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    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
News
  Verizon, Cingular and Sprint Turn Down ITunes Phone
    All three services plan to allow customers to purchase and download music on their cel phones so they will not offer the new iTunes phone from Motorola.
    Both plan to offer downloads at $2-$3 per song.
    The Apple/Motorola phone will only offer transfer from iTunes to phone and not direct download service.
  Rumor: iTunes Mobile ready in June
    According to ThinkSecret iTunes Mobile 1.0 will be ready in June
  Rumor: iTunes 4.8 coming in next few weeks
    ThinkSecret also reports that the next versSecurityion of iTunes will arrive soon
    The update will not add any significant new features, sources said, but will improve security with the iTunes Music Store and include other minor fixes.
  Apple to open second European Retail store
    Just in time for Tiger
    Apple will open its second European retail store on Friday, April 29 at 6 PM in the Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham.
  Apple iSync Security Patch Released
    Apple Computer has released a security update to fix a flaw in its iSync program
    The patch fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability within an iSync helper tool called "mRouter."
  Apple "paid" to have editor talk about iPod on TV
    NBC “Today” show tech editor Corey Greenberg has admitted to charging $15,000 to Apple and other companies to talk about their products on television
    He was also paid by other companies like Dell and Sony.
    Greenberg says he was never paid to promote products on national TV — only local news.
    Companies hired him as “a spokesperson who could talk credibly and understandably about consumer products,”
  New PodBrix Mini Fig on Monday (4/25)
    Apple themed LEGO mini figurines. Next one goes on sale Monday 2/25 at 9PM EST
    Limited to 300
Thoughts, Comments, Emails and Feedback
  Getting the most out of your iPod
    Listener Clint has some recommendations on how to best use your iPod.
    Recommends Pod2Go
  Restoring your iPod
    Shooby wanted to know how to clean up an old iPod
    iPod Cleaner
    Ice Cream, from RadTech
    Give it a brushed metal look. This will scratch your iPod ;)
  Mac Emulators for PC
    Play comment from Seth
    Open OS X WinTel
    Audacity for recording Podcasts on the PC
    Blogmatrix Sparks
    How to on WindowsDevCenter
  Review Of Mars Edit
    Play audio from Chris at Insanely Great Apps
    MarsEdit from Ranchero Software
  I Need Tiger Prep Tips and Links
    Please send suggestions and links to info on how to prep you Mac for Tiger.
    Plan to do a special MacCast Monday 4/25
  Don't forget discount on iPodderX
    Download. When you buy enter coupon code 'MACCAST'
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