Apple has updated its Apple Store Hot Deals page with a new promotion, dubbed “Jingle Bells and Whistles,” which offers customers a US$100 rebate when they purchase a qualifying eMac from the online Apple Store before December 28, 2002.
Read MorePropellerhead Software has released Reason 2.0.1, a maintenance update to its professional music software. The latest version includes several bug fixes and addresses a number of problems with Reason 2.0, all of which are detailed here. The 2.0.1 release is available as a free, downloadable patch to registered Reason users.
Read MoreApple is planning to open its first retail store in Hawaii, at the Ala Moana Center, according to the Honolulu Star. The article notes that Apple is currently seeking applicants for a store manager and assistant manager for a new Ala Moana store. The company is also looking for an unspecified number of people to fill Honolulu “Mac genius” and “Mac specialist” jobs.
Read MoreMacGPS Pro 4.0 is the latest version of the program for communicating with a Garmin GPS receiver. It allows users to import background maps from a wide variety of sources, and shows the user’s current location and velocity, GPS Waypoints, Track logs, and Routes. The update adds Mac OS X compatibility, and features high-speed zooming and panning of large Digital Raster Graphics maps. MacGPS Pro sells for US$39.99.
Read MoreOver the course of the past week, MacDesktops has posted 14 new desktop pictures, including: Apple inside (Apple – PowerMac G4), Dawn (Sky), Holly (Flora), Old trestle in winter (Landscapes – Rural), Port Vell (Landscapes – Water), Seed thief (Fauna), Stairs (Still Life Photos), and Tested Strength (Art). Mandolux has added eight new desktops: one Vector-based (Techno/Abstract), two zenas|closer (Abstract) and five Giant/Dual Monitor Feathers (Nature).
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