Year: 2001

Yamaha today announced its CRW3200 LightSpeed3 CD-RW, a 24x10x40x CD-RW that boasts a number of Yamaha-exclusive features, including its Audio Master Quality Recording System, which improves the quality of audio CD burns; Partial Constant Angular Velocity technology, which keeps disc rotation speed constant, while adjusting thedata transfer rate depending upon which portion of the disc is being recorde

Apple has added several new features to its HomePage iTool, including password protection for specific pages, a slide show format for full-size images, a site menu, easier editing, visitor counters, and more. HomePage is provided free of charge to Mac users. Updated 11:23 – MacMinute reader Yan Feng notes, “the new Homepage features from Apple iTools work only with IE 5.1 Final Release included with OS X 10.1. Great. I’m still on 10.0.4.”

TheStreet.com has published an enthusiastic article about Apple’s iMovie, concluding “if you’re dreaming of munching seared tuna with Hollywood’s A-list, iMovie is your starting point.” The article also makes note of Microsoft’s Movie Maker software for Windows Me/XP, telling Windows users that while it may suffice, “it’s no iMovie.” Apple, meanwhile, has published a new feature on one teacher’s use of iMovie in the classroom and the impact it h

MobileStar, a wireless Internet service provider that offers 802.11b (AirPort) access at hundreds of Starbucks locations across the country, as well as hotels and airports, has reportedly laid off 88 employees, which sources claim is “everybody.” The company, which neither denied nor confirmed the layoffs, is expected to make an announcement regarding its future in the coming days.

Apple will release faster PowerBooks—up to 700MHz—later this month, speculates The Register. The new PowerBooks will feature the PowerPC 7440 processor, which operates on a 133MHz bus but consumes more power (and thus produces more heat). Rumor site Think Secret, meanwhile, is reporting speed-bumped PowerBooks and iBooks will arrive in the near future, as supplies of current models are drying up.