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Recent Headlines - Updated Friday, December 30th, 2005

Fri., 5:40 PM
Computing with Bifocals - Puzzles & Solitaire Forever!
5:00 PM
DealsOnTheWeb.com - Samsung 913V 19" LCD Display: $294.94 Delivered
4:55 PM
The Slacker's Guide - Escape Velocity: Nova and Ragdoll Masters 3.0
4:15 PM
iPodObserver - Lessons Learned From the iPod
2:45 PM
iPodObserver - Will the Video iPod Hasten Movie Theaters' Decline?
1:25 PM
TMO's Guide to Playing Online Poker on Your Mac [Updated]
1:25 PM
iPodObserver - Various iPods Make Amazon's Best of 2005 Lists
1:15 PM
Apple Applies for Metadata Management Patents
12:55 PM
iPodObserver - Company Builds Satellites with iPod Parts
12:05 PM
Apple Hot Pick for 2006, Winner in 2005
11:30 AM
iPodObserver - iPod On AOL Top Spam List
10:20 AM
Apple: Year in Review
9:30 AM
iPodObserver - Steve Jobs Named "Radio Person of the Year"
8:50 AM
Intel Gets a Facelift
8:00 AM
Wi-Fi Social Networking at Macworld Expo
1:30 AM
Review - Soldius1
12:00 AM
MacSpeech's Final Draft ScriptPak Lets Screenwriters Dictate Scripts
 

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