Indeed, last summer Apple hired Benjamin Vignier, an expert in NFC, to run its mobile commerce products; the company has also applied for a number of patents related to near-field technology.

的确，去年夏天苹果公司雇佣了Benjamin Vignier，NFC方面的专家，负责开发移动商贸产品。 公司也申请了大量近场通讯相关的专利。

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When the heat grew unbearable, he had retreated to an orchard, where, lying on his back in the long cool grass, he had traced the pattern of the apple-leaves diapered above him upon the summer sky.

当热得让人无法忍受时，他躲进果园里，仰面躺在清凉茂盛的草地上，在夏日的天空中描画着他头顶上的苹果树叶的形状。

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So that summer, while he publicly denied he would build an Apple phone, Jobs was working on his entry into the mobile phone industry.

到了这年的夏天，当乔布斯一边公开表态不会研发苹果手机时，他其实已经着手在手机产业里辛勤耕耘了。

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So, while Samsung benefited from its new product introduction over the summer, Apple will benefit from its iPhone 5 release in this period.

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Since last summer, Apple has been denying Microsoft the ability to update its SkyDrive app for iOS due to arguments over a drop in revenue from the app.

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Talk about Apple's new Verizon-friendly iPhone, which could be coming out as early as this summer, has left Apple the clear winner and Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, has dropped the call. (See: " Verizon Could Soon Serve Apple Pie").

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