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Apple released a fix Tuesday to patch a critical flaw in its QuickTime media player. The patch came 23 days after the Month of Apple Bugs blog revealed the vulnerability to the public. The MOAB blog, which has pledged to publish an Apple software-related bug every day during the month of January, claimed that the flaw has already been successfully exploited.

Apple Plugs QuickTime Security Hole

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Shares of Digital Music Group soared more than 9.5 percent in extremely heavy trading Wednesday, after the company filed documents that outlined a three-year pact with Apple's iTunes. The Sacramento, Calif.-based company will sell its video content on Apple's widely popular iTunes store, according to a document filed late Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Digital Music Group Signs Deal With iTunes

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Federal investigators have reportedly interviewed Apple CEO Steve Jobs directly as they seek to get to the bottom of the company's options backdating issues -- a reminder that despite an internal investigation that cleared Jobs of wrongdoing, outside probes continue. Apple has repeatedly said that it is cooperating with investigators from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Federal Investigators Question Apple's Jobs on Options

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A New York pension system will be the lead plaintiff in a shareholders lawsuit accusing Apple of securities violations over backdated stock options. The New York City Employees' Retirement System was named the primary plaintiff in the lawsuit Friday by U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel, according to Grant & Eisenhofer, the law firm representing the group.

NYC Retirement Group Is Core of Apple Suit

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Apple chief executive Steve Jobs waited two-thirds of a year to report his receipt of 7.5 million improperly backdated stock options, a U.S. probe finds. The timing beat the federal deadline, but broke with common practice among other Apple officers and directors, who submitted similar reports within weeks, according to reports.

Jobs Waited 8 Months to File

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At its very core, Apple is all about creative genius, inspired interfaces and simplicity cased in elegant convenience. Its shocking and exhilarating move from the Mac for professional creatives to creative iPods for the masses has indeed been awe-inspiring. Now Apple is positioning to move from the street beat of portable MP3 players to the sanctity of American living rooms.

Does Apple Have a Shot at Living Room Dominance

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Quantum Research Group has filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming that the iPod maker is infringing on a capacitive sensing technology patent it owns. The case was filed in December 2005, but both Quantum Research and Apple have reportedly kept the case under wraps until now. The patent in question describes a way of using capacitive sensing to tell when and where a surface is being touched.

Apple Sued for Clickwheel Technology Infringement

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German and French consumer groups have joined a Nordic-led drive to force Apple to make its iTunes online store compatible with digital music players made by rival companies, a Norwegian official said Monday. Currently, songs purchased and downloaded through iTunes are designed to work with Apple's market-leading iPod players but not competitors' models.

European Consumer Groups Want Open iTunes

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Apple released its financials last week, and 2006 was a very, very good year for the company. However, its forecast suggests that 2007 may be starting out as one of Apple's worst years this decade. Vista is now within two weeks of launching. I've been using it for some weeks now, and there are some things you'll probably like.

2007: Apple's Bad Year, Vista Launch Countdown, CES Cool Stuff

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Steve Jobs was in geek-genius mode as he strode across the dramatically lit San Francisco stage. Wearing his faded jeans and black turtleneck, Jobs gave a giant-screen tour of the iPhone, Apple's gorgeous new super-phone. He had the Macworld audience in rapture. However, while the gadgeteers cheered the latest demo of the Jobs magic, a terrible noise was happening offstage.

Apple: Beautiful Designs, Ugly Controversy

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The Apple TV will shatter the best hopes of Comcast, Time Warner, DirecTV and Dish Network, to name a few. To be sure, they'll all still be around in five years, but they will never achieve the growth and dominance they seek. Allow me to explain. The HDTV industry in the U.S. has some serious problems, problems that are similar to the mobile phone industry.

Apple TV Will Cut Media Delivery's Gordian Knot