed its first smartphone to market in a panicky response to the smash-hit debut of the Apple iPhone, some customers burned the product on the streets or hammered it to bits in public displays of disaffection.
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Electric car revolution faces increasing headwinds
Posted by on Mar 21, 2012 | Comments Off
DETROIT (Reuters) – Scott Kluth has a love-hate relationship with his new Fisker Karma luxury electric sedan.
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