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China to boost intellectual property rights: Xinhua

China's vice premier promised Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook that the country would boost intellectual property protection, state media said on Wednesday, in Cook's second day of meetings in the company's biggest potential market.

iPhone 5: What is Apple CEO Tim Cook Doing in China?

Apple CEO Tim Cook talks to employees at an Apple store in central Beijing
Tim Cook has taken a step that Steve Jobs never did: Visit China. This is the first time an Apple CEO has visited the country in an official capacity, several sources report, including Apple-centric blog AppleInsider.
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New iPad 3 Overheating: Why ‘Heatgate’ Claims Are ‘Overblown’

According to some thermal imaging tests, while running graphics-heavy tasks, Apple's newest device runs as much as 10 to 13 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than iPad 2. However Apple said there's no problem with the heating issue as the device operates well within thermal specifications. Read on for more insights.
Raindrops are seen in front of an Apple logo outside an Apple store in Shanghai February 22, 2012.

Apple's Cook Finally Shares $98 Billion Cache

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook, moving swiftly after taking over from late Silicon Valley icon Steve Jobs, fulfilled a longstanding desire of investors by initiating a quarterly dividend and share buyback that will pay out $45 billion over three years.
Apple Flags 3-M New iPads Sold So Far, Reveals Planned Dividends, Share Buybacks

New iPad Release: Apple Sells 3 Million Units in 3 Days Since Launch

In three short days, Apple has sold off more three million copies of its third-generation iPad, simply called the new iPad, the company said in a statement released Monday. The new iPad features a stunning new Retina Display, which is the best screen to ever grace a tablet, the speeds of 4G LTE connectivity, an improved 5-megapixel iSight rear camera, and a bigger battery to power 10 hours of life.
Apple (AAPL) Shares Soar to 601 Following Dividend, Stock Buyback Announcement

Apple (AAPL) Stock Closes At 601, Boosted By Dividend, Shares Buyback Announcement

Apple (AAPL) shares soared on Monday, breaching the 600 mark a few times before finally settling on 601, after the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech company decided to share some of its $100 billion in cash with its investors. Apple announced it would reward shareholders by launching a quarterly dividend and a stock buyback program that will pay out about $45 billion over three years, set to go into effect later this year.
A man uses his iPad to photograph customers who have slept outside a store for 48 hours waiting to purchase new Apple iPad tablet computers in central London

Forget New iPad 3: iPhone 5 Launch May Make Apple Stock Zoom to $700

On Friday, March 16, UBS analyst Maynard Um issued two research notes on Apple Inc. In the first note, the analyst raised Apple’s price target from US$550 to $675, expecting the launch of a new iPhone later this year to be the biggest launch in Apple’s history. In the second note, Um deemed the launch of the new iPad a success.
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Apple finally shares $98 billion cash hoard

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook, moving swiftly after taking over from the late Silicon Valley icon Steve Jobs, fulfilled a longstanding desire of investors by initiating a quarterly dividend and share buyback that will pay out $45 billion over three years.
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Apple sets dividend, stock buyback

Apple Inc will start paying a regular quarterly dividend of $2.65 a share in July and buy back up to $10 billion of its stock beginning in the next fiscal year, the world's most valuable company said on Monday.
Apple Announces Dividend Scheme

Apple Announces Dividend, Share Buyback Plans

As the world's largest company with a market cap of more than half a billion dollars, Apple Inc. [AAPL] is sitting on a large pile of cash upwards of $100 billion and decided Monday to institute a $2.65 a share quarterly dividend and buy back $10 billion in stock, the tech behemoth announced today.

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