Hacking software marketed to governments by a British company reportedly took advantage of a security flaw in Apple's iTunes software, allowing intelligence agencies and law enforcement officials to spy on users for more than three years.

TOKYO, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of music-related sites in Japan finding that nearly 40 percent of the Japanese online population visited an entertainment music site in August.

In most respects, this review affirms how mighty Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod remains. Yes, the iPod still works seamlessly with the iTunes software for fast music transfers. Yes, the new iPods are a nice, if unspectacular, improvement.

Apple Computer and Motorola plan next week to introduce a mobile phone and music player that will incorporate Apple's iTunes software, according to a telecommunications industry analyst who has been briefed on the announcement.

Apple Computer has added new utility to the iPod, making available a version of its iTunes software that will permit subscriptions to sources that include established radio operations like the BBC and a growing array of upstart audio programmers.