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GT Advanced says 'oppressive and burdensome' sapphire contracts with Apple led to bankruptcy

by AppleInsider on October 10, 2014 12:44PM in General Discussion

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by beenthere2 October 13, 2014 2:53PM
Eric Schmidt says Google 'far more secure' than Apple, denies allegations of harvesting data

by AppleInsider on October 2, 2014 9:48PM in General Discussion

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by lightknight October 13, 2014 10:35AM
Banks to take on fraud liability in Apple Pay deal, USAA announces Nov. 7 availability

by AppleInsider on October 9, 2014 4:35PM in General Discussion

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by gatorguy October 13, 2014 7:16AM
Google Tests Connecting Doctors With Online Patients

by disturbia on October 12, 2014 7:28PM in General Discussion

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by Marvin October 13, 2014 4:44AM
Apple's Jony Ive talks iPhone, Apple Watch and copycat devices in Vanity Fair interview

by AppleInsider on October 9, 2014 8:19PM in General Discussion

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by suddenly newton October 12, 2014 6:11PM
Apple sapphire partner GT Advanced seeks to 'wind down' plant operations

by AppleInsider on October 9, 2014 7:06PM in General Discussion

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by SpamSandwich October 11, 2014 11:37AM
Whatever Happened to Packet Writing?

by squidthing on June 20, 2005 1:48PM in General Discussion

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by supernova777 October 11, 2014 1:23AM
Amazon to open first retail store in Manhattan, offering same-day delivery to New Yorkers

by AppleInsider on October 9, 2014 2:42PM in General Discussion

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by malax October 10, 2014 3:28PM
Apple tried to help GT Advanced qualify for final $139M payment, report says

by AppleInsider on October 8, 2014 4:39PM in General Discussion

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by ash471 October 10, 2014 3:00PM
Apple outlines Apple Pay, NFC operation in comprehensive patent filing

by AppleInsider on October 9, 2014 4:24AM in General Discussion

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by thepixeldoc October 10, 2014 5:51AM
Apple sapphire partner GT Advanced asks bankruptcy court to keep confidential documents secret

by AppleInsider on October 9, 2014 9:39AM in General Discussion

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by mac-sochist October 9, 2014 7:24PM
Apple named world's most valuable brand for second straight year

by AppleInsider on October 9, 2014 4:15AM in General Discussion

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by suddenly newton October 9, 2014 4:28PM
Apple responds to Silicon Valley gender gap, sends recruiters to 'Women in Computing' conference

by AppleInsider on October 8, 2014 6:24PM in General Discussion

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by benjamin frost October 9, 2014 2:56PM
Google-owned Nest to acquire connected security camera firm Dropcam for $555M

by AppleInsider on June 20, 2014 7:31PM in General Discussion

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by walkbilly October 9, 2014 8:55AM
Apple calls GT Advanced bankruptcy 'surprising,' company committed to preserving jobs in Arizona

by AppleInsider on October 8, 2014 10:52AM in General Discussion

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by rayz October 8, 2014 7:19PM
GT Advanced bankruptcy will not affect Apple Watch production, but brings iPhone into question

by AppleInsider on October 7, 2014 10:15PM in General Discussion

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by Marvin October 8, 2014 7:13PM
Apple Pay: One of these guys (Apple, Google, etc) is going to buy Verifone

by alme205m on October 8, 2014 10:56AM in General Discussion

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by alme205m October 8, 2014 10:56AM
Leonardo DiCaprio no longer in talks to play Steve Jobs in Sony-backed biopic

by AppleInsider on October 2, 2014 5:56PM in General Discussion

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by lukerjbgv October 8, 2014 6:44AM
Apple sapphire partner GT Advanced Technologies files for bankruptcy

by AppleInsider on October 6, 2014 9:28AM in General Discussion

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by analogjack October 7, 2014 6:49PM
Apple's patented flexible device display triggers data events through bending

by AppleInsider on October 7, 2014 4:35AM in General Discussion

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by benjamin frost October 7, 2014 6:06PM