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Following launches in the U.S. and Europe, Apple has reportedly turned its attention to bringing its touch-enabled iPhone to one of the world's most competitive markets -- Japan. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been shopping around to find a Japanese carrier for the iPhone, according to a Wednesday report.

Apple Aims iPhone at Japan

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Using a dogged style of reporting, Steven Levy traces the emerging technologies and cultural phenomenon central to the iPod, Apple's portable music and movie player, in his new book, <i>The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, and Coolness</i>. Levy discusses the perfect thing in terms of its success from an alignment of technology, design, culture, and media.

Take a Stroll Through iPod's History

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Apple's patchy year continued Monday as the Mac maker released fixes for some 40 Mac OS X glitches in its ninth security update. In a separate release, Apple also put out an update to plug a flaw in the beta version of its Safari 3 Web browser running on Windows Vista and XP. The company also dealt with 18 other Java-related vulnerabilities in addition to its ongoing QuickTime flaw, with patches released last Thursday.

Apple's '07 Patch Tally Nearly Twice Last Year's

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Apple's seemingly benign approach to the enterprise market belies the strides it is making in terms of its technology becoming a more viable alternative in the enterprise market. In contrast to the media-intensive promotional campaigns it uses for its consumer products Apple is steadily, though rather quietly, building up the Unix capabilities and Windows compatibility of its Mac OS X operating system.

Apple in the Enterprise, Part 2: Uniting the Scientific Community