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Nine U.S. states and the District of Columbia—groups that didn’t sign on to the Justice Department’s settlement deal with Microsoft—are currently putting the final touches on a proposal that calls for tougher sanctions against Microsoft, according to c|net.

Amazon.com today announced that it purchased a number of assets from bankrupt e-tailer Egghead last week, including its URL and brand name, for US$6.1 million, according to c|net. Beginning last Sunday, Amazon began redirecting Egghead.com to its electronics store. Amazon plans to relaunch Egghead.com with a format similar to Amazon.com but offering some unique products and content, similar to the sites Amazon hosts for Target and Borders.

TidBITS has published an excellent article covering the current state of accessibility on the Mac, noting Mac products and utilities available to the hearing and visually impaired, and how Apple is handling issues such as Section 508 compliancy and the needs of disabled computer users. Author Joe Clark notes that Apple made some small strides with the inclusion of certain small utilities in Mac OS X 10.1, but the platform as a whole lags far behind its Windows counterpart.

VersionTracker notes the release of FileMaker Pro 5.5v2, an update to the database software that brings a number of improvements and bug fixes to the application, especially under Mac OS X.

Apple has posted specific information on the Macintosh Gaming Area at Macworld Expo San Francisco 2002, which will be held January 7-11 at the Moscone Center. The area will feature a Mac OS X Game Arcade, complete with a number of current and upcoming games such as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Spider-Man, Giants: Citizen Kabuto, Age of Empires II: Gold Edition, Links Championship Edition and Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn.