Archives for October 2004

October, 13th October 2004

• Walt Mossberg Shows The Easy Path To Switching

  Walt Mossberg's newest column for the Wall Street Journal looks at Microsoft's new version of Virtual PC (version 7.0) as…

• InfiniBand Host Adapters For OS X Clustering Ship

  Small Tree Communications has introduced a new high-performance clustering tool for Mac OS X, InfiniBand host channel adapters

• Dell Unveils iPod Mini Challenger at $50 Less (UPDATE)

  Dell announced Thursday the Pocket DJ, its answer to Apple's iPod mini, with a 20% larger hard drive and a…

• Second OmniWeb 5.1 Beta Released

  The Omni Group has released OmniWeb 5.1 Beta 2. This updated Web browser includes improved debug logging and several other…

• 2 Panasonic Cameras Used For Brian Wilson Documentary

  Panasonic has announced the recent documentary production of "Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and The Story of Smile," was shot using…

• 7 Analysts Raise Apple Target Price After Strong Earnings

  Following Wednesday's financial earning report from Apple, seven Wall Street analysts have raised their target price and earnings estimates for…

October, 12th October 2004

• Adobe Ships Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0

  Late on Tuesday night, we reported that Adobe has shipped Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0. Get the details in the full…

• New Mac Automation App Released

  Foxchange Software has released a new Mac utility that automates some very specific tasks

• Dell Pocket DJ: Dell May Offer iPod Mini Competitor

  CNet News is reporting that Dell may be planning to make a move on the iPod mini with a new…

• Microsoft Updates MSN Messenger, Remote Desktop Connection Client

  Microsoft has issued updates today for both MSN Messenger and Remote Desktop Connection Client. Both updates are minor updates that…

• Microsoft Issues Security Warning & Update For Mac Office

  Microsoft has issued a critical security warning, as well as accompanying updates, for Mac Office v.X and Mac Office 2001.…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For Four Mac Retailers

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for CDW|MacWarehouse, MacZone, MacMall, and AudioMIDI at the Macintosh Product Guide

• Fortune Recommends iMac G5, Disses Windows Security

  In a review of the iMac G5 for Fortune, Peter Lewis recommends the iMac G5, noting that he has moved…

• iPod Printable Tattoos Now Available, HP Says

  Hewlett-Packard announced Wednesday the availability of its iPod Printable Tattoos. A ten-pack of printable, pre-cut, glossy paper with an adhesive…

• QuickerTek Boosts PowerBook Whip Antenna Signal Strength

  QuickerTek, Inc. announced Wednesday a new high-gain versio of its PowerBook wireless antenna and lowered prices on other products.

• Analysts Expect Rosey 4Q Apple Earnings, But What About Mac?

  Analysts expect Apple to post strong fiscal fourth-quarter profit when it reports earnings later Wednesday. Strong iPod sales are expected…

• Earnings Conference Notes: Retail Good; Q1 Outlook Bright

  Aside from the bigger headlines of Apple's fiscal fourth quarter earnings Wednesday, there were a number of other bits of…

• Study: iTunes #1 Music Download Service; Online Buyers Down

  Apple Computer's iTunes Music Store remains the leader in paid digital music downloads with 70% of the legally downloaded music…

• Apple, Microsoft Trade Barbs Over Consumer Choice of Music Services, Players

  Apple came out swinging late Tuesday after Microsoft accused the iPod maker of not offering consumers choice in music file…

• 6 Apple Mini Retail Stores to Open This Saturday [UPDATED]

  Apple Computer CFO Peter Oppenheimer announced Wednesday that the company would be opening six mini retail stores in the U.S.…

• Secret Weapons of WWII Goes Gold

  Aspyr announced today that Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII has hit gold, and will begin shipping next week

• Men of Valor To Ship In December

  Aspyr has announced a ship date for Men of Valor, the First Person Shooter (FPS) set during the Vietnam war.…

• Aspyr Posts Demo For Homeworld 2

  Aspyr has posted a demo of Homeworld 2. Homeworld 2 is a Sci-Fi 3D real-time strategy game that puts you…

• Apple 4Q Retail & iPod Sales Strong; iMac Sales Off 23% YTD

  Sales of its iPod and iPod mini together with strong retail store sales catipulted Apple Computer to report better-than-expected earnings…

• Apple Posts Profit of $106 Million, 2 Million iPods Sold [UPDATED]

  Apple Computer reported Wednesday fiscal fourth-quarter net profit of US$106 million, or 26 cents a share, on revenue of $2.35…

• G5 Supply Delays Still Affecting iMac, Power Mac Sales

  Consumers wanting G5-based Macs may have to wait a while as supplies of G5 processors continue to fall behind demand.…

• HP Sells 121,000 iPods (UPDATED)

  HP has sold some 121,000 Apple iPod by HP units during the September quarter. During today's Q4 conference call, Apple…

October, 11th October 2004

• Adobe Ships Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0

  Adobe has announced that Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 is shipping for both Mac OS X and Windows. The new version…

• Windows User Reviews The Power Mac G5 ‘Experience’

  AnandTech has posted a lengthy review of the Mac "experience" that attempts to cover all the major aspects of using…

• Cherry OS: New Emulator Runs Mac OS On Windows Hardware

  A company called MXS announced a new software emulator called Cherry OS that makes it possible to install Mac OS…

• Microsoft Officially Launches MSN Music; Mac Users Still Not Invited

  Microsoft officially launched the MSN Music Store Tuesday, marking the company's entry into the online music download business. Today's launch…

• School Downgrades From Mac To PC; Macs Too Expensive

  The Cranbury Press has posted a story detailing the decision of the schools in the town of Monroe to move…

• MacWireless Releases New Antenna Boosters

  MacWireless has released new boosters for wireless users. The 11g Antenna Boosters are designed for expanding the range of AirPort…

• REAL Basic Announces Call For REALbasic Design Award Entries

  REAL Basic Software, Inc. has announced a call for entries for this year's REALbasic Design Awards. The REALbasic Design Awards…

• Steve Jobs Interview: Microsoft, Innovation, Apple, Mac Loyalty, More

  In an interview with BusinessWeek, Steve Jobs covers a wide variety of topics including the nature of innovation, what happened…

• SanDisk Announces Three New Flash-Based Music Players

  SanDisk Corp. announced Tuesday a new line of portable digital music players available in 256 megabyte, 512MB and 1 gigabyte…

• Apple Remote Desktop Updated to 2.1

  Apple has quietly updated Apple Remote Desktop to version 2.1. Apple Remote Desktop allows Mac users to control another Mac…

• Mac Astronomy Workshop To Be Held In Chicago

  The folks at the self-titled Macintosh Astronomy Workshop I (formerly Macstronomy) organizing committee have announced a Mac astronomy workshop that…

• Keyboard Maestro Macro Program Gets Maintenance Update

  Stairways Software Pty Ltd has announced an update for Keyboard Maestro, bringing the macro utility to version 2.0.2. The release…

• M-Audio Releases Entry-Level USB Audio Interface

  M-Audio has announced the release of a new entry-level USB audio interface called Fast Track USB. This device is an…

• New Owners of Dantz "Committed" to Mac Market With Retrospect

  The new owners of back-up software maker Dantz Development Corp. are "committed" to continuing development and sale of its three…

• Apple Dominates MP3 Market in Units Sold 5 to 1, Data Shows

  Apple's iPod and iPod mini continued their domination of the U.S. portable music player market in August in terms of…

• Service Pack 1 for Office 2004 Fixes Security, Bug Issues

  The Macintosh Business Unit of Microsoft announced Tuesday the release of Service Pack 1 for Office 2004 for Mac OS…

• Despite Apple’s Popularity, Survey Says Holiday PC Sales to be Lackluster

  A new poll finds a little less than a quarter of Americans will buy a PC for the holidays. That…

• Virgin Unveils Super-Small MP3 Player; Goes After iPod mini

  Virgin Electronics announced Tuesday its own portable digital music player aimed squarely at the iPod mini. 1GB more storage space…

October, 10th October 2004

• Need to Quickly Sort Photos? You Need PhotoReviewer!

  John F. Braun reviews PhotoReviewer, which was written using Apple's Cocoa framework and Objective-C, and uses the dcraw engine for…

• Mariner Write: Word Processing for the Rest of Us

  Nancy Carroll Gravley reviews Mariner Write, a word processing application she thinks is superior to Word

• Netflix Users: Get Your Freak On With Version 1.3

  The Little App Factory has announced a new version of Netflix Freak, bringing the app to version 1.3. Netflix Freak…

• Washington Post: MSN Music Falls Just Short of iTunes

  The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro says that Microsoft's new MSN Music store is the most capable iTunes competitor, but that…

• iPod Claims 82% HD-Based Retail Market Share; 42% All Players (UPDATE)

  Apple's iPod controls 82% of hard drive-based retail market, according to August figures from market research firm NPG Group. For…