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3Com today announced that it expects revenues will fall US$100-$125 million short this quarter, or down nearly 20 percent from previous projections. The company also announced it will be discontinuing its cable and DSL modem business.

ZCast TV’s Matthew Rothenberg discusses the benefits to running Linux on the Mac in his latest column, explaining how the operating system can breathe new life into Macs left in the cold by OS X.

File sharing over the Napster service has fallen more than 90 percent in the past three months since court-ordered filters were implemented against copyrighted works, according to a Webnoize report. The report notes that 360 million files were swapped in May, down from 2.79 billion in February. The average Napster users also now offers just 21 songs, down from 220 in February.

The Associated Press has published a very positive review of Apple’s iBook, finding fault only with the system’s relatively small 10GB hard drive. “With the introduction of its latest iBook, Apple got it right. This laptop is light, stylish and cool without looking like a toy. It performs well, is loaded with features and boasts a very competitive price.”

You Don’t Know Jack, the incredibly popular computer game show series, will be making its television debut on Wednesday, June 20 on ABC with back-to-back episodes starting at 8 PM. Berkeley Systems, the game’s producer, has been responsible for bringing the game to PCs and Macs for the past five years.