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NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it is free to offer a potential future Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPhone using the faster mobile broadband network known as 4G LTE. (more)

NEW YORK – Workers who assemble iPhones and iPads often put in more than 60 hours per week —and sometimes work for a week straight— in violation of Chinese law, according to the first independent labor audit of the Chinese factories where Apple products are made. (more)

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Apple stock is trading at $595 in Germany following the company’s announcement of a dividend and buyback program, Bloomberg says. (more)

Recent media scrutiny of the working conditions of Apple’s overseas factories pushed the company to recently open factory doors for inspection. Details of one report from one of Apple’s most ardent critics, however, have been found to be a lie. (more)

The US Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed Apple in its antitrust probe on Google, reports Bloomberg. (more)

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The Justice Department has threatened to sue Apple and major publishers in a high-profile case that could reshape the digital-books market, driving down prices but also potentially shifting market power from publishers to e-commerce giant Amazon. (more)

Hunched over a computer at a corporate AT&T store on Wilshire Boulevard Wednesday afternoon, a salesperson named Pedro asked a customer whether Apple had announced the successor to the iPad 2 tablet yet. (more)

Apple fans are abuzz after the company made its long-awaited announcement of the next incarnation of the iPad product line on Wednesday. With higher processing power, the device is seemingly built for online video. (more)

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NEW YORK (AP) — Apple’s market capitalization topped $500 billion Wednesday, climbing to a mountain peak where few companies have ventured — and none have stayed for long. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is expected to unveil a new version of the iPad at an event in San Francisco next week. (more)

BERLIN (AP) — Apple says it has disabled the push email function for its mobile devices in Germany in an ongoing patent dispute with rival Motorola. (more)

On  Tuesday, ABC News aired an exclusive look inside electronics manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group, a Taiwanese company embroiled in controversy over the low wages and stressful working conditions of its employees. As many as 14 Foxconn employees committed suicide in 2010 by jumping from buildings, and at least four more employees followed suit in 2011. (more)

Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn allegedly had prior knowledge of an upcoming inspection by the Fair Labor Association and transferred its underage workers out of sight, reports Apple Insider. (more)

ABC recently became the latest news organization to be given a look inside consumer electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn’s facilities in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, and the Nightline special that resulted from the trip will air on Tuesday. In the meantime, ABC News has posted a 90-second teaser video containing footage from reporter Bill Weir’s trip to China. (more)

SHANGHAI (AP) — Apple’s dispute over the iPad trademark deepened Monday after the Chinese company that claims ownership of the name said it won a court ruling against sales of the popular tablet computer in China. (more)

CHICAGO (AP) — Young people want their music, TV and movies now — even if it means they get these things illegally. (more)

Apple on Monday announced that the Fair Labor Association will be conducting audits of its suppliers, and the investigation will include Foxconn’s factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China. (more)