TWICE - February 13, 2006

Oprah Winfrey will debut on XM Satellite Radio beginning in September in an exclusive three-year deal announced today by XM and Harpo Radio. XM will create an “Oprah & Friends” channel on XM that will include an exclusive original weekly radio show with Oprah and her friend Gayle King, as well as regular segments hosted by personalities from the ...

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• PDA Sales Continue To Decline In 4th Quarter
• LCD Shipments Jump 68% In Q3

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• Olympus Introduces New Digicams, d-SLR

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• Downloads In Multichannel Surround Sound Launched
• New Suppliers Ride The A-BUS

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