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New iMacs and the "cheapening" of Apple.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/092509-new-imacs-and-the-cheapening.html
The big picture is Apple's continued push for lower prices, even as the company thrives on the high-end. The trend began earlier this year, when Apple slashed prices on its MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lines. That gave Cupertino some ammunition against Microsoft's "Laptop Hunter" ads, which generally claim that affordable Macs cannot be found.
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At last: IEEE approves 802.11n Wi-Fi standard after 7 years.
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/09/at_last_ieee_ap.html
People who criticize companies like Microsoft and Apple for pursuing their own de facto standards instead of working through formal standards bodies might consider the long, strange history of Wi-Fi.
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All European Roads Lead Back to Skype.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125115430328254997.html?mod=rss_whats_news_technology
As eBay looks to offload Skype, the executives who sold the Internet telecom firm to eBay have formed the hub of a European network of investors and executives that they hope will rival and even exceed the one in Silicon Valley.
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