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Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes (AP)
Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:01 pm

Phil Schiller<b>,</b> senior vice-president of worldwide product marketing for Apple<b>,</b> delivers his keynote address Tuesday<b>,</b> Jan. 6<b>,</b> 2009<b>,</b> at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco. <b>(</b>AP Photo/Ben Margot<b>)</b>AP - Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and plans to make every track available without copy protection.



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Even in recession, CES to have stuff worth seeing (AP)
Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

This undated photo provided by Nvidia Corp.<b>,</b> a leading maker of graphics chips for computers<b>,</b> will be touting 9 glasses that turn compatible monitors into true three-dimensional displays<b>,</b> spicing up games like 'Far Cry 2<b>,</b>' 'Spore' and 'Left 4 Dead.' Gaming in 3-D<b>,</b> with and without glasses<b>,</b> has been possible for years<b>,</b> yet has never caught on. The support of a big name like Nvidia might make a difference. <b>(</b>AP Photo/Nvidia Corp.<b>)</b>AP - The recession figures to tone down the flashiness of this week’s International Consumer Electronics Show, but the lineup of innovative products likely will measure up to those of past years.



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Apple’s Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO (AP)
Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

In this photo combo<b>,</b> Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs is seen on Sept. 17<b>,</b> 2007 in Berlin<b>,</b> Germany<b>,</b> left<b>,</b> and on Sept. 9<b>,</b> 2008 in San Francisco<b>,</b> right. Jobs<b>,</b> looking to end health rumors<b>,</b> on Monday<b>,</b> Jan. 5<b>,</b> 2009 said that a hormone imbalance is to blame for the weight loss that has prompted worries about his health. <b>(</b>AP File Photos<b>)</b>AP - Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company.



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Logitech to cut salaried staff by 15 percent (AP)
Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

AP - Logitech International SA, a maker of mice, webcams and other computer peripherals, said Monday it is cutting its salaried work force by 15 percent in response to weak consumer demand amid what it expects to be an extended global downturn.


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Fake celeb LinkedIn profiles lead to malware (CNET)
Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

CNET - A security researcher has discovered fake profiles for celebrities on LinkedIn that have links to malicious code, according to a blog posting on Trend Micro’s site.


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Apple disappoints: No Jobs or big news at Macworld (Reuters)
Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

Philip Schiller<b>,</b> senior vice president of worldwide product marketing at Apple Inc<b>,</b> introduces a thin profile 17' MacBook Pro at the Macworld Convention and Expo 2009 in San Francisco<b>,</b> California January 6<b>,</b> 2009. <b>(</b>Robert Galbraith/Reuters<b>)</b>Reuters – Apple Inc said on Tuesday it was dropping copy protection from songs sold on the Internet and debuted its slimmest 17-inch laptop yet, but with no dramatic products or master pitchman Steve Jobs, the company’s final Macworld performance disappointed Wall Street.



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Apple Releases New ‘09 Version of iLife at Macworld (NewsFactor)
Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

NewsFactor – Apple showed a new version of its iLife package Tuesday at the Macworld Conference & Expo, now taking place in San Francisco. iLife is a suite of software programs included with a new Mac, and provides tools such as iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb and iDVD. The newest iLife requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.


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Android Fans Watch HTC Release a Windows Phone (NewsFactor)
Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

NewsFactor – Many observers of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are waiting to see what kind of presence the open-source Android mobile-phone platform will have among new smartphones. Some have speculated that HTC, which makes the pioneering T-Mobile G1 Android handset, might release its own Android model.


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Firefox, Safari Cut Into Internet Explorer’s Market Share (NewsFactor)
Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

NewsFactor – The latest data from Net Applications indicates that Internet Explorer lost market share in December to browsers from Mozilla and Apple.


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Apple disappoints–no Jobs or big news at Macworld (Reuters)
Posted on 01.06.09 by templeton @ 7:00 pm

Attendees to the Macworld Convention and Expo 2009 look over the new 17-inch MacBook in San Francisco<b>,</b> California January 6<b>,</b> 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith <b>(</b>UNITED STATES<b>)</b>Reuters – Apple Inc said on Tuesday said it was dropping copy protection from songs sold on the Internet and debuted its slimmest 17-inch laptop yet, but with no dramatic products or master pitchman Steve Jobs, the company’s final Macworld performance disappointed Wall Street.



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