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New iPad Launches in 12 New Countries as Shipping Estimates Fall to 5-7 Days
Posted On Friday, April 20, 2012 By temp. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: apple, climate, climate-change, copyright, countries, European, facebook, front page, ipod, macrumors, microsoft, navigation
As announced earlier this week, Apple today began selling the new iPad in twelve new countries: Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Panama, South Korea, Saint Maarten, Uruguay and Venezuela.

New iPad Launches in 21 More Countries by End of April
Posted On Monday, April 16, 2012 By temp. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: apple, colombia, countries, imac, iphone, latvia, macrumors, microsoft, panama, south-korea
Apple today officially announced two more rounds of launches for the new iPad, with the first round coming on Friday, April 20 and including twelve markets led by South Korea. The second round comes on Friday, April 27 and includes nine more countries.
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Legal Experts Suggest Justice Department Unlikely to Win Antitrust Suit Against Apple
Posted On Thursday, April 12, 2012 By admin. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: advertising, amazon, apple, copyright, countries, deals, facebook, imac, ipad, iphone apps, macrumors, photoshop, universe
In the wake of yesterday's announcement that the U.S. Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and a number of book publishers over alleged price fixing, CNET notes that the government may have a hard time winning its case against Apple
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An Inside Look at How iPads Are Assembled and Tested
Posted On Thursday, April 12, 2012 By temp. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: apple, Christmas, countries, ipad, iphone, iphone apps, mac, macrumors, microsoft, news
Rob Schmitz of public radio show Marketplace played a key role in debunking a number of Mike Daisey's claims about his trip to China to see working conditions at Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn. As part of his investigation, Schmitz tracked down Daisey's translator and learned that a number of the experiences Daisey related as part of his "The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" theater monologue never happened. Foxconn workers assembling iPads (Rob Schmitz/Marketplace) Following his exposure of Daisey's fabrications, Schmitz has been given access to Foxconn's plants, and he has been filing some reports about what he has seen in those facilities
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Major U.S. Carriers Agree to Develop Centralized Database to Track Stolen Mobile Phones
Posted On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 By admin. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: brazil, copyright, countries, database, front page, genius, google, imac, ipad, iphone, iphone apps, ipod, universe
The Wall Street Journal reports that the four major U.S. wireless carriers have reached an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission to work toward a centralized database to track and disable stolen mobile phones.
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Apple Complies with iPad ’4G’ Marketing Ruling in Australia, Faces New Complaint in Norway
Posted On Friday, March 30, 2012 By admin. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: copyright, countries, downloads, facebook, india, ipad, iphone, macrumors, united-states
Apple has updated its marketing for the new iPad in Australia after regulators in that country criticized the company over "misleading" marketing claims related to the iPad's 4G capabilities. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced on Tuesday that it would pursue injunctions, fines and other remedies. Apple responded by offering full refunds to Australian customers who felt misled about Apple's 4G advertising
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International 4G iPad Models Will Work on AT&T, Not on LTE in Home Countries
Posted On Friday, March 9, 2012 By temp. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: Australia, bears, beautiful, california, countries, facebook, front page, iphone apps, ipod, mac, macrumors, technology
As highlighted by SlashGear yesterday, the Wi-Fi + 4G iPad announced by Apple on Wednesday and launching in ten countries next Friday will not be compatible with LTE networks under development in most of the launch countries. Apple's LTE discussion during the media event focused on five carriers in the United States (AT&T and Verizon) and Canada (Bell, Rogers, and Telus), noting that international markets would have other options available for cellular connectivity.
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Apple Pushing Back Initial iPad Orders in UK as Shipments to US Customers Begin
Posted On Friday, March 9, 2012 By temp. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: bears, business, california, copyright, countries, front page, ipad, iphone apps, jordan, macrumors, news, software, united-states
We've received word from several customers in the UK who ordered the new iPad immediately after launch that their orders have been delayed by several days.
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Apple’s iPad 3 Launch Putting Squeeze on Freight Shipments from China
Posted On Monday, March 5, 2012 By temp. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: action, countries, downloads, facebook, flash, google, heroes, imac, iphone, iphone apps, mac, twitter
While rumors of iPad 3 shipments already being en route having been circulating for some time now, we're now hearing from shipping representatives at other companies who are having a difficult time even getting their products shipped over to the United States from China as Apple's preparations for the iPad 3 launch have significantly squeezed the air freight industry. One shipping representative told MacRumors last week that his freight broker in China has been scrambling to find space for his company's shipments, with shipping rates rising 20% in one week as Apple has snapped up available capacity at premium rates.
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Apple Touts U.S. Job Creation with Claims of 514,000 Jobs Tied to its Products
Posted On Friday, March 2, 2012 By temp. Under iPhone Apps, MacRumors Tags: apple, business, china, countries, downloads, facebook, government, heroes, Industry, information, ipad, iphone, macrumors, manufacturing, sales
Apple has come under increasing scrutiny for its offshoring of product manufacturing in recent years, with a number of observers believing that Apple should be trying to bring more jobs to the United States. But as noted by AllThingsD , Apple has now taken a more public position on its domestic impact by posting a new page on its site highlighting over 500,000 U.S. jobs it claims to be directly or indirectly responsible for
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