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6:00 PM - iPO at Macworld - IOGEAR Clears Cable Clutter with Bluetooth iPod Headphones by John F. Braun: SAN FRANCISCO -- IOGEAR launched their new Bluetooth iPod Headphones Kit at this week's Macworld Expo. »
4:05 PM - Corporate Buyers Upset That They Can't Order Core Duo Laptops Yet by Staff: Apple users may be happy that Apple has produced its first computers that use Intel's new Core Duo processor, but corporate buyers who make laptop purchases are upset that they will have to wait. »
4:00 PM - Apple Releases QuickTime 7.0.1 Reinstaller
by Staff: Some users are having trouble with the QuickTime 7.0.4 patch released by Apple Tuesday, prompting the company to request that users restore QuickTime 7.0.1. »
2:45 PM - Telestrem, Microsoft Weigh In on Windows Media for Mac
by Misha Sakellaropoulo: Microsoft's decision to discontinue Windows Media Player for Mac OS X should have no impact on Windows Media support for the platform. »
2:10 PM - TMO at Macworld - GizMac Rolls Out 4U Server Rack by Staff: SAN FRANCISCO -- GizMac introduced it new 4U XRackPro server enclosure at Macworld Expo on Friday. »
1:45 PM - Mac Gaming News - Freeverse Bringing Legion Arena to the Mac by Staff: Freeverse announced on Friday that it is developing Slitherine Software's Legion Arena for the Mac. »
1:30 PM - TMO at Macworld - IMSI Returns to Mac Market with Updated TurboCAD Products by John F. Braun: SAN FRANCISCO -- IMSI may have taken some by surprise by appearing at this week's Macworld Expo, since the company abandoned the Mac market in the late 90s, but the company is back, and showing updated versions of their TurboCAD and TurboCAD 3D products. »
1:25 PM - TMO at Macworld - Prosoft Demonstrates Data Rescue II, TuneTech for iPod by John F. Braun: SAN FRANCISCO -- Prosoft Engineering, maker of disk utility and data recovery products, demonstrated two recent products, Data Rescue II and TuneTech for iPod, at this week's Macworld Expo. »
12:50 PM - TMO at Macworld - On the Floor: Switching to Intel
by Stephen Swift: SAN FRANCISCO -- When Steve Jobs introduced the new Intel Macs during his Keynote on Tuesday, he asked developers to work extra hard to release universal binaries of their software. The Mac Observer went on the show floor to get reactions from developers and users alike. »
11:30 AM - Cirque du Mac 3.0: The All Stars Rock the Geeks! TMO at Macworld: The Macworld All Star Band rocked the geeks out all night long at the Cirque du Mac 3.0 party, hosted by The Mac Observer and BackBeat Media, and we have the photo gallery to prove it. »
10:35 AM - iPodObserver - iPod Accessories Market Begins to Mature by Staff: What started as a gold rush for both new and existing companies has now become a competitive, mature marketplace, explained CNET writer Ina Fried. »
10:05 AM - iPO at Macworld - Griffin Intros iClear Case for iPod nano by Staff: SAN FRANCISCO -- Griffin Technology on Friday introduced iClear, a transparent two-piece iPod nano case made of polycarbonate. Pricing is US$19.99; iClear will ship next month. »
10:00 AM - TMO Reports - Piper Jaffray Bumps Apple Target Share Price to $103
by Brad Cook: Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, reacting to Apple's Macworld product announcements as well as the fact that the company this week surpassed his previous US$80 12-month target share price, on Friday increased his outlook to $103. »
9:25 AM - TMO at Macworld - Apple Specialist Pavilion Features New Products by Staff: SAN FRANCISCO -- The Apple Specialist Pavilion at Macworld has three companies showing off new products during the show this week: Actoris Software's Xpress Schedule 1.1, EZQuest's Thunder Pro external hard drives and Xsilva's LightSpeed 1.1. »
8:55 AM - TechTracker Launches MacIntel Resource Centers by Staff: TechTracker has launched MacIntel Resource Centers at the VersionTracker and MacFixIt Web sites. They provide news, software release information and troubleshooting tips centered around Macs with Intel processors. VersionTracker also debuted two RSS feeds for MacIntel users: the MacIntel Software Updates feed and the MacIntel Troubleshooting feed. »
8:00 AM - iPO at Macworld - XtremeMac MicroPack Offers 80 Hours of iPod Audio Playback by Staff: SAN FRANCISCO -- XtremeMac introduced Thursday MicroPack, an external power supply for all Dock connector iPods that offers up to 80 hours of audio playback, or 8 hours of video playback for video iPods. »
7:00 AM - Microsoft Endorsement Raises Questions on Windows Media Player for Mac Future by Misha Sakellaropoulo: Microsoft this week made available for download from its site a third-party component for adding Windows Media Support to QuickTime, calling into question the company's commitment to future versions of the media player software for the platform. »

Top Headlines - Thursday, January 12th, 2006

9:00 PM - TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #35: Highlights from the Show Floor
by Dave Hamilton & John F. Braun: Still at Macworld Expo, John and Dave talk through some of their favorite things from the show floor. »
7:05 PM - Cirque du Mac 3.0: The All Stars Rock the Geeks!
TMO at Macworld: The Macworld All Star Band rocked the geeks out all night long at the Cirque du Mac 3.0 party, hosted by The Mac Observer and BackBeat Media, and we have the photo gallery to prove it. »
4:30 PM - Photo Gallery V: Giant iPod, Giant Bag, Delicious Monster & More
TMO at Macworld: John F. Braun continues his show floor tour, coming across a giant iPod, a giant computer bag, a HOBO, boom bags, and a guy that really needs a date. »
4:15 PM - Photo Gallery IV: Banners, iPod Accessories and More
TMO at Macworld: John F. Braun continues his show floor photo tour, featuring Apple new product banners, an unholy combination of an iPod dock and a bathroom tissue holder, and a blinged Honda. »
7:00 AM - Apple Poised to Take the Lead As Most Valuable PC Maker
by Jeff Gamet: Only a day after announcing that Intel-based Macs are shipping, Apple's overall value is already creeping close to PC powerhouse Dell. Apple closed Wednesday with a market cap value of US$71.71 billion, while Dell closed the day at $73.52 billion. »

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Apple Releases QuickTime 7.0.1 Reinstaller by Staff: Some users are having trouble with the QuickTime 7.0.4 patch released by Apple Tuesday, prompting the company to request that users restore QuickTime 7.0.1. »
Telestrem, Microsoft Weigh In on Windows Media for Mac by Misha Sakellaropoulo: Microsoft's decision to discontinue Windows Media Player for Mac OS X should have no impact on Windows Media support for the platform. »
TMO at Macworld - On the Floor: Switching to Intel by Stephen Swift: SAN FRANCISCO -- When Steve Jobs introduced the new Intel Macs during his Keynote on Tuesday, he asked developers to work extra hard to release universal binaries of their software. The Mac Observer went on the show floor to get reactions from developers and users alike. »

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