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Apple Inc customers downloaded more than 15 billion applications in the past three years, the company said on Thursday, releasing figures that suggest the rate of downloads is sharply accelerating.

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Apple brags about 15 billion app downloads and counting.

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Technology giant Apple said more than 15 billion applications have been downloaded from its App store and paid over $2.5 billion to developers.

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LG Electronics Inc, the world's No.3 handset maker, cut its 2011 smartphone and handset targets on Thursday because its Optimus series has failed to stop the runaway success of Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy S.

Users looking for an iOS 4.3.3 jailbreak for the iPad, iPod touch and iPhone have found an answer with JailbreakMe.com, a site which automatically guides users through the jailbreaking procedure.

Samsung Galaxy S2 has sold nearly 3 million units in a span of 55 days.

Apple released the gold master of its PC operating system, Mac OS X Lion earlier this month, while also ramping up production of the new Macbook Air, a sign that a combination could be in store soon.

Venerable financial newspaper Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has jumped onto the iPhone 5 rumor bandwagon by reporting, Wednesday, that the next generation iPhone will be thinner and lighter than iPhone 4 and is expected to hit the market around September.

A U.S. judge denied Apple Inc's attempt to quickly stop online retailer Amazon.com Inc from using the App Store name, according to a court document.

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and televisions, estimated April-June operating profit would fall 26 percent, as its LCD display business is widely expected to report another loss.

Hackers have disclosed a bug in software from Apple Inc that security experts said could be exploited by criminals looking to gain remote control over iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices.

A man accused of hacking into AT&T Inc servers and stealing personal data belonging to 120,000 Apple Inc iPad users was indicted on Wednesday, two weeks after a co-defendant pleaded guilty.

Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile provider, will stop offering customers unlimited data service plans on July 7, meaning higher prices for heavy users of services such as mobile Web surfing.

The next and more probable date of Lion's release is July 14, according to 9to5Mac.

Apple plans to ship 25 million iPhone 5s by the end of the year.

Another report on how many iPhone 5s will be sold.

As the two titans - iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 - clash in the tablet arena, HP's tablet, the TouchPad, seems a better spectator than a contender.

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Microsoft Corp has demanded that Samsung Electronics Co Ltd pay $15 for each smartphone handset it makes based on Google Inc's Android operating system as the software giant has a wide range of patents used in the mobile platform, local media reported on Wednesday.

Apple Inc. might release another version of iPad as its iPad 2 is facing heavy competition from other tablet makers. But the sales of their existing iPad isn't slowing down and Apple doesn't seem to be intimidated by the onslaught of Android.

A recent report from ComScore cited some interesting figures detailing how Apple's iPhone and Android devices are beating the BlackBerry.

Apple may be working on a successor to the iPad 2 and it is not the iPad 3. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is said to be planning on a new tablet device known as the iPad 2 Plus.

The iPhone 5 release date rumors are taking firmer shape around a possible September launch. There are reports that say Apple has given orders for around 15 million units of iPhone 5 with a delivery schedule that begins in September.

Netflix Inc is expanding its online video service to 43 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, sending its shares to an all-time high.