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Apple Beats Estimates Again: $46.33 Billion In Revenues, $13.06 Billion In Profit

Apple's just reported its first quarter finances for this year, and they're astonishing. Again. READ»

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What Will Today's Apple Earnings Call Reveal?

Later today Apple will reveal its first financial report for 2012. It's expected to be--as usual--all about growth. But how about some Apple television news?READ»

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What Apple Will And Won't Share Today

Apple is about to reveal its first financial report since the death of Steve Jobs, in a quarter that preceded the successful launch of the iPhone 4S. Here's what to expect, and what we'd like to hear but which may be unlikely.READ»

It's Becoming Smartphone World, And Nokia's Hurting Badly Because Of It

Nokia's reported its latest quarterly financial performance, and it's grim: Nearly half a billion euros of net losses. Nokia's smartphone business has been smashed by Apple and Google.READ»

Brazil Cuts Tablet Makers A Tax Break, As China's Foxconn Eyes A Move

Brazil's president just signed a tax break designed to attract tablet manufacturers. It's all about Foxconn, Apple, and billions in potential revenues. READ»

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iFive: Nintendo Profits Tank, Lenovo's Honeycomb Tablet, White iPhone 4 With A5, SpaceX Mars Plans, China's Investment List

Start the week how you mean to finish it--informed and ready first thing in the morning, with our early news piece, iFive:READ»

What Apple's Balance Sheet Will Reveal About The Tech Industry

Apple's second-quarter call is tonight at 5 p.m. Eastern. The statistics will be telling, since they encompass the Verizon iPhone and the iPad 2's early sales. Here are the need-to-know numbers buried in all that data. READ»

Apple Earnings Appetite Whetter: Verizon Not Cannibalizing AT&T's iPhone

AT&T's smartphone business is booming--with the iPhone in the lead. Verizon's iPhone seems not to be cannibalizing AT&T's sales in the way some thought.READ»

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iFive: Kodak's $1B IP Row, Google Keeps DUI Apps, Google Music Streaming Due Soon, Color App's Big Update, Oracle's Big Profits

It's the last day of the working week, so start it off at a quick pace by reading iFive, our digest of the early tech news:READ»

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Oil Spill? What Oil Spill? BP Posts Profitable Fourth Quarter

Despite reporting an annual loss for 2010, BP's fourth quarter actually returned the energy giant to profitability. So much so that it's paying a dividend to its shareholders. How did this happen?READ»

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iFive: Egypt Shuts Web, Microsoft's Record Finances, PSP2 to be "Affordable," Elevation Partner Woes, Apple's 500 China Stores

Friday's here, one day of work before you can kick back for the weekend. Here's our early news digest to get you a running start to the day:READ»

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iFive: Sony's NGP, Nintendo Profits Down, Twitter Hires Bing Scientist, Google Managing White Space, Nokia's Gloomy Finances

Before you head in to work, let us help get you up to speed on the early tech and innovation news with this quick read: READ»

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iFive: Microsoft's Finances, U.S. Ends India Embargo, Facebook's Groupon, Twitter's Ads Expand, Daily iPad Newspaper App

Enjoyed the State of the Union address? Great--now enjoy our early State of the Tech World news summary: READ»

Google's Eric Schmidt Gets a $100 Million Payoff

Google's ex-CEO Eric Schmidt has just been awarded a $100 million golden thank-you for his time in Google's big chair. He'll retain around of 10% of the company's voting rights too.In a regulatory filing today Google's revealed it's ...READ»

How Apple Could Fall Without Steve

Apple's CEO is suffering the after-effects of cancer and a liver transplant, and his latest medical leave has the tech world agog over Apple's immediate plans. The truth is Apple will have plenty of trouble surviving a Steve Jobs-less future.READ»

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iFive: Intel's Record Income, IBM's Jeopardy Game, Wikipedia Too Tricky, Stephen Fry's First Startup, Virgin Kills Unlimited Net

You're probably getting ready for the weekend, but before you get too ready here's the early innovation news of the day:READ»

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Is Bank of America Buying Abusive Domain Names Ahead of Possible WikiLeaks Assault?

the bank has been aggressively buying domain names that incorporate directors' and senior execs' names and the words "sucks" and "blows." READ»

Yahoo, Nokia Ditching Staff--How the Mighty Are Falling

Nokia is about to ditch 800 staff in its homeland Finland, just as Yahoo is firing around 700. Both big names are suffering from the success of competitors.READ»

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iFive: Apple's Record Finances, India's Own OS, EU Versus MS, China Censors Nobel Online, Google's Car

Tell you why you might like Mondays: Our brief summary of the early news might distract you before work....READ»