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If you have reached a certain level of maturity, you probably have boxes in the basement filled with artifacts known as vinyl records. We played these dinosaurs of the analog age on gadgets called turntables, and if we played them enough times -- or spilled enough beer on them -- they developed that combination of crackles, pops and distortion that teary-eyed audio tweaks like to call the warmth of vinyl.

LPDock Brings Vinyl Oldies Into the iTunes Age

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Anjula Acharia-Bath made sure she was in the right place at the right time. The cofounder and CEO of online entertainment portal DesiHits had heard nothing but no from Apple after repeatedly pitching a sales partnership. She didn't lose heart. Instead, she happened to hit connection paydirt while dining at her regular hangout, Tamerine, a Vietnamese restaurant that's a hot spot for Silicon Valley venture capitalists.

From South Asia to iTunes

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Even though Apple just upgraded its Safari Web browser to version 3.1 and made it wicked fast -- the company calls it 1.9 times faster than Internet Explorer and 1.7 times faster than Firefox 2 -- Apple is getting blasted as being just plain wicked. Last week, Mozilla CEO John Lilly slammed the company for violating the trust of its iTunes customers by slipping Safari into an Apple Software Update application.

Mozilla Chief: Safari Push Borders on Malware Tactics

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Since the RIAA and record companies began their campaign of suing college students, grandmothers, children, single moms and anyone else who might have shared a song over peer-to-peer networks, most people on the receiving end of the lawsuits have meekly agreed to pay settlements amounting to far less than the RIAA warned they could be sued for. A handful have fought back, though.

File-Sharers Fight Back, Apple Mulls Subscriptions, China Cracks Down

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It may be some time before any Apple news rivals the iPhone software development kit or the MacBook Air, but it's nonetheless been a busy week for Apple-focused bloggers. Apple updated its Airport Express WiFi mini router to the faster 802.11n standard, delivered a new version of Safari, fixed dozens of security weaknesses, and saw Mac sales shoot through the roof in February.

Mac Bloggers Surf Safari 3.1, Fuss Over Flash, Swoon for Unlimited iTunes

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Apple is reportedly negotiating with its recording label partners to offer iPod and iPhone users an all-you-can-listen plan for the life of the device. According to a Wednesday report, Apple would provide customers who pay a premium of up to $100 over the retail price of an iPhone and iPod with unlimited free downloading privileges from the iTunes Store music catalog.

Will Apple Open an iTunes Buffet