AFP - Apple's iconic iPhone was slated to make its debut Friday in India, home to the world's fastest-growing mobile market, officials said.

AP - Think of the typical city bus, and you're likely to picture old vehicles with hard seats and noisy brakes that belch diesel fumes as they jerk from stop to stop.

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AFP - Apple is offering to replace faulty batteries in iPod nanos in Japan following a government warning that the popular music players may pose a fire hazard, a company spokesman said Thursday.

Reuters - The downloading of music for iPod players has hit a mysterious glitch in China, stumping scores of users and raising fears the government has blocked Apple's iTunes site over pro-Tibet lyrics, analysts said on Thursday.

Reuters - Apple Inc has agreed with Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) on the sale of iPhones in Russia and retail sales will begin in October, a market source told Reuters on Thursday.

AP - Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent of tedious living room slideshows — and perhaps now worse, because instead of one blurry photo of the Eiffel Tower or the high school musical, there might be 50.

AP - Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp completed its split into five publicly traded companies Thursday — a move intended to give each business more focus and value than the previously cluttered whole.