Archives for April 2004
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Apple Beats Estimates, 5% More Macs, 909% More iPods, US$1.9 Billion
Apple is reporting earnings for the March quarter, the company's 2nd fiscal quarter, that beat estimates. Apple earned 12 cents…
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REAL Software Now Accepting Entries For Made With REALbasic Showcase
REAL Software (not to be confused with RealNetworks, maker of the Real Media Player) has announced that it is now…
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CS Odessa Releases ConceptDraw MINDMAP 3.0
CS Odessa has released version 3.0 of its ConceptDraw MINDMAP software. ConceptDraw MINDMAP is a tool used for organizing and…
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New York Times: Real Offers Apple An Alliance
The New York Times is reporting that Real Networks, the company that currently competes with Apple and Microsoft in the…
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SubRosaSoft Releases MP3Restore 1.0
MP3Restore, an application for restoring accidentally deleted MP3s, has been released by SubRosaSoft. MP3Restore will recover MP3 files deleted from…
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MultiMode OSX Updated To Version 4.6.2
MultiMode OSX, a software package for sending and receiving many kinds of non-voice transmissions over shortwave and ham radio, has…
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Apple Exec Says iPod mini Static Issues "Extremely Small"
Despite wide-spread media reports of static or distorted audio problems with Apple's iPod mini portable digital-music player, an Apple executive…
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MumboJumbo Releases Super Collapse II
While the original Super Collapse was a game of furious clicking, Super Collapse II adds an element of strategy. Super…
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MIHE Software Releases New Word Game, Lingo
MIHE Software has released a game called Lingo, in which you have up to five chances to guess a word…
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For Apple, Success Is Spelled ‘i-P-o-d’
Who would have thought just three or four years ago that a handheld device would become such a big part…
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Apple’s Q2 Success Seen Through All Segments
Probably more than any quarter in recent memory, the details of Apple Computer's on-going successes appear to be just as…
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Major Apple Shareholder To Withhold Vote For Entire Board (W/Explanation)
Apple's board of director, including CEO Steve Jobs, has a thorn in its collective side. That thorn comes in the…
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Some Free Advice For Apple. Lower Prices.
For the life of me I cannot figure out why Apple does not go for more market share; it seems…
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TMO Reports: Apple Shutters Calif. Desktop Plant Laying Off 235; Releases Statement
In what appears to be a cost cutting decision, Apple Computer has closed a manufacturing center in Sacramento, Calif. that…
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Black Cat Systems Releases DX Toolbox 1.6.0
DX Toolbox 1.6.0 has been released by Black Cat Systems. DX Toolbox is software for amateur radio operators to assist…
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Econ Technologies Updates ImageCaster To Version 2.0
Econ Technologies has updated its ImageCaster software to version 2.0. ImageCaster is a complete webcam solution for OS X. The…
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MAKI Enterprise Updates Kids GoGoGo
MAKI Enterprise has updated its Kids GoGoGo software to version 8.2.0. The new version of the parental control software improves…
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Apple Hot Deals Update For J&R
Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for J&R at the Macintosh Product Guide. The Mac Product Guide is a…
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Cringely Weighs In On Microsoft, Sun, Linux
Robert X. Cringely says that Sun's capitulation in its battle with Microsoft, coupled with the sweetheart deal that Microsoft got…
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Austrailian Government Office Switches To Macs
Many government offices around the world have also been looking for alternatives to Windows. While some look to Linux, others…
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Symantec Confirms Norton Utilities & SystemWorks’ Demise [Updated]
Symantec Corp. has confirmed it has stopped development of Norton Utilities for Macintosh and Norton SystemWorks for Macintosh. A Symantec…
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Analysts Upbeat On Cheaper eMac
Apple announced new, less expensive eMacs on Tuesday, and analysts we spoke to are upbeat about the new models. Boasting…
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Apple Beats Estimates, 5% More Macs, 909% More iPods, US$1.9 Billion
Apple is reporting earnings for the March quarter, the company's 2nd fiscal quarter, that beat estimates. Apple earned 12 cents…
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Some Free Advice For Apple. Lower Prices.
For the life of me I cannot figure out why Apple does not go for more market share; it seems…
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IOGEAR Wireless Router Eliminates Snoops
Tired of your neighbors using your wireless network, or even poking around in your private files? IOGEAR may have the…
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Iconfactory Releases Las Vegas Volume 2 Icons
Iconfactory has released a new set of icons, called Las Vegas Volume 2. The collection picks up where the first…
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Hi-Voltage Releases UpdateGenie 2.0
Hi-Voltage Software of Melbourne, Australia has released version 2.0 of its UpdateGenie software. UpdateGenie is a tool for creating FileMaker…
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Low End Mac: Looking For A Death Knell
Our friends at Low End Mac are offering a bit of humorous commentary on the "Apple is doomed" crowd by,…
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Gannet Calls iTunes Music Store One Of Seven Services That Rock
Reviews of Apple's iTunes Music Store (iTMS) have become as common as iPods. The landscape in the download market is…
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asterMac.net Adds 24/7 Phone Support
OWC's FasterMac.net dial-up ISP service has announced the addition of 24/7 phone support for subscribers. The support services are being…
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Apple Rolls Out 1.25 GHz eMac At US$799, US$599 For Education [Updated]
Apple Computer announced today a speed bump for its eMac desktop models, starting at US$799 for the low-end, 1.25 GHz…
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Mini Static Makes Big Noise In The News
It is little wonder, then, that when reports surfaced of crackling sound on the iPod mini, Apple's extremely popular little…
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Stone Design Updates Cocoa Design & Graphics Software Suite
The good folks at Stone Design Studio have announced updates to two of the apps included in Stone Design Studio,…
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Apple Shutters Calif. Desktop Plant Laying Off 235; Releases Statement
In what appears to be a cost cutting decision, Apple Computer has closed a manufacturing center in Sacramento, Calif. that…
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NY Post: Steve Jobs Offers Pixar If Disney Boots Eisner
The New York Post has published an unsourced piece saying that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has offered monster carrot to…
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iTMS DRM-Stripping Site (PlayFair) Pulled [Updated]
It will come as a surprise to few, but the PlayFair site we mentioned earlier this week has been pulled.…
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Want To Harness Command-Line Power Under OS X? Try CLIX!
Sure, the Mac OS X Finder is one of the best graphical interfaces on top of a UNIX core, but…
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Apple Offers Hot Deals On 10 GB, 30 GB iPods
Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for CDW/MacWarehouse and the Apple Store itself at the Macintosh Product Guide. The…
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OWC Drops Prices Of Mercury Extreme Upgrades By Up To 10%
In the market for an upgrade for your Power Mac G4? It may be a good time to do so.…
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QuickerTek Brings Cantenna To AirPort Users
Fans of wireless networking have probably heard of the Cantenna, a powerful signal-boosting antenna originally made with an empty Pringles…
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Mac Sightings Is Now The Mac Sight
Mac Sightings, a central database for sightings of all things Apple from television, movies, and print, has changed its name…
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Beta Test Those Apps With MacBetaGroup
TriLateral Systems has announced a new site called MacBetaGroup. MacBetaGroup is a site set up to connect developers of Mac…
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Apple Releases PowerSchool SIS 2004
Apple's education software division, PowerSchool, has announced a new version of PowerSchool called PowerSchool SIS 2004. PowerSchool is Apple's education…