Shares of Apple fell more than 8 percent, or US$1.17, to $13.20 Friday — the biggest one-day percentage drop for the stock since last July — on concern that its talks with Vivendi to buy the Universal Music unit could yield a deal that would “deplete Apple’s cash trove and push it into an uncertain and troubled market,” reports Reuters.
Read MoreIn what could be a blow to Apple’s reported plans to buy Universal Music, billionaire oilman Marvin Davis would drop his US$15 billion bid to acquire the entertainment assets of Vivendi Universal if it sells the music unit to Apple, according to Reuters. In a move to reduce debt, Vivendi seeks to raise $7 billion this year by selling assets that would include some or all of its Universal film, television, theme park and music units.
Read MoreMandrakeSoft has announced the immediate availability of Mandrake Linux 9.1 for PPC (codenamed “Bamboo”). This new release provides all Mandrake 9.1 features, including Apache 2, “Zeroconf” network support (aka Rendezvous) and WiFi support. Mandrake 9.1 for PPC also provides a simplified graphical installer, a new “MandrakeGalaxy” theme, and anti-aliased fonts. Mandrake 9.1 PPC is based on Linux kernel 2.4.21 and includes XFree86 4.3.0, KDE 3.1, GNOME 2.2, OpenOffice.org 1.0.2, Mozilla 1.3, Apache 2, and Samba 2.2.7.
Read MoreApple shares dropped to a near five-year low after the Los Angeles Times reported earlier today that Jobs & Co. are in talks to buy Universal Music Group for as much as $6 billion.
Read MoreOver the course of the past week, MacDesktops has posted 14 new desktop pictures, including: Fireworks (Sky), Homer (Animation), and Track (Landscapes – Rural). Mandolux has issued seven new desktops: five Vector-based (Flags of the World), one CAPS (Baseball/LA Dodgers), and one Technosis/Anthraxis (Abstract).
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