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Apple bitten by iTunes security bugs - January 11, 2006

Musical chairs Security researchers have discovered four critical vulnerabilities involving Apple's QuickTime media player software and the download application for Apple's iTunes music store. The flaws create a means for hackers to take control of affected systems, according to eEye Digital Security, the firm that discovered the bugs.
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Tablet Mac draws bidders on eBay - January 11, 2006

iBook iTweaked Tired of waiting for Apple's long-rumoured tablet Mac to ship Then US-based hardware mod project site, ThePlaceforitAll.com, may have the answer. It today offered the first of 100 12in iBooks re-tooled as a tablet, complete with stylus and touch-sensitive screen.
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Apple stock price equals Intel's first x86 CPU - January 11, 2006

Today's lucky number is 8086 Apple's shares yesterday closed at $80.86 on the day CEO Steve Jobs introduced the first-ever Macintosh computers based on Intel microprocessors.
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'Quantum-Optical' chip maker shows 6.8GHz CPU - January 11, 2006

Will open tech to independent evaluation, sort of Controversial computer company Atom Chip has said it will open the claims it makes about its ultra-compact memory technology and its 6.8GHz notebook CPU to independent scrutiny.
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Neuros preps DVD-quality, HDD-enabled video recorders - January 11, 2006

Open-source systems pitched at geeks Neuros is to update its MPEG-4 Video Recorder with a new industrial design and an integrated hard-disk drive. It is also preparing to revive its Digital Audio Computer (DAC) line of MP3 players, basing both systems on both a common hardware platform and open-source firmware.
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Griffin EarThumps earphones - January 11, 2006

Splendid isolation Review I've long stopped listening to portable music players on London's Underground. You have to turn the volume so high to rise above the background racket, it quickly gets uncomfortable. I began to worry about my hearing.
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Downloads, iPods make music more 'disposable' - January 11, 2006

'There are simply too many notes, Herr Mozart' A University of Leicester psychologist has concluded that modern listeners don't value music as much as their 19th-century counterparts did - and he blames the iPod and music downloading.
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Another computer factory to close in Scotland - January 11, 2006

Firm announces the loss of 370 jobs There's yet more bad news for tech workers in Scotland after a second computer firm announced plans to shut down its factory.
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Levi's tailors jeans to fit iPod - January 11, 2006

Is that an iPod in your pocket or... oh, forget it Jeans-maker Levi Strauss has designed a pair of denim trousers with an integrated iPod remote control. The jeans also provide an iPod dock and retractable earphones.
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'If you can find a better iPod, buy it,' says Apple's Jobs - January 10, 2006

Steve Iacocca goes car podding Macworld A week after Microsoft and MTV pitched the Urge.com rival to iTunes, Apple Computer upped the ante in online entertainment and services.
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