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Stocks fell to further 12-year lows on Friday as a bearish brokerage view on Apple Inc prompted a sell-off in technology shares and overhanging fears about the banking system's future weighed.

Stocks fell on Friday as a bearish brokerage view on Apple Inc ignited a sell-off in shares of big-cap tech companies, while fears over the fate of the banking system persisted.

Stocks fell on Friday, extending a slide to 12-year lows, on a sell-off in shares of big-cap technology companies after a brokerage cut its price target and profit views for bellwether Apple Inc .

J.P. Morgan Securities lowered its second-quarter and fiscal 2009 earnings and revenue estimates for Apple Inc on a deepening macro-economic downturn.

The Yahoo Search Blog announced Thursday that the search startup it acquired last May, called Inquisitor, will be launched as an application on Apple's iPhone.

Apple Inc iPhone and iPod Touch users can now read books on their devices using software from Amazon.com Inc's Kindle electronic reader, boosting shares of the online retailer 5 percent.

Amazon.com is offering a new application to let consumers access books on its electronic reader Kindle from Apple Inc's popular iPhone and iPod Touch devices.

In spite a rocky year for Apple following CEO Steve Jobs struggling health, the company has once again been named the World's Most Admired Company by Fortune for a second year in a row.

For some of us, the iPhone will always be a slightly scary emblem of the brave new world: an impossibly sleek device that allows you to make a call, hear a song, learn a language and find your way home.

In spite of bleak economic times, an iPhone with a hefty $2.5 million price tag has been rolled out, making it the most expensive cell phone in the world.

Earlier this week, consumer electronics maker Apple released an updated version of its popular web browser, Safari, bringing with it a slew of new features.

although that part of the law is seen as something of a gray area. (Editing by Edwin Chan, editing by Gerald E. McCormick, Bernard Orr)

although that part of the law is seen as something of a gray area. Still, the mood at Wednesday's annual meeting was casual. Shareholders joined in a Happy Birthday chorus for Jobs, who was absent but turned 54 on Tuesday. In 2004, Jobs was treated for a rare type of pancreatic cancer. He appeared gaunt at an Apple event in June 2008, touching off speculation that his cancer had returned. The...

although that part of the law is seen as something of a gray area. Still, the mood at Wednesday's annual meeting was casual. Shareholders joined in a Happy Birthday chorus for Jobs, who was absent but turned 54 on Tuesday. In 2004, Jobs was treated for a rare type of pancreatic cancer. He appeared gaunt at an Apple event in June 2008, touching off speculation that his cancer had returned. The...

Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs remains deeply involved in company decisions despite relinquishing control over daily operations, company executives said on Wednesday.

Apple Inc's chief executive Steve Jobs remains deeply involved in company decisions despite relinquishing control over daily operations, company executives said on Wednesday.

Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs remains deeply involved in company decisions despite relinquishing control over daily operations, company executives said on Wednesday. Facing a prolonged recession and drought in consumer spending, Apple has been unable to shake questions regarding the future of its charismatic CEO, who has been on medical leave and out of public view for more than a month. J...

In an event in Barcelona, Spain, a total of 1300 exhibitors registered in GSMA (Groupe Speciale Mobile Association) Mobile World Congress are gathered to showcase their newest technology and innovative mobile phones.

Everybody at this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona wanted to be the new best friend of the social networks. From the world's biggest phone maker, Nokia, to tiny Irish semiconductor start-up Movidia.

Sprint Nextel Corp posted a fourth-quarter loss as 1.3 million subscribers left its mobile phone service, but the results were not as bad as some had feared and its shares rose 28 percent. The No. 3 U.S. mobile company, whose share price has plunged 70 percent in the past year as it has struggled with customer defections, said on Thursday it expected subscriber losses to narrow in 200...

After years of hype and hot air, advertising on mobile phones finally appears to be making some headway, boosted by the popularity of smartphones such as Apple's iPhone and the content found on them. Executives gathered at the mobile industry's annual event in Barcelona, Mobile World Congress, said the biggest boost to advertising was the introduction of smartphones.