Juliette Garside
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Apple efforts fail to fix Foxconn
Abuses continue at Foxconn despite warnings from Apple, a rights group says, with staff enduring gruelling workloads and humiliating punishments.
Buffy the empire slayer? Facebook takes on Google, Apple
Facebook is preparing to take on Google and Apple’s domination of the smartphone market by creating its own handset, codenamed Buffy.
Samsung shows the confidence of leading phone maker
With recent results suggesting that it has outsold Nokia, the Korean manufacturer is dominating a difficult market.
PayPal pooh-poohs Google’s credit card replacement
Internet bank PayPal says Google’s mobile wallet payment system could be obsolete before it even comes to market.
A public Facebook
The site is expected to sell a 10% stake for as much as $10-billion but there are doubts about its value.
Markets agog: Will Facebook’s debut outshine Google?
The world’s leading social site is expected to sell off a 10% stake for up to $10-billion — implying an overall value of $100-billion.
Taste for Apple sours BlackBerry
Service outages and failure to keep up with the iPhone mean BlackBerry’s popularity is waning and its creators have paid the price.
Smartphone captures camera’s decline
Not long ago, life’s precious moments were captured by someone who had the foresight to carry a camera.
Google and Apple to go head to head over ‘smart’ TVs
LG and Samsung to join Sony and Vizio in producing Android sets, while Apple is expected to launch iTV later this year.
Five predictions for the communications world in 2012
Free phonecalls and Apple TV? The future is now.
Nokia aims to upset Apple’s cart with Microsoft tablet
After trailing behind in the smartphone race, Nokia plans to take on Apple’s iPad next year with its own tablet, running Microsoft’s Windows software.