Archives for February 2005

February, 13th February 2005

• PC Mag: Mac mini "Succeeds, Stylishly"

  "Sleek," "quiet" and "stylish" are all the right words to describe the Apple Mac mini, according to Joel Santo Domingo…

• PC Mag: Shuffle a "Very Good Choice"

  The Apple iPod shuffle is "an outstanding example" of "minimalism" despite it needing a navigation display, Bill Machrone concludes in…

• Epson Announces Stylus Photo R1800

  Epson announced late Friday the Stylus Photo R1800, a new photo printer for its Stylus Photo line

• RoadWired Launches Skooba Series of Laptop Bags

  Laptop bag maker RoadWired has introduced a new collection of laptop bags and sleeves, starting at $99.95

• Chronos Releases StickyBrain 3.3 with QuickNote

  Chronos LC announced Friday the release of StickyBrain 3.3, an update to its popular note creation and management utility for…

• DVForge Ships Mini USB Audio Adapters for Guitars, Mics

  The GuitarPlug and MicPlug are miniature USB audio adapters that plug directly into an electric guitar, bass, or dynamic microphone,…

• Survey Finds Henrico County Students Frequently Use iBooks

  Eighty-eight percent bring the iBooks to school everyday, 91% use them at home, and 71% of parents support the school…

• GigaDesigns Pushes G4 Upgrades to 1.8GHz

  The company's new G-celerator AGP 7A Series features PowerPC 7447A processors and is compatible with a number of AGP-supported Power…

• UBS: Software "The Magic" in Apple’s Future

  Revenue from Apple Computer's Mac OS X, iLife '05 and iWork '05 will be "attractive" and "significant" in the next…

February, 10th February 2005

• Creating A "Film-Skip" Effect In Final Cut Pro

  Mike Washlesky shows Final Cut Pro users how to make it look like a video is coming off a film…

• Solio Charges Your iPod With the Sun

  We put Better Energy's solar-powered charger through its paces

• FireWire Depot Expands Product Offerings

  FireWire Depot started shipping a number of new products Friday, ranging from Serial ATA devices to FireWire HD, DVD-RW, and…

• S&P Keeps Apple at Hold; iPod Reliance a "Risk"

  Stock in Apple Computer is worth buying and holding as long as investors realize revenue growth of the iPod has…

• AAPL Split has Wall Street Abuzz

  Apple stock split helps lift the market at midday while S&P reiterates "hold" rating.

• macXware Releases MacFonts 2

  Updated collection includes 1000 new fonts.

• Apple Announces Two-for-One Stock Split

  Apple Computer announced Friday that its board of directors has approved a two-for-one split of the company's common stock.

• Napster CEO Admits Apple and iPod are ‘Target #1’

  Napster's CEO has admitted its recent Super Bowl commercial is just the beginning of a campaign to prove to consumers…

• Discreet To Ship combustion Version 4

  Discreet has announced the upcoming release of combustion version 4.0

February, 09th February 2005

• East Bay Updates iTube TV Viewing Software

  East Bay Technologies announced Thursday version 1.3 of its iTube Internet television viewing software with the addition of 100,000-plus QuickTime…

• SpamSieve Gets an Update

  C-Command brings the spam filtering software to version 2.2.4.

• ShuffleMate Affordably Protects your iPod shuffle

  A new case for Apple's iPod shuffle offers a number of handy features while protecting the gum-sized music player

• Apple Parts Supplier Continues to Feel the Heat

  Trackpad-maker Synaptics continues to be battered by Wall Street, falling nearly 5 percent in pre-market trading Thursday after being downgraded…

• MP3tunes Comes to the Table with 88-cent, DRM-free Music

  Michael Robertson, the man behind the original MP3.com Web site, launched MP3tunes.com Wednesday, offering over 300,00 songs from independent artists

• Apple Revs Mac OS X Server to 10.3.8

  Alongside the Mac OS X 10.3.8 update, released Wednesday, Apple posted Mac OS X Server 10.3.8

• RealNetworks’ iPod Fumble Takes Three of 2004’s Top 10 Business Blunders

  Business 2.0 pokes fun at RealNetworks' uphill--and failed--battle at gaining iPod compatibility with its music store

• Star Wars Battlefront Available for Pre-Order

  Aspyr expects its port of the LucasArts title to ship in June 2005.

February, 08th February 2005

• Mac OS X 10.3.8 Out of the Gates

  Apple released Mac OS X 10.3.8 (build 7U16) Wednesday. The "delta" updater, for Mac OS X 10.3.7 users, is sized…

• Georgia County to Pay Apple $69.9M for iBooks, Pending Board Approval

  Cobb County will outfit teachers, middle and high school students with 63,000 iBook G4s under the deal

• Mac mini Finds Another Automotive Home

  Classic Restorations has posted the first photos of its 1998 MacJeep 5.9 Limited

• Sirius CEO Dismisses Satellite Radio + iPod Rumors

  Apple has no interest in teaming up with satellite radio provider Sirius, CEO Mel Karmazin told investors and analysts at…

• iPods Invade Microsoft .NET Conference

  While Apple is not exhibiting at this year's VSLive! conference, which is targeted at Micorsoft's Visual Studio .NET developers, the…

• Casemandu, Prie Podwallet New iPod Case Options

  A new high-impact case and a designer leather wallet join the growing list of iPod accessories

• HP Chairman, CEO Carly Fiorina Resigns

  In a surprise move Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard announced that Chariman and CEO Carla Fiorina has resigned, effective immediately. Fiorina cited strategic…

• Contour Design Improves RollerMouse With Pro Model

  Contour Design announced Tuesday a re-designed keyboard stand that is longer and adds two additional function buttons

• Wall Street Analyst Bullish About Mac Sales

  Continued good press and reviews serve to make Macs only that much more appealing, Steve Milunovich of Merrill Lynch says

• iPod shuffle RAID

  It might not look like the most impressive mass storage device, but this 4GB storage solution does the trick

• Schiller Profits $2.3 Million on Apple Stock Surge

  Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing profited more than US$2.3 million as he cashed in on stock options…

• Video Systems Offers HDV Importing Into FCP Tip

  Video Systems Online has posted a tip on how to import MPEG-2 based HD material into Final Cut Pro using…

• Aspyr Media Cancels Men of Valor

  "Several different factors" led Asypr to cancel the Mac port of Men of Valor

February, 07th February 2005

• Toon Boom Studio Express 2.5 Delivers QuickTime Export, More

  Toon Boom's affordable animation package receives a well-rounded upgrade

• More "Lost 1984 Mac Videos"

  Three more videos emerge from the days of the Mac's introduction

• Beef Up Your Titanium PowerBook With a Steel Hinge

  TechRestore offers an extra robust solution for hinge issues

• Duke iPod Pilot Program Going "Extremely Well"

  University will decide in two months time whether to renew the program this Fall

• Apple Web Site Traffic Surges on Pepsi-iTunes Ad Buzz

  Apple saw a 172% increase in traffic to its Web site Sunday compared to the last four Sundays thanks to…

• Workflow, Performance New Benefits of Cumulus 6.5

  Canto Software announced Monday the release of Cumulus 6.5, an update to its digital asset management system

• iPod shuffle Incompatible With G3 iMac & eMac, Company Docs Show

  Apple iPod shuffle is incompatible with G3 iMacs and eMacs because the device will not physically fit into the USB…

• Fujifilm Debuts a Slew of New Digital Cameras

  Fuji announced Monday four new cameras ranging from two new budget-conscious A-series cameras, to a ultracompact model and a compact,…

• Georgia School District Looking to Apple for 63,000 Laptops

  Georgia's Cobb County is in talks with Apple to provide laptops to more than 63,000 students and teachers in its…

• Adesso Introduces New Graphics Tablets Line

  Three new CyberTablets start start at $69.99 and range up to $169.99

• Consumer Reports: Mac Laptops Have Fewest Repairs; Best Tech Support

  Apple's iBook and PowerBook portables have the fewest reports of repairs and the best technical support of any laptop PC…