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Google’s smartphone platform, Android, has overtaken that of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry as the most popular in the U.S., according to a ComScore report released Monday. It also may be gaining on Apple.

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Google’s Android Platform Overtakes BlackBerry in U.S. Popularity originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:30:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, Google , Research In Motion, Apple, Samsung

To get a better idea how Apple might fare without Steve Jobs’s leadership, it’s helpful to look at another hugely successful American company that decades ago lost its iconic CEO — Walt Disney Co. After Walt passed away in 1966, his company didn’t miss a step — at least not for several years.

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Apple After Steve Jobs? Disney May Hold a Clue originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:00:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Columns, People, Investing, Apple, Walt Disney, Stocks in the News

One of the slickest things Apple ever did to lure consumers to its products was creating the Genius Bar and Apple Care, offering fast, face-to-face customer support. Now, Apple is taking the same approach to small-biz IT support with a service called Joint Venture.

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Apple’s ‘Joint Venture’: A Smart Play for Small-Business Tech Support originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:30:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Apple, Small Business

Talks between Apple and China Mobile didn’t go so well back in 2009, but Steve Jobs apparently wants to take another stab at getting his wildly popular iPhone onto the world’s largest network. And Apple may be more accommodating about terms now that Google’s Android is gaining share globally.

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Steve Jobs Is Still Interested in Apple iPhone for China Mobile originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:25:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Google , Apple, Verizon, China Unicom, China Mobile

Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave, made a surprise appearance today at Apple’s launch event to unveil the iPad 2, its next-generation tablet. It will go on sale in the U.S. on March 11. The company’s stock edged up on the news.

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Steve Jobs Unveils Apple’s iPad 2 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:11:00.

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