Year: 2002

Apple today announced that more than 1 million copies of iPhoto have been downloaded since the free Mac OS X software was released at Macworld Expo San Francisco in early January. Total distribution of iPhoto is even higher, as the software has been bundled with new Mac systems since the Expo. “With more than one million downloads in just two months, iPhoto has almost instantly become one of the most popular digital photo applications of all time,” Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, said in a statement.

Apple is among the companies that will be running a television commercial during the 74th Annual Academy Awards, which air on ABC on March 24. USA Today reports that 30-second spots for the second-most-watched telecast in the U.S. were sold for about US$1.2 million, a 7 percent decline from last year.

Alias|Wavefront, creators of the Maya 3D animation suite, has closed its Santa Barbara, CA development office, according to Macworld UK. Wavefront Technologies co-founder Mark Sylvester was reportedly opposed to the decision and has left the company after an 18-year tenure. Sylvester will now focus his efforts on the South Coast Alliance of Media Professionals (SCAMP).

Nielsen/NetRatings revealed in a study released today that over 498 million people worldwide had Internet access at home by the end of 2001, according to CNN. North America holds the largest share of the global Internet audience at 40 percent, followed by Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (27 percent combined), and Asia (22 percent).