Hong Kong Company Claims iTunes Patent Infringement

Pat-Rights patent covers the verification of a single user before permitting the user to download tracks.

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So they claim the process of "authorizing" your computer to play purchased iTunes tracks violates the patent

Want 12% of all iTunes and iPod sales.

Will eventually go after other services using the same model.

Advanced Audio Devices also Alleges Infingement

Advanced Audio Devices has sued Apple claiming its iPod music player violates one of its patents. The Chicago Tribune reports that Advanced Audio told Apple in December that the iPod infringed on its Music Jukebox patent

Motorola iTunes Phone announced this week?

Motorola is expected to announce its first handset with iTunes integration on Thursday, March 10, according to a Newsweek

At CeBit 2005 in Germany

First iPod Retail Store appears in San Luis Obispo, CA

Retail store dedicated to iPods and accessories

Broke out of MacSuperstore in SLO

Picts and article on iPodlounge.com

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Apple Rumor Sites file for Dismissal

The dePlume Organization has filed a special motion to have Apple's lawsuit against Think Secret dismissed on First Amendment grounds.

The California law protecting confidential sources shields only broadcast media and "periodical publications"--not the Web.

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Update

11.1.1

The update includes improvements to Excel add-in calculation, improves stability for PowerPoint and Word, adds support for new device drivers and improves the appearance of imported graphics.

Jacksonville Apple Store

Apple will open a new retail store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday, March 18.

Jacksonville, FL Apple Store

Canadian Apple Store Open Date Retracted?

Management for the Yorkdale Shopping Center in Toronto has retracted its claim that a grand opening date for the Apple store had been set.

Originally reported as May 21st.

Apple Web Site Anomillies Might Signal Tiger Soon

At least a half dozen tipsters have written in over the past week to point out an abnormal occurrence on Apple's Mac OS X download Web site. Present in the far right sidebar under "Categories" appears three new options: Automator Actions, Dashboard Widgets, and Spotlight Plugins. All three link to non-existent pages, but will soon act as a repository for Apple-approved Tiger add-ons and scripts.