Year: 2003

Adobe ends LiveMotion development

Posted by | Nov 21, 2003 | |

Adobe has discontinued development of LiveMotion, its Web design tool for creating interactive content in Macromedia Flash (SWF) and QuickTime format. “Effective November 15, 2003, Adobe will no longer distribute LiveMotion 2.0,” the company said in a note on its Web site. “Though Adobe has decided to concentrate its efforts in other areas, we want to thank our loyal LiveMotion customers for their support. Adobe will maintain person-to-person technical support for LiveMotion until March 31, 2004.

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Apple updates Hot Deals Web site

Posted by | Nov 21, 2003 | |

Apple has updated its Hot Deals Web site with the latest offerings from CDW, Club Mac, MacZone, Ramjet, Sweetwater, and Inside Mac Games. Deals can be found on the LaCie/F.A. Porsche 250GB FW hard drive, the Groove Bag Triplet Speaker Purse, Canon EOS Digital Rebel, 2GB DDR400 Kit for the Power Mac G5, and Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer.

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Digidesign announces G5, Panther compatibility

Posted by | Nov 21, 2003 | |

Digidesign on Friday announced the release of Pro Tools 6.2.2, which provides support for Apple’s Power Mac G5 and Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. The new software brings compatibility to Digi 002, Digi 002 Rack, and Mbox, and adds support for Mac OS X 10.3.1 with certain Pro Tools|HD, HD Accel, and LE system configurations. Thanks to Damien Huze for the news.

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AppleCare for iPod now available

Posted by | Nov 21, 2003 | |

Apple is now offering an iPod AppleCare Protection Plan for both Mac and Windows users. (Previously, AppleCare was only available for Apple’s desktops and laptops.) iPods come standard with 90 days of phone support and one year of hardware service coverage. The US$59 AppleCare plan extends service and support coverage for your iPod, its included accessories, and iTunes for up to two years from the original purchase date.

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Dell tops Apple in R&D

Posted by | Nov 21, 2003 | |

Dell Computer CEO Michael Dell recently said that his company’s research and development (R&D) division is very comparable to that of Apple. In fact, Dell has more workers and spends more money than Apple in R&D, despite being known for rebranding products and using many OEM parts. “We have 3,600 folks in our R&D division and spend half a billion dollars a year, similar to the amount Apple spends,” Dell said. “Just because we sell a whole lot more doesn’t mean we’re bad.

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