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On the morning of January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs took the keynote stage at the Macworld Conference to introduce a new device he called the iPhone. When he was done wow-ing the crowd, Jobs unceremoniously mentioned that Apple Computer Inc. was changing the name to simply Apple Inc. With a wave of his hand towards the screen behind him, he chronicled Apple's merchandise: the Mac, the iPod, the Apple TV and the new iPhone.

Apple Innovation and the Law: Everyone Wants a Piece of the Pie

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This year, the world may see the results of a new experiment in selling online digital music. Sandwiched between the current market-dominating Apple iTunes music store and the Amazon.com DRM-free digital music store set to launch this fall, major record label EMI is letting the two industry heavyweights sell its music without copy-protection schemes hobbling its songs.

Dumping DRM: Will iTunes' Rivals Follow Suit

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Apple's Safari had made its debut on Windows systems with a free public beta. There are lots of free browsers out there, some of which are really outstanding. How does Apple's latest offering stack up? Safari 3 is a very easy to use Web browser that loads pages much faster than Internet Explorer. It also does not distort complex Web sites like many Internet Explorer alternatives.

Surfing Fast and Loose With Safari 3 Beta

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A report in this week's <i>New England Journal of Medicine</i> describes how a man running in a thunderstorm was burnt along the path of the earphones of his iPod and had his eardrums and jaw injured when he was struck by lightning. The emergency physicians reporting the incident opine that the combination of sweat and metal earphones directed the current to, and through, the patient's head.

Zapped! Lightning Strike Sparks iPod Safety Debate

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Shares of Apple hit a new all-time trading high Tuesday after an analyst speculated that the company would come out with a less expensive, smaller iPhone later this year. Yet investors also were being cautioned Tuesday by a separate -- more sobering -- report from a different analyst at the same securities firm, saying he could not confirm his colleague's assumptions.

iPhone nano Speculation Sends Apple Stock Into Overdrive

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DigiTimes claims that Wintek has been given the contract award for producing the the panels of Apples upcoming iPod refresh, which DigiTimes notes will be in August. The touch screens will reportedly be similar to the iPhone's touch sc...

OSX Based iPods In August

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Ever since its introduction, the iPod has been used by drivers as a dandy addition to their automotive audio systems. However, from firsthand experience, I can tell you that trying to operate an iPod and a car simultaneously isn't conducive to highway safety. Talking on a cell phone while driving may be dangerous, but for the most part you can keep your eyes on the road.

Eyes on the Road, Hands on the Wheel, iPod in the TransDock