Wal-Mart plans to launch an iTunes-like pay-per-song download service by the end of the year, according to Bloomberg. The company plans to make the download service part of its Web site and charge customers 99 cents to download songs. Wal-Mart is the world’s largest retailer and the top seller of compact discs, controlling 14 percent of worldwide music sales.
Read MoreRainjul today announced the release of the first public beta version of Polywogg, the company’s journaling/blogging service for Mac OS X Jaguar and Panther. Polywogg comes with two desktop Web applications: Polywogg Reader and Polywogg Publisher. For a limited time, a one-year subscription is free for Apple .Mac members, and US$15.00 for non-members, with other options available. Polywogg requires Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) or higher, including Panther.
Read MoreSecure Trusted Operating System Consortium Announces Keynote Speakers,
Registration Deadlines.
Keynote speakers for premier security event for Mac OS X and BSD
include Dr. Aviel Rubin and Doug Maughan. Pre-registration deadline is
November 21.
Washington, DC., November 4, 2003 The Secure Trusted Operating System
Consortium (STOS) announced today the keynote speakers for its fifth
annual symposium to be held December 1-5, 2003 at George Washington
University in Washington, DC. Anyone involved in securing Mac OS X or
BSD systems or networks should plan to attend.
Dr.
Read MoreWriting for BusinessWeek, Alex Salkever says that Apple may be on the verge of making a comeback in the eduction market. He notes that Mac OS X makes it easy for schools to integrate Macs into a PC network, not to mention the fact that Apple’s switch to Unix allows the use of Unix specialists for system support.
Read MoreA story appearing in today’s New York Post claims that McDonald’s is close to announcing a deal with Apple, whereby the fast food giant will give away up to 1 billion songs from the iTunes Music Store. Pepsi and Apple recently announced a deal with Apple to give away 100 million songs to customers.
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