At today’s Digital Entertainment Anywhere launch event, Microsoft and several of its partners announced a slew of new portable music players aimed squarely at Apple’s iPod and iPod mini. The partner companies include: Creative, Gateway, iRiver, Rio, Roc Digital, Samsung, and Virgin.
Read MoreMore and more consumers are turning to the new generation of mobile phones for their portable music playing needs, according to a Reuters report. “The days of a mobile phone that functions merely as a communications device capable of playing only off-key ringtone renditions are coming to an abrupt end,” reports Bernhard Warner.
Read MoreAspyr has released a demo version of Homeworld 2 with 3 tutorial missions and the full, first single player mission of the game. Homeworld 2 is a “sci-fi real-time strategy game where you control vast armadas of ships battling alien forces. You can research and build new technology and control your battle in true 3D with an innovative camera system that lets you zoom in to see intricate details of ships and zoom out to get a system wide overview of the action.”
Read MoreQuark today announced QuarkXPress 6.5, a new version of the company’s popular publishing software. Version 6.5 brings the ability to edit images directly on the QuarkXPress page; support for native Photoshop files; variable data printing; enhancements for large workgroups; and increased stability and reliability. Quark said the QuarkXPress 6.5 upgrade will ship in the next 30 days and will be available at no charge to registered users of QuarkXPress 6.
Read MoreApple CEO Steve Jobs discusses the nature of innovation in a newly published BusinessWeek interview. “Our primary goal here is to make the world’s best PCs–not to be the biggest or the richest,” said Jobs.
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