According to Nielsen, the top brands of the web in the U.S. last year, at least from January to October 2011, were the following:
Top U.S. Internet/Web Brands in 2011
1. Google
2. Facebook
3. Yahoo
4. MSN/WindowsLive/Bing
5. YouTube
6. Microsoft
7. AOL Media Network
8. Wikipedia
9. Apple
10. Ask

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Nokia have won over smartphone rivals Apple, signing a patent license agreement with the iPad and iPhone manufacturers that will see Nokia paid an undisclosed one-time fee alongside ongoing royalties.

The Finnish company Nokia took Apple to court in 2009 over the alleged utilization of patented Nokia technologies present in the popular iPhone. Apple, on the other hand, quickly formed a counter lawsuit accusing Nokia of similarly infringing on patents. (more…)
Canada’s Research In Motion Ltd., the makers of BlackBerry could unveil its answer to Apple’s iPad. Their new tablet computer—as well as the operating system that will power it may come out in the US as early as next week. (more…)