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  Apple giveth, and Apple taketh away. In the "giveth" department,
  Apple last week released an updated Xserve model with improved
  performance and a fascinating SSD option. On the "taketh away" side
  of things, Apple removed DRM from all music sold through the iTunes
  Store, dropped one-size-fits-all music pricing, and announced that
  the .Mac HomePage Web application would disappear in a few months.
  Also in this issue, Glenn Fleishman opines that the addition of push
  notifications to the iPhone could drive a nail into the coffin of
  usurious SMS message costs, Doug McLean looks at the new features of
  the DroboPro storage device, and Adam pokes deep within iPhoto '09
  to reveal ten important changes that Apple has left undocumented.
  Notable software releases this week include VMware Fusion 2.0.4,
  WireTap Studio 1.0.11, WireTap Anywhere 1.0.4, Snapz Pro X 2.1.4,
  TweetDeck v0.25, PDFpen 4.1.2, HoudahGeo 2.2, and Dialectic 1.4.

Articles
    iTunes Drops DRM from Music, Initiates Tiered Pricing
    .Mac HomePage Web Application To Be Discontinued
    DroboPro Offers Improved Capacity and Connectivity
    Apple Updates Xserve with "Nehalem" Xeon Processors
    When iPhone Pushes, Text Message Fees Fall
    10 Undocumented Changes in iPhoto '09 8.0.2
    TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 13-Apr-09
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 13-Apr-09


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