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Facebook, the social network giant on the verge of a huge initial public stock offering, pays an unusually high tax rate, but that is likely to change soon, analysts said.

By day, Robert Leitao manages a Catholic church in Southern California. By night, he indulges his other passion: predicting Apple Inc's results.

Shares of Apple., the world's most valuable company, set another intraday record high of $460 on Friday, valuing the company at $428.6 billion. The shares closed at a record $459.68, up $4.56 or 1 percent.

Steve Jobs spent most of his life scoffing products that weren't created by the company he founded, but in a new Taiwanese commercial for an Android device, he's seen coveting a tablet PC other than the iPad.

Apple Inc said it was cleared to resume selling older models of its iPhone and 3G-based iPads via its German online store on Friday, after the suspension of an injunction won by Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc in December.

Sprint Nextel , like its bigger rivals, is expected to report a steep decline in fourth-quarter profit margins due to its launch of the costly Apple Inc iPhone.

Apple Inc stopped offering older models of its iPhone and 3G-based iPads at its German online store on Friday in a response to an injunction won by Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc in December.

iPad 3 may not launch in February - or at least that's what Macotakara has suggested. The Japanese blog said there's a strange Apple event that will be held in February but it is not iPad 3 related.

Stock index futures pointed to a sharply higher open on Friday after the government reported the U.S. economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months, infusing optimism into markets.

Stock index futures pointed to a sharply higher open on Friday after the government reported the U.S. economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months, infusing optimism into markets.

Apple's current CEO Tim Cook and his creative predecessor Steve Jobs are in stark contrast in terms of philanthropy.

The rumors about the next generation iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, are emerging endlessly. The latest one indicates that the handset will launch at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC), which is scheduled for June this year.

Apple is expected to launch the flagship model in its iPhone range - popularly called the iPhone 5 - in June. The device, however, will face tough competition from RIM - the makers of the BlackBerry - and its best bet, the BlackBerry London.

Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday for the first time in four days ahead of U.S. jobs data, though Sony Corp (6758.T) soared as investors hoped a new CEO would turn things around after it forecast a $2.9 billion annual loss.

Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday for the first time in four days ahead of U.S. jobs data, though Sony Corp (6758.T) soared as investors hoped a new CEO would turn things around after it forecast a $2.9 billion annual loss.

Stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors awaited the monthly payrolls report to see whether to make more large bets in risk assets after recent equity gains.

Stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors awaited the monthly payrolls report to see whether to make more large bets in risk assets after recent equity gains.

Thanks to its record breaking quarter of shipments, Apple has jumped into the third spot in the list of the world's top five mobile phone manufacturers, following Nokia and Samsung.

First it was Smart TV, then 3D TV and now it's time for Apple iTV to complement living rooms. There's already widespread speculation about the company planning a cloud-based TV service, and the rumor received new legs when Walter Isaacson's posthumous Steve Jobs autobiography was released. In the book, Jobs discussed that television was the next domain Apple would conquer.

It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients.

Google Inc has been quietly policing its online store for months now in an acknowledgement of malware's growing threat to its increasingly popular Android mobile software.

Both Apple and Samsung will be at the Mobile World Congress in late February, but it now looks like neither the iPhone 5 nor the Galaxy S3 will be debuting at the annual event.

A TV advert that uses a Steve Jobs impersonator dressed in wings and a halo to sell an Android tablet computer has been criticized for its poor taste. In the ad, Taiwanese comedian and impersonator Ah-Ken, dressed in Jobs' trademark black turtle neck sweater and blue jeans, extols the virtues of Action Electronics Co.'s combined tablet PC and multi-language dictionary, which runs on Google's Android.

Ailing Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp warned it was heading for a bigger-than-expected $2.9 billion annual loss, presenting a daunting task for incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai, who vowed to move quickly to turn things around.

Depending on who you ask, Facebook is either the best company to go public since Google or the hallmark of another tech bubble.

Apple is expected to reveal the iPhone 5 at the Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) 2012, which will take place in San Francisco from June 6 to June 10. The new phone is said to feature a bigger screen and 4G LTE.

Investors jumped on Facebook's regulatory filings on Wednesday for a glimpse into the company's inner workings ahead of one of the hottest initial public offerings in recent history. But there are also potential downsides.

He may have derided Android devices in real life but in the afterlife Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs is glad he can use one -- or at least that's the story a Jobs look-alike tells in a recent TV commercial for a Taiwanese electronics company's new product.