Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a manufacturer most noted for its signature handset, the iPhone, and tablet, the iPad, which both run Apple's mobile operating system, iOS. iOS is the second largest mobile operating system with over a 39 percent market share in the U.S, according to comScore. In addition, Apple controls 39.2 percent of the smartphone market, as of April 2013, according to comScore.

Apple sold 37.4 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads in its fiscal 2013 second quarter.  Apple's latest products include the iPhone 5iPad mini and iPad 3. Apple's foray into the digital music industry includes its iPods and iTunes online store.  Apple also operates the Apple App Store, the storefront for iOS apps. Its current CEO is Tim Cook.

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Google releases code to open iOS app links in Chrome, not Safari

Google is rolling out a new API enabling consumers to access Web content in iOS applications via its Chrome browser instead of Apple's own default browser Safari.

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Yahoo is exploring options to wriggle out of its 10-year search pact with Microsoft but has so far failed to identify an escape route, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Nokia shareholders revolt against Windows Phone strategy

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop came under heavy fire from shareholders, as investors weary with the Finnish vendor's failure to compete with Apple and Samsung Electronics told the company they were running out of patience with its strategy of using Microsoft's Windows Phone software.

Analyst: Apple, Samsung again dominate smartphone profits, but is Samsung catching up?

Apple and Samsung Electronics once again gobbled up all of the operating profits in the global smartphone industry in the first quarter, according to a new report from investment research firm Canaccord Genuity, as has been the case the past several quarters.

Analyst: Apple's iOS widens Web traffic lead over Google's Android

Apple's iOS continues to generate significantly more U.S. mobile Web traffic than Google's rival Android mobile operating system, fueling the opinion that iPhone and iPad users are more engaged with their devices than consumers across other mobile platforms, investment bank Piper Jaffray reports.

Apple's iron grip on mobile accessory market starting to slip

Apple's grip on the mobile accessories market appears to be loosening, according to a  New York Times  report, which could cut into the royalties that accessory makers pay Apple.

Apple extends App Store clampdown to more discovery services

Apple is expanding its App Store guidelines to restrict third-party iOS applications that allow users to recommend apps to their friends, PocketGamer reports.

Growing pains: Auto login driving advances in TV Everywhere authentication

Comcast saw a backlash from both TV critics and subscribers in 2009, when its first TV Everywhere service, Fancast Xfinity Online, debuted. The service forced customers to install an application on their computers called Comcast Access before they could watch full-length episodes of programs. How far have authentication services come since then?

Report: Potential malware identified in Apple's App Store

An iOS game available for download from Apple's App Store contains an embedded Trojan horse, Macworld reports.

U.S. Cellular changes course, will offer iPhone later this year

U.S. Cellular will launch Apple products, including the iPhone, later this year, reversing its earlier position. The company said in 2011 that it would not launch the iPhone because it did not make financial sense.