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Recharging iPhone blamed for another serious shock in China

Posted by | Jul 19, 2013 | |

A shock from an iPhone being recharged is being blamed for shocking another user in China, leaving a man in a coma for the past 10 days. Wu Jian Tong received an electric shock when he picked up an iPhone 4 while it was recharging, according to a report in Beijing Wan Bao that was translated by ZDNet. The incident, which according to Wu’s sister occurred July 8 when Wu was plugging in the handset, left the 30-year-old man in a coma at a Beijing hospital.

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Vying for Sprint, Softbank said to bid $8.5B for Universal Music

Posted by | Jul 19, 2013 | |

Softbank President Masayoshi Son speaks about the Sprint merger during a Tokyo press conference in April. (Credit: Yoshikazu Tsuno/Getty) Sprint Nextel apparently wasn’t the only company on Softbank’s shopping list. The Japanese wireless carrier made an $8.5 billion cash offer for Universal Music Group three months ago while it was in the thick of a fight for Sprint, according to a Financial Times report

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LG reportedly says ‘no 2014 delay’ on iPad Mini Retina

Posted by | Jul 19, 2013 | |

Now LG Display is saying the iPad Mini Retina is on track for this year, according to an Asia-sourced report. (Credit: Apple) LG Display (LGD) is making progress on iPad Mini Retina panels and does not expect a delay until 2014 for the Mini Retina, according to an Asia-based report. The South Korean display maker is “making new headway” in producing Retina panels for use in the next-gen iPad mini, according to Digitimes, citing industry sources

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