Archives for September 2004

September, 27th September 2004

• Freescale To Launch Smaller, Faster G4 Processor

  Tony Smith of The Register (UK) has published a look at Freescale's upcoming smaller, faster G4 processor. The processor will…

• Apple Notes, Fixes .Mac Mail Outage

  Observer readers reported problems with their .Mac e-mail accounts Tuesday after receiving messages saying they were over their storage quota.…

• Coupons, Inc. Adds Support for Safari

  Coupons, Inc. announced Tuesday that it has adapted its Bricks print-at-home coupon solution to support Apple's Safari browser.

• OWC Adds 400GB Drive to Mercury Elite Line

  Other World Computing has added a number of new FireWire drives to its Mercury Elite family.

• Epson Releases New ‘EasyPrint’ Utility

  Epson announced Tuesday a new Mac software utility that embeds the most important print settings directly into a software application's…

• Alpine Ships Car Stereo iPod Interface

  Alpine Electronics of America announced Tuesday it is shipping its Interface Adapter for the Apple iPod and mini.

• Air France Adds iPod mini Promotion

  Commercial airliner Air France announced Tuesday it is offering those who purchase a business class ticket from any Air France…

• FujiFilm, Olympus Announce 1GB xD Picture Card

  Fuji Photo Film and Olympus have jointly developed a 1GB version of their xD Picture Card memory card that will…

• ODBC Router Adds FileMaker Pro 7 Support

  August Software on Tuesday announced an update to its ODBC Router software.

• Fonts.com Adds 30 Agfa Fonts

  Agfa Monotype announced Tuesday the addition of 30 new fonts to its Fonts.com online font download service.

• Toshiba Intros First 60GB Digital Music Player

  Toshiba announced Monday a new hard drive-based digital audio player with a 60GB storage capacity. It will first be available…

• iTunes Music Store Offering Exclusive U2 Track

  Apple's iTunes Music Store on Monday began offering exclusively a new single from the Rock group U2's upcoming new album.

• Kingston Announces New DataTraveler USB Flash Drives

  Kingston Technology Company announced on Monday three new families of USB 2.0 Flash drives that are available immediately.

• Apple Posts G5 Firmware Update

  Apple Computer has posted a new firmware update for Uniprocessor Power Mac G5s to fix unexpected behavior in the first…

• Formac Launches Online Refurbished Store

  Formac Electronic announced Monday an online store for refurbished products.

• Blackmagic Releases Device For Viewing HD On DVI Monitors

  Blackmagic Design is now shipping the Blackmagic HDLink. The Blackmagic HDLink is a device designed for viewing HDTV video on…

• Effects Essentials Maintenance Update Released

  Buena Software, Inc. has released an update for Effects Essentials, bringing it to version 1.6.1. Effects Essentials is a plug-in…

• SimCity 4 Rush Hour Ships For Mac OS X

  Aspyr Media announced today that SimCity 4 Rush Hour has shipped. Rush Hour is an expansion pack for SimCity 4,…

• Hollow Ground Tactical Arcade Game Updated

  Aescapia AB has updated Hollow Ground to version 1.2.1. The update is a minor maintenance release for "some minor fixes."…

• Q4 Financial Conference Call Webcast October 13th

  Apple has announced that it will be webcasting its fiscal Q4 financial conference call. The company's 4th quarter ends in…

September, 26th September 2004

• GarageBand For Dummies Ships

  Late Friday afternoon, we noted that Dr. Mac's GarageBand For Dummies had shipped. Check the full story for the details.

• ?berPod

  I enjoy my iPod almost as much as I enjoy air. Be that as it may; there are times when…

• Bare Bones Updates Mailsmith to Version 2.1.4

  Bare Bones Software has updated its e-mail client Mailsmith to version 2.1.4. The update is a maintenance release that "addresses…

• Apple Sales Xserve System To Aussie Federal Government

  Australian newspaper The Age reports that Apple has landed a deal with the Australian federal government that includes 42 terabytes…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For CDW|MacWarehouse

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for CDW|MacWarehouse at the Macintosh Product Guide

• EarthLink Releases TotalAccess 2005 For Mac

  EarthLink announced Monday a new version of its Internet access software with a phisher site blocking application and an RSS…

• Olympus Announces New DSLR, Two Compact Cameras

  Olympus America introduced Monday an eight megapixel digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera and two compact digital cameras at 4-megapixels.

• Advanced Media Adds 11-in-1 Card Reader/Writer

  Advanced Media introduced Monday a 11-in-1 flash memory card reader and writer with USB 2.0 connectivity retailing for US$29.99.

• iMove Makes Apple Cinema Display Easier to Handle

  MaxUpgrades announced Monday a computer display positioning table that enables precise positioning of Apple's Cinema Display for optimum viewing.

• Plextor Announces 16x Speed DVD+/-R/RW Drives

  Plextor introduced Monday the PX-716 series DVD+/-R/RW drives, featuring 16X DVD+R and 16X DVD-R recording.

• Griffin’s iBeam Adds Flaslight, Laser Pointer to iPod

  Griffin Technology has announced miniture flashlight and laser pointer accessories that attach to the Apple iPod and iPod mini and…

• Adobe Updates Photoshop CS Plug-In; Supports Added Cameras

  Adobe Systems announced Monday an update to the Camera Raw Plug-in that adds raw file support for more than 65…

• Adobe Proposes New Universal Photo Format

  Adobe Systems announced Monday a new format for digital photos that offers higher-quality, raw images in the hopes more digital…

• Apple Launches PowerBook "White Spot" Repair Program

  Apple has launched a repair program for PowerBooks with "white spot" problems. The problem occurs in what Apple says is…

• Mac Based Music Show Grows Nationally

  DV Dailies wanted to highlight a new bit from our friends at All Access Live, the Mac based nationally syndicated…

• Panasonic Ships New DVCPRO/50 VTR Deck With IEEE 1394 Support

  Panasonic released a new VTR for professional video editing environments, the AJ-SD93. The AJ-SD93 is a VTR deck designed for…

• Piper Jaffray: Apple Market Share in Two Year Growth; Stock to ‘Outperform’

  Analyst Gene Munster of the investment firm Piper Jaffray issued an "outperform" rating on Apple stock Monday, saying the company…

September, 23rd September 2004

• June 21 - 30: Bill Gates Offers To Help License Mac OS

  Yesterday afternoon, we published another installment of This Week in Apple History. It was this week in 1985 that Bill…

• Zombies

  An article in New Scientist claims that thousand of new PC zombies are being created daily. That's frightening, and it…

• GarageBand For Dummies Ships

  We received word that GarageBand For Dummies is, at last, shipping. Written by Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus, this book shows…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For B&H, MacZone

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for B&H Photo-Video and MacZone at the Macintosh Product Guide

• Apple Releases Java 1.4.2 Update 2

  Apple Computer on Thursday released Java 1.4.2 Update 2 via the Mac OS X Software Update preference pane.

• eBay Auction Helper GarageSale Released

  German software developer was EDV Consulting announced Thursday the release of GarageSale 1.0, which helps users of Mac OS X…

• Forbes: Jobs 74th Richest American

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs is 74th ranked in the 22nd annual Forbes 400 list of Richest Americans, with a net…

• Missing Sync for Palm OS 4.0.1 Released

  Mark/Space announced Friday a free update to The Missing Sync 4.0.1 for Palm OS which fixes a variety of issues.

• Footlights: New Video Jukebox App Released

  Radical Breeze has released a new video jukebox application called Footlights. Footlights is a video playback app that includes "playlists,…

• Edit HDV IN FCP With Lumiere HD

  For those of you looking to edit HDV in Final Cut Pro before the next slated FCP release, look no…

• iStopMotion Updated With Hi-Rez Support

  Boinx Software has released an update for iStopMotion, bringing it to version 1.5. iStopMotion is a utility designed for stop…

• Solarian II: Back on the Mac for Mac OS X

  Stick Software has announced that Solarian II has been brought into the modern age of the Mac. Solarian II is…

September, 22nd September 2004

• June 21 - 30: Bill Gates Offers To Help License Mac OS

  This week, we have one of our favorite stories about Apple. It was this week in 1985 that Bill Gates,…