New and Noteworthy: Apple, Real exchange jabs over iPod "hack"; Speculation on the look of the next iMac

Apple, Real exchange jabs over iPod "hack" After Apple accused RealNetworks of "hacking" in the latter company's attempt to make songs bought on its "Harmony" service compatible with iPods and warned that future software revisions would make the "hack" incompatible, RealNetworks has fired back arguing that consumer choice is key. An article on vnunet quotes Real officials stating "Consumers, and not Apple, should be the ones choosing what music goes on their iPod." RealNetworks went on to claim that Harmony follows a well-established tradition of legal, independent development that bypasses proprietary formats to achieve compatibility. More.

Speculation on the look of the next iMac News.com has some reader speculation on what the next-generation iMac, due in September, will look like. "A few suggested doing away with the pedestal and slipping the computer's guts in behind a flat-panel screen; others called for a return to Apple's failed cube design and a separate monitor; while one reader pondered the possibilities of a detachable tablet-style screen." More.

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