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The article reports that Apple Inc. is expected to launch an updated line of iPods at a special event to be held in San Francisco, California, on September 9, 2009. The goal of the new line is to increased demand for the said music players. Sales of the iPod have gone down as consumers prefer to buy the iPhone which can be used as an iPod as well.

The article announces that Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs will not appear at the Macworld trade show in San Francisco, California on January 6, 2009. The company's decision not to participate in the trade show reflects a strategy of pulling away from such events in favor of avenues it controls. According to Apple, the keynote presentation will be delivered by marketing chief Phillip Schiller.

The article focuses on PayPal X, a new software offered by the electronic-commerce (e-commerce) business PayPal that makes it easier for software developers to incorporate the online payments system right into their programs, which will be launched at an event in San Francisco, California on November 3, 2009. One of the companies that have been testing the PayPal X is Twitpay Inc. It cites that the step taken by PayPal comes as it faces new competition in online payments business from Amazon.com and Facebook Inc.