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Apple's opportunity to expand retail into India

by Mike Schramm (Jan 21st, 2012)

The Wall Street Journal's Livemint blog reports that Apple may be considering opening up retail operations in India as soon as it possibly can, following a new governmental ruling in that country that foreign companies can indeed open and own retail stores. Apple's been poking around India for a ...

Apple unveils dock to micro USB adapter to comply with EU standards

by Chris Rawson (Oct 4th, 2011)

European Union regulations require cell phone vendors to include micro USB connectors as a means of standardizing charging options for cell phones, a necessary move to cut down on the plethora of mutually incompatible charging options that have proliferated through the mobile phone industry. Rather ...

Apple warns App Store name squatters

by Mike Schramm (Sep 14th, 2010)

TechCrunch reports that Apple is cracking down on "app name squatters," developers who create an app and reserve a name on the App Store, but don't actually upload files to release and sell the app. Apparently this is an issue -- personally, I can't immediately think of any names that I'd need to ...

This just in: California 'cool car' law may hose your iPhone reception

by Steven Sande (Oct 13th, 2009)

Whenever I visit California, I'm always amazed with the number of state laws that have been enacted for one reason or another. For example, you're warned about alcohol's effect on pregnant women (duh!) when you go into bars and restaurants, and many buildings have mandated warning signs outside ...

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