Apple Weekly Report #114 2008-02-04: Mega-Mergers, iPhone Security, & Pacemakers

February 4th, 2008 at 2:00 PM - Podcasts by Bryan Chaffin & Jeff Gamet

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Audible.com agreed to an Amazon buy out while Microsoft made a bid for Yahoo in an effort to hold off search giant Google. U.S. courts added another two years to Microsoft's antitrust follow up, iPods turned out to be safer for heart patients than previously thought, and a new iPhone security threat was discovered.

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Audible.com agreed to an Amazon buy out while Microsoft made a bid for Yahoo in an effort to hold off search giant Google. U.S. courts added another two years to Microsoft's antitrust follow up, iPods turned out to be safer for heart patients than previously thought, and a new iPhone security threat was discovered.

Or, check out:

The Context Machine Fodder
• iTunes More Popular than RealPlayer in 2007
• SecurityFocus Uncovers Mobile Safari Security Flaw
• O2 Revamps iPhone Contract Fees
• FDA: iPod is Pacemaker Safe
• Microsoft Antitrust Monitoring Extended to 2009
• Yahoo Axes 1000 Jobs
• Microsoft Makes $44.6B Bid for Yahoo
• Amazon.com to Buy Audible.com for $300M
• TMO on Twitter!

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