As part of its “Mac OS X Up-To-Date” program, Apple is offering purchasers of new Macintosh systems (on or after October 8, 2003) and owners of Power Mac G5s (regardless of date of purchase) the ability to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.3 “Panther” for US$19.95. The program ends on December 26, 2003 — further details are available from Apple’s site.
Read MoreRock bands Thursday and Thrice, will perform on Wednesday evening, October 15th at the Apple retail stores in New York City and Santa Monica, California, respectively. Thursday will take the stage at the Apple Store SoHo in New York City at 7:00 p.m. ET, and Thrice will open up at the Apple Store Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica at 7:00 p.m. PT.
Read MoreApple today announced the availability of iCal 1.5.1, an update to the company’s calendar program, and iSync 1.2.1, an update to its synchronization software. In addition to managing multiple calendars and sharing them over the Internet, iCal now includes an all-new interface for creating and managing event details and improved support for working across time zones.
Read MoreAOL Time Warner told Reuters today that it is planning to launch a music download service in Europe by next spring and an online radio station next week. The company says that the new service will be available to AOL’s 6.2 million British, German and French subscribers, and while pricing has not been worked out, AOL says it will feature a per-track download fee similar to iTunes.
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