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shared by Christoph Zed on 05 Oct 09 - Cached

Apple have begun a legal response against the largest supermarket chain in Australia over a logo the electronics company says is too similar to its own iconic trademark
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The Australian company has steered clear of mentioning apples in relation to its new mark, claiming the stylized 'W' was been paired with "an abstract leaf symbol" to represent fresh food
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similarity to that particular fruit
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At first glance, the chance for confusion between a computer company and a food seller seems remote, but Woolworths' application asked for a blanket trademark extending even to electrical goods and technology.
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Apple will make its case to IP Australia, the federal agency that governs trademarks in that country.
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shared by Rika Ninomiya on 07 Aug 09 - Cached

A Chinese man suspected of stealing a prototype for the fourth generation iPhone has committed suicide.
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"We require our suppliers to treat all workers with dignity and respect," Jill Tan, an Apple spokeswoman in Hong Kong, told reporters. 'Humiliating'
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On 13 July, Sun reported that he was missing one of the 16 units in his possession.
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The company immediately launched an investigation into the disappearance; three days later he had jumped to his death.
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during the firm's investigation he was beaten, his house was searched and he was locked up alone in a room.
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one of the most humiliating experiences of his life
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Mr Gu denies hitting Sun, and a CCTV image of the worker on the day before he died
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Foxconn has faced allegations in the past that it treats its employees poorly. It has always denied such claims, and was cleared by Apple of any serious abuses, our correspondent says.
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shared by Christoph Zed on 29 Jul 09 - Cached

And so, to the surprise of buyers, Amazon erased the two books -- which had been paid for and delivered -- from the electronic reader.
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In the age of networked digital devices, it seems that values such as the sanctity of the private sphere, the protection of our private property and the inviolability of our correspondence no longer count for very much
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All of these devices can be remotely modified at any time through software updates. So you could say that an iPhone doesn't really belong to you -- at least not in quite the same way that your refrigerator or bicycle does.
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Hence Apple -- like Amazon -- reserves the right to remotely meddle with your iPhone at any time and without the consent of the user, in order to delete objectionable applications. All with the best of intentions, of course
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A shift to tethered applicances also entails a sea change in the regulability of the Internet" (author's emphasis). The "dangers of excess" will no longer come from viruses or hackers anymore, "but from the much more predictable interventions by regulators
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We will need to get used to the fact that these "curious technological hybrids" will never fully belong to us -- even if we have paid a lot of money for them.
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shared by Maria D'Amato on 08 Oct 09 - Cached

Sony's Walkman digital music player outsold Apple's iPod in Japan last week for the first time in more than four years, according to electronics research firm BCN.
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Sony, whose Walkman cassette players pioneered the portable-music industry in the late 1970s, gained market share after introducing models including the W series of cordless players that sell for under $US108.
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Sony has gained customers seeking less expensive products and those seeking high quality by broadening its lineup,” Kazuharu Miura, an analyst with Daiwa Institute of Research, said by telephone. “But you can't really say Sony regained its competitiveness against Apple unless it improves its market share in the U.S. and Europe.”
- Nora Ibrahim on 08 Oct 09
  
  Correct me if I am wrong, but I have always found Japanese citizens very nationalistic and Sony is a Japanese company. Could that have an impact on the consumer's choice?
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Correct me if I am wrong, but I have always found Japanese citizens very nationalistic and Sony is a Japanese company. Could that have an impact on the consumer's choice?</div>
  
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