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Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group said it has received a short extension to a midnight deadline Wednesday to respond to the European Commission's antitrust concerns over the pricing of songs on Apple's iTunes online music store. A spokesperson said the group had requested, and been granted, a short extension to the deadline, without giving further details.

EC Gives Universal Music More Time to Address iTunes Concerns

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It's not Apple's release of a Windows version of its Safari Web browser that concerns Mozilla COO John Lilly. It's Apple founder Steve Jobs' apparent view of a Web browser market shared, for the most part, by two companies: Apple and Microsoft. In a John's blog entry published last Thursday, Lilly expressed unhappiness with Jobs' comments at the recent Apple World Wide Developer Conference.

Mozilla Exec Burns Apple's Pie Chart

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Apple is readying itself to meet a midnight deadline on Wednesday to respond to the European Commission's antitrust concerns over the pricing of songs on its iTunes online music store. At the start of the month, the commission extended a deadline for Apple and three major unnamed record companies to respond to concerns to June 20 after an original deadline expired.

Deadline Looms for Apple's Response in EU's iTunes Case

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Apple has strengthened two of the iPhone's Achilles' heels by boosting battery life and adding an optical-quality glass screen. The first potential problem, mediocre battery life, has been remedied with significantly stronger power cell. Instead of just five hours of talk time, as reported by Apple when it first showed the iPhone in January, the new and improved iPhone will deliver eight hours, according the company.

Apple Powers Up, Polishes iPhone

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Bugs or not, Apple's Safari 3 Internet browser, a free public beta, tweaked the interest of a considerable number of Windows users. More than 1 million copies of the browser were downloaded within the first 48 hours of its availability, Apple announced Thursday. Unveiled Monday at the Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, Safari 3, according to Apple, is the world's fastest and easiest-to-use browser.

Apple's Safari Bags a Million Downloads