Shares of Apple rose more than 11 percent Monday, gaining US$1.64 to $16.09 each on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The stock apparently jumped on today’s news that Apple’s new iTunes Music Store sold more than one million songs during its first week. It was the stock’s best close in six months ($16.35 on November 21).
Read MoreApple has updated its Hot Deals section with the latest offerings from ProMAX and the Apple Specialists. ProMAX has great prices on Artel Software Boris Continuum Complete 2.0 and Boris RED 2.5 upgrade, DigiEffects CineLook and CineMotion bundle, Canopus ADVC-100, and Panasonic AG-DVX100 camcorder bundle with lithium-ion battery.
Read MoreDataViz today announced a Mac OS X version of Passwords Plus, its secure application for storing private information such as credit card numbers, Web site log-ins, medical information, and more. Passwords Plus synchronizes between a Mac and a Palm OS handheld or smartphone, ensuring that your information stays up to date.
Read MoreElectronic Arts today announced The Sims 2, the sequel to the best-selling PC game of all time. It is being developed by Sims creator Will Wright at the company’s Maxis Studio. “For the first time, players control their Sims over an entire lifetime. Every choice that is made has a relevant and dramatic effect on the life of a Sim.
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which, because of operator and function overloading, can handle real
matrices much like doubles and integers are handled. Matrix elements are
doubles.