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Hong Kong (dpa) – Border officials in southern China busted a ring believed to have smuggled electronic goods worth 79 million US dollars from Hong Kong, a news report said Friday.

The goods – mostly iPads, iPhones and iPods – were allegedly sold via the internet after being smuggled from Hong Kong, evading taxes of 20 per cent, the South China Morning Post reported.
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Apple releases patch for Flashback virus

Posted by admin under iPhone News on Friday Apr 13, 2012

San Francisco (dpa) – Apple on Thursday released an identification and removal tool for the most widespread virus ever to hit its computers.

The Java security update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware, which was found to have infected some 600,000 Macs last week.
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5 charged after Chinese teenager sells kidney to buy iPhone

Posted by admin under iPhone News on Friday Apr 6, 2012

CHANGSHA – Five people in south China face charges of illegal trading of a kidney from a teenager who bought an iPhone and an iPad with the earnings, local authorities said Friday.

The five, including a surgeon, were charged with intentional injury, the people’s procuratorate in Chenzhou city in Hunan province said in a statement.
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Startup sends live local TV to the iPhone

Posted by admin under iPhone News on Saturday Feb 18, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — A startup backed by media billionaire Barry Diller has launched a service that sends live local TV feeds to iPhones and iPads. But the service may be short-lived, since TV stations are likely to challenge its right to use their broadcasts.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Xinhua) — The United States Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published a patent application from Apple related to face and presence detection for iOS devices, which is expected to be one of the next chapters for mobile security.
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The late Steve Jobs has been hailed as a brilliant businessman, marketer, and visionary. He was also an prolific inventor, if the number of patents bearing his name are any indication.

No less than 323 Apple patents list Jobs among the inventors responsible for them. Now the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is honoring the Apple founder with a dedicated exhibit.
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Latest iPhone launched in New Zealand

Posted by gracelim under iPhone News, iPhones on Thursday Nov 10, 2011

Tech-savvy New Zealanders queued for up to 15 hours to snap up the latest Apple iPhone on Friday, kicking off the second phase of the smartphone’s global roll-out.

Retailers in New Zealand began selling the iPhone 4S at 12:01am (1101 GMT Thursday), attracting a crowd of about 100 in Auckland, where Telecom Corp. laid on pizza and entertainment for the Apple faithful.

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Well, we can add that to the virtually infinite list of squashed Apple rumors. Siri will not be coming to the iPhone 4, iPad 2, or any iOS devices older than the iPhone 4S. Apple shot down that rumor today in an email to one hopeful iOS user who suggested Apple charge a fee of $19.99 for iPad and previous-generation iPhone users longing to hear Siri’s voice: Read More

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Security expert sneaks malware into iPhone App Store

Posted by admin under iPhone Apps, iPhone News on Wednesday Nov 9, 2011

Charlie Miller cleverly identified a unique security flaw in iOS recently and it cost him his membership to the iOS Developer Program. Read More

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iPhone 4S Audio Bug reported

Posted by admin under iPhone News, iPhones on Tuesday Nov 8, 2011

After learning about the battery woes of the iPhone 4S problem the last time out, another potential problem is on the rise. It seems that some of the earlybird owners of the iPhone 4S are now complaining about audio problems, particularly when making outgoing calls.
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