Over the course of the past week, MacDesktops has posted 14 new desktop pictures, including: Apple-Aqua-Glop (Logos, Apple), Sherlock (Art – Illustration), and Think iPod (Apple – Other Products). Mandolux has issued six new desktops: one Vector-based (Techno/Christy/Survivor), a Technosis/Anthraxis (Abstract), a Money 2K2 (Australian), and three Turning Leafs (Nature/Macro). MacMonkies has added 7 new desktops to their collection.
Read MoreApple will open a retail store in Richmond, Virginia at the Short Pump Town Center, according to the mall’s Web site. The Short Pump Town Center will have its grand opening on September 4, 2003. “The two-level, open air Short Pump Town Center is shaping up to be the impressive array of new-to-the-market stores we envisioned, creating a shopping experience unrivaled in Richmond,” said Doug Lund, senior vice president, Forest City Commercial Development, the company developing and managing the center.
Read MoreApple has added new stories from real people to the “Switch” section of its Web site, with submissions from a guy whose Dell Laptop melted, a filmmaker who sleeps with his PowerBook G4 so he can write down ideas in the middle of the night, a father who made a magic slideshow of his son, and more.
Read MoreIBM today posted details on its PowerPC Blade, which utilizes the new 64-bit PowerPC 970 processor running at speeds of up to 2.5 GHz. Originally announced in October, the IBM PowerPC 970 offers full symmetrical multi-processing, has a high reliability (with parity L1, ECC L2 and parity checked system bus), is manufactured in the latest 0.13 micrometer Copper/SOI CMOS technology, has onchip 512 KB L2 Cache, and an Altivec Vector/SIMD unit.
Read MoreApple has updated its Hot Deals section with the latest offerings from MacConnection and ProMAX. MacConnection has great deals on a wide variety of products, including Formac 20.1″ Gallery 2010 display, Nikon CoolPix 3500, Dr. Bott ExtendAIR Direct, Epson Stylus Photo 960 rinter, and QuickBooks/Acrobat bundle.
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