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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.

Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) rallied on Wednesday after Prudential Equity Group raised its earnings estimate for the firm's current quarter, expecting strong computer sales as well as cheaper parts.

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

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.

Steve Jobs posted a statement on Apple Inc.'s website on Tuesday which said his company would embrace the notion of major record companies selling music without the digital rights management scheme that enforces copyrighting.

The Beatles and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) ended their long standing trademark dispute, possibly paving the way for the band's music to appear on the Apple iTunes online music store.

While the newly announced iPhone from Apple contains a variety of “very high end” features, and is “clever and capable,” it cannot be defined as a smartphone, one research firm says.

Spurred by another quarter of strong Mac and iPod sales, Apple Inc. reported on Wednesday earnings were up for its first fiscal quarter, far surpassing Wall Street expectations. The company reported $1 billion in profit, up 78 percent from the same quarter last year.

Apple Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has sold more than 2 billion songs through its online music store, iTunes, making the platform the most popular store of its kind.

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

Environmental group Greenpeace ranked Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Computer last in an environmental report on Wednesday for its lack of ‘green' policies ranking technology companies by their effect on the environment.

A smaller percentage of video iPods from Apple Computer have been shipped with a virus affecting Microsoft Windows, the computer maker said.

Apple Computer is moving closer to releasing its rumored mobile phone, analysts revealed on Monday, moving the company into areas of the consumer electronic industry previously untouched.

Apple Computer announced the results of its internal stock options investigation on Wednesday, finding 15 instances option-backdating leading to the resignation of the firms CFO, however experts believe Steve Jobs should not be affected.

Apple heralded its official entry into the PC/TV convergence space with the announcement of the company's future iTV product in San Francisco last week, however it may face stiff competition from software giant, Microsoft Corp.

According to the latest research, Apple Computer's ubiquitous portable-media device, the iPod, garnered healthy market-share in August, though growth was slightly slower than June's.

Apple Computer Inc. said on Tuesday its iTunes online music store would begin selling movies from Disney, Pixar, and Touchstone as the company makes its most aggressive move yet into the digital home.

Apple Computer announced on Thursday that it has revamped its popular line of iMac personal computers with parts provided by Intel Corp. for the first time.

Apple Computer Inc. may soon launch a service that allows users to download feature length films, boosting its presence in the digital home

Apple Computer Inc. will recall 1.8 million lithium-ion notebook PC batteries after nine overheated, the second major recall in the past 10 days involving battery cells made by Sony Corp..