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Apple faces challenges in China and Brazil

by Steven Sande (Apr 16th, 2013)

While Apple's success in established markets around the world is taken for granted, the company is having a harder time gaining a solid foothold in two large and growing smartphone markets -- China and Brazil. As GigaOM's Erica Ogg notes in a recent post, a Chinese manufacturer and Brazilian ...

Apple Brazil cuts price on iPhone 4, iPhone 4S

by Steven Sande (Apr 2nd, 2013)

Brazilian iPhone fans have something to cheer about today. The prices for both the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S have been reduced to a much more reasonable level than before, although they're still much more expensive than the carrier-subsidized phones we're used to here in North America. An 8 GB ...

Daily Update for March 11, 2013

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 11th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Apple, IGB 'close to settlement' on Brazilian 'iPhone' trademark lawsuit

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 11th, 2013)

Apple is close to reaching a settlement for the "iPhone" trademark in Brazil, according to Forbes. The company has been locked in a lawsuit with Brazilian company IGB Electronica, which was granted the Brazilian iPhone trademark in 2007. IGB originally applied for the iPhone trademark in 2000. ...

Apple loses iPhone trademark in Brazil

by Mike Schramm (Feb 13th, 2013)

The BBC is saying that Apple has lost the trademark for "iPhone" in Brazil, to a company that makes an Android-powered phone, of all things. Gradiente Eletronica registered the name "iPhone" in that country back in 2000, years before Apple tried to do the same thing, and so the ruling ...

Brazil's new 'iphone' isn't what you think

by Randy Nelson (Dec 18th, 2012)

The next time you're in Rio, be on the lookout for the iphone. Now, before you start saying "hey TUAW, you forgot to capitalize the P!" you should know that this isn't the Apple smartphone we're talking about. Nope, this is the "iphone Neo One" from Brazilian outfit Gradiente. Or, as we like to ...

Apple confirms first Brazilian store opening; also hiring in Istanbul

by Steven Sande (Nov 14th, 2012)

Apple's ambitious plans to open more retail stores around the world are in full gear. The company emailed a few Brazilian tech news sites with confirmation that the company will be opening a store in Rio de Janeiro soon, the first Apple Store in Brazil. Rio will also be hosting crowds in the ...

Apple to launch first retail stores in Turkey and Brazil, job postings suggests

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 13th, 2012)

On its last financial call Apple said it is planning to open 30-35 new retail stores in the next 12 months, with 75 percent of those stores located outside of the United States. Now recent job listings show that at least two of the new stores will be located in Brazil and Turkey -- countries ...

iOS and Android make for fastest tech adoption ever

by Mike Schramm (Aug 27th, 2012)

Mobile marketing and analytics firm Flurry has another great research post up, this time about the speed of adoption for both iOS and Android. This one goes a little far into comparing apples and oranges, so to speak, but it's still interesting. Flurry notes that both iOS and Android app usages ...

Foxconn Brazil workers reportedly threaten to strike

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 27th, 2012)

According to a report from TechGuru, workers in Foxconn's Brazil plant are threatening to strike. Factory workers in a Jundiai, Brazil plant cite overcrowded buses, poor quality food and lack of water as their primary complaints. The United Steelworkers of Jundiaí and Region said Foxconn ...

Apple reportedly receives certification to sell Brazilian-assembled iPad

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Apr 6th, 2012)

MacRumors reported Thursday that Apple has received certification to begin selling Brazilian-assembled iPad 2s in that country. It's only for the 16 GB model, and it would be sold alongside Chinese-assembled models. MacRumors said this would most likely happen when the new iPad goes on sale in ...

Daily Update for January 31, 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 31st, 2012)

Foxconn plans to build five Brazilian factories to produce Apple products

by Steven Sande (Jan 31st, 2012)

Apple relies on electronics assembly firm Foxconn to build iPads and iPhones in China. Now Foxconn is reportedly planning to build five new factories in Brazil to help meet the demand for Apple products. There's already one plant cranking out iPads and iPhones, and each of the new factories is ...

Brazil gives tax exemption to Foxconn, iPad production may follow

by Chris Rawson (Jan 26th, 2012)

Not very long after Tim Cook said that Apple sees a "huge opportunity" in Brazil, it turns out the company's CEO may have had more than sales on his mind. Brazil has granted iPad assembler Foxconn special exemptions from Brazilian excise and other taxes, clearing the way for iPad production to ...

Apple sees 'huge opportunity' in Brazil

by Chris Rawson (Jan 25th, 2012)

Apple's next emerging market might not be in Asia, but in South America. During the company's recent earnings conference call, Apple CEO Tim Cook identified Brazil as one of Apple's future growth areas. "I think there's a huge opportunity for us there, and we've more than begun to go deeper into ...