Xounds ready for Panther
Unsanity today released Xounds 2.1, a new version of its software that brings appearance sounds from Mac OS 9 into Mac OS X. This update adds support for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. Xounds is priced at US$10.
Read MoreYear: 2003
CNET to launch indie music service
CNET Networks said Wednesday that it plans to use the MP3.com domain, which it acquired earlier this month, to launch its own free service for independent musicians. “MP3.com’s existing database, which contains more than 1 million songs, largely from unsigned and independent musicians, will be shut down Dec. 2.
Read MoreiPod named Stereophile’s 2003 Editor’s Choice
The iPodlounge notes that Stereophile magazine has named the iPod as the 2003 Editor’s Choice. “The admission may not earn me any points in politically correct audiophile circles, but Apple’s cute little iPod was the product I most enjoyed using this past year.
Read MoreSalkever: Apple should release iPhoto for Windows
In his latest BusinessWeek column, Alex Salkever says that now is the time for Apple to release iPhoto for Windows. “Steve Jobs has already proven he can translate his mastery of the intuitive user interface to the PC world with the successful launch of iTunes software for Windows machines,” writes Salkever. “For an encore, Apple should release a version of iPhoto for Windows. After iTunes, it’s the next most popular digital-lifestyle application on the Mac.
Read MoreDell’s new ‘Bizarro’ player no match for iPod
Fortune’s Peter Lewis has written an amusing article on “Dell’s new Bizarro version of Apple’s iPod,” called the Dell Digital Jukebox (DJ). “Coming from the square world of Dell instead of the hip world of Apple, it’s bigger, heavier, and clunkier than Apple’s sleek, suave, elegant iPod,” writes Lewis.
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