Briefly: Napster layoffs; Iconfactory
updated 06:45 pm EST, Wed January 25, 2006
Napster cuts, Iconfactory
In brief: The Iconfactory has released a set of 52 add-on icons which extend the original Logica collection, covering concepts such as transactions, credit, interest, and more.... Napster today reduced its workforce by ten percent, and told employees to "exit immediately" without prior warning.... GEAR4 today launched the PocketPower, a reserve power pack for all iPod models and USB devices that offers extra playback/usage time.... Feral Interactive today released Chessmaster 9000 1.0.2, improving stability and performance under Mac OS X Tiger.... Apple's iTunes Music Store email Tuesday featured The Postal Service's "Such Great Heights" video, after the band expressed disappointment with Apple following the company's debut of its new Intel Mac ad, which showed many resemblances to the music video.... Intel has informed users that it will not accept any more participants for its Intel Software Development Products for Apple beta program.


