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Apple smartphones nipping at Nokia’s heels, with Android chasing behind

It’s possible to prove anything with statistics, but only painkillers or a couple of cold pints make the headache we get from new market share data go away. Regardless, the news is that Apple has taken second place for the number of mobile phones shipped worldwide during the first quarter of 2011, according to IDC analysts. Though Nokia still leads …

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iPad 2 launch sparks violence in Beijing, several Apple fans injured

Fisticuffs erupted at the Beijing launch of the iPad 2 this weekend. Several people were injured and a glass door was smashed as tempers flared among tablet-hungry Chinese punters. The fracas took place outside the Sanlitun Apple Store in China’s capital city, and while a definitive version of what happened is hard to track down, a witness said the punch-up …

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