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Wednesday, June 28, 2006

News

Apple Updates 17" MacBook Pro Firmware
by Macworld UK

Why Apple iTunes Isn't Selling Movies. Yet
by Daniel Turner, MIT Technology Review
The technology for downloading movie-length videos is ready, but their multi-gigabyte files would overwhelm current broadband connections.

Podcasting After iTunes
by Steve Friess, Wired News

Apple's Leopard Act
by Red Herring
The company's upcoming operating system could help stoke interest in Mac sales.

Microsoft Acquires iView Multimedia
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
Microsoft has purchased iview Multimedia, the companies announced on Monday. Notes on the iView web site indicate that support for its Macintosh products will continue.

Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.4.7
by Jim Dlarymple, Macworld

Opinion

Behind One Analyst's 'Sell' On Apple
by Herb Greenberg, MarketWatch
Is it on its way to becoming a Microsoft-like monopoly?

My MacBook: What I Love, What I Hate
by Eric Rice
I still like it, I guess; i just hate being knocked down to the levels of PC-based computers everywhere.

The iPod Phone Myth
by RoughlyDrafted

Sidetrack

Don't Install The Latest Update Yet
by Heng-Cheong Leong

Mac users are typically advised not to install the latest OS X updates straight away, because they may contain bugs. Better let others do it first, and install the updates only when there are no widespread problems reported. Even so, always backup.

Windows users are advised to to install the latest Windows updates, because, simply, Microsoft is evil.

Now, which computer do you really want to buy?

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The Most Secretive OS X Release Ever?
by Heng-Cheong Leong

Leopard, it seems, is one of the most secretive OS X release ever, assuming Apple's promised 18-month cycle remains true.

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