A number of Macs owned by Apple employees were compromised by the same China-based hackers that targeted Facebook employees recently, reports Reuters. The news agency says Apple disclosed the breach to its reporters. Apple, which is working with law enforcement to track down the hackers, told Reuters that only a small number of its employees’ Macintosh computers were breached, but...
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According to a new report from Flurry, China is now the world’s largest smart device market, passing the United States just after the Chinese New Year. The country has the most active Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. China began catching up to the U.S. late last year and as of January 2013, the two countries had approximately the same smart device user base, with 222 million in...
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BrightWire summarizes a report [Google translation] from Chinese financial news site yicai.com noting that the city of Shangahi has officially announced Apple will open a new facility including some research and development operations in the city this summer. - Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce has announced that Apple will open its R&D center this summer. – Apple has...
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iPad Mini ship times have dropped to 3-5 days at a number of Apple Online Stores around the world, including the U.S., Canadian, Australia, New Zealand, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Japanese outlets. This was first noticed by iPhoneinCanada.ca. The most notable exception to the shipping time improvement is the European stores, which have a 2 week lead time. During its first quarter...
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During today’s quarterly results conference for the first fiscal quarter of 2013, Peter Oppenheimer mentioned that the company focused on establishing a new operating segment of Greater China, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan “We have established a new operating segment for China, given the contribution of that region to our business,” said Oppenheimer. The...
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