iMac Duo vs. iMac G5

In Brief: In addition to Apple's free DTK-for-iMac upgrade, Apple's ADC Hardware Purchase Program offers Premier developers up to 10 discounted Intel iMacs, while Select and Student developers are entitled to one discounted iMac.... Apple says that Widgets/Internet plug-ins should be compiled as Universal Binaries, as Rosetta will not be used because the DashboardClient process behind each widget launches natively.... A reader video comparing iMac startup times demonstrates that the iMac Core duo is significantly faster than its iMac G5 couterpart.... BeLight Software has released Universal Binary versions of all of its productivity applications, including Swift Publisher, Mail Factory, Business Card Composer and freeware Image Tricks.... Apple has confirmed that that Final Cut Pro and other FCP Studio applications will no longer be available separately.... XtremeMac has expanded its line of Sport Iconz iPod cases to include Major League baseball as well as new versions for the iPod video. [updated]

by MacNN Staff