Apple and Samsung begin settlement talks
In two days of judge-ordered talks, groups will attempt to find a resolution to their rival patent claims before a full jury trial gets under way
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Apple retail chief in $55m pay deal
Head of retail, poached from UK retailer Dixons, receives stock award worth more than $55m
Apple chief turns down $75m dividend
Tim Cook – given long-term deferred stock when appointed that is now worth $500m – asked not to participate in payouts, according to a company filing
GE group squares up to Apple in iTunes case
SightSound launches court case over whether its patents were infringed when Apple launched iTunes platform
Italian court upholds Apple fine
iPad maker found to have misled consumers into paying for extended warranty plans for products that were already covered
Apple changes iPad 4G adverts
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Take a bow Apple. And for an encore?
Shortness of stock price pause is a sign fundamentals look rock solid or momentum game is about to get back into full swing, writes Richard Waters
Apple: rewriting the rules
The only worm in the company’s crop is the fact that growth like this cannot go on forever, and margins like this must be competed away
Apple ripe to lose some sway on S&P 500
Gluttony for a single fruit could end in bitterness as concerns mount that Apple’s ubiquity in investment products could amplify the effect of any price falls
beyondbrics: Apple and Samsung talk peace
Speculation is ripe that the two groups may finally bury the hatchet after a year of legal wrangling over technology patents
Apple proves this is not your father’s Silicon Valley
The company will soon be viewed very differently from the scrappy creative underdog over which Steve Jobs once presided, says Richard Waters
Cook breaks with Jobs’ Apple legacy
New chief executive makes his mark by choosing to return billions of dollars to shareholders in dividends and a share buyback programme
Apple: the alternative to a payout
Tech giant could use its cash pile to buy a cable or telecom company (or even a bank) rather than giving it to shareholders
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