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Apple Computer's iPods dominated holiday sales of MP3 players, increasing their market share from last year, according to preliminary data from research firm NPD Group. From Nov. 19 to Dec. 23, the devices accounted for 57.3 percent of all MP3 players sold at a panel of electronics stores that notably didn't include Apple's own retail outlets.

iPods Dominate Holiday MP3 Player Sales

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An online movie distributor on Friday filed suit against Apple, Google and Napster for alleged patent infringement. The plaintiff, Intertainer, claims the companies are treading on its intellectual property by infringing on a patented method for distributing digital entertainment over the Internet. The trio of technology titans are tapping the technology without permission.

Patent Suit Targets Apple, Google and Napster

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Eleven suits have been filed against Apple in the past six months. Several of the cases relate to its backdating of options; others deal with antitrust and patent issues. One case alleges that Apple is violating antitrust law because content purchased from iTunes can only be played on the Apple-manufactured iPod and no other device. In another, a company alleges that the Nike + iPod product offering infringes on several of its own patents.

Apple Faces Antitrust, New Patent Case

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Remember the Month of Browser Bugs and the Month of Kernel Bugs? Apple has now been singled out for the latest vulnerability project. Security researchers are reviewing the first flaw in what is being dubbed the Month of Apple Bugs, a project designed to improve the Mac by uncovering security flaws in Apple software and third-party applications developed for Mac OS X.

Apple Bug-Tracking Project Releases QuickTime Exploit