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  • The Printz

    • 8 out of 10
    • Bumblebeez 81
    • Part white rap, part alternative, part pop, and part rock, the Bumblebeez grabbed a hold of me with "Pony Ride," and didn't let go.

      This group does a marvelous job of moving seamlessly be

  • Abnormal Anonymous

    • 8 out of 10
    • Congo Norvell
    • Very few albums manage to capture snapshots of a quality of life in the manner that Congo Norvell's sophomore record, "Abnormals Anonymous," does.

      Comparisons to the Velvet Underground are

  • Mezzanine

    • 6 out of 10
    • Massive Attack
    • "Black Milk" knocks me off my feet in this collection of moody and eclectic songs. Massive Attack uses samples and keyboards in a very unique way, but not all the songs pack the same punch.

  • Aretha Sings the Blues

    • 6 out of 10
    • Aretha Franklin
    • While she didn't always have the best taste in song selection, Aretha Franklin is a must-study for anyone with interest in the human voice. She has the kind of powerful, recklessly passionate deliv

  • Supernature

    • 10 out of 10
    • Goldfrapp
    • On their latest CD, Supernature, Goldfrapp has put together a successful mix of 1980-era New Romanticism, German cabaret, and T. Rex glam that leaves you riveted even through the album's lulls. It's a great amalgam that sounds current without sounding at all dated.

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iPhone Apps Hide Code for Tracking Users

The iPhone may be great at helping users track down information on the go, but they may also be tracking information about their users, and reporting back to Apple. It appears that both the Weather and Stock applications on the combination iPod and smart phone contain a piece of code that collects the handheld’s IMEI number and transmits it to Apple.

An IMEI, or International Mobile Equipment Identity, number is a unique code that identifies individual cell phones. It does not identify the cell phone user directly, but since Apple maintains records on activated iPhones, it is possible that the company is linking users to their handheld’s IMEI number.

The information surfaced on the Hackint0sh Web forums where one poster stumbled on the code snippets while trying to make modifications to the iPhone’s Stock application. The piece of code apparently transmits an iPhone’s IMEI number to Apple whenever a stock quote update is initiated.

The iPhone’s Stock application gets information through the Yahoo! stock service, so it is possible that the information is being used to verify that an iPhone is accessing the data and isn’t being used to track user activity. The fact that the code is there, however, has many iPhone users concerned over what information Apple could be collecting without their knowledge.

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