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Disc Burner boost

Italian software developer Centromedia has announced its free CD/DVD burning solution for Macs, called Disc Burner.
The software is capable of burning music, images, video and data to CDs or DVDs and is built to run in Mac OS X. The software extends the capabilities of Apple's own Disc Burner software, which is built into OS X. The 684K software requires OS X 10.2 and is available for download from the company at www.centromedia.com or at versiontracker.com

Xserve, PowerBooks update posted

Apple has released an update for Xserve and PowerBook Macs with internal slot-loading Combo drives.
The 1.4MB update installs firmware, and prevents Combo drives from intermittently failing to eject disks.
The update and complete installation guide is available from Apple's Web site or as usual visit; versiontracker.com .

iTunes update is anti-pirates

Apple has made its first move to thwart music pirates who have been using iTune's built-in music sharing features to steal music.
The company last night released iTunes 4.0.1 for OS X . This 8.2MB update offers a "number of performance and network access enhancements". It also prevents file sharing between Macs using iTunes 4.0.1 over the Internet. Mac users can only share over local networks on the same subnet. (Source Macworld)

Microsoft to pay AOL $750 million

In an extensive settlement announced Thursday, Microsoft and AOL Time Warner agreed to drop pending litigation and announced a seven-year royalty-free license of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser for AOL. As part of the deal, Microsoft agreed to pay AOL $750 million. The two companies will also begin to work together on software distribution and digital media.

Acrobat Reader hits 6.0

Adobe has released Adobe Reader for Mac OS X 6.0 , supporting its release of Acrobat 6.0, which is shipping now.
Adobe Reader X 6.0 is free. It lets users view and print PDF files, and allows them to fill in PDF-based forms online.
New features to the software - which was released this morning - include the capacity to play QuickTime, Flash and Real Media content that is embedded in an Adobe PDF file. The product also preserves document layers in Adobe PDF files. The 21MB download will be made available through Adobe's Web site, or as always, got to; versiontracker.com
(Source MacWorld)

Rumours; No more Classic support for Photoshop

MacCentral reports that a "source close to Adobe " has made it clear that the company will drop Classic support for Photoshop with the advent of the next "major" version. According to no one particular, again, this defiant act of non-support will happen this coming Fall - a period of time that's roughly 90 days in length .

apple.com Hits # 1

apple.com has achieved a # 1 ranking among hardware sites, beating out Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Gateway and Toshiba, among others, reports Internet Retailer. Apple.com scored 3.75 million unique visitors, the article says, reporting statistics from Nielsen/NetRatings’ AdRelevance report for the week ending May 11, 2003. (Source IGM)

Quark to demo new QuarkXPress 6.0

Mac Design Magazine announced today that individuals in the greater Chicago area will soon get the chance to preview the new QuarkXPress 6.0. Quark will be demonstrating 6.0 in their booth (#118) at the new Mac Design Conference Expo Hall next week

Apple to start selling TiVo ?

In TiVo's quarterly financial call yesterday, it was mentioned that Apple will begin selling TiVos in some of its retail stores.

This New York Post article claims that Apple is rumored to be developing a "professional" iPod for DJ's:

There's a rumor afoot that Apple may even be developing a new professional version of the iPod, which will allow DJs to change the pitch and speed of the tracks. (Source Mac Ruours)

Microsoft To Start iTunes Music Store Competition

"According to an article on CNET , Microsoft is planning on starting a music subscription service which will directly compete with Apple's iTunes Music Store. The service will apparently offer "unlimited downloads" for a flat, monthly rate, with the catches being that (a) you rent your music instead of owning it, and, (b) your music "expires" if you ever leave their service. The big question remains: can Microsoft do something like this without causing problems for their users? Are they going to have call Microsoft whenever they change their computer's hard drive in order to listen to their music again? Will they use DRM to prevent you from making your music portable?
Stay (i)Tuned and see...!