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He continued: “While we understand that some of these data points appear to be painting a more negative picture of iPod sales, we believe a better indicator is actual data (vs. chatter/rumors) that is directly applicable and has a history of correlating highly with actual iPod shipments, such as point-of-sale monthly NPD data.” With 56…

Microsoftis Bill Gates was number one on the list with an estimated net worth of $50 billion, followed by Warren Buffett at $42 billion. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen placed sixth with $22 billion.

The latest round of attention focused on Mac OS Xis security “illustrates changing perceptions about [it],” Mr. Hesseldahl wrote. “The Mac is increasingly on the radar screen of people who have long ignored it and who, for whatever reason, want to find the chinks in as-yet virtually impregnable armor … Hackers love nothing more than…

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Edward Moltzen, reporting on Oppenheimeris comments for CRN, said that Mr. Oppenheimer pointed to Adobe Photoshopis lack of a Universal Binary as an example of that. “For power users, they are going to notice a difference [in performance],” Mr. Oppenheimer noted. “They may or may not find that acceptable.” However, he noted that Adobe, Quark…

One concept involves a “pay as you go” service where users pay one rate for Web surfing, and a higher rate for more bandwidth-intensive activities, like streaming video. Phone companies are also discussing ways to charge customers for premium delivery of services, meaning Web content will be delivered faster from sites that are willing to…

When contacted about the statement, Mr. Munster said via e-mail: “We are looking for a product that we have named iAirport Express for video.i Something that will allow your TV to hook up to your Mac like Airport Express does today for music. You could use some of the sharing in the new iTunes to…

Apple distributed media invitations to a special event to be held at its world headquarters in Cupertino, inviting journalists to attend the unveiling of new products. There is no official word on what Apple plans to announce, but speculation ranges from the usual Apple-branded phone, to Intel-based Mac minis, and on to full-length movie downloads…

Simply Elegant Sales is aimed at small retail business owners who want to manage inventory, track vendors and customers, stay abreast of employee hours and more from a computer they use as a point-of-sale register. The update also includes integration with iPhoto, the ability to create custom fields for inventory and the ability to track…

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Mr. Berger and Mr. Schneider, however, think itis unlikely Apple will refresh the video iPod this spring, given the companyis history of updating iPods on an annual basis. They also donit see Apple moving the video iPod to a single chip solution, dropping PortalPlayer in favor of Broadcom, as their analysis of the iPodis power…

Apple has not announced official Grand Opening dates for either store yet. With the addition of the Twenty Ninth Street location, Apple will have four stores in Colorado.