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Apple’s iTunes Store Goes Live in Hong Kong, Singapore and Ten Other Asian Countries

Apple debuted its iTunes Store to a dozen new markets in Asia today, bringing it to Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. This is the company’s first big iTunes push into Asia since it launched the store in Japan back in 2005. The iTunes Store is still not available in China, Apple’s fastest growing market.

Apple, Proview Will Try to Talk Out iPad Trademark Tussle

Okay, you tell me what you think is reasonable for go-away money.
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Apple vs. Proview: We Lawyers Have a Word for Cases Like This, and It Starts With “Cluster”

Did Apple buy the iPad China trademark from a company that didn’t own it?
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Apple Threatens to Sue Proview for Defamation — Read the Letter

“It is inappropriate to release information contrary to the facts to the media, especially when such disclosures have the effect of wrongfully causing damage to Apple’s reputation.”
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Proview to Apple: You Owe Us $2 Billion

Proview threatens to sue Apple for billions of dollars over the iPad trademark.
Proview's iPad, which bears an uncanny resemblance to another famous Apple product.

Take a Look at Some of Apple’s Evidence in Proview iPad Dispute

You’ve seen the Chinese court decision siding with Apple in its dispute with Proview Technology over rights to the iPad trademark in China. Here’s some of the supporting documentation.
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Here’s the Chinese Court Ruling Backing Apple in iPad Trademark Tiff

“The conduct of all the defendants demonstrate that they have combined together with the common intention of injuring Apple.”
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Apple: China’s Proview Trying to Weasel Out of iPad Trademark Deal

“Proview refuses to honor their agreement with Apple in China.”
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Al Gore on Steve Jobs: He’s The Kind of Guy That Comes Along Once Every 250 Years (Video)

As an Apple board member, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore spent a lot of time with company co-founder Steve Jobs, who passed away earlier this month. During an interview at AsiaD today, Gore reflected on Jobs’s legacy and Apple’s future without him.
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Microsoft’s Andy Lees, Windows Phone 7 Comes of Age

If Andy Lees isn’t the guy charged with saving Microsoft, he’s certainly in the top three.
Andy Lees at AsiaD

Mac Sales Keep Booming, and the Fireworks Are in Asia

For Apple iPhone, CDMA Means Capturing Developing Markets in Asia

Nokia’s Grip Slipping in Key Regional Markets

Android Phone May Debut on China Unicom as Early as Next Week

UPDATE: Google Didn’t Cancel Beijing Nexus One Event

HotJobs Sold to Monster in Yahoo Garage Sale

Wait…Friendster Still Exists?

Apple Dreaming of a Federal Reserve Green Christmas

Dellephone: China Mobile, Claro and Then, AT&T?

Apple’s Insanely Great Quarter: 3.05  Million Macs, 7.4 million iPhones Sold

Microsoft’s Mylanta Moment

Apple’s Latest Fortune: You Will Be Unusually Successful in Business

Apple's Latest Fortune: You Will Be Unusually Successful in Business

iPhone Maker Seeks Faster Boat to China

Altera's Tim Morse Tapped as Yahoo CFO