New and Noteworthy: Report raises fears Apple officials may have forged documents; Mac Pro, iPod nano 'ruled' in 2006; more

Report raises fears Apple officials may have forged documents The Associated Press reports that shares of Apple fell as much as 6% Wednesday after a legal publication reported that federal prosecutors are probing whether former company executives forged documents to maximize executives' stock option profits. "The Recorder, a San Francisco-based publication owned by American Lawyer Media, reported late Tuesday that federal prosecutors are looking into forged documents at Apple related to administering stock options. The report cited people with knowledge of the case who requested anonymity because the case is the subject of criminal and civil government investigations." More.

Mac Pro, iPod nano 'ruled' in 2006 Newsday names both the Mac Pro and iPod nano as "rulers" of the gadget landscape in 2006. "The ultimate Mac to date, the Mac Pro, is a powerhouse machine driven by a pair of Intel Xeon processors, allowing it to run computations up to twice as fast as the previous Power Mac Quad desktop. [...] This latest generation iPod junior doesn't sound any better than its predecessor, but the screen is noticeably brighter and seems more impervious to scratching. Still a terrific music portable." More.

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