Apple will be holding a special shopping event at its retail stores on Friday, November 28. “You’ll want to kick off your holiday shopping at the Apple Store. We’ll be hosting an all-day shopping event designed especially for the music lovers on your list. Whether they’re Mac or Windows users, you’ll find a scintillating array of gifts, plus, a few surprises in store for you.”
Read MoreIntel said Thursday that it is aiming to boost the performance of its desktop PC processors to speeds of 4GHz sometime next year. “Our goal is to hit 4GHz in 2004,” said Paul Otellini, Intel’s president, during a meeting with financial analysts. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has repeatedly said that the Power Mac G5 will reach 3GHz before the end of next summer.
Read MoreVirginia Tech’s “X” supercomputer, built with 1,100 Power Mac G5s, isn’t the only large collection of Mac used at the university — its new math facility houses more than 550 flat-panel iMacs. “In what used to be a five-and-dime store, a 60,000-square foot space has been converted into Virginia Tech’s Math Emporium, a state-of-the-art computer lab that serves 7000 math students each school year.
Read MoreiSkin, Inc., formally ackNOWLEDGE, today announced the new eXo2 protective skins for Apple’s 3G (third-generation) iPods. The eXo2, made of a flexible silicone that provides an anti-slip grip, offers a removable stainless steel belt clip, an ultra-clear screen protector, a safety hand strap, and a FireWire/Dock port cover. It is priced at US$29.99 and is available in four colors: Arctic (clear white frosted), Sonic (vibrant electric blue), Ebony (solid midnight black) and Carbon (dark grey).
Read MoreMacworld UK has announced the “Best of Show” winners for this week’s MacExpo in London: Apple’s 20-inch iMac, Adobe’s Creative Suite, Epson’s Stylus Pro 4000, FileMaker’s Meetings and Tasks applications, Griffin’s iShark, HP’s ScanJet 4600, Creo’s Tokens, Microsoft’s Wireless Optical Desktop 2.0 Elite keyboard and mouse, and Disney Interactive’s Finding Nemo.
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