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Today's Headlines - Monday, February 6th, 2006

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4:50 PM - Apple Shares Close the Day Down Over 6%
by Staff
Continuing a slide that began last week, Apple's stock fell 6.33%, or US$4.55, to $67.30 on Monday, its lowest point in over two months. The shares reached their high of $86.40 during last month's Macworld Expo but have dropped over 20% since then. »
3:20 PM - iPodObserver - Wingspan Reveals More About iLoad-v, Intros iLoad-c
by Staff
Wingspan on Monday revamped its Web site with Flash videos that demonstrate how its iLoad and iLoad-v products work. The company also added mention of its upcoming iLoad-c, which apparently helps users get music sold by cell phone carriers directly onto iPods. »
1:25 PM - iPodObserver - RNID Concerned Over Hacks That Remove MP3 Player Volume Limits
by Staff
England's Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) has said that it is concerned about software hacks that remove the volume limits from MP3 players, including the iPod. »
1:25 PM - Apple's Intel Compatible Printer List
by Staff
Apple's Knowledgebase system has an extensive list of printers that are out-of-the-box compatible with the new Intel-based Macs. »
12:45 PM - iPodObserver - iTunes a Success for Networks
by Staff
Since the iTunes Music Store (iTMS) started offering TV shows and other videos last October, broadcast networks have seen a rise in regular viewership. »
12:35 PM - Mac Gaming News - Unreal Tournament 2004 Gets Universal Binary
by Staff
Epic Games' Ryan Gordon has released a Universal Binary patch for Unreal Tournament 2004. »
11:50 AM - Passport 120GB Portable Hard Drive
by Staff
Western Digital announced the immediate availability of a 120GB version of its Passport portable USB hard drive on Monday. »
10:55 AM - Barcode Templates for FileMaker Pro
by Staff
Brian Dunning announced the immediate availability of Barcode Basics for FileMaker 5 through 8 on Monday. »
10:20 AM - CrystalMaker 7.1 Universal Binary
by Staff
CrystalMaker Software announced the immediate availability of CrystalMaker 7.1 on Monday. CrystalMaker is a crystal and molecular structure analysis and visualization application. »
10:05 AM - DropCopy for PowerPC and Intel Macs
by Staff
10base-t interactive released DropCopy 1.01 on Monday, adding Universal Binary compatibility to the simple Bonjour-based file sharing application. »
9:20 AM - iPodObserver - Lawsuit Claims iTunes Violates Patent
by Staff
Contois Music & Technology claims that Apple has violated a patent it owns by developing and distributing iTunes. »
8:40 AM - iPodObserver - Dell Discontinues DJ MP3 Player
by Staff
Dell is succumbing to Apple's dominance in the portable digital music player market by dropping its Digital Jukebox product line. »
7:40 AM - TMO Quick Tip - You Are Here: Finding Yourself in Mac OS X
by Jeff Gamet
Mac OS X gives us many ways to do the same thing because not everyone uses their Mac in exactly the same way. Take figuring out exactly where you found a specific file on your hard drive as an example. »
 

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2:20 AM - TMO To Go Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Sizing Up Verizon, Google, Adobe
by Ricky Spero
Ricky Spero and Jeff Gamet in the Context Machine: Does V-Cast really compete with iTunes? Who actually wants to buy Napster? Where's Creative Suite 3? »

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Apple Shares Close the Day Down Over 6%
by Staff
Continuing a slide that began last week, Apple's stock fell 6.33%, or US$4.55, to $67.30 on Monday, its lowest point in over two months. The shares reached their high of $86.40 during last month's Macworld Expo but have dropped over 20% since then. »
TMO Quick Tip - You Are Here: Finding Yourself in Mac OS X
by Jeff Gamet
Mac OS X gives us many ways to do the same thing because not everyone uses their Mac in exactly the same way. Take figuring out exactly where you found a specific file on your hard drive as an example. »
TMO To Go Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Sizing Up Verizon, Google, Adobe
by Ricky Spero
Ricky Spero and Jeff Gamet in the Context Machine: Does V-Cast really compete with iTunes? Who actually wants to buy Napster? Where's Creative Suite 3? »

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