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People line up inside the Louvre museum for the opening of France's ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:55:53 GMT

(Reuters) - People line up inside the Louvre museum for the opening of France's first Apple store, in Paris November 7, 2009. Computer giant Apple Inc opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. To match Reuters Life! FRANCE-APPLE/LOUVRE REUTERS/Thomas White (FRANCE BUSINESS SOCIETY SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Apple employees welcome customers at France's first Apple ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:20:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Apple employees welcome customers at France's first Apple store, in Paris November 7, 2009. Computer giant Apple Inc opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. To match Reuters Life! FRANCE-APPLE/LOUVRE REUTERS/Thomas White (FRANCE)

People line up inside the Louvre museum in Paris for the opening ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:18:33 GMT

(Reuters) - People line up inside the Louvre museum in Paris for the opening of the first Apple store in France November 7, 2009. Computer giant Apple Inc opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. To match Reuters Life! FRANCE-APPLE/LOUVRE REUTERS/Thomas White (FRANCE BUSINESS SOCIETY SCI TECH)

Apple employees welcome the first customers at France's ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:17:28 GMT

(Reuters) - Apple employees welcome the first customers at France's first Apple store, in Paris November 7, 2009. Computer giant Apple Inc opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. To match Reuters Life! FRANCE-APPLE/LOUVRE REUTERS/Thomas White (FRANCE BUSINESS SOCIETY SCI TECH)

People line up outside the Louvre museum in Paris for the opening ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:15:21 GMT

(Reuters) - People line up outside the Louvre museum in Paris for the opening of France's first Apple store November 7, 2009. Computer giant Apple Inc opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. To match Reuters Life! FRANCE-APPLE/LOUVRE REUTERS/Thomas White (FRANCE BUSINESS SCI TECH SOCIETY)

Apple employees prepare to welcome the first customers at France's ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:12:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Apple employees prepare to welcome the first customers at France's first Apple store, in Paris November 7, 2009. Computer giant Apple Inc opened its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. To match Reuters Life! FRANCE-APPLE/LOUVRE REUTERS/Thomas White (FRANCE BUSINESS SOCIETY SCI TECH)

A salesman sits behind a display showing real Apple iPhones ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:01:53 GMT

(AFP/File) - A salesman sits behind a display showing real Apple iPhones in a counter in Beijing on October 28. Apple iPhones have become coveted devices since they were introduced in early 2007.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

A Twitter page is displayed on an Apple iPhone in Los Angeles ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:19:55 GMT

(Reuters) - A Twitter page is displayed on an Apple iPhone in Los Angeles October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

New Vers open-front Shellcases for iPod touch and iPhone-beautiful, ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:06:44 GMT

(AP) - New Vers open-front Shellcases for iPod touch and iPhone-beautiful, tough and very renewable. (PRNewsFoto/Vers)

Fortune Magazine crowned Apple top dog Steve Jobs, seen here ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:29:19 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Fortune Magazine crowned Apple top dog Steve Jobs, seen here in September 2009, "CEO of the Decade" in its newest edition.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)

Paris's Louvre museum on Thursday launched an application ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:34:00 GMT

(AFP/File) - Paris's Louvre museum on Thursday launched an application giving Apple iPhone and iPod touch users access to its collections including Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, seen here.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)

An employee looks at an Apple iPod Touch with the screen showing ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:43:08 GMT

(Reuters) - An employee looks at an Apple iPod Touch with the screen showing the "Mona Lisa" painting by Italian Renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci, at the company's retail store in the Carrousel du Louvre shopping center in Paris November 5, 2009. The first French Apple store will open at the Carrousel du Louvre on November 7. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE SOCIETY BUSINESS)

FILE - In this July 11, 2008 file photo, models hold the new ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:30:22 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this July 11, 2008 file photo, models hold the new iPhones during the first day of the release in Hong Kong. Apple Inc. partner China Unicom Ltd. has sold 5,000 iPhones since the smart phone's formal weekend debut in China, a lackluster start after analysts warned the company might be setting prices too high. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, file)

A man displays an iPhone. Apple on Wednesday announced that ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:29:41 GMT

(AFP/File) - A man displays an iPhone. Apple on Wednesday announced that outside developers have crammed the virtual shelves of its App Store with more than 100,000 mini-programs for iPhones and iPod Touch devices.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

A man displays an iPhone. The ranks of touchscreen mobile telephone ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:57:26 GMT

(AFP/File) - A man displays an iPhone. The ranks of touchscreen mobile telephone users led by Apple iPhone lovers swelled to 23.8 million in August, soaring 159 percent during the preceding year, according to comScore.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

A man tries out the new iPhone 3GS on the first day it is being ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:00:18 GMT

(Reuters) - A man tries out the new iPhone 3GS on the first day it is being sold in Spain at the company's store in downtown Madrid June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Susana Vera

A man presents an iPhone in Paris. US computer group Apple and ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:29:55 GMT

(AFP/File) - A man presents an iPhone in Paris. US computer group Apple and French mobile-telephone operator Orange are abandoning an exclusive sales deal for the iPhone in France, the French competition authority said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)

A customer makes a call at the China Unicom office in Beijing, ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:42:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - A customer makes a call at the China Unicom office in Beijing, 2005. Mobile operator China Unicom said it aimed to boost the number of its 3G mobile phone subscribers in China by one million per month, following its launch of Apple's iPhone there.(AFP/File/AFP)

Chang Xiaobing, chairman and CEO of China Unicom attends the ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:37:24 GMT

(AP) - Chang Xiaobing, chairman and CEO of China Unicom attends the extraordinary general meeting in Hong Kong Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. China Unicom said earlier it will limit the sales for the long-awaited iPhone on October 30, the first day the eagerly sought Apple handset is due to go on sale nationwide in China. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Chang Xiaobing, chairman and CEO of China Unicom attends the ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:37:10 GMT

From left to right, Lu Yimin, China Unicom President, Chang ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:36:29 GMT

(AP) - From left to right, Lu Yimin, China Unicom President, Chang Xiaobing, Chairman and CEO and Zuo Xunsheng Executive Director attend the extraordinary general meeting in Hong Kong Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. China Unicom said earlier it will limit the sales for the long-awaited iPhone on October 30, the first day the eagerly sought Apple handset is due to go on sale nationwide in China. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

LiveCycle Workspace ES2 Mobile lets workers on the move interact ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:28:45 GMT

(AP) - LiveCycle Workspace ES2 Mobile lets workers on the move interact with and approve processes on their iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices. (Graphic: Business Wire)

A man with an umbrella stands near an advertisement for Apple's ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:08:52 GMT

(AP) - A man with an umbrella stands near an advertisement for Apple's iPhone which officially launched on mainland China in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The mobile device which has been available for years through unofficial channels in China will finally be accessible to millions of users in one of the world's largest mobile phone market. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Customers take a close look at the Apple iPhone which is officially ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:05:54 GMT

(AP) - Customers take a close look at the Apple iPhone which is officially launched in mainland China at the apple store in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The mobile device which has been available for years through unofficial channels in China will finally be accessible to millions of user in one of the world's largest mobile phone market. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese security guards look from distance at an event to officially ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:05:44 GMT

(AP) - Chinese security guards look from distance at an event to officially launch the Apple iPhone for the first time on Mainland China in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The mobile device which has been available for years through unofficial channels in China will finally be accessible to millions of user in one of the world's largest mobile phone market. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Apple's Vice President of iPod and iPhone Product Marketing, ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:04:08 GMT

(AP) - Apple's Vice President of iPod and iPhone Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak speaks during an event to officially launch the Apple iPhone for the first time on Mainland China in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The mobile device which has been available for years through unofficial channels in China will finally be accessible to millions of user in one of the world's largest mobile phone market. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese security guards walk past an advertisement for iPhone ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:07:29 GMT

(AP) - Chinese security guards walk past an advertisement for iPhone ahead of a China Unicom event to launch the Apple device for the first time on mainland China in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Apple's iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in the world's most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese security guards on duty at a China Unicom event to officially ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:06:50 GMT

(AP) - Chinese security guards on duty at a China Unicom event to officially launch the Apple iPhone for the first time on mainland China in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Apple's iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in the world's most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China Unicom, a major telecom provider prepares to officially ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:05:07 GMT

(AP) - China Unicom, a major telecom provider prepares to officially launch the Apple iPhone for the first time on Mainland China in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Apple's iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in the world's most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Google's new software platform for mobile phones entitled ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:03:24 GMT

(AFP/File) - Google's new software platform for mobile phones entitled 'Android' in its prototype form is displayed in 2008. Motorola's new Droid, which will cost 200 dollars and is being touted as a challenger to Apple's iPhone, is powered by Android 2.0 software, Google's next-generation mobile phone operating system.(AFP/File/Lluis Gene)

Signage for Motorola is displayed outside their office building ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:04:18 GMT

(Reuters) - Signage for Motorola is displayed outside their office building in Tempe, Arizona October 29, 2009. Motorola Inc forecast a higher-than-expected profit for the current quarter, when it will start selling two new Google Android phones in hopes of regaining ground lost to iPhone. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)

Signage for Motorola is displayed outside their office building ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:03:06 GMT

Signage for Motorola is displayed outside their office building ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:37 GMT

Signage for Motorola is displayed outside their office building ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:58:13 GMT

Shoppers check mobile phones at a Softbank sales counter at ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:12:40 GMT

(AP) - Shoppers check mobile phones at a Softbank sales counter at a store in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Softbank Corp., which runs the only Japanese mobile operator to offer the iPhone, said profit doubled in the latest quarter as its cellular business continued to expand. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

A shopper talks with a salesclerk at a Softbank counter while ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:11:38 GMT

(AP) - A shopper talks with a salesclerk at a Softbank counter while another shopper checks mobile phones in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Softbank Corp., which runs the only Japanese mobile operator to offer the iPhone, said profit doubled in the latest quarter as its cellular business continued to expand. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

The Motorola Droid mobile phone is shown in this photograph ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:08:22 GMT

(AP) - The Motorola Droid mobile phone is shown in this photograph in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Verizon Wireless' answer to the iPhone the Droid will go on sale for $200 next week as the company taps into the growing appetite for smart phones that go far beyond making calls. The Droid is the latest Motorola phone to use Google's Android operating system, an open platform that any developer can customize. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The Motorola Droid mobile phone is shown in this photograph ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:08:01 GMT

(AP) - The Motorola Droid mobile phone is shown in this photograph in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Verizon Wireless' answer to the iPhone � the Droid � will go on sale for $200 next week as the company taps into the growing appetite for smart phones that go far beyond making calls. The Droid is the latest Motorola phone to use Google's Android operating system, an open platform that any developer can customize. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

An iPhone is seen in a store before it goes on sale in central ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:59:24 GMT

(Reuters) - An iPhone is seen in a store before it goes on sale in central Sydney in this July 10, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

This image provided by the Walt Disney Co. shows an iPhone application ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:16:49 GMT

(AP) - This image provided by the Walt Disney Co. shows an iPhone application released by the Walt Disney Co. that rewards users for poking through the Disney.com Web site and could one day offer exclusive bonuses for activities such as shopping at Disney Stores.(AP Photo/Walt Disney Co.)

A cyclist passes a billboard advertising Apple products in Beijing. ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:33:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - A cyclist passes a billboard advertising Apple products in Beijing. Beyond the hefty price tag, the first batch of official iPhones will come without WiFi - an important selling point both in China and globally.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

A man walks past a display of iPhone accessories in a Shanghai ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:33:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - A man walks past a display of iPhone accessories in a Shanghai shop. China Unicom, working in partnership with iPhone, has received more than 10,000 advance orders for the mobile handset, but a high-tech consultancy firm has cautioned that not all orders would be converted into actual sales.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)

A young woman arranges 3G mobile phones in Beijing. Chinese ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:33:11 GMT

(AFP/File) - A young woman arranges 3G mobile phones in Beijing. Chinese mobile phone operator Unicom and Apple announced a multi-year deal in August offering the touch-pad iPhone in a bid to turn around weak performance against rivals by attracting customers with high-end tastes.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

In this undated screen shot released by online music retailer ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:21:19 GMT

(AP) - In this undated screen shot released by online music retailer LaLa Media Inc., a display of the company's new music application made for the iPhone is shown. Lala is preparing to launch an iPhone application that its co-founder says paves the way for the end of downloading songs in the MP3 format. (AP Photo/LaLa Media Inc.)

In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 photo, a pedestrian talking on ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:31:50 GMT

(AP) - In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 photo, a pedestrian talking on her mobile phone walks in front of the iPhone display at an Apple store on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

This undated screen shot released by Tapulous shows a new finger-tapping ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:57:35 GMT

(AP) - This undated screen shot released by Tapulous shows a new finger-tapping music application for the iPhone called 'Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica.' In the game, players tap areas on the screen in time with the music, much as players strum or drum plastic instruments in video games such 'Rock Band' and 'Guitar Hero,' except on a smaller scale. (AP Photo/Tapulous)

This undated screen shot released by SutherlandGold Group shows ...

(AP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:25:00 GMT

(AP) - This undated screen shot released by SutherlandGold Group shows a new finger-tapping music app for the iPhone called 'Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica.' In the game, players tap areas on the screen in time with the music, much as players strum or drum plastic instruments in video games such 'Rock Band' and 'Guitar Hero,' except on a smaller scale. (AP Photo/SutherlandGold Group)

Customers use new 21.5 and 27-inch iMacs at the Apple Store ...

(AP) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:51:36 GMT

(AP) - Customers use new 21.5 and 27-inch iMacs at the Apple Store in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Customers use new 21.5-Inch and 27-inch iMacs at the Apple Store ...

(AP) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:51:20 GMT

(AP) - Customers use new 21.5-Inch and 27-inch iMacs at the Apple Store in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Raj Kumar, at left, uses a new 27-inch iMac at the Apple Store ...

(AP) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:30:41 GMT

(AP) - Raj Kumar, at left, uses a new 27-inch iMac at the Apple Store in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)