Apple Reveals Strong Quarterly Earnings

Apple revealed another power financial result for the quarter ending April 1, 2006, with revenue topping $4.36 billion, a 34 percent jump over the year-ago period, and the second-highest quarterly result for the company. The three-month period also saw strong iPod sales and overall profits. Apple moved 8,526,000 iPods in the period, a 61 percent increase over the year-ago quarter. And earnings surpassed $410 million, a 41 percent...

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Microsoft Set To Update Windows Media Player

Microsoft is readying a new version of Windows Media Player for XP. The new player, which will be built into the new Vista operating system, is designed to offer better synching with portable devices, but not the iPod, make it easier to browse through a tremendous library of music, and be tightly integrated with Urge, a new subscription and download music service co-developed by Microsoft and MTV Networks. A specific release date has...

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