As expected, Nielsen SoundScan on Wednesday said it will start tracking digital music downloads from several online services, including Apple’s iTunes Music Store. SoundScan provides weekly retail music sales information that serves as the basis for the popular weekly Billboard Magazine music charts.
Read MoreD-Link today announced the Air DWL-122, a wireless USB 1.1/2.0 adapter for connecting to an 802.11b network. The US$49.99 adapter works with Mac OS X, offers data transfer speeds up to 11Mbps, and connects to any USB port, which frees up your PC Card slot. The D-Link DWL-122 features integrated 64/128-bit WEP encryption, and comes with an extension cable that allows it to be placed at a distance from the desktop or laptop to achieve the best available wireless signal.
Read MoreOur friends at SiteLink let us know that the latest addition to their network is an ad-free site called MacExclusives that offers exclusive specials on top Mac shareware and small-developer software. Discounts currently range from 10% to 40% off such popular software as Default Folder X, Page Sender, CodeTek VirtualDesktop, EarthDesk, and Mariner Calc and Write.
Read MoreThanks to the impressive foot traffic in Apple’s retail stores, Mall developers are now contacting the company in hopes that it will add a store to their establishment, according to the Pioneer Press. “The traffic numbers of the Apple stores have not gone unnoticed,” said Needham & Co. analyst Charles Wolf. “Mall developers have begun to court Apple, offering the company preferred locations in their malls as well as sweetened deals.”
Read MoreIn his latest column for BusinessWeek, Charles Haddad says that Apple’s future growth won’t be based on Mac sales — but on its iPod instead. “I don’t care how fast the new Power Mac G5 is — or isn’t (if you believe the critics). Apple’s future doesn’t ride on the speed of its Macs. In fact, Apple’s future doesn’t ride with Macs at all anymore,” writes Haddad. “What I am saying is that Apple is at one of the most important turning points in its history.
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