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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213456"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>According to DigiTimes, Sintek Photronics has sent samples of projected capacitive touch panels to Apple for a touchscreen iMac.</p>
<p>Citing industry sources, DigiTimes claims that Sintek Photronics has a “good chance” of becoming a supplier for a touchscreen iMac. The Taiwanese publication describes the basic composition of such touchscreen panels:</p>
<p>The new iMac is rumored to have a good vertical and horizontal viewing angle, and its projected capacitive touch panel will adopt a one-glass solution, which integrates the touch sensor and cover glass, to reduce thickness and weight.</p>
<p>LOOPRumors received information back in June that Apple was planning to develop a hybrid OS, equipped with both Mac OS X and a touch interface for iOS, into its next iMac.</p> | <a href="http://www.looprumors.com/index.php?/site/touchscreen_imac_under_development/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213476"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>With Microsoft reportedly set to formally introduce a line of Windows Phone 7-based smartphones just ten days from now, the company has gone on the offensive by filing a lawsuit against Motorola over Andr...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/10/01/microsoft-targets-motorola-in-patent-lawsuit-over-android/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Apple's 'MobileMe Gallery' App Now iPad-Com...</span>
Apple today updated its MobileMe Gallery application [App Store] for the iOS platform, bringing iPad compatibility as well as full support for the higher-resolution Retina displays found in the iPhone 4 and fourth-generation iPod touch. The ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/10/01/apples-mobileme-gallery-app-now-ipad-compatible/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Market research firm NPD has released the results of a new survey disputing the common assertion that Apple's iPad is 'cannibalizing' the PC notebook industry. According to the survey, only 13% of iPad customers made their purchase instead o...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/10/01/ipads-cannibalization-of-notebook-computers-disputed/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Apple Settles Patent Lawsuit Over Web-Based Music Sales</span>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213371"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>TechCrunch reports that Apple has settled a lawsuit brought by Sharing Sound, LLC over infringement of a patent essentially describing web-based distribution of digital music. The lawsuit, filed in May, ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/10/01/apple-settles-patent-lawsuit-over-web-based-music-sales/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
DigiTimes reports that Apple has received samples of large-size touch panels that would be used in a new touch-capable iMac. According to the report, Sintek Photronics is utilizing projected capac...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/10/01/apple-testing-touchscreen-panels-for-future-imac/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
The new Apple TV was successfully jailbroken tonight which opens the door to further customization. The process of "jailbreaking" involves gaining full access to the device that allows developers to add new functionality to the device. Th...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/10/01/early-apple-tv-jailbreak-opens-door-to-apps/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213232"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple has seeded a new version of Mac OS X 10.6.5 to developers this evening. Build 10H548 comes only two weeks after Build 10H542 which was seeded on September 14th. The seed notes appear relatively...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/30/apple-seeds-mac-os-x-10-6-5-10h548-to-developers/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213233"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak appeared on CBS's The Big Bang Theory tonight. Woz appeared as himself in the show which made jokes about Steve Jobs and the early Apple II computer. The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom that airs on CBS on Thur...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/30/apples-steve-wozniak-appears-on-cbss-big-bang-theory/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Silicon Alley Insider reports that Facebook Chief Technology Officer Bret Taylor noted yesterday that he is "very confident" that his company will reach a deal with Apple for collaboration on the music-focused social networking platform built...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/30/facebook-executive-very-confident-regarding-potential-ping-deal/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Customers swarm cashier stand in Apple's Sanlitun store in Beijing<br />
The Wall Street Journal reports that the shortage of iPhone 4s in China has led to a booming market for scalpers, many of whom are selling their stocks of iPhones outsi...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/30/iphone-scalpers-force-temporary-closure-of-beijing-apple-retail-store/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Jailbreaking of New Apple TV Eased by iTunes Restore Capab...</span>
As noted by The Apple Press, Twitter user StealthBravo has confirmed that the new Apple TV can be mounted and restored in iTunes, easing the way for jailbreakers to bring new functionality to the set-top ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/30/jailbreaking-of-new-apple-tv-eased-by-itunes-restore-capabilities/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213058"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Market research firm ChangeWave has published the results of a new survey of its professional and early-adopter consumer audience, once again revealing nearly equal preference for the iPhone and Android devices among those planning to purchase a hand...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/30/consumer-preference-for-iphone-and-android-returns-to-neck-and-neck-race/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Hardmac reports that Apple's plans for a thorough overhaul of its Final Cut Studio have "suffered significant setbacks" that will see a release pushed back to 2011 from a rumored goal of a 2010 launch and result in significantly scaled-back c...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/30/final-cut-studio-update-scaled-back-and-delayed/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
The latest iPad iOS 4.2 Beta 2 released yesterday appears to include new tethering options in the settings (pic via Paulgrav). According to 9to5Mac, the options only appear on European carriers and do not yet appear on AT&T devices. <br />
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212881"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The first Apple TVs are arriving for customers who pre-ordered the small digital media receiver.</p>
<p>MacDailyNews provides an unboxing image gallery sent by a new Apple TV owner. An unboxing video is available blow.</p>
<p>The new Apple TV was introduced on September 1st at Apple‚Äôs media event with a reduced introductory price of $99.</p> | <a href="http://www.looprumors.com/index.php?/site/apple_tv_arrives_for_pre_order_customers_unboxing_video/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">China Unicom sells out of 100,000 iPhone 4s.</span>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212819"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>China Unicom has sold out of initial stock of 100,000 iPhone 4 units in the first four days since Apple launched in the world’s largest mobile market, IDG News Service reports.</p>
<p>Apple received 200,000 pre-orders for the device since Saturday’s launch and has stopped taking new pre-orders due to the massive demand.</p>
<p>It took over a month to reach 100,000 units sold during the iPhone 3G and 3GS launch in China last year.</p>
<p>Apple sold 1.7 million iPhone 4s during the first launch weekend in the U.S. and four other countries.</p> | <a href="http://www.looprumors.com/index.php?/site/china_unicom_sells_out_of_100000_iphone_4s/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
The teardown experts at iFixit have gotten their hands on the new Apple TV and have already begun opening the device up to have a look at what's inside. Regarding the most crucial piece of information, iFixit has already discovered that the ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/29/new-apple-tv-offers-8-gb-of-internal-storage/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">NVIDIA Class-Action Settlement for MacBook Pro Owners</span>
Several MacRumors readers have forwarded us emails they received earlier today notifying them of a proposed class-action settlement for customers who purchased certain MacBook Pro models or other Dell and HP notebooks and have been experienci...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/29/nvidia-class-action-settlement-for-macbook-pro-owners/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
MacRumors readers are beginning to report in our forums that they have received their new Apple TVs today, with a number of others reporting that online tracking is showing their orders out for delivery....</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/29/orders-for-new-apple-tv-arriving-in-customers-hands/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Apple TV's 'Lowtide' Media Interface Runnin...</span>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212772"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Yesterday, we noted that users digging through the Apple TV firmware discovered that the operating system's interface application, known as "Lowtide", carries hidden settings indicating compatibility with the iPad. The discovery naturally led to spe...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/29/apple-tvs-lowtide-media-interface-running-on-an-ipod-touch/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
IDG News Service reports that China Unicom has sold out of its initial shipment of nearly 100,000 iPhone 4s in the four days since the device launched in that country. With the company having taken 200,000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4, the ca...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/29/china-unicoms-100000-iphone-4s-insufficient-for-pre-order-demand/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
The Wall Street Journal reports on an interview it conducted with Dell executive Amit Midha, who revealed that the company plans to launch a new 7-inch tablet device within "the next few weeks", with a 10-in...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/29/dells-7-inch-tablet-coming-soon-10-inch-model-later/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
PCMag has posted a review, hands on video and unboxing slideshow of the new Apple TV which should be arriving in customer's hands this week. </p>
<p>Their hands on video shows the new Apple TV's interface which looks much like the exi...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/28/apple-tv-unboxing-and-hands-on-video-with-streaming-and-netflix/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Apple today seeded the second beta version of iOS 4.2, along with the associated software development kit (SDK) and Xcode 3.2.5, to developers. The company has also pushed out a beta version of iTunes 10.1 for developer testing.<br />
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<span class="field-content">Mozilla: No Plans for Full Firefox Browser on iPhone</span>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212556"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>In a blog post published today, Mozilla effectively announced that it has no plans to bring a full-fledged standalone browser to the iPhone, preferring instead to focus on its Firefox Home application des...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/28/mozilla-no-plans-for-full-firefox-browser-on-iphone/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Roku and TiVo today announced that they are bringing support for Hulu Plus subscriptions to their set-top boxes, leading to speculation that a similar deal could eventually be struck for the new Apple TV. The service, which requires an addit...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/28/hulu-plus-coming-to-roku-and-tivo-premiere-apple-tv-next/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">AirPlay Video Streaming to iPad Coming? Future Cloud Vide...</span>
A couple of AppleTV firmware findings has raised some interesting possibilities with regard to Apple's new Apple TV and AirPlay streaming service. With the news that AppleTV was iOS based, everyone quickly jumped to the natural...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/28/airplay-video-streaming-to-ipad-coming-future-cloud-video/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212531"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>According to a pair of reports from MacStories, several European countries have seen the debut of iPhone 4 commercials centered around the device's FaceTime video calling capabilities. The four new commercials are all set to Louis Armstrong's "When ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/28/facetime-ads-come-to-europe-as-feature-disappears-in-middle-east/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Office for Mac 2011 Launches October 26th, First Reviews</span>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212429"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Microsoft today announced that Office for Mac 2011 will launch on October 26th, with pre-orders available through Amazon beginning today. The company also posted one final behind-the-scenes video from the Office for Mac team, highlighting speed impr...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/28/office-for-mac-2011-launches-october-26th/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
As predicted, Apple has updated their Remote app that allows iOS users to control iTunes and their Apple TV from their devices. The app hadn't been updated for nearly a year, but has finally received a 2.0 update that brings support for the...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/28/apple-updates-remote-app-with-ipad-and-retina-display-support/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Apple's COO Tim Cook to Leave Apple for HP? [Cook Den...</span>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212361"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Business Insider relays a rumor that Apple COO Tim Cook could be leaving Apple for the CEO spot at HP. Business Insider tracked the source of the rumor as investor gossip site Fly on the Wall.<br />
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212362"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>With the first wave of orders for the new Apple TV on their way to customers, initial reviews of the device are beginning to appear. The first one comes from FoxNews.com's Clayton Morris, who calls the revamped device "very promising" with the poten...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/28/new-apple-tv-reviewed-revamped-remote-app-for-ios-coming/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212289"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>TechCrunch reports that Apple has approved Google's official Google Voice application for the iPhone. The Google Voice app was originally submitted to Apple back in 2009 but was rejected for "duplicating features that com...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/28/official-google-voice-app-approved-by-apple/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212284"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple posted the new AppleTV2,1 Firmware (Build 8M89) to their servers this evening. The AppleTV firmware appears to be a version of iOS version 4.1 and can be downloaded here:</p>
<p>AppleTV2,1_4.1_8M89_Restore.ipsw</p>
<p>The firm...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/28/apple-posts-new-ios-based-appletv-firmware/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Apple Finally Acknowledges and Addresses ATI X1900 XT Issu...</span>
Apple recently posted a support document acknowledging an issue with ATI X1900 XT graphics cards that shipped with Mac Pro systems between August 2006 and January 2008. (via ZDnet and forums )<br />
</p><p class="quote">If your Mac Pro experiences disto...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/27/apple-finally-acknowledges-and-addresses-ati-x1900-xt-issue/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Goldman Sachs analysts are claiming that Apple's 2nd generation iPad will come with a camera, mini USB port and a lighter/thinner design in the second quarter of 2011:<br />
</p><p class="quote"> Apple Inc. may introduce its second-generation iPad in th...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/27/next-ipad-thinner-with-camera-and-mini-usb/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Research in Motion's 7-Inch 'PlayBook' Tabl...</span>
Research in Motion today announced a new 7-inch tablet device known as the BlackBerry PlayBook. The business-focused tablet, set for launch early next year, will offer a dual-core 1GHz, Cortex A9 processor, 1 GB of RAM, 1024 x 600 display wi...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/27/research-in-motions-7-inch-playbook-tablet-to-target-business-users/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Barefeats has benchmarked the first 3rd party USB 3.0 interface for the Mac from CalDigit:<br />
</p><p class="quote"> "Wait a minute. Apple hardware and software does not support USB 3.0." Yes but CalDigit has developed OS X drivers for their PCIe and ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/27/first-3rd-party-mac-usb-3-0-interface-benchmarked/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Google Search to Remain Default on Apple Devices?</span>
Google's CEO Eric Schmidt was recently interviewed by Charlie Rose on a variety of topics. Schmidt revealed that the search deal between Google and Apple had been "recently extended", suggesting that Google will remain the default search opt...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/27/google-search-to-remain-default-on-apple-devices/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
The New York Times points to a new research report from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism which finds that Apple was the most-discussed technology company in mainstream media between June 2009 and June 2010, servi...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/27/apple-most-covered-tech-company-in-mainstream-media/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">European Union Ends Antitrust Investigations Into Apple...</span>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-212077"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Over the weekend, the European Commission announced that it has dropped pair of antitrust investigations it had been conducting related to Apple's policies on international iPhone repairs and third-party ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/27/european-union-ends-antitrust-investigations-into-apples-iphone-repair-and-ios-development-policies/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Reuters reports on data from research firm Nielsen showing that U.S. digital music sales plateaued in the first half of 2010, marking a dramatic decrease from the 28% growth enjoyed just two years ago.<br />
</p><p class="quote">According to research gr...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/27/u-s-digital-music-sales-plateau-in-first-half-of-2010/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Bloomberg Businessweek reports on data from research firm IDC showing that Apple's iAd mobile advertising platform, launched on July 1st, appears set to grab 21% of the mobile advertising market by the end of the yea...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/27/iad-predicted-to-match-googles-share-of-mobile-ad-market-by-years-end/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211967"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Following confirmation from Apple CEO Steve Jobs late last week that the first batch of orders for the new Apple TV remain on schedule for availability by the end of the month, a number of MacRumors readers are reporting today that their orders are n...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/26/initial-orders-for-new-apple-tv-being-prepared-for-shipment/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211905"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Computerworld reports on a successful launch of the iPhone 4 in China on Saturday. Over 1,000 lined up outside of Xidan Joy City shopping mall to buy the newest iPhone on launch day. The first customer in line had waited 2 days. IDG shows video of...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/26/iphone-4-launches-in-china-to-thousands/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Patently Apple reports on some new patent applications that appeared in China's patent database this week. One diagram (above) clearly shows an Apple iPad with dual 30pin dock connectors allowing both landscape and portrait docking orientat...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/25/apple-ipad-design-patents-showing-dual-dock-connectors/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Following changes to the iTunes Store terms and conditions yesterday that referred to a "Ping Sidebar" for Apple's music-focused social networking platform, Apple has now released iTunes 10.0.1 to enable the new feature and distribute a numbe...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/25/apple-releases-itunes-10-0-1-with-ping-sidebar-and-bug-fixes/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211811"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that it has ordered Apple, Google, Intel and three other tech companies to avoid entering into no solicitation agreements for employees.</p>
<p>This will prevent these companies from forming an agreement not to hire each other’s employees.</p>
<p>“The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with six high technology companies - Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corp., Intuit Inc. and Pixar - that prevents them from entering into no solicitation agreements for employees. The department said that the agreements eliminated a significant form of competition to attract highly skilled employees, and overall diminished competition to the detriment of affected employees who were likely deprived of competitively important information and access to better job opportunities.”</p>
<p>The Department of Justice cited Apple‚Äôs deals with Google, Adobe, and Pixar to prevent the companies from ‚Äúcold calling...</p> | <a href="http://www.looprumors.com/index.php?/site/justice_department_orders_apple_google_and_others_to_stop_entering_anti_poa/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
A significant amount of attention has been focused on orders for the new Apple TV today after it was revealed that Apple had contacted some customers to notify them that their expedited shipping fees were being refunded due to an unspecified ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/24/steve-jobs-confirms-new-apple-tv-orders-on-schedule-for-september-delivery/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that it has ordered Apple, Google, and four other companies to refrain from entering into "no solicitation" agreements in which companies agree not to actively seek to hire each other's employees...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/24/u-s-department-of-justice-orders-apple-and-others-to-stop-engaging-in-anti-poaching-agreements/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Aside from the occasional discussion of the Apple-Facebook negotiations prior to the launch of Apple's social networking service for music earlier this month, things have been fairly quiet when it comes to Ping. A change to Apple's iTunes St...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/24/ping-updates-ping-sidebar-coming-soon-record-labels-miffed-at-secrecy/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211745"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) on additional comments about Apple's 99-cent TV show rental program made by executives at this week's Goldman Sachs conference. Over the past week,...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/24/more-tv-executives-weigh-in-on-99-cent-tv-show-rentals-viacom-out-cbs-on-the-fence/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211722"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Back in July, security researcher Jeremiah Grossman revealed a security issue that could allow malicious parties to take advantage of Safari's AutoFill feature to extract personal information from users' Address Book entries. At the time, Grossman r...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/24/safari-autofill-security-issue-rears-its-head-once-again/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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AppleInsider reports that Apple has sent emails to some customers who ordered the new Apple TV with expedited shipping, informing them that it is refunding the extra shipping charges due to a "delay" in meeting their delivery commitments.<br />
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Previous mockup of 7-inch iPad based on current design<br />
Chinese rumor site Shanzai.com claims (via 9 to 5 Mac) that Apple's rumored 7-inch iPad is a "finished product" and that its design much more closely resembles that of the iPhone 4...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/24/7-inch-ipad-resembling-iphone-4-now-a-finished-product/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
In a brief tidbit posted today, DigiTimes claims that Apple manufacturing partner Quanta is scheduled to ship 400,000-500,000 "MacBooks" carrying an 11.6-inch screen size before the end of this year, suggesting that a release may be near.<br />
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211536"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Apple will open up a record seven stores this Saturday, one in the United States, one in China, and five in Western Europe.</p>
<p>The company’s first store in Spokane, Washington is located in the River Park Square shopping center on West Main avenue. This store will be Apple’s sixth in the state of Washington.</p>
<p>The company is also adding a UK store in Gateshead, only three miles away from its Newcastle-upon-Tyne store and an second store in Shanghai.</p>
<p>First Apple store in Shanghai</p> | <a href="http://www.looprumors.com/index.php?/site/apple_to_launch_seven_store_on_saturday/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
The 27" Apple Cinema Display is now available at Apple Stores and being delivered to customers. A few early impressions and photos are being posted to our forums. One user bluesteel compared it to the now di...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/23/27-inch-led-cinema-displays-photos-and-impressions/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Facebook to Enter Mobile Phone Market in 2011</span>
Bloomberg reported today that social networking site Facebook is planning on entering the mobile phone market as early as 2011.<br />
</p><p class="quote"> The devices, which will feature Facebook social-networking services, are due to be introduced in ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/23/facebook-to-enter-mobile-phone-market-in-2011/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211502"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Bloomberg reports that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to open up unused portions of the television broadcast frequency spectrum, known as white spaces, for unlicensed uses, paving th...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/23/white-space-airwaves-opened-for-future-cellular-and-wi-fi-enhancements/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Apple Proposes Using Pogo Pins to Shrink Headphone Jacks</span>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211492"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>A newly-published patent application from Apple is generating some interest today for its description of a means to reduce the size of headphone jacks by using pogo pins instead of the traditional cantilevered metal strips for mediating electrical co...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/23/apple-proposes-using-pogo-pins-to-shrink-headphone-jacks/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211469"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Late last month, we noted that Apple had apparently parted ways with longtime engineering design partner SurfaceInk over the consulting firm's recent efforts to create and design entire products for third parties. The final straw appears to have bee...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/23/apple-bringing-former-surfaceink-collaborators-in-house/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211345"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>While claims continue to build regarding a release for a Verizon iPhone early next year, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg is continuing to play things close to the vest by once again refusing to acknowledge th...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/23/verizon-ceo-plays-down-expectations-for-imminent-iphone-launch/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Last week, we presented our belief that the new iOS-based Apple TV was designed to eventually accept third-party apps from its own App Store. Steve Jobs even suggested that Apple was poised to launch an Apple TV App Store when the time was r...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/22/more-evidence-for-apple-tv-apps/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Forbes has released its annual list of the 400 richest Americans, and Apple CEO Steve Jobs checks in in 42nd place with a net worth of approximately $6.1 billion. Jobs gained $1 billion in net worth over last year's calculations, but moved u...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/22/steve-jobs-ranked-as-42nd-richest-american-with-net-worth-of-6-1-billion/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211262"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>As we noted earlier today, software updates released by Apple today indicated that the release of the company's new 27-inch LED Cinema Display appeared imminent. We can now push things one step further, as customers have begun receiving shipping not...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/22/27-inch-led-cinema-displays-shipping-for-delivery-tomorrow-apple-tv-orders-being-charged/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Apple Updates Keynote, Pages and Numbers for iPad</span>
Apple has issued version updates to their iPad productivity apps Keynote, Numbers, and Pages. The updates offer a number of bug fixes and improvements but also adds a number of new features. The new features are listed here:</p>
<p>...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/22/apple-updates-keynote-pages-and-numbers-for-ipad/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211201"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Availability of Apple's new 27" LED Cinema Display appears imminent, as the company has just released several software updates to support the new display. The new display went on sale last Friday with estimated shipping times of 1-2 weeks, a timefra...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/22/apple-releases-software-updates-to-support-new-27-inch-led-cinema-display/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211202"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Last month, we shared the story of one developer who participated in a trial of Apple's iAd for Developers program only to find that the experiment was not cost-effective for his 99-cent application given...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/22/75-of-iad-for-developers-participants-renew-or-increase-spending/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211163"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Reuters reports on comments from NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker suggesting that the studio is not interested in joining Apple's new 99-cent TV show rental program, citing concerns over pricing.<br />
</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/22/nbc-universal-unlikely-to-join-apples-99-cent-tv-show-rental-program/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">'Filemaker Go' Updated With PDF Creation, Sharin...</span>
Apple subsidiary Filemaker today announced substantial updates to its Filemaker Go and Filemaker Go for iPad applications in the App Store, adding a number of new features that had been highly requested by users.</p>
<p>Several of the...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/22/filemaker-go-updated-with-pdf-creation-sharing-and-photo-features/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-211048"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The Wall Street Journal reports on comments from Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen made during the company's earnings conference call indicating that Apple's recent decision to relax restrictions on third-party ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/22/adobe-ceo-reports-muted-effect-of-apples-relaxing-of-app-store-rules-on-product-sales/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
AppleInsider reports on a research note from Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Jeffrey Fidacaro, who claims that checks with Apple's suppliers indicate that the company is gearing up for an initial production run of 3 million CDMA iPhones i...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/22/analyst-claims-3-million-cdma-iphones-set-for-december-manufacturing-run/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210896"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Reuters reports on comments from AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson claiming that the U.S. carrier has seen about 500,000 iPad customers connect to its network. While the total number of 3G-capable iPads sold i...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/21/atandt-ceo-claims-500000-ipads-in-use-on-carriers-network/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Silicon Alley Insider reports that Apple and Facebook were in negotiations for at least 18 months about a music-focused social networking service, but that the two companies were unable to strike a deal before Apple decided to launch Ping as ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/21/apple-and-facebook-reportedly-negotiated-over-ping-for-at-least-18-months/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Netflix Set to Launch Streaming Service in Canada as Revam...</span>
The Hollywood Reporter claims that DVDs-by-mail and streaming service Netflix is set to make its first foray outside the United States tomorrow by announcing that it will bring streaming video content to Canada.<br />
</p><p class="quote">Netflix co-fou...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/21/netflix-set-to-launch-streaming-service-in-canada-as-revamped-apple-tv-nears-debut/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ASCI) today released new data on the personal computer industry, showing consumers awarding Apple the highest scores for the seventh straight year with a record satisfaction score of 86. Nearly all o...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/21/ipad-drives-apple-to-new-highs-in-u-s-customer-satisfaction-survey-for-personal-computers/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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Fortune reports on a new research note from Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley which compares Apple's performance in the mobile phone industry to that of some of the other major players for the first half of 2010. According to the ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/21/apples-share-of-mobile-phone-industry-profits-reportedly-rises-to-39/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Credit Suisse yesterday released the results of a customer survey examining what current customers are likely to do once AT&T loses its exclusivity for the iPhone in the United States. Silicon Alley Insider shares some of the charts from the...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/21/survey-looks-at-customer-carrier-preferences-once-atandt-loses-iphone-exclusivity/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Investigation Into Lost iPhone 4 Prototype Wrapping Up, Jo...</span>
CNET reports that the police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a lost iPhone 4 that subsequently made its way into the hands of Gizmodo appears to be nearing an end.<br />
</p><p class="quote">Stephen Wagstaffe, chief...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/21/investigation-into-lost-iphone-4-prototype-wrapping-up-jobs-interviewed/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Adobe today announced the launch of Photoshop Elements 9 and Premiere Elements 9, the latest versions of the company's consumer-grade photo and video editing software packages for Mac and Windows. It marks the first appearance of Premiere El...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/21/adobe-launches-photoshop-elements-9-and-premiere-elements-9/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210565"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>Shares of Apple, Inc. today soared $7.86 (2.85%), to reach a new all-time closing high of $283.23.</p>
<p>Trading volume was average at 21,631,047. Apple shares last set an all-time closing high on September 16, 2010 when the price hit $276.57 and the all-time intraday price is $279.01 set on June 21, 2010. Apple’s 52-week low is $180.70.</p>
<p>Market value for the California-based company is currently $258.75 billion. Only Exxon Mobil surpasses Apple in market value whereas Microsoft, Berkshire-Hathaway, and Walmart, respectively, follow Apple among top U.S. publicly-traded companies.</p> | <a href="http://www.looprumors.com/index.php?/site/apple_shares_reach_new_all_time_intraday_high/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Earlier today, we reported that Apple and Rovi have signed a "multi-year agreement" for Apple to license certain portions of Rovi's intellectual property portfolio. While the regulatory filing revealing the deal offered no insight into which...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/20/speculation-that-apples-rovi-deal-could-signal-shift-into-live-tv-and-dvr/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">VLC for iPad Rolling Out to App Stores Around the World, i...</span>
Earlier this month, we noted that an iPad version of the popular VLC media player had been created and submitted to Apple for inclusion in the App Store. Early previews of the application suggested that the application would be a solid and v...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/20/vlc-for-ipad-rolling-out-to-app-stores-around-the-world-iphone-version-under-development/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
As part of a blog post discussing its "Google Atmosphere" conference on cloud computing and some new milestones relating to businesses moving to its Google Apps platform, Google reveals that it is preparing to roll out support for Google Docs...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/20/google-docs-editing-on-ipad-coming-soon-google-earth-for-ios-updated/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<span class="field-content">Apple to License Unspecified Intellectual Property From Ro...</span>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210447"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>In a filing made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today, Rovi announced that has reached a "multi-year agreement" with Apple for access to Rovi's intellectual property.<br />
</p><p class="quote">Rov...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/20/apple-to-license-unspecified-intellectual-property-from-rovi/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210375"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>According to a report [Google translation] from Mac1, Apple has acquired Swedish face recognition firm Polar Rose. The information appears to have been confirmed by Swedish news service Rapidus and sources for IDG News Service.<br />
</p><p class="quote">Compa...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/20/apple-reportedly-purchases-face-recognition-company-polar-rose/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Apple announced yesterday that the iPhone 4 would finally arrive in China beginning on Saturday, September 25th.<br />
</p><p class="quote"> iPhone 4 will be sold in China through Apple's retail stores for a suggested retail ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/20/iphone-4-available-in-china-on-september-25th/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
As we described before, Apple's loosened approval policies have opened the gate for several apps that were previously denied admission into the App Store. This weekend Apple has approved updated versions of C64, GV Mobile +, and GV Connect....</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/19/apple-approves-google-voice-apps-and-basic-interpreter-in-c64/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210139"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>For the first time since the iPad‘s launch in early April, Apple is offering the touchscreen tablet refurbished $50 less than the full price.</p>
<p>Only refurbished Wi-Fi only iPad models are available presently. The 16GB model is selling for $449, the 32GB model for $549, and the 64GB model for $649.</p>
<p>The refurbished iPad models come with Apple‚Äôs one-year limited warranty and the option to purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan.</p> | <a href="http://www.looprumors.com/index.php?/site/apple_offers_refurbished_ipads/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Earlier this week, we reported on claims that Apple is preparing to launch support for digital newspaper subscriptions on the iPad, preparing to move beyond the very limited options currently available such as The New York Times and The Wall ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/17/more-on-apples-plans-for-a-digital-newsstand-for-newspaper-content/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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Earlier today, we suggested that Apple was likely planning an App Store for the new Apple TV which is based on iOS. It seems Steve Jobs was actually very open about this possibility in a Bloomberg Businessweek interview earlier this month (v...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/17/jobs-says-apple-tv-app-store-could-launch-when-the-time-is-right/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210060"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The news that iOS 4.2 allows any standard iOS video playback controller to potentially stream content to their Apple TV is continuing to generate some excitement. Seth Weintraub suggests that this is a bit of a Trojan horse strategy that will allow ...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/17/airplay-opens-door-to-almost-any-web-video-on-apple-tv/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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Earlier this week, The Hollywood Reporter profiled a new iPad application called ABC's My Generation Sync that relies on technology from Nielsen to offer viewers an interactive experience while they watch episodes of the network's forthcoming...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/17/abc-rolls-out-ipad-app-for-interacting-with-my-generation-tv-episodes/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Close on the heels of claims from Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn regarding the iPad cannibalizing sales of notebooks at the electronics retail chain by "as much as 50%", Fortune reports on a new research note from Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty offer...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/17/analyst-suggests-tablet-cannibalization-responsible-for-shrinking-u-s-notebook-retail-sales/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210063"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>A brief report from the Associated Press cites comments from Warner Bros. CEO Barry Meyer revealing that the company's refusal to join Apple's new 99-cent TV show rental program is based on pricing concer...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/17/warner-bros-opted-out-of-itunes-tv-show-rentals-over-pricing-impact-on-full-season-sales/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-210064"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;"><p>The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. Department of Justice is in "advanced" talks with Apple, Google, and several other large tech companies looking to reach a settlement over an investigation of...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/17/apple-google-and-others-in-negotiations-with-regulators-over-anti-poaching-agreements/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
Yesterday's confirmation that the new Apple TV shares the same iOS codebase as the Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad has resparked discussion about the possibility of Apple TV Apps in the near future. Several sites are suggesting that th...</p> | <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/17/new-apple-tv-to-get-apps/" target="_blank">Read more »</a></div></div></div>
<span class="field-content"><a href="http://forums.applecentral.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/537782/Analyst_sees_iPad_killers_less#Post537782" target="_blank"> Analyst sees iPad killers le...</a></span>
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213486"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">In the midst of the huge Q4 launch schedule, the cult classic, Gobliiins, as well as the rest of the trilogy, are being ported to the iPhone in all of their original glory. The Goblins trilogy was a quirky Atari/Amiga game series from the early 90‚Äôs... | Read more »</div></div></div>
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213471"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Being able to speak and communicate with others is something that many of us take for granted. It‚Äôs not so easy for many folks though, in particular for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, as well as those who have suffered various brain... | Read more »</div></div></div>
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<div class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-213473"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Roasting meat, in the cooking world, is about as simple as it gets. The greatest roast recipe I‚Äôve ever found is from Michael Ruhlman‚Äôs website, with the recipe titled, ‚ÄúThe World‚Äôs Most Difficult Roasted Chicken Recipe.‚Äù | Read more »</div></div></div>
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