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Rich Thompson holds a jar of money Madison Shreve raised by making and selling friendship bracelets. The money will go toward his medical bills in his fight against pancreatic cancer. (Courtesy photo)

Girl gives iPod savings to man fighting cancer

Last updated Monday, December 31, 2012 - 6:54am

ROY — A local girl’s desire for an iPod Touch quickly turned into a charitable act when she found out her dad’s friend faced a brutal fight with cancer.

Eleven-year-old Madison Shreve had been making friendship bracelets since the beginning of summer and was selling them for $2 a piece when she heard that Rich Thompson had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

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(PAUL SAKUMA/The Associated Press) In this Sept. 9, 2008 file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about iTunes 8 at an event in San Francisco. Jobs’ entree into the music world was more than a success _ it was a phenomenon. Today, iTunes owns the majority of the digital sales market, has redefined listening experience, and has for all purposes become the way that music is consumed.

iTunes great for Apple, but was it for music biz?

Contributed, Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, October 8, 2011 - 5:32pm

NEW YORK — When Apple rolled out iTunes for the masses in the spring of 2003, the music industry was at a point of transition — and chaos.

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(Lee Jin-man/The Associated Press) A man passes by an Apple iPhone advertisement at downtown Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2011. A group of nearly 27,000 South Koreans is suing Apple for $26 million for what they claim are privacy violations from the collection of iPhone user location information.

SKoreans sue Apple over iPhone user information

Kelly Olsen The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 7:07am

SEOUL, South Korea — A group of some 27,000 South Koreans is suing Apple for $26 million for what they claim are privacy violations from the collection of iPhone user location information.

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Teen pleads guilty in Utah slaying involving iPod

The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, May 13, 2011 - 8:47am

WEST JORDAN -- A Utah teenager has pleaded guilty to murder in a slaying that authorities say stemmed from a dispute over a stolen iPod.

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Plugged-in pedestrians, like distracted drivers, risk safety

Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Last updated Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 11:52am

After more than a decade of trying to discourage distracted driving, safety experts are concerned about a similar phenomenon among pedestrians.

With iPods and smart phones occupying the ears and eyes of a growing number of those walking the streets, officials are worried that a four-year trend of declining pedestrian deaths may be nearing an end.

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