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Apple stock hits record high, bucking trend

High-flying Apple stock hit yet another record high Monday on a day when stocks were generally under pressure due to uncertainty about the European debt crisis.

 

Gigwalk turns your iPhone into a paycheck

Need extra money? Who doesn't, these days? If you have an iPhone, extra cash is only a Gigwalk away. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, it's not. I tried Gigwalk last week, and it works. In fact, I'm relying on the app to fill a gap in my income. I'll tell you how so you can, too.

 

Samsung Widens Patent Dispute With Apple

Samsung filed a countersuit against Apple in Australia, alleging iPhone smartphones and the iPad 2 violate multiple wireless-technology patents it holds.

 

California joins suit to block AT&T purchase of T-Mobile

California joins suit to block AT&T purchase of T-Mobile

Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and six other state attorneys general join the Justice Department's antitrust suit, say the deal would result in less competition in the wireless market.

 

iPhone 5 arriving by mid-October, say sources

iPhone 5 arriving by mid-October, say sources

A "fairly different" and quite attractive iPhone 5 should be in stores by mid-October, say sources cited in three reputable publications.

 

RIM Blows It Again, Lowering Estimates

RIM Blows It Again, Lowering Estimates

In each of the last three quarters the company has missed its own revenues expectations. RIM’s situation now resembles the struggles that Nokia faces as both have failed to mount any credible challenge to the dominance of Apple and Google in the smartphone and tablet markets.

 

Nintendo + Smartphones? Iwata Says "Absolutely Not"

Nintendo + Smartphones? Iwata Says

In the wake of another investor backlash, the company president remains adamant in his stance against mobile gaming.

 

Sharp Scales Back Tablets

In the latest sign of Apple's firm grip on the tablet computer market, Sharp Corp. said it will scale back sales of its Galapagos tablet later this month.

 

Best Buy Net Drops 30%

Best Buy's profit fell 30% as same-store sales continued to slide. The electronics retailer also revised its full-year earnings view.

 

How the iPhone will ruin your love life

Your iPhone has a feature called auto-correct and that's fine, dandy and useful — except when it results in humiliation and canceled dates.

 

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