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News Corp. will not pull its television shows from Apple's iTunes as rival media group NBC Universal has done over a pricing dispute, President Peter Chernin said in an interview on Tuesday. He said News Corp was not in a dispute with Apple, though it would like a bigger voice in pricing its shows.

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs defended his company's decision on Thursday to cut the price of the iPhone device by $200 this week, but offered existing buyers a $100 store credit and an apology after some complained of the sudden drop.

Apple Inc is expected to unveil new iPods this week, injecting fresh excitement into the product line at a time when defections by partners have shown cracks in its digital music dominance.

NBC Universal has decided not to renew its contract to sell television shows on iTunes, becoming the second major media company to challenge Apple Inc's dominance in digital entertainment.

Apple Inc may sell more than 800,000 iPhones in the current quarter, UBS said in a research note on Tuesday. That suggested the company would easily top its own target of some 730,000.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Tuesday that it was now selling digital music downloads on its Web site without the customary copy-protection technology that limits where consumers can play the songs.

A blogger calling himself 'Fake Steve Jobs,' whose parody of the Apple Inc. chief executive amused and enthralled Silicon Valley, revealed himself on Sunday as an editor of Forbes business magazine.

A web video startup by recent college grads is getting backing from Apple and Clear Channel founders.

Apple Inc.'s shares rose more than 8 percent on Thursday after stronger-than-expected quarterly profits prompted a number of analysts to raise their price targets on the stock.

Apple Inc. on Wednesday said its quarterly profit rose 73 percent from a year earlier, zooming past expectations on strong Macintosh computer sales and helping to send its shares up nearly 10 percent.

Apple, Inc. reported Wednesday that it earned posted a quarterly profit and revenue higher than consensus Wall Street estimates.

Apple Inc. said in April it expected to announce earnings of 66 cents per share for its quarterly report due on Wednesday but Wall Street analysts are anticipating a significantly higher result.

Apple Inc. is expected to show a 35 percent surge in quarterly profit this week, but the focus will be on just two days: the last 48 hours of June when its highly anticipated iPhone went on sale.

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.

Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, has declined to sign a long-term deal with Apple Inc.'s iTunes music store, leaving open the possibility for exclusive deals with other services, an industry source said on Sunday.

Thousands of U.S. gadget fans flocked to stores on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple's iPhone, a music-playing and Web-browsing device expected to shake up the mobile industry.

Apple Inc.'s iPhone hits store shelves on Friday in a consumer spectacle that has whipped gadget fans into a frenzy over a device that challenges business as usual in the mobile phone industry.

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs said on Thursday he is not too worried that its new iPhone mobile telephone will dampen sales of the popular iPod music and video players.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and AT&T (NYSE: T)announced on Tuesday three new service plans for the much anticipated iPhone, ranging from $59.99 to $99.99.

Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular iTunes store became the third largest music retailer in the United States, according to market research, soaring past traditional brick-and-mortar stores and other online stores.

Big expectations could give way to a flop if the device doesn't capture the mass market.