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Apple's search for better iPhone screens leads to Japan's rice fields

TOKYO (Dec 22): Apple Inc.'s quest to adopt advanced displays for its next-generation iPhone hinges on a single supplier in the Japanese countryside.
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Wall Street extends rally but Germany truck deaths reduce gains

(Dec 20): Wall Street extended a recent rally on Monday but finished the session short of earlier highs after several people were killed by a truck driven into a Christmas market in Germany.
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Creative Tech picks patent fight with big boys, seeks nearly $83 mil in damages

SINGAPORE (Dec 19): Loss-making audio product company Creative Technology is playing the patent card again, seeking total damages of nearly US$57.7 million ($83.4 million).
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How Apple lost China to two unknown local smartphone makers

BEIJING (Nov 23): Two years ago, Oppo and Vivo couldn’t crack the top five in China’s smartphone market. Now they outrank everyone after elbowing Apple aside, thanks to people like Cheng Xiaoning.
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Apple, Deloitte team up in mobile enterprise partnership

SINGAPORE (Sept 30): Tech giant Apple Inc and professional consultancy Deloitte have entered into a partnership to collaborate on the development of Deloitte Consulting’s new service offering, EnterpriseNext.
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Apple's iPhone 7 more expensive to make: IHS Markit

BENGALURU (Sept 21): Apple Inc is spending more to manufacture its iPhone 7 smartphone than predecessor iPhone 6S due to features such as a bigger battery and larger storage capacity, according to a teardown by IHS Markit Ltd.

Taiwan is Asia’s hottest investment as China, tech concerns fade

(Aug 4): Global investors can’t get enough of Taiwan.

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Worldwide PC shipments down 5.2% in 2Q, but turnaround seen, says Gartner

SINGAPORE (July 12): Worldwide PC shipment for the second quarter was down 5.2% y-o-y to 64.3 million units, extending the decline to seven straight quarters. During the quarter, all regions except North America saw a drop in volume. However, Gartner, whi

Worldwide smartphone market flat but Huawei grew by 64% in 1Q, says IDC

SINGAPORE (June 16): Huawei, harbouring ambitions to overtake Samsung and Apple to become the world’s largest smartphone maker, has shipped 28.3 million units in the first quarter this year, up 64% y-o-y, even as overall market stayed flat.
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