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Most iPad users prefer free content or ad-supported apps.

Budget travel and staying at boutique hotels don't have to be mutually exclusive with a little research. Online boutique travel brand Mr & Mrs Smith (www.mrandmrssmith.com) selects 10 top boutique hotels around the world which won't cost the earth. All double rooms from less than $240. Reuters has not endorsed this list:

Apple running a contest in honor of the 10 billionth app downloaded with the winner getting $10,000 to the iTunes store.

Apple released its iOS 4.3 beta version for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Apple TV (2nd Generation), giving a possible preview into the upcoming iPad 2 and iPhone 5 features.

Hotz burst into the intriguing world of hacking at the age of 17 when he cracked open the iPhone, a device which caught the imagination of the world, and immediately became a pin-up boy attracting rock star fan following.

Jefferies & Co. recommends semiconductors' stock selection for 2011 in order to deliver relative outperformance as it continues to prefer the secular stories such as those with specific revenue share gains, product cycles, or new business ramps.

Swiss International Air Lines, known for its valued personal services, is now offering more convenience to its customers, thanks to a new application for iPhone and iPod touch.

Yesterday Polaroid released the new range of products, the GL10 Instant Mobile Printer, GL30 Instant Digital Camera and the GL20 Camera Glasses.

Apple Inc.'s CEO Steve Jobs has received a salary of $1 per year since rejoining the company in 1997, a regulatory filing showed.

Apple's skipping the CES party but that does not stop it from creating waves, while competitors are launching tablets and phones, Apple has softly opened its much awaited Mac App Store.

There is yet another reason to walk or run now, other than for just being healthy. Tremont Electric, a U.S.-based company, announced a new device that will help charge gadgets by using power generated by walking or running.

Intel takes the wrapping off its much anticipated Sandy Bridge processor.

Amazon announced that its Kindle apps will now be available for Android and Windows based tablets as part of its Buy Once, Read Everywhere strategy.

New Year has started well for the iPhone maker Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), whose market capitalization has hit the $300-billion mark. Shares of Apple reached an all-time high of $330.26 during 2011's first regular trading session.

A bug has affected the Apple iPhone as the the phone's alarm clock is not working.

Another iPhone alarm glitch ticks off users at the start of New Year. Apple has confirmed iOS bug and says it will get fixed by Jan. 3, 2011.

After an outage that stranded multiple users last week, Skype pulls an ace from its sleeve to woo its disgruntled customers, launching an iPhone app with video chat capabilities.

Apple is expected to release three versions of iPad 2, supporting either or a combination of Wi-Fi, UMTS and CDMA, for 2011 with mass production to start as early as the latter half of January.

Bible.is, the audio-based Bible app created by Faith Comes By Hearing, has reached one million downloads in 5 months

Since, Apple has cleared the first hurdle in gaining enough traction for its product, the iPhone maker needs to generate material revenue from Apple TV to justify its investment.

Shares of iPhone maker Apple Inc. (AAPL) reached an all-time high of $325.72 on Wednesday's regular trading session.