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Napster has reached a settlement with three major record labels (Warner, EMI, and BMG) that will allow users of the service to swap media from those companies. c|net reports that the new service will require users to subscribe to basic Napster, which can be used to swap tracks from independent labels. For an additional fee, users will be able to download a limited number of tracks from those three major labels.

Future Power, one of a handful of PC makers Apple filed suit against last year for its iMac look-alike, has announced it will discontinue selling the translucent all-in-one computer, as per an agreement with Apple. In its place, Future Power will ship a system that features a 17″ display and two-tone, translucent plastics.

Go2Mac has compiled a page of known issues with Apple’s new iBook, many of which have been verified by MacMinute staff. It is well worth a read, particularly if you own one of these hot, new puppies.

A Wired article discusses the kick-off of yesterday’s JavaOne conference, where more than 20,000 attendees lined the streets outside of the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco — greater than the lines at Macworld Expo, says the report — to get into the event. Sun says Java is only getting better and stronger, and blames the press for not casting the technology in the proper light.

Our friends at Macwelt — a German language Macintosh Web site — have posted an article discussing the conflicts between Sun Microsystems’ Java and Microsoft’s .Net strategy. At the JavaOne conference this week, Sun stated that the Internet must remain open — through the use of technology such as Java — as opposed to Microsoft’s more-closed .Net approach. Microsoft, however, contends that the Java community is not unified enough to accomplish the goals it envisions.