The Gamesome Mac, the weekly Mac gaming radio program, tonight hosts the 2002 uDevGame Awards in association with iDevGames. Hosts Sean Smith and Omaha Sternberg will be joined by iDevGames editor-in-chief Carlos Camacho in honoring the best in original, independent Macintosh game development. Forty-one entries are vying for over US$15,000 in prizes in uDevGame 2002. The Gamesome Mac can be heard on Mondays from 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET.
Read MoreRon Johnson, Apple’s senior vice president of retail, said the company had its busiest week ever at the Apple retail stores, with over 365,000 people visiting its 50 stores in the six-day Thanksgiving week. Johnson characterized Apple’s special holiday event last Friday as having long lines but happy customers.
Read MoreThe online Apple Store is now accepting pre-orders for QuickBooks 5, a new version of Intuit’s popular small business accounting software. Announced in August, QuickBooks 5 offers native Mac OS X support, greater customization options, and a new Report Finder, among other new features. The software is priced at US$299.95 and is expected to ship in the first quarter of 2003.
Read MoreMacWarehouse is currently offering Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) for US$118. A $50 mail-in rebate [PDF] drops the price to $68. This sale price ends today, though the rebate is valid until December 21, 2002.
Read MoreOther World Computing today added six new models to its popular Mercury external optical storage line. The drives offer FireWire and USB/FireWire connectivity, add-on software, and writable and re-writable media. The 44x24x44 CD/RW models also come with Yamaha Safe-Burn and exclusive Disc T@2 Labeling Technology, while the 48x12x48 models come with Lite-On Smart-Burn technology.
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