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Fans of Apple's Macintosh computers are known for their unswerving product loyalty, and while Apple's CEO Steve Jobs has recently gone on record as saying he sees no immediate threat to the iPod's dominance of the portable media player market…do iPod owners have the same loyalty as Mac owners? Not necessarily, according to a new survey from ABI Research. The market analysis firm surveyed 1,725 U.S. teenagers and… Read More

<p>It may be the end of an era: U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson has ruled against <a href="http://www.streamcastnetworks.com/">StreamCast Networks, Inc.</a>, the creators ofthe Morpheus file-sharing software, finding them liable for inducing millions of users to violate copyright laws by illegally exchanging music, video, and other material via the service withoutpermission. Judge Wilson granted the plaintiffs… Read More

The new "Oprah & Friends" channel will feature a broad range of talk programming including callers that can phone in to the show. XM Satellite will have exclusivety to the channel for now. Some of the guest appearances will include: Donald Trump, Julia Louis- Dreyfus, Annette Bening, Jon Bon Jovi, Nora Ephron, Carnie Wilson, Norman Lear, The New York Times' columnist Thomas Friedman, former presidential candidate Sen.… Read More

Two recent developments highlight what ABI Research sees as new threats to many of the dominant vendors in the cellular handset market. These threats are explored in the NY-based technology analysts'newest update to their “Wireless Handsets Quarterly Service“, which details global trends in wireless handsets. Sharp Electronics Corp., long a major name in electronics from air conditioners to TVs, has increasingly been… Read More

The decision upheld a 2002 appellate-court verdict in Amsterdam that dismissed a suit filed by Buma/Stemra, which protects the interests of the music industry. Buma/Stemra had demanded that Kazaa stop offering free downloads from its Web site, or face a daily fine of $124,000. Kazaa's Media Desktop software is one of a variety of file swapping programs used by tens of millions of people worldwide. Kazaa alone has 3 million to 4… Read More

Turning the tables on record labels, makers of the most popular Internet song-swapping network are suing entertainment companies for copyright infringement. Sharman Networks Ltd., the company behind the Kazaa file-sharing software, filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing the entertainment companies of using unauthorized versions of its software in their efforts to root out users. Entertainment companies have offered bogus versions of… Read More

Like several bills already proposed or being drafted, the software giant wants increased penalties for the fraudulent practices of many spammers who peddle diet fads, get-rich-quick schemes and pornography. But the company is also pushing for an electronic seal-of-approval system for all e-mail marketing, to ensure that legitimate marketers meet high standards and to help consumers weed out unsavory or unwanted spam. Under the… Read More