Year: 2002

Two representatives from the State of Maine are asking the Attorney General’s office to determine the state’s liability if it breaks its US$37.2 million contract with Apple, according to AP, as noted by MacSurfer. The contract, which calls for equipping all seventh and eighth graders in the state with iBooks, has faced a bevy of criticism in the wake of a $180 million budget shortfall. Rep.

Along with the opening of its retail store in New York City’s SoHo district next week, Apple also plans to open a store at the Roosevelet Field Mall in Garden City, Long Island, according to Newsday. The SoHo store will open on Thursday, July 18, during Macworld Expo New York, while the Roosevelt Field store will open on Saturday, July 20.

Karelia has released Watson 1.5.4, a minor update to its popular Mac OS X front-end for many Web-based services. Watson 1.5.4 corrects outstanding bugs and updates some of the current modules, while adding a new Weather module. Watson costs US$29 for a single-user license, or $39 for a household license.

Germany-based SoftCare today released version 4.0 of its K4 Publishing System, which is designed to organize the work of graphic designers and editors, as well as controlling the production process of Adobe InDesign 2.0 and Adobe InCopy 2.0 projects. Pricing is determined by the number of users; in the U.S. K4 is distributed by Managing Editor, Inc.

XLR8 today announced a dual-550MHz G4 upgrade for Graphite Power Mac G4 systems. To take advantage of the upgrade, customers send their current single- or dual-processor G4 card to XLR8, which then upgrades the card’s processors and tests the performance. The upgrade costs US$429.00. XLR8 also offers an “Advance Ship Option” whereby the company sends the user a 550MHz G4 processor card to use while the upgrade is being performed. The customer then sends the loaner card back to XLR8 when they receive their dual-550MHz upgrade.