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Apple admits child labour used at its assembly plants (Daily Telegraph)

Technology multinational Apple has admitted that child labour was used at the factories that build its computers, iPods and mobile phones.

Apple CEO Jobs says he favours the flexibility of company’s cash hoard over paying a dividend (Canoe Technology)

CUPERTINO, Calif. - Buoyed by the success of the iPhones, iPods and computers it churns out to breathless buyers, Apple could give some of its US$25 billion in cash back to shareholders. But CEO Steve Jobs said Thursday that he thinks the company is better off keeping that money stockpiled.

Is Apple the new Microsoft (MalaysiaNews.net)

Don't even think about leaving. Is Apple becoming more concerned with strategy than technology? That's the question (and accusation, really)

Apple v Microsoft: What Steve Jobs and Bill Gates really think of each other (Daily Telegraph)

Bill Gates this week said that, unlike the iPhone, Apple's iPad was not a device he wished he'd made. Steve Jobs has, in the past, been highly critical of Microsoft. Here, we present some of the best quotes from two of the titans of technology

Macworld taking off without Apple on board (PhysOrg)

A Macworld conclave devoted to all things Apple gets under way this week without the technology sun around which the annual event has revolved for years.

Apple Tablet FAQs: what we know, what we don’t (PC Advisor)

What will it do? How much will it cost? What do we know about technology's worst-kept secret, the so-called Apple Tablet? Not a lot.

FAQ: What we don’t know about the Apple tablet (Macworld UK)

What do we know about technology's worst-kept secret? Not a heck of a lot. In fact, for something that everyone seems to know about - that Apple will unveil a tablet this week - there's no hard fact that points to the company doing just that.

Spotlight turns to Apple’s ‘latest creation’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The technology rumor mill is busy grinding speculation regarding an Apple event Wednesday at which the culture-changing firm will unveil its "latest creation."

Spotlight turns to Apple’s ‘latest creation’ (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The technology rumor mill is busy grinding speculation regarding an Apple event Wednesday at which the culture-changing firm will unveil its "latest creation."

Brief: Nokia adds additional lawsuit in patent catfight with Apple (Ars Technica)

In conjunction with its recent complaint to the International Trade Commission, Nokia has filed yet another patent lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the company violates 10 of its US patents related mostly to smartphone technology. The lawsuit was filed in US District Court in Delaware, like its previous lawsuit filed this past October . The suit echoes the exact same complaints that Nokia ...