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Attorneys in a shareholder lawsuit against Apple over its backdating of stock options said Tuesday they plan to refile some of the claims. The shareholders claimed in the June 2006 lawsuit that company directors and officers committed fraud when they backdated some awards made between 1997 and 2001 to time the options when prices were low and boost later payouts.

Shareholders to Refile Claims in Apple Options Case

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This week ends with one of the most important days of the year. It's called Black Friday, and it could decide the future of a lot of battles and tell us whether this will be a good or bad season economically. There are two big battles that may actually be decided this week based on initial sales numbers.

HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray, Zune2 vs. iPod Classic Battles Decided, Black Friday Advice, Product of the Week

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The backdating of stock options given to executives at Apple did not harm the company's stockholders, said a federal judge in dismissing a lawsuit that made the claim. The complaint, filed by the New York City Employees' Retirement System, asserted the backdating of stock options granted to Apple executives, including Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, was illegal and resulted in stock dilution.

Judge Rules 'No Harm, No Foul' in Apple Backdating Suit

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It's not every day that someone can claim that their iPod saved their job, much less their professional reputation. Then again, though, not all of us are the frontman of a pop-tinged industrial band. A while ago, Jason Darr of Neurosonic, whose single So Many People is currently ranked No. 34 on Active Rock Radio, found himself sharing a stage with former Sex Pistols vocalist Johnny Rotten.

5 Reasons to Spring for an iPod - and 5 Reasons to Wait

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Apple released an update to top all updates Wednesday. Included in the massive bundle -- aimed primarily at users of Apple's Tiger operating system -- is the just-out-of-beta Safari 3 as well as about 44 fixes for a spate of security flaws. The software maker's latest batch of updates and security fixes in its combo update weigh in at a whopping 321.5 MB.

Apple Issues Gargantuan Software Update