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Smartphones nearly killed Memtech. Elon Musk brought it back

SINGAPORE (Mar 6): The rise of the smartphone almost broke Tze-Mon Chuang’s company -- Elon Musk provided its salvation.

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Xiaomi seeks valuation of at least US$50 bil in IPO

HONG KONG (Dec 5): Xiaomi Corp., the Chinese smartphone maker that was once the most valuable startup in the world, is in talks with investment banks about a possible initial public offering and seeking a valuation of at least US$50 billion ($67.4 billion

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Playing with speed

The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is fast enough to capture slow-motion videos
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Apple’s App Store gets a makeover

SAN FRANCISCO (March 22): Apple Inc.'s App Store has turned countless software developers into millionaires since its launch almost a decade ago. But working with the famously controlling company has often been frustrating. Apps were rejected with li

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Secretive billionaire reveals how he toppled Apple in China

BEIJING (March 20): Duan Yongping is convinced Tim Cook didn’t have a clue who he was when they first met a couple years ago. The Apple boss probably does now.
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Buffett says Apple stake boosted to more than US$18 billion

NEW YORK (Feb 28): Berkshire Hathaway Inc. increased its stake in iPhone maker Apple Inc. to about 133 million shares, Chairman Warren Buffett told CNBC.

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3 smartphone vendors which fared even better than Apple in the Chinese market last year

SINGAPORE (Feb 6): In 2016, Apple Inc. saw a y-o-y decline in the Chinese market for the first time ever – even as the smartphone market in China saw both y-o-y and q-o-q growth over the past year, according to a recent report by International Data Corp
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Samsung Electronics forecasts fourth-quarter profit at over three-year high

SEOUL (Jan 6): Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday its fourth-quarter profit likely leapt 50% from a year earlier to its highest level in more than three years, beating expectations on strong chip sales and a smartphone rebound.

Singapore is 6th most expensive country for tech gadgets

SINGAPORE (Dec 14): Thinking of buying an Apple iPhone for Christmas? Don’t do it in Singapore.
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Samsung Electronics considers split as investor pressure builds

SEOUL (Nov 30): Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, under pressure from shareholders to improve investor returns, said on Tuesday it will consider creating a holding company in what would be the biggest shake-up in its 47-year history.
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