Shares of Apple moved to a new 52-week high Monday, with the stock currently trading at US$20.01, up 88 cents or 4.6 percent. The previous one-year high was $19.69, which was established on June 23. Pixar is also having a good day, with its stock topping its 52-week high of $62.61, which was established on June 6. The animation studio is currently trading at $62.75, up $1.26 or 2.05 percent.
Read MoreApple has received the exclusive US rights to distribute the soundtrack to 20th Century Fox’s “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,” which opens this Friday starring Sean Connery. Apple is selling the album for US$9.99 on the iTunes Music Store, with no physical CDs being made for the US market, according to c|net.
Read MoreAbleton has announced Live 2.1, a free update to its popular sequencing instrument for Mac OS 9 and OS X. Version 2.1 brings full ReWire Master and Slave support, allowing Live 2.1 to run seamlessly with Digidesign Pro Tools 6.1 or any other ReWire application. The update also offers support for Sound Designer II files under OS 9 and OS X. In addition, Live 2.1 supports Direct I/O and easily connects to Digidesign hardware. Live 2.1 will be available online in late July.
Read MoreApple has updated its Hot Deals section with the latest offerings from AudioMIDI, Sweetwater and DV Direct. AudioMIDI has deals on Propellerhead Reason 2.5, VirSyn Cube, Native Instruments Reaktor Session, Echo Mia MIDI, Novation V-Station, and Kenton Spin Doctor. Sweetwater has great prices on the Digidesign Digi002 Rack with Pro Tools LE, Native Instruments Traktor, MOTU Digital Performer 4, and MOTU 828mkII.
Read MoreApple will open a new retail store in Aventura, Florida, according to the Aventura Mall’s Web site. The new Apple Store will be the sixth in the state and is expected to open in November 2003. The Aventura Mall is located at 19501 Biscayne Boulevard. Thanks to MacMinute reader Joseph Blake for the link.
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