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May 20, 2013 - 04:00 PM EDT — AAPL: 442.93 (+9.67, +2.23%) | NASDAQ: 3498.965 (+33.722, +0.97%)

Beleaguered BlackBerry to offer free BBM messaging for iPhone, announces ‘Q5′ phone for emerging markets

Beleaguered BlackBerry announced plans on Tuesday to offer its instant messaging system on iPhone…

Why Apple hasn’t released your big fat iPhablet (yet)

Tim no-new-products-until-this-fall Cook has held his fire…

David Trainer: Apple shares are worth $240

Trainer said that if the company can maintain a 75% return on invested capital…

New app lets you boycott Koch Brothers, George Soros and more by scanning barcodes

Buycott is a free app that lets you organize your consumer spending…

Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield shot, edited ‘Space Oddity’ music video with Apple iPad, GarageBand (with video)

Commander Chris Hadfield’s tear-jerking farewell to the International Space Station…

Wearable tech expert: Google’s smartwatch likely to be a flop; Apple, Samsung better positioned

Almost every major tech company is making a bet on smartwatches…

Apple seeks to add Galaxy S4 to second Samsung patent infringement lawsuit

Apple has revealed it will seek to include Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 smartphone…

Apple ‘iPhone 5S’ to feature sapphire crystal capacitive touch Home button with fingerprint sensor, says source

The iPhone 5S could come with a sapphire crystal capacitive touch home button…

Apple job listings point to next-gen iWork for OS X, iOS with HiDPI graphics

The next-generation of Apple’s iWork software suite may soon see release…

Google’s European Union antitrust settlement under attack by rivals

Google’s rivals have called its proposed antitrust settlement with Brussels…

Microsoft’s beleaguered Nokia declines as new smartphone disappoints investors

Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) fell as much as 5.6 percent in Helsinki trading…

Apple supplier Sharp to tap Samsung, banks for survival after $5.4 billion loss

Japanese display maker Sharp Corp , a supplier to Apple Inc…

Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung pressed to combat smartphone theft

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is pushing makers of handsets…

AT&T discontinues HTC’s ‘Facebook phone’ flop after just one month

The HTC First, or “Facebook phone” as many prefer to call it, is officially a flop…

iPhone 6 Liquidmetal chassis potentially confirmed in Apple job posting

Apple’s investment in Liquidemtal technology from 2010 may finally materialize…

New Rumsfeld book applauds late Steve Jobs for ‘standing up to Obama’

Tea Party and conservative constitutional groups may be the new targets of the IRS…

Why Apple should buy Sirius XM

Apple’s entry into the realm of music streaming…

Disney’s ABC to start first streaming of live broadcast shows

Disney’s ABC network will become the first broadcast network to stream its shows live…

Amazon buys Liquavista from Samsung, launches ‘Amazon Coins’ digital currency

Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it had acquired Liquavista NV from Samsung…

Samsung testing 5G wireless tech capable of downloading entire HD movies in seconds

Samsung says it has developed a wireless transmission standard hundreds of times faster than 4G LTE…

Analyst: iPhone stuck with 4-inch screen until at least June 2014; Samsung S4 to take significant market share in high-end smartphone market

Jefferies Managing Director Peter Misek discusses his outlook…

Apple’s incredibly shrinking diluted share count

By the time it decided in April to increase its stock buyback program five fold…

The definitive answer guide to which smartphone you should buy

The question is not whether you will buy a smartphone…

Five overlooked OS X system tweaks

If you like to find new ways to tweak OS X, you sometimes need to look…

Apple should still fire Tim Cook, one-trick pony claims

A few weeks ago, the ‘fire Tim Cook’ bandwagon appeared to be gaining steam…

Yes, Microsoft and Apple will have to manufacture

The battle of the century is in IP…

Chasing smartphone market share is a chump’s game; why Apple will win

Market share myopia…

Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft: One platform will not rule them all

There are narratives circling the technology industry…

Sony sets stage for Apple to dominate the 4K Ultra HDTV market

When Apple crashes into living rooms with a 60-inch 4K Ultra HDTV…

Apple recovery is on its way

Recent data shows that Apple’s earnings trough might be coming to an end…

Apple’s iTunes snub is yet another nail in Microsoft’s Windows RT coffin

Windows RT just can’t catch a break. Last week’s big news…

France weighs ‘culture tax’ for Apple products

Hollande will decide by the end of July whether France should impose new taxes on technology giants like Apple…

Pegatron wooing Apple iPhone assembly orders from Foxconn

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd…

Google fights glass backlash even before launch

Google Glass isn’t even for sale yet, but it’s already facing backlash…

Teary-eyed Bill Gates recounts final visit with Steve Jobs (with video)

It was a striking, yet subtle moment in Gates’ 60 Minutes interview…

iTunes Store users spending at the rate of $40 per year

In the latest quarter the iTunes top line grew by 32%…

Steve Jobs’ lost interview converts hater to fanboy

Normally I caution entrepreneurs not to model themselves after Steve Jobs…

Apple can and will bypass your password if necessary

According to recent reports, Apple can hack into your iPhone…

Carl Icahn: If Dell board takes our offer, Michael Dell ‘will not be running the company’

Investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management have proposed a new offer to Dell…

Apple and Goldman Sachs are an effective team

Apple has not really needed the services of Wall Street…

U.S. Defense Department to approve iPhone and iPad for network use early next week

The U.S. Defense Department expects to clear Apple Inc. mobile devices…

Samsung’s real threat to Apple

If you look at the iPhone, the physical design has pretty much stayed the same…

Piper Jaffray trims Apple price target to $655 from $688, says margin fears overblown

Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster this morning reiterated an Overweight rating…

Apple wins trademark case over ‘iBooks’

A New York publisher that uses the label ‘ibooks’ has struck out…

Samsung tries to copy Apple’s best problem

We already know that Samsung has a certain level of admiration for Apple…

Gundlach: Apple stock is ‘not expensive at all’

Apple stock is ‘not expensive at all’ DoubleLine’s Capital chief…

ESPN look to subsidize wireless data plans so users can watch mobile video

Smartphone users who binge on video, games and other content…

Trends suggest big money is accumulating Apple, building a bottom

Volume tends to lead price…

No credit default swap market yet for new Apple mega-bond

A market has yet to materialize for credit default swaps offering protection on Apple’s…

Apple deluged by police demands to decrypt iPhones

Apple receives so many police demands to decrypt seized iPhones that it has created…