Year: 2004

First Albany lifts Apple’s 2005 earnings estimate

Posted by | Nov 5, 2004 | |

First Albany has raised its earning estimate and stock price target for Apple, reports CBS Marketwatch. The firm cited higher expectations for iPod products, iMacs, retail stores and iTunes. Analyst Joel Wagonfeld, who reiterated his “buy” rating, increased his fiscal 2005 earnings estimate to US$1.35 a share from $1.17 and revenue forecast to $10.8 billion from $10.2 billion. In addition, the analyst lifted his stock price target to $61 from $53.

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Apple launches Epson promo

Posted by | Nov 5, 2004 | |

Apple has kicked off a new promotion that offers a free Epson Stylus C86 printer (via mail-in rebate) with the purchase of a qualifying iMac, eMac, Power Mac, iBook, or PowerBook. Alternatively, customers can purchase a qualifying Mac and an Epson Stylus CX4600, Stylus CX5400, Stylus CX6400, Stylus CX6600, Stylus Photo R300, PictureMate, Stylus RX500, Stylus Photo R800, or Stylus RX600, and get up to $100 back via mail-in rebate. The Mac and printer must appear on the same invoice or sales receipt.

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World of Warcraft in stores November 23

Posted by | Nov 4, 2004 | |

Blizzard said today that World of Warcraft, its eagerly awaited massively multiplayer online role-playing game, will be in stores in North America on November 23, 2004. “In World of Warcraft, players assume the roles of legendary heroes and interact with thousands of other players online as they explore and adventure across a vast world. Whether journeying together or questing on their own, players will engage in heroic battles, develop friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory.

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Konfabulator to make Windows debut Monday

Posted by | Nov 4, 2004 | |

With Apple threatening to push his product aside, longtime Mac developer Arlo Rose has moved his Konfabulator software to Windows, reports CNET News.com. “Back in June, Apple announced that it would offer a feature called Dashboard as part of its next version of Mac OS X, code-named Tiger. The feature, which allows easy access to a variety of small applications called widgets, is remarkably similar to Konfabulator.

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