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Shares of Apple Inc. rose more than 4 percent to an all-time high on Thursday as investors bet on strong demand for its media-playing iPhone and speculation mounted over plans to sell the device in Europe.

Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone could deliver a 55 percent return for every phone sold according to new findings conducted by market research firm, iSuppli.

The most expensive iPhone model could deliver profit margins of more than 55 percent for Apple Inc., according to iSuppli, which examined the components of the widely anticipated device.

AT&T Inc said on Monday delays in activating service for customers of Apple Inc iPhone had been mostly resolved after the wireless company worked out the problems on a case-by-case basis.

Apple Inc.old about 525,000 iPhones at Apple and AT&T Inc. stores in the first weekend since its June 29 launch, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday, citing an analyst.

About 2 percent of people who bought the keenly-awaited iPhone, launched on Friday by Apple Inc., have been experiencing delays in activating their service, a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

It took Apple Inc. more than six months to build the iPhone but curious gadget fanatics needed only minutes to tear one apart.

Shares of Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc. firmed more than 1 percent on Friday ahead of the release of the iPhone, amid expectations of growing demand for advanced, multi-feature wireless devices.

Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc. said on Tuesday they will offer three price plans, starting at $59.99 per month, for the widely anticipated iPhone that is set to go on sale this week.

Apple Inc.'s widely anticipated music- and video-playing iPhone will allow subscribers to wirelessly stream material from Google Inc.'s popular video-sharing site YouTube, Apple said on Wednesday.

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) shares rose Monday, following a Wall Street upgrade citing several product catalysts and potential upside from declining memory prices.

Samsung Electronics unveiled a new cell phone on Thursday, with media capabilities and a touch-screen similar to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. The unit also contains a full QWERTY-keypad that slides out at its base.

Apple Inc. was removed from the 'convicted buy' list of investment banks Goldman Sachs this morning, as the firm cited 'negative speculation' ahead of the June release of the iPhone.

Consumer electronics maker Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and network equipment manufacturer Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) said they have agreed to extend Apple's time to respond to Cisco's lawsuit alleging that Apple's ‘iPhone' name is violating a trademark.

Apple Computer Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced an eagerly anticipated Apple branded cell phone on Tuesday, quelling months of speculation.

Apple Computer revamped its online media store, iTunes, last week, adding over 75 movies from four major Hollywood studios. However, a recent study indicates that the large following of iPod users, only a fraction obtain media from iTunes.

Japanese Web and telecom conglomerate Softbank Corp. is working with Apple Computer Inc. to develop mobile telephones with built-in iPod music players, Nikkei reported on Friday.