Apple launches new site for students
Apple has added a new section for college students to its education Web site that uses Flash technology to promote its Macs and several software titles, such as iLife, Keynote, iSync, and Office v.X.
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MacMice lowers price on iCinema stand
Hot on the heels of its introduction earlier this week, MacMice.com has announced new lower pricing on the iCinema acrylic riser stand for Apple Cinema Displays. The iCinema is now priced at US$149.99 (originally $179.99). The company said that all MacMice.com customers who have already ordered the stand will receive a $30 refund.
Read MoreO’Reilly releases “Mac OS X Hacks”
O’Reilly has announced the release of “Mac OS X Hacks” (US$24.95), authored by Rael Dornfest and Kevin Hemenway. The book “reflects the real-world knowledge of those well steeped in Unix history and expertise. The authors share no-nonsense, sometimes quick-and-dirty solutions to administering and running of a Unix machine: Web, Mail, and FTP serving, security services, SSH, Perl and shell scripting, compiling, configuring, scheduling, and general all-purpose hacking.
Read MoreApple adds new WWDC session descriptions
Apple has posted over 140 session descriptions for this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, which will be held June 23-27 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.
Read MoreSonicblue seeks bankruptcy protection
Sonicblue said in a press release on Friday that it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and that it has agreed to sell the assets of its Rio MP3 player and ReplayTV digital recorder businesses. The company will sell the two units to D&M Holdings of Japan for US$40 million, plus the assumption of about $5 million in liabilities.
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