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Steve Jobs live — Apple's "The beat goes on" special event — 9:20AM PDT - They kept everyone outside a little longer than we would have liked, but they're finally admitting. This is the Moscone West — we're assuming the huge hall Steve launched the iPhone in back in January.
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Q&A with Jobs: 'That's what happens in technology' — It's not every day you slice the price of a popular product by one-third. — But Apple CEO Steve Jobs did just that Wednesday with the iPhone. By the end of the day, the combination cellphone, iPod and Internet device was available for $399, down from $599.
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How To Get $200 Back If You Just Got An iPhone — Did you just buy an 8GB iPhone and paid full price? And are you feeling upset over the $200 dollar price drop that Apple (AAPL) just announced? Well there is a way you can help yourself and get $200 back. Apple's store return policy states:

Apple Introduces New iPods - Second Take — No doubt this was a huge launch for Apple this morning and leaves them with a product line that's going to be hard for Apple's competitors to match. Let's break it down quickly. There's a lot here and I'll have more to say later on.


Apple cuts 8GB iPhone price to $399 — With the new heat the iPhone will be getting from the iPod Touch, Apple decided to lower the barrier of entry to a much more palatable $399, and that's for the 8GB model, which just yesterday was rocking at $599 pricepoint.


Apple's iPod touch gets official — Well, what do you know. Turns out the iPod touch is a reality after all. While we initially assumed that Mr. Jobs wouldn't be so kind as to bless us all with two new full-fledged iPods in a single day, we're elated that he had other ideas.


Apple unveils new iPod touch, "fat" iPod nano at special event — Observers have been expecting a significant revamp to Apple's iPod lineup, especially after the release of the iPhone in all of its touch-screen glory. So when Apple announced today's special event—as we predicted …

Apple announces new gear; Screws early adopters
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Apple Sets iPhone Price at $399 for this Holiday Season
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Will 2007 be like 1984? — I followed the Apple event …
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Apple: Apple's iPod Classic Is Overgrown, Hard-Drive Equipped Nano
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10 Future Web Trends — We're well into the current era of the Web, commonly referred to as Web 2.0. Features of this phase of the Web include search, social networks, online media (music, video, etc), content aggregation and syndication (RSS), mashups (APIs), and much more.


Apple screwed you: So now what? — The $200 price drop isn't going over well with readers. So here are a few TUAW tips for how to handle this situation: — Returns. If you're within the first 14 days of purchase, you're golden. Go back to the store and raise hell.


High-Speed Video Store in the Living Room — If you had to make a master list of all the world's problems, "limited access to movies" probably wouldn't appear until page 273,996. — Truth is, life is teeming with opportunities to see movies: movie theaters, video stores, DVD-by-mail services …
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Idiots In The Box, Part Deux: Vudu's Movie Box Launches …
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Test drive the new Windows Live suite — You've probably already read about some changes we're making to Windows Live, and have seen some of your services change over the past few weeks. Starting now, you can test out the new suite of Windows Live software at http://get.live.com/wl/all.


Google Spreadsheets Lets You Import Online Data — Google Spreadsheets wins the prize for the coolest new features launched this summer in Google's web applications. — The magical autofill lets you type the first elements from a series, select them, drag the fill handle (a small blue square) …
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Are Books Passé? Web Giants Envision the Next Chapter — Technology evangelists have predicted the emergence of electronic books for as long as they have envisioned flying cars and video phones. It is an idea that has never caught on with mainstream book buyers.
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HP introduces big-and-brawny iPaq 610 and iPaq 910 smart phones — In addition to several other mobile product announcements today, HP showed off two new smart phones, and they're not for the faint of heart. — First, there's the HP iPaq 610 Business Navigator, a quad-band mobile with support …

Microsoft touts cost savings of Vista over XP — (InfoWorld) - Microsoft released details of a study it commissioned that found that total cost of ownership for Windows Vista on mobile PCs is $605 less annually than Windows XP. — According to research conducted by Wipro and GCR Custom Research …
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Universal Music Sues Eisner-Backed Veoh Networks Over Web Site — Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, said Veoh Networks Inc., the Internet video-site operator backed by former Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Officer Michael Eisner, infringes its copyrights.
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Universal Fires Back At Veoh With Lawsuit. Will It Matter?
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