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Macworld.com - Sony is taking a big loss on each PlayStation 3 console it sells but end users are benefitting from “supercomputing performance” at the price of a cheap PC, according to research company iSuppli, which dismantled the console to analyze the parts inside.
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Macworld.com - Earlier this week Apple announced plans to install iPod connections in airplanes used by major commercial carriers, including Continental, Delta, Emirates, United Airlines, KLM and Air France. Two of those carriers deny that they’re part of the agreement, according to a Reuters report.
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TechWeb - The Commercial Times newspaper in Taiwan reports that Apple has placed an order for 12 million "iPhones" with its longtime manufacturing partner Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.
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PC Magazine - Opinion: The verdict is in: OS X is as insecure as anything out there, but somehow nobody—including attackers—cares.
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Macworld.com - Strange bedfellows Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have partnered to simplify how webmasters and online publishers submit their sites’ content for indexing in the companies’ search engines.
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TechWeb - The toolkit compiles Java code into JavaScript, necessary for building Ajax applications. It also helps resolve differences between Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, and Firefox.
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Macworld.com - Apple has released Remote Desktop 3.1, a new version of its workstation management software. The new version can be downloaded from the Apple Web site (separate downloads are available for the Client and Admin software). It is also available through the Software Update control panel.
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Reuters - Not even the lure of one million songs could separate Stanford University student Rolf Steier from his iPod.

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Macworld.com - Apple on Tuesday announced plans to team up with major international airlines including Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and United to integrate iPods with their in-flight entertainment systems. The six airlines will soon offer iPod seat connections to charge and power iPods in-flight, and to allow the iPods to display video content [...]

TechWeb - The updates for the Mac mini, iMac, MacBook, and MacBook Pro fix several issues in Boot Camp and in the start-up and wake-from-sleep processes.
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TechWeb - Microsoft’s portable music player moved up to as high as No. 6 on Amazon.com’s top seller list for electronics, behind the iPod and iPod Nano.
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AFP - Apple announced that six major airlines were modifying jets to so that iPods could be plugged into in-flight entertainment systems beginning mid-2007.

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Reuters - Airline passengers will be able to connect their iPods to in-flight entertainment systems and watch their favorite videos without fear of running out of battery power while traveling on any of at least four major carriers, iPod maker Apple Computer Inc. said on Tuesday.

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Reuters - Donna Murphy is no fan of the ubiquitous iPod music player so on Tuesday she became one of the first to buy Microsoft’s new rival Zune device.

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USATODAY.com - Apple Computer said Tuesday six major airlines will let passengers play video and music from their iPod digital devices on in-flight entertainment systems in 2007. The airlines will begin offering their passengers iPod seat connections which power and charge their iPods during flight.
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