Apple Pays No Tax on Much of Its Overseas Income, Senate Panel Finds

Apple Inc. has set up corporate structures that have allowed it to pay little or no corporate tax — in any country — on much of its overseas income, according to the findings of a U.S. Senate examination released Monday evening.

Apple Retail Stores Rack Up Record Revenue Per Customer

So much for Apple’s “very painful and expensive” retail mistake …
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The Galaxy S4 Is Samsung’s Fastest Shipping Smartphone Ever

When is a sale not a sale — at least not the kind of sale most people think about? When the phone guys report their numbers.
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Co-Founder Yat Siu on Animoca’s Big Menu of “Fast Food” Mobile Games

With more than 350 games, Animoca is all about quantity, and its co-founder says being based away from Silicon Valley helps.
Pretty Pet Salon is one of the more popular games Animoca has published, and started a "Pretty Pet" franchise.

Pentagon Clears iPhone and iPad for Use on Secure Networks

The DOD grants Apple the same mobile device security clearances it gave to BlackBerry and Samsung last week.
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Laurene Powell Jobs Goes Public to Promote Dream Act

Laurene Powell Jobs has taken on a public role, backing one of the most contentious causes in the U.S. today: immigration reform. And she is doing it using some of the tactics that her late husband, Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, employed to great effect at the technology giant.

Apple’s Cook to Face Senate Questions on Taxes, Offer Reforms

“Apple does not funnel its domestic profits overseas.”
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Apple Plans Fresh New Showcase Store for San Francisco

The new venue will be 24,819 square feet — about 45 percent larger than Apple’s current SF store.
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Now Fully Kickstartered, Pebble Raises $15M in Venture Capital From CRV

Charles River Ventures backs the Kickstarter darling.
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Mobile Game Biz to Nintendo and Sony: Seasons? What Are Those?

A double whammy for the devices that used to define “mobile gaming.”
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