Home Depot (HD) plans to replace thousands of Blackberry (BBRY) smartphones for its managerial and corporate staffers with Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 4S, reports Apple Insider. A company representative confirmed that to Apple Insider that the company will displace roughly 10,000 Blackberry smartphones, but will not yet impact the 60,000 Motorola smartphones used by store employees.
After rising 80% in the past seven months, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index finally blinked. A staggering …

