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Apple recalls some iPhone 6 Plus models over blurry photos

(Reuters) – Apple Inc is recalling a limited number iPhone 6 Plus phones due to faulty back cameras that take blurry photos. The affected phones were mostly sold in a 4-month period between September 2014 and January 2015, Apple said on its website. The company, whose shares were set to open at their lowest this year on Monday, said a small component in the affected 6 Plus’s iSight back camera

Apple's China business strong in July and Aug: Cook to CNBC

Apple Inc’s China business experienced “strong growth” in July and August, Chief Executive Tim Cook told CNBC on Monday, seeking to assuage investor concerns over the company’s prospects in a market considered critical for its growth. IPhone activations in China had accelerated over the past few weeks and the App Store in China had its best performance of the year over the past two weeks, Cook told CNBC in an

Ashley Madison hack sends shivers through hook-up, porn sites

By Josephine Mason TORONTO (Reuters) – Larry Flynt, a defender of free speech and sexual freedom if there ever was one, has this advice for anyone worried by the hack of infidelity site Ashley Madison: Muzzle yourself. It might be too late for many people who, lured by a supposed cloak of digital anonymity, have shared their innermost wishes, fetishes and fantasies on hook-up and porn sites. In exposing the

Genetic test maker RainDance withdraws IPO plans

RainDance Technologies Inc, a maker of gene-based tools to detect cancer and inherited diseases, said it planned to withdraw its initial public offering due to adverse “market conditions”. The move by RainDance, which filed for an IPO of up to $60 million in February, comes on the day of a sell-off in global equities following a slump in Chinese stocks.

UK's BT accuses U.S. telecom rivals of hurting competition: FT

(Reuters) – A BT Group Plc executive has called for the United States to require its telecommunications companies to allow access to their networks at regulated prices, similar to rules in place in the United Kingdom, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Bas Burger, president of the British company’s Americas unit, told the newspaper that a lack of regulation has hampered competition in the United States, where AT&T Inc and