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Apple taps markets for record $17bn

30 April 2013 Last updated at 16:42 ET Concerned investors had been asking questions of Apple’s future Computer giant Apple is asking investors for $ 17bn (£10.9bn) to help fund extra payouts to shareholders in the biggest ever bond issue …

Walmart adds iPhone scan-and-checkout feature to 12 more markets

Posted by iPhone Developer on March 20, 2013

A view shows the Walmart logo at an opened Walmart store on Thanksgiving day in North Bergan, New Jersey November 22, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Eric Thayer By Jessica Wohl Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:40am EDT (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc said …

In a Changing China, New Matchmaking Markets

Posted by iPhone Developer on March 10, 2013

Gilles Sabrie for The New York Times In a Beijing shopping mall, the “love hunter” Yang Jing, right, and an assistant talked to a woman about joining the database of Diamond Love and Marriage, a matchmaking service. FROM her stakeout …

AT&T scores WCS spectrum victory, covers 608 markets and 82 percent of Americans

Posted by iPhone Developer on December 19, 2012

The wireless landscape shifted a bit today, as the FCC has made good on its promise to allow AT&T's deployment of LTE service over the WCS band. In all, the regulatory agency approved Ma Bell's acquisition of licenses to the …

Analysis: Even in emerging markets, Nokia’s star is fading – Reuters

Posted by iPhone Developer on April 29, 2012

Nokia’s President and CEO Stephen Elop gestures as he speaks during a news conference for the launch of the new Nokia Lumia products in Beijing, March 28, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Soo Hoo Zheyang By Devidutta Tripathy and Tarmo Virki NEW DELHI/HELSINKI …

Analysis: Even in emerging markets, Nokia’s star is fading