Year: 2003

MacMice introduces new 2-button scroll wheel mouse

Posted by | Mar 4, 2003 | |

MacMice today announced the availability of its Optical Mouse for “Macintosh users who like the design of Apple’s Pro Mouse, but who want to enjoy 2-button and scrollwheel functions.” The mouse has a scroll wheel and a 1-piece clear acrylic outer housing that tilts left or right to provide true 2-button functionality in a stylish “buttonless” design. It also features a USB-powered blue LED under the scroll wheel, and operates natively under Mac OS X (free driver available for Mac OS 8/9 users).

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Steve Jobs receives 84% approval rating

Posted by | Mar 4, 2003 | |

Apple CEO Steve Jobs received an 84% approval rating for the month of February in Forbes’ CEO approval ratings section. “Ever get angry at a chief executive for tending more to his racing yacht than falling sales? Ever want to commend a CEO’s bold strategy in the face of a faltering economy and languid share prices?” Forbes’ CEO approval ratings let you vote every month on the job performance of the country’s most prominent business leaders, from Steve Jobs to Microsoft’s Steve Balmer.

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Apple to open Charlotte and San Francisco retail stores

Posted by | Mar 4, 2003 | |

Apple is planning to open new retail stores in Charlotte, North Carolina and San Francisco, California this year, according to a pair business publications. The Charlotte Business Journal reports that Apple will open a store in the SouthPark mall’s new Nordstrom wing as part of the mall’s $100 million expansion, renovation and new ownership under the Simon Property Group. The San Francisco store will be located at One Stockton St.

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Master of Orion III for the Mac to be available on March 19

Posted by | Mar 4, 2003 | |

Destineer’s MacSoft unit today announced that the long-awaited Mac version of Master of Orion III should be available for sale on March 19, 2003 (three weeks after the Windows version hit the shelves). “Master of Orion III is a turn-based strategy game with real-time space battles. Players gather resources as they explore solar systems, complete with jump lanes, worm-holes and hostile alien races. They will research and design their own ships and weapons and interact with 16 different races.

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