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iPhone outsells BlackBerry globally

Within a week after Apple boss Steve Jobs declared victory over BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM), new numbers released on Friday have confirmed that the iPhone has indeed surpassed BlackBerry smart phone in worldwide sales. According to the data for the third quarter of 2010, the iPhone has dethroned BlackBerry from the fourth position in global popularity.

In releasing the latest numbers, IDC, a global IT research firm based in Massachusetts, said that with 4.1 percent share of the global smart phone market, the iPhone has surpassed BlackBerry which now has a share of 3.6 percent.

Thus, the iPhone has made a gain of about 1.6 percent since last year.

With 32.4 percent share of the world smart phone market, Nokia still remains the global leader, followed by Samsung with 21 percent, and LG Electronics 8.3 percent.

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Apple says white iPhone 4 delayed until spring

Apple says the elusive white iPhone 4 will remain out of reach until spring.

Apple Inc.’s own “Apple Store” iPhone app lets people reserve products to pick up at local Apple stores. On Tuesday, bloggers posted screen shots of the app appearing to offer the option to reserve a white iPhone 4. By late afternoon, that option was no longer available.

Trudy Muller, an Apple spokeswoman, says the company is sorry to disappoint customers with another delay. She did not give reasons for the delay, but Apple said in July that the white models are “more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected.”

Apple had hoped to make the phones available sometime late this year. The black version went on sale in June.

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