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<title>Brazilian email may back Apple performing in-house repairs </title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/05/23/could.mark.change.from/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1369361077_brokenipad.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[An allegedly official Apple email sent to Apple Authorized Service Providers (AASPs) in Brazil may support rumors that Apple is planning to do its own repairs of iOS devices, according to AppleInsider.  At the moment, a person bringing a broken iPhone, iPod, or iPad to Apple is more likely to have the device swapped out for a refurbished unit, to which a person has to resync their data using iClou...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple cuts iPhone 4, iPhone 4S prices in Brazil</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/02/4s.still.significantly.more.expensive.than.in.us/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/news/1205/Apple-iPhone-Sprint-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has lowered the prices of unlocked models of the iPhone 4 and 4S in Brazil, reports observe.  The 8GB iPhone 4 has dropped from R$ 1499 ($741 US) to R$ 1099 ($544 US), while the 16 GB iPhone 4S has moved from R$ 1999 ($989 US) to R$ 1699 ($840 US).  While buying either device in Brazil normally involves 12 monthly payments, paying in full over the phone can reduce prices by another 10 percen...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple sued for iPad 'planned obsolescence' in Brazil</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/21/governmental.consumer.advocacy.groups.brings.suit/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361478593_ipad4-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[MacMagazine.com.br has reported that the Brazilian Institute of Politics and Law Software (IBDI) has sued Apple, claiming that the company has introduced "planned obsolescence" and implements unfair business practices in regards to the fourth-generation iPad. According to the suit, Apple could have implemented all of the features of the iPad 4 in the third-generation iPad, and willfully chose not ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple loses ruling over Brazilian iPhone trademark</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/13/company.already.looking.to.appeal.report.says/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/news/1110/Foxconn-Brazil-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Brazil's Institute of Industrial Property has ruled that Apple does not have an exclusive trademark on the term "iPhone" in the country, according to the BBC.  Local firm Gradiente Eletronica registered the name in 2000, well before Apple, which only secured the name in 2007.  Apple can continue to sell the iPhone in Brazil, but Gradiente now has the option to sue for exclusive rights....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/13/company.already.looking.to.appeal.report.says/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Brazilian government looks to fine Apple, Vivo over defects</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/07/companies.not.assuming.liability.says.public.ministry/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1340410984_htcbrazil-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Brazil's Public Ministry has filed legal action against two companies, Apple and Vivo Participações, for breaching the country's Consumer Protection Code, says Terra Brazil.  The Brazilian government alleges that the businesses are failing to assume liability for defective products.  Action was taken, Terra Brazil reports, after a woman complained that her iPhone wasn't replaced by either Apple...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Analyst: Apple may have to pay for 'iPhone' name in Brazil</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/27/gradiente.now.selling.cheap.android.handset.with.iphone.name/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1356670954_Gradiente-iPhone-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Gradiente SA, a company selling an out-of-date and inexpensive Android knockoff of the iPhone with the same brand name has indicated it is willing to deal with Apple if the company wants to license the iPhone name back from them. The company filed for and won the right to the name "iPhone" in Brazil in 2008 and has "exclusive" rights to use the name through 2018, despite the fact that Apple is...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 04:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Amazon, Google start Brazilian e-book sales</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/06/kindle.store.google.play.hitting.brazil/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354823780_ScreenShot2012-12-06at12.55.06PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Amazon and Google have opened digital bookstores in the Brazilian market as of today, looking to capitalize on the growing popularity of e-books in South America's largest country. Amazon will be selling its digital books through its popular Kindle Store and is expected to begin selling its Kindle hardware in Brazil in the near future. Google, meanwhile has expanded its Play Store, which sells e-...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Foxconn buys land near Sao Paulo Brazil, plans new factory</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/20/will.spend.over.500.million.for.new.electronics.factory/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1110/Foxconn-Brazil-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Hon Hai subsidiary Foxconn CMMSG Industria de Electronicos has bought 350 acres of land near Sao Paulo, Brazil with the intention of building a new factory to assemble smart phones, tablets and other electronics. The deal will create a fifth Foxconn factory in Latin America, and at least the second such facility in Brazil. Foxconn has paid $12.6 million for the land, and will spend more than $490 ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple working on retail stores for Brazil, Turkey</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/14/brazilian.store.reportedly.coming.to.rio.de.janeiro/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn2.macnn.com/news/1110/Foxconn-Brazil-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple is planning to open retail stores in Brazil and Turkey, official job listings show.  In both countries Apple has put up listings for a full slate of retail workers, including managers, Geniuses, Creatives, Specialists, and other positions.  The Turkish store is headed for the capital of Istanbul, while Apple has reportedly told Brazilian news sites that a shop is planned for Rio de Janeiro....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/14/brazilian.store.reportedly.coming.to.rio.de.janeiro/</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iPhone 5 gets approval from Brazil's telecoms body</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/09/documentation.hints.at.portuguese.version.of.siri/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1348464443_iphone5-review-sml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The iPhone 5 has been approved for sale by Brazil's telecommunications regulatory, Anatel, MacRumors reports.  A notice is said to have been posted yesterday, and lists Foxconn plants in Brazil and China as assembly facilities.  Still left out of the document, though, is when Apple might plan to launch the 5 in the region.  Apple is aiming at having the phone in 100 countries by December....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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