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Tuesday, April 29, 2003

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US troops 'kill 15 Iraqi protesters': "US troops opened fire on a group of Iraqi demonstrators near Baghdad yesterday, killing around 15, according to reports." [Guardian Unlimited]

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t e c h n o c u l t u r e writes: "In the interests of the readers of this blog, I have sacrificed my credit card upon the altar of the new Apple Music Store, and can report that 1) it is rather cool; 2) it can be a bit hard to find what you want, or even to find what all is there. [...] The music store [...] is only available to people with a US billing address on their credit card [...] My guess? This is going to be a winner; prices will gradually come down somewhat; a real attraction will be the availability of exclusives, like the U2 single; the other music vendors will HAVE to match this; Apple has a new revenue stream. It just makes buying music so easy. And you know you'll get the full song, in excellent quality, something you never can guarantee with file swapping."

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Canon PowerShot S400 review: "Our full, in-depth review of Canon's four megapixel ultra-compact PowerShot S400. This camera is also known as the Digital IXUS 400 in Europe. The PowerShot S400 was announced just before PMA this year as part of Canon's new line of digital cameras. It differs from previous PowerShot ultra-compacts in the use of a new 'Cerabrite' material which is a ceramic / metal alloy, it's lighter in color and doesn't mark as easily. The S400 is also remarkable as it packs a three times optical zoom lens into the same size body as the S230 which has only a two times lens." [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

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Apple, Analysts On The New Music Service: "How was Apple able to get support from the record companies, the RIAA and, judging from the reaction of many users to the announcement today, the buying public? IDC analyst Roger Kay summed it up in two words: Steve Jobs." (MacCentral via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]