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DriveSavers 1st to Offer Recovery Services for Apple iPhone

San Francisco, CA (Macworld 2008–Booth #S-338) – January 15, 2008 –

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s Time Magazine’s "Invention of the Year," the iPhone is the most sophisticated communication and data management device sold today; but, like many digital devices, irreplaceable data can be lost if the iPhone is damaged or not synchronized while out in the field. At risk are digital photos, address book contacts, calendar entries, notes and downloaded music files. Until now, "lost data" from iPhones was considered "lost forever." Now DriveSavers, the worldwide leader in data recovery services, has stepped into the spotlight to offer the most technologically advanced data recovery service to iPhone users—the first of its kind in the industry.

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Apple Inc. and The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. Enter into New Agreement

CUPERTINO, California and LONDON—

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pple® Inc. and The Beatles’ company Apple Corps Ltd. are pleased to announce the parties have entered into a new agreement concerning the use of the name “Apple” and apple logos which replaces their 1991 Agreement. Under this new agreement, Apple Inc. will own all of the trademarks related to “Apple” and will license certain of those trademarks back to Apple Corps for their continued use. In addition, the ongoing trademark lawsuit between the companies will end, with each party bearing its own legal costs, and Apple Inc. will continue using its name and logos on iTunes®. The terms of settlement are confidential.

Commenting on the settlement, Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO said, “We love the Beatles, and it has been painful being at odds with them over these trademarks. It feels great to resolve this in a positive manner, and in a way that should remove the potential of further disagreements in the future.”

Commenting on the settlement on behalf of the shareholders of Apple Corps, Neil Aspinall, manager of Apple Corps said, “It is great to put this dispute behind us and move on. The years ahead are going to be very exciting times for us. We wish Apple Inc. every success and look forward to many years of peaceful co-operation with them.”

Thoughts on Music

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Steve Jobs

February 6, 2007

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ith the stunning global success of Apple’s iPod music player and iTunes online music store, some have called for Apple to “open” the digital rights management (DRM) system that Apple uses to protect its music against theft, so that music purchased from iTunes can be played on digital devices purchased from other companies, and protected music purchased from other online music stores can play on iPods. Let’s examine the current situation and how we got here, then look at three possible alternatives for the future.

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Adobe Phasing Out "PostScript" Type 1 Fonts

by Thomas Phinney

Adobe stopped developing new Type 1 fonts in 1999, and introduced its first OpenType fonts in 2000. As we converted our type library to OpenType, we made the corresponding Type 1 fonts much less prominent on our web site. Now that we have our whole library in OpenType, people really have to go out of their way to get Type 1 fonts. This has been true for several years now. Continued here...

Who Says Macs Aren't Used In Businesses?

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Arik Hesseldahl

I was at the Hewlett-Packard analyst's meeting today and a funny Mac-related thing happened. I happened to sit right behind a four people folks from Soleil-Cross Research, three of whom were typing notes on MacBook Pros.

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Apple gains control of critical digital download patent

By Kasper Jade

A recent out-of-court settlement between Apple Computer and a Vermont-based inventor has landed Apple the rights to a prestigious software design patent that may allow the company to seek royalties on a broad spectrum of digital downloads.

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Consumers are viewing Apple computer products as a user-friendly alternative to Microsoft's

Consumers are viewing Apple computer products as a user-friendly alternative to Microsoft's Windows operation system, explained Dan de Grandpre, founder of dealnews.com. Shipments of Macintosh computers rose 33 percent this year, almost triple the 12 percent rise in overall U.S. sales of personal computers, according to market research company IDC.

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U.S. Copyright Office issues new rights

By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer - Wed Nov 22, 7:24 PM ET

Cell phone owners will be allowed to break software locks on their handsets in order to use them with competing carriers under new copyright rules announced Wednesday.


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Apple's New Mac Pro Blows Away The Competition

Apple's latest desktop proves itself a winner in design, performance and flexibility.

Nov. 16, 2006 By Richard Hoffman - Courtesy of InformationWeek

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fter two weeks with one of the new Mac Pro desktops, I've got only one word: "Wow. The new Apple Mac Pro desktop is one of the best-designed, highly-performing desktops currently available at any price. Not only does it run Mac OS X and OS X applications at absolutely blazing speeds, but if you install Parallels Desktop for Mac (or Apple's Boot Camp), the Mac Pro makes a better Windows workstation than almost any other Windows desktop out there.


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Apple To Deliver Seamless iPod Integration

Apple Teams Up With Ford, General Motors & Mazda
To Deliver Seamless iPod Integration

Over 70 Percent of New Automobiles in US Will Offer iPod Integration in 2007

CUPERTINO, California - August 3, 2006 -

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pple® today announced it has teamed up with Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Mazda to deliver seamless iPod® integration across the majority of their brands and models, making it easy for iPod users to enjoy and control their iPod's high-quality sound through their car's stereo system. With the addition of these models, more than 70 percent of 2007-model US automobiles will offer iPod integration.

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