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Apple May Have Tapped Taiwan’s TSMC For A6X Processor Production

Apple is looking to shift production of its mobile device processors to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company sooner rather than later, according to Taiwan-based newspaper The Commercial Times (via AppAdvice). A new report from the publication claims that Apple will have TSMC, the … Continue reading

Demand for Benzene, a Key Chemical Building Block, Rebounds in 2012, but Supply will be a Key Issue in the Coming Years, Says New IHS Study

Dateline City:  HOUSTON A byproduct of other feedstocks, benzene capacity additions tied to new crackers and refineries, mainly in Asia, Middle East and US According to a new IHS Chemical (NYSE: IHS) global market study, demand for benzene, an aromatic … Continue reading

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Apple Partners With Local Publishers To Launch eBook Service In Japan

Apple will launch an ebook service in Japan fueled with content from top local publishers, according to Japanese financial publication Nikkei (via The Digital Reader). Apple will begin selling Japanese language ebooks later this month for reading on iPhones and … Continue reading

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Apple Partners With Local Publishers To Launch eBook Service In Japan

Apple will launch an ebook service in Japan fueled with content from top local publishers, according to Japanese financial publication Nikkei (via The Digital Reader). Apple will begin selling Japanese language ebooks later this month for reading on iPhones and … Continue reading

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Samsung Sells Millionth Galaxy Note II In Its Domestic Market

Samsung has shipped its millionth Galaxy Note II “phablet” in South Korea just over 90 days after its launch, according to MK News (via Sammy Hub, h/t to TNW). The South Korean multinational conglomerate  announced last month that it has sold … Continue reading

This blogger is off to Bangkok

Also northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia FORTUNE — Starting New Years Eve, I’m going to be on a four-week walkabout in parts of the world where Internet access is often sketchy. So except for gathering and sorting analysts estimates, … Continue reading

Apple 2.0′s ten most-read stories of 2012

A heist, a lawsuit, a liar, a passel of new products and a $75 million payout forgone FORTUNE — There was no shortage of big Apple (AAPL) news in 2012, from a billion-dollar jury verdict to a three-month bear market that lopped $260 … Continue reading

Type ‘sell’ on Google Finance and Apple pops up

Type “over sold” and you get Amazon FORTUNE — Tricks you can play with Google Finance: Typing “sell” (without quotes) brings up Apple (AAPL) Typing “over sold” brings up Amazon (AMZN) Typing “buy” brings up — you guessed it — … Continue reading

Type ‘sell’ on Google Finance and Apple pops up – update

Type “over sold” and you get Amazon FORTUNE — Tricks you can play with Google Finance: Typing “sell” (without quotes) brings up Apple (AAPL) Typing “over sold” brings up Amazon (AMZN) Typing “buy” brings up — you guessed it — … Continue reading

Apple’s wild ride, set to music

From $700 on Sept. 21 to $520 on Dec. 24, with a lot of sharp bumps along the way . FORTUNE — I’m here to sing the praises of StockTwit’s SirIsaacNewton, whoever he may be. Not content to teach basic … Continue reading