News Archive for 04/09/17

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AAPL closes at 3.5-year high ahead of 4Q earnings

09/17, 10:05pm

AAPL at 52-week high

Apple's shares closed at a 3.5-year high on Friday, up more than 2 percent from yesterday's close of $36.35, which was a 52-week high. Apple's financial fourth quarter ends September 30th, with many of its sales promotions ending next Saturday, September, 25th (as noted earlier today). Apple is expected to release fourth fiscal quarter earnings on October 13, 2004 and also hold its Apple Quarterly Earnings call on the same date. [updated]

Independent record labels failed by Apple

09/17, 9:55pm

Indie music at iTunes UK?

Apple is struggling to offer content from independent UK artists available at its iTunes Music store, despite an agreement with Apple to license their music, according to The Independent: "Thousands of tracks by independent artists, including the single certain to top the charts tomorrow and all the songs by the Mercury prize winners Franz Ferdinand, are still unavailable on iTunes, three months after its UK launch. Independent record labels spoke of their frustration last night that, despite an agreement to license their music to iTunes, Apple had still not made their work available to fans." Apple responded by saying that it was working with them and "hundreds of other labels" to make the content available "as quickly as possible."

Tech: CD copy protection; small PS2, FTC incentives

09/17, 3:05pm

CD copy protection

Afternoon tech news: Music companies want support for CD copy protection built into Longhorn operating system; Sony is expected to unveil a smaller version of its popular PlayStation 2 game console on October 26; Six-figure incentives are the only way to persuade people to disclose the identity of co-workers, friends and others they know are responsible for flooding online mailboxes with unsolicited email, according to a FTC report.

Apps: ODLog, KoalaCalc, Battlefield, KaraTunes...

09/17, 1:10pm

ODLog, Battlefield...

ODLog ($80) is an easy-to-use application for the accurate timing and recording of observational data. With version 2 for Mac OS X, you can simultaneously score up to 12 different behavioral events. [1.0MB]
KoalaCalc is a free scientific calculator for Mac. In 'simple' mode, it looks similar to the standard calculator that comes with the Mac OS X, however, the 'advanced features' mode makes KoalaCalc one of the "most advanced scientific calculators available." [1.5MB]
KaraTunes 2.0 ($11), an add-on for iTunes, puts all your lyrics data in one single database, letting you save, modify, and search lyrics with a single interface. Version 2.0 lets you search Lyrictracker database and upload lyrics to your iPod. [5.7MB]
Intellisys Project Desktop is a simple project management tool for Mac. Version 2.50 offers a German localization, language switching without restarting the program, and several important bug fixes. Pricing starts at $160. [not available]
MacDopplerPRO 2.6 ($95) "gives you a seat right in the heart of the Operations & Command Centre for every satellite in orbit." Version 2.6 adds a ‘Behind Satellite’ camera point of view, a new logging dialog, and more. [8.1MB]
Battlefield 1942 demo for Mac is now available. It "gives you a taste of the intense World War II combat in the game." It includes single player play on Guadalcanal island, one of the many locales the full version of the game supports. "Fly planes, drive jeeps and tanks, and try to defeat the enemy to prepare yourself for Battlefield 1942's unique multiplayer play that is available in the full version of the game." [300MB]

Briefly: Wal-Mart iPod, BF 1942 demo, Ford Racing 2

09/17, 1:00pm

HP iPod at Wal-Mart

In Brief: WalMart.com has begun selling the HP iPod (along with a number of accesories) with a disclaimer that it is not compatible with the Wal-Mart music service.... A demo of Battlefield 1942 offers single player play on Guadalcanal island, one of the many locales the full version of the game supports, but does not support multiplayer mode.... TomatoChip.com is now taking pre-orders for the popular USB Christmas Trees ($13), with the first shipments expected next week.... UK game publisher Feral has posted screenshots of and information on Ford Racing 2, which is also available for pre-order now ($45).

Tech: $87M seizure, mobiles in aircraft, MS-Sun redux

09/17, 8:50am

$87M seizure, MS-Sun redux

Morning tech: U.S. law enforcement has seized $87 million worth of of fake software and filed charges against 11 individuals for software piracy.... A two-year investigation has shown that cell phones can be used on planes without interfering with navigation systems, paving the way for use in airplanes by 2006... Microsoft is looking for ways to work more closely with developers of the Open Office open-source project, while at the same time, apparently reserving the right to sue them... eBay's PayPal said it will levy fines of up to $500 for uses related to gambling, adult content or services, and selling prescription drugs from non-certified sellers.

Apps: Nisus Writer Express, Mellel, MegaTrack, ...

09/17, 8:25am

Nisus Writer, Mellel, ...

Nisus Writer Express 2.0.1 ($60) fixes several issues in the powerful alternative word processing application, including opening of WordPerfect documents, improved launch times, new splash screen, and more. Version 2 offers a built-in table tool, user-definited styles, footnotes, endnotes, highlighter, smart quotes, and more. [form]
Mellel 1.8 is a major update to the advanced multilingual word processor. The updated version offers advanced outline support and features, support for OpenType technology, enhanced support for languages and numerous other improvements. Mellel is $40, while a 5-user license is $60. [5.2MB]
eMail Bounce Handler 2.0 ($20) is a a bounce e-mail filtering and handling tool that uses customizable set of rules to recognize/extract the recipients addresses allowing you to use them again to try sending your mail or to take them off your list. Version 2 adds IMAP support (for AOL, .Mac, etc.), a new Mac OS X interface, performance improvements of up to 10 times, etc. [Classic, OSX]
Play Sound 1.4 (free) provides a simple way to play sound files in classic Mac OS and Mac OS X. Play Sound supports QuickTime sound files (for example, AIFF or MP3 files), Mac OS System 7 sound files (files with a file type of 'sfil' that contain 'snd ' resources), or any 'snd ' resources embedded into any file in the resource chain. [708KB]
MegaTrack 1.2 (free) is an open-source utility that offers basic tropical storm/hurricane tracking for Atlantic storms as well as detailed information on storm using info from the internet. It offers more startup preferences, storm classification, automatic update of storm database, export of individual storm info, and a new icon. [2.0MB]
AutoCal 1.1 (15€) allows users to automatically publish iCal calendars via FTP. It offers the ability to set publish options, send email notifications to your contacts and more. It offers a new Mach-O binary, system crash fixes, and improved ftp transfer speeds. [form]

Briefly: JavaScript feed, Win reboot, OpenGL coding

09/17, 7:50am

MacNN JavaScript feed

In Brief: MacNN has created a custom JavaScript Headline Feed, that allows webmasters to place headlines directly on their websites, with many customization options.... About 8% of Windows sessions require a machine reboot with Windows XP machines topping the list at 12%..... The OpenGL ES 1.1 Coding Challenge is designed to create a library of sample code and applications for hardware accelerated OpenGL ES games, demos and screensavers, offering over $100,000 in prizes with multiple winners in three project categories.... Palaeographics in Australia (Authorized Apple Reseller) received its first 17" 1.6GHz and 17" 1.8GHz iMac G5s demo units.

Miglia AlchemyTV DVR 2.2 offers TitanTV integration

09/17, 7:35am

Miglia AlchemyTV DVR 2.2

Miglia Technology today announced the availability of a free software update for AlchemyTV DVR, that includes the much requested TitanTV integration for US customers. AlchemyTV DVR 2.2 now integrates Decisionmark's TitanTV EPG (Electronic Program Guide) directly into the program. Decisionmark's TitanTV EPG makes it easy to find TV shows and schedule them for recording or viewing with a single click. Using its scheduled recording functionality, AlchemyTV DVR can schedule as many recordings as required. It is available for any PCI-based G4/G5 Mac running Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later for $160.

Apple sales promos end on September 25

09/17, 3:20am

Apple promos ending

Apple's latest series of promos for both education and other consumers end next week, as its financial quarter comes to a close. Several promotions are scheduled to end next week on September 25, including Apple's popular Cram and Jam promo for students, which offers $200 back on the purchase of an iPod along with any Apple laptop; Edit like a Pro. Instant savings, which offers Final Cut Express 2 video editing software for only $100 with purchase of any Mac; Great-looking deal, which offers up to a $100 savings when an HP printer is purchased along with a Mac; and Sweet deal on .Mac, which offers $30 off the $100 membership price of .Mac. Each of the promotions are available at the Apple Store online, Apple retail stores, or other Apple resellers.

Costco sells iPod mini with iTunes tracks, armband

09/17, 2:30am

Costco sells iPod mini

Discount warehouse Costco.com will begin selling the iPod mini. The website indicates that the company will begin shipping the MP3 player beginning October 1st and will offer the Pink, Silver, and Blue versions of the iPod mini for $270, a slight premium over the $250 price from Apple and other retailers; however, Costco.com is bundling 15 free iTunes tracks as well the Apple iPod Armband station, which retails for $30. Users can choose Standard (15-20 business days) or Express (3-6) shipping options. [updated: the page no longer mentions the iPod mini dock]