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Google is releasing a new application for the iPhone that combines all of the search giant's online tools into one simple interface, optimized for Apple's venerable portable device.

Deutsche Telecom can block buyers of Apple Inc's iPhone from using the handset on competing networks, a German court ruled today, overturning an injunction won by Vodafone last month.

Warner Music Group (WMG) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment are feeling increased pressure to follow EMI and Universal Music Group's lead in distributing music in the MP3 format, which forgoes restrictive digital rights management technology.

Microsoft will release a number of updates for its Xbox 360's dashboard and Live service starting next week, adding support for compressed movies and Apple portable devices, the company said.

Consumers should expect a second version of Apple's iPhone with added features to be released in January, an analyst said Friday.

Users of Apple's portable entertainment devices may be getting a less entertaining, more functional surprise as the world's largest software maker plans to port office documents for the iPod.

Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs has been named as the most powerful businessman by Fortune magazine in a list which also features Lakshmi Mittal, Indra Nooyi and Ratan Tata.

Apple began selling its iPhone in France on Wednesday exclusively through carrier Orange.

Apple Inc. has a number of chic, high-tech products that consumers can't get enough of, but among its computer lines, the MacBook reigns as king.

As consumers flooded to Apple Inc's retails stores this holiday weekend, the firm's widescreen media player garnered the most interest of all the electronic devices, however the buzz did not translate into strong sales for iPhone's cousin.

Steve Jobs has been named the most powerful person in business for 2007, according to a new list compiled by Fortune Magazine

The media industry is on the brink of a second downturn in a decade, one that could accelerate the divisions between fast-growing targeted advertising and traditional formats aimed at mass audiences.

T-Mobile's parent company in Germany has appealed a court ruling that would forbid tying customers into a two-year contract when they by one of Apple's iPhones, according to a report.

NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday after a day of sharp price swings, helping the S&P 500 narrowly avert a third straight week of losses as bargain-hunting lifted the beaten-down technology sector while shares of oil companies advanced on buoyant crude prices.

No. 1 U.S. movie rental chain Blockbuster Inc said on Thursday it was testing pricing for its rental formats and will experiment with store layouts to add downloading stations, books or beverages in a bid to shore up its customer base.

Americans can watch television shows on anything from a computer to an iPod these days, but media companies and advertisers have yet to figure out how best to take advantage of all the new ways to reach audiences.

Japanese electronics group Toshiba Corp. posted a jump in quarterly operating profit on Monday, thanks to solid flash memory chip prices and power plant sales, and raised its full-year outlook by 12 percent, closer to market estimates.

More than a year ago, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer stood in front a group of skeptical Wall Street analysts and insisted that the software maker was still a growth company.

Stocks rose on Tuesday as strong earnings by Apple Inc. and American Express Co eased concern about consumer spending and profits.

Shares of Apple computer surged in late Monday trading, gaining nearly 8 percent after the consumer electronics maker posted profit that surpassed Wall-Street expectations. The maker of the iPod music player estimates with a 67 percent rise in quarterly profit , led by strong sales of its Macintosh computers and a big first full quarter from the iPhone.

Apple Inc said on Tuesday the newest version of its Macintosh operating system would go on sale on October 26, hitting the market after a four-month delay due to the company's work on the iPhone.