Jessica E. Vascellaro

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Hand-Gesture Technologies Wave Bye to Desktop Mouse

Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 21 at 5:30 am PT

A race to liberate computer users from the mouse is kicking into high gear, inspired by the potential of turning hands and other body parts into digital controllers.

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Apple Preparing Upgrade to iCloud

Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 14 at 10:20 am PT

Apple Inc. is preparing an upgrade of its online service iCloud that includes new photo-sharing features, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Judge: Proview Can’t Sue Apple in California in iPad Trademark Battle

Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 8 at 4:30 pm PT

A California judge threw out Proview Electronics Co.’s lawsuit against Apple Inc. over the iPad trademark in China, the latest twist in the legal fight over the rightful owner of the tablet’s name.

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The Race: Build the Instagram of Video

Jessica E. Vascellaro and Spencer E. Ante, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Social on May 8 at 9:44 am PT

Facebook Inc.’s $1 billion acquisition of photo-sharing start-up Instagram has shifted the spotlight to the newest phenomena in mobile apps: uploading personal videos from smartphones.

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Apple, Suppliers Test Tablet With Smaller Screen

Lorraine Luk and Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 14 at 4:30 am PT

Apple Inc. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test a new tablet computer with a smaller screen, people familiar with the situation said, as it looks to broaden its product pipeline amid intensifying competition and maintain its dominant market share.

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Apple Hires Dixons Chief to Run Retail Stores

Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 31 at 4:00 am PT

Apple Inc. tapped the chief of one of Europe’s largest electronics retailers as its new head of retail, filling its most high-profile vacancy with a rare company outsider.

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Apple’s Textbook Push Spotlights Executive

Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 18 at 2:17 am PT

As Apple Inc. prepares to unveil a new digital-textbook service on Thursday, the spotlight is falling on its vice president who is leading core aspects of the new service: Roger Rosner.

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Apple Reveals Its Suppliers for First Time

Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 13 at 9:33 am PT

Apple Inc. on Friday disclosed a list of its major suppliers for the first time, moving to combat an array of criticism about working conditions in its supply chain and the company’s transparency about them.

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App Developers Skirt Apple’s Limits With Work-Arounds

Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on December 30, 2011 at 3:27 pm PT

The cat-and-mouse game between the Bay Area’s legion of mobile developers and app kingmaker Apple Inc. is heating up.

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Apple Plots Its TV Assault

Jessica E. Vascellaro and Sam Schechner, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on December 18, 2011 at 5:06 pm PT

Apple Inc. is moving forward with its assault on television, following up on the ambitions of its late co-founder, Steve Jobs.