Head of the line: Microsoft opens first store in Teheran

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Head of the line: Microsoft opens first store in Teheran

Special to WorldTribune.com Microsoft has opened its first retail store in Iran and may soon be joined by Apple and McDonald’s, according to Iranian media reports. Press TV, citing the Tasnim News Agency, said on Sept. 17 that the American technology giant had set up shop in Teheran, making it the first U.S. company to establish […]

iPhone6 on hold in China where ‘economic nationalism’ is on the rise

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iPhone6 on hold in China where ‘economic nationalism’ is on the rise

Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com One of the big surprises of the unveiling of the long-awaited iPhone6 is that China — Apple’s biggest market — is not among the eight countries where the smartphone will be first put on sale. While Apple has teamed up with the state-owned giant China Mobile, the release of the […]