A survey of 2300 retail stores reveals that Apple has cleaned up in the smartphone market in Japan.

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Apple has issued gear to its retail stores that can fix the problem of cracked screens.

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While the EU fulminates over the evils of Microsoft and its unfair competition, we were surprised to find that the company everyone loves to hate actually turns out to be a damned sight more helpful than its rivals when it comes to giving users choice.

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The iPhone OS 3.1 beta update and iPhone SDK 3.1 beta are now available to individuals and developers alike delivering bug fixes and much needed updates. This update comes only two weeks following the launch of version 3.0, and only a day following the return of Steve Jobs.

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs has returned to Club Cupertino after a six-month medical leave of absence. Jobs - who was treated for a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004 - recently underwent a liver transplant in Tennesee. The popular CEO had initially blamed his extreme weight loss on a hormone imbalance, but later admitted that the condition was "more complex" than originally thought.

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 Apple may rake in stunning profits on its iPods and iPhones, but as far as computers are concerned, the company cannot break out of the common price pressure that dominates the market these days. According to iSuppli, Apple spends 62% of the retail price of the Mac Mini just on hardware, which makes the device much less attractive than Apple’s gadgets, at least from a financial perspective.

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Apple's iPhone 3GS is hot stuff, but for all the wrong reasons, suggest reports.

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The European Commission (EC) has hailed a move by cellphone manufacturers to collaborate on a single charge standard as great news for consumers. Or people as we prefer to call them.

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Club Cupertino has unceremoniously banned the popular "Hottest Girls" application for the iPhone. Unconfirmed rumors of an Apple ban began to circulate on Thursday when access to the erotic application was "temporarily" blocked  by developers in a desperate attempt to prevent a massive server collapse.

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British firm Imagination Technologies said that Apple has bought more shares in the company.

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Frenzied demand for an adult-oriented iPhone application has reportedly caused a massive server collapse. The latest iteration of "The Hottest Girls" app reportedly offers access to 2,200 images of women in advanced stages of undress.

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Industry watcher iSuppli says that the new iPhone 3GS costs Apple just $178.96 to build.

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TG Daily was recently invited to attend Intel Research Day at the venerable Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Although the company showcased a number of innovative products, I was inexplicably drawn to the museum's inner sanctum where once-precious artifacts from an ancient era were carefully preserved.

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The hospital that gave Apple CEO Steve Jobs a liver transplant said that the prognosis for his recovery was excellent.

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Four out of 10 Blackberry users are tempted to switch to an iPhone while iPhone users are fanatically loyal to the Apple device.

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