Apple captured 3 percent of the US market share in the third quarter of 2003, while its worldwide share was below 3 percent, according to PC shipment and market share numbers released Wednesday by research firms Gartner and IDC.
Read MoreApple shares fell more than 8 percent early Thursday amid “concerns over fourth-quarter education and consumer sales and hints of less-than-inspiring gross margins ahead,” CBS Marketwatch reports. Apple gave up US$2.03 a share to trade at $22.77 in the wake of Wednesday’s fourth quarter earnings report.
Read MoreThe LA Times is reporting that Apple is expected to announce today a promotion deal that would give Pepsi buyers free songs from Apple’s iTunes Music Store. “Sources said the unveiling of the pact with PepsiCo Inc. was timed to coincide with today’s release of a Windows-compatible version of Apple’s iTunes… The sources said Pepsi was expected to craft a multimillion-dollar ad campaign around the music store, which charges 99 cents for each song…
Read MoreStupendous Software today announced the release of its “Suave & Serifed” plugin pack for iMovie. The plugin pack contains 54 titles, featuring a variety of motions and graphical elements. The plugin pack is available free to registered users of the Stupendous Bundle, an all-in-one collection of plugin packs, which now includes 14 iMovie plugin packs featuring 406 effects and titles ranging from color correction to slow motion. The bundle is priced at US$200 — $25 per plugin pack.
Read MoreMiglia Technology today announced the Alchemy TV card for Mac OS X, which features a high performance Philips tuner and full QuickTime support. AlchemyTV lets users watch TV in full screen mode and listen to FM radio on their Mac. In addition, TV programs can be recorded to your hard drive in the format of your choice. AlchemyTV requires Mac OS X 10.2.4 or later and a free PCI slot, and is priced at US$109.
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