Year: 2004

Apple posts $106 million profit on strong iPod sales

Posted by | Oct 13, 2004 | |

Apple on Wednesday posted a net profit of US$106 million, or 26 cents a share, for its fiscal 2004 fourth quarter ended September 25. These results compare to a net profit of $44 million, or 12 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. Revenue for the quarter was $2.35 billion, up 37 percent from last year. Apple said it shipped 836,000 Macs and 2,016,000 iPods during the quarter, representing a 6 percent increase in CPU units and a 500 percent increase in iPods over the year-ago quarter.

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Apple set to release Q4 earnings report

Posted by | Oct 13, 2004 | |

Apple will release its fourth quarter financial results at around 4:30 p.m. ET today. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call estimate that Apple will earn 18 cents a share on $2.15 billion in revenue. Some analysts, such as those at First Albany, expect Apple to come in a penny ahead of the consensus view with higher than expected revenue thanks to strong demand for the iPod and iMac G5. A conference call discussing the earnings will be streamed live via QuickTime. As always, MacMinute will bring you the highlights.

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Data Rescue gets improved speed, Stuffit support

Posted by | Oct 13, 2004 | |

Prosoft has released Data Rescue 10.4.3, a new version of its data recovery utility. The update brings improved scanning speed for drives with hardware read problems; support for the German language; support for Stuffit .sit and .sitx file types and Entourage mail database; improved TIFF file and AAC/M4A audio file recovery in Content scan mode; and enhanced support for terabyte drives. Data Rescue sells for US$89.

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Media Rage gets Find and Replace tool

Posted by | Oct 13, 2004 | |

Chaotic Software today released Media Rage 1.4, a new version of its collection of tools for audio enthusiasts. Media Rage can easily edit information stored in MP3, AAC, and Ogg Vorbis audio files. It can also assist in cataloging, organizing, sorting, and updating thousands of audio files. Version 1.4 brings a Find and Replace Data tool, BPM and Year values to Media List window, the ability to specify what files Media Rage will open, and more. Media Rage sells for US$24.95.

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