As digital rights management schemes go, it’s a sure thing that FairPlay, the one used at the iTunes store, isn’t terribly intrusive. You are authorized to use up to five Macs and/or PCs (doesn’t matter what combination), and copy it to an unlimited number of iPods, more or less. The fine distinctions really don’t matter, though, because most of you aren’t apt to hit a brick wall with such limits in the normal course of events.

So, other than European governments and some tech pundits, there probably hasn’t been a whole lot of clamoring for something better, such as the ability to buy songs from any legal online reseller, and download them to your iPod. Or perhaps use a different music player at the iTunes store. More

Apple Computer now has a total of seven printed circuit board (PCB) suppliers in Taiwan for its iPod series, with Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) being the latest addition to the supplier list, according to industry sources.

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Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Computer Inc. sought patent protection for a device that may combine a mobile phone with its iPod music player as speculation intensified that the company may sell a so-called iPhone as soon as January.

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Apple Computer Inc. has asked for a patent to protect a planned device combining a mobile phone with its iPod music player, according to reports Thursday.

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Jonathan Seff test drives a service that offers to clean up scratches on your iPod's screen. The good news: it works. The bad news: the service is temporarily unavailable.

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