July 16th, 2009
| Tags: Apple Store, Bug Fixes, Iphone, Itunes 2, Loophole, Managing Multimedia, Music Management Software, Palm App, Palm Inc, Palm Phone, Palm Shares, Palm Store, Reuters, Rival Palm, Smart Phone, Software Bugs, Sync, Top Dog, Touch Screen, Zune

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Palm Inc fell more than 3 percent on Thursday after Apple Inc closed a loophole in iTunes that had allowed the music management software to be synchronized with Palm's Pre phone.
On Wednesday, Apple released an update to iTunes -- which complements the iPod and iPhone devices -- meant to fix software bugs and "addresses an issue with verification of Apple devices."
Apple has dealt a blow to rival Palm by killing the Pre's ability to sync with iTunes for managing multimedia content.
The Pre is Palm's touch-screen device that it is hoping will help it mount a comeback in the smartphone space...
Apple Inc. has shut down one of the most compelling features on Palm Inc.'s rival Pre smart phone, crippling the Pre's ability to act like an iPod.
Users of the recently...
The latest iTunes update, version 8.2.1, may offer up a few bug fixes, but its real purpose is to prevent the Palm Pre from syncing with iTunes. The move isn't a surprise...
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