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Apple has posted iTunes 2.0.2 for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X, an update to its MP3 software. We are currently looking into what changes have been made to the software with this new version.

A Briefing.com In Play note warns of one analyst’s take on Apple’s financials this quarter. “Sources telling Briefing that SoundView is cautious on AAPL, citing channel data for Oct which suggests that AAPL consumer sell-thru trailed overall PC market, and may indicate weak Christmas. Recommends selling AAPL into strength.”

The U.S. Justice Department has urged U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who is presiding over the landmark antitrust case against Microsoft, to accept the proposed and controversial settlement the government reached with the software giant.

Dell yesterday evening reported a third-quarter profit of US$429 million on revenues of $7.5 billion, a 36 percent year-over-year decline in earnings and 10 percent decline in sales. Dell remains the undisputed PC sales leader, as extremely narrow margins have enabled the company continually steal marketshare away from competitors.

UK publisher Feral Interactive has announced that it expects the Mac version of Black & White, the highly anticipated god game from Lionhead Studios, to be available on January 8, 2002 at Macworld Conferences & Expo in San Francisco, according to Inside Mac Games. Graphic Simulations Corporation will distribute the title in the United States.