Merrill Lynch has raised its price target on Apple shares to US$44 from $39, citing the stock’s 20 percent discount to Dell based on an enterprise value/sales basis. “Dell’s valuation may be a more relevant comparable as the two companies’ growth rates and margins converge,” the firm told clients. “We are raising our September quarter estimate a penny to 19 cents on stronger iPod and iMac sales.”
Read MoreRadical Breeze has released DiscBlaze 4.2, a free update to its CD/DVD burning software for Mac OS X. Version 4.2 brings the ability to preview audio tracks, enable or disable the burning of a given file by simply checking or un-checking it, and other enhancements. In addition, the Radical Breeze “7 Pack” bundle has been expanded and now includes: DiscBlaze, Macabinet, Illumination, DoThisNow, Footlights, RadicalPhoto, Zephyr, and RadicalSqueeze.
Read MoreSpeaking to members of the press in London recently, Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said that “iPod users are music thieves,” according to Silicon.com. “Billing Microsoft as the good guys and Apple the villains of the piece–at least as far as corporate America, rather than users, is concerned–Ballmer said: ‘We’ve had DRM in Windows for years. The most common format of music on an iPod is ‘stolen.'”
Read MoreMacMice Friday began shipping its recently announced The Mouse BT Bluetooth wireless mouse. The new mouse is the same size and visual design as the company’s current USB The Mouse, and offers an optical resolution of 800 cpi; left, right and center buttons; a no-notch, smooth-action scroll wheel; an on-off switch; and is powered by two (included) AA alkaline batteries. The Mouse BT is available in white or silver, requires no driver software, and carries a manufacturers suggested retail price of US$69.99.
Read More4D for MySQL and 4D for PostgreSQL Plug-ins Now Available –
– Brand new 4D 2004 plug-ins allow developers to connect 4D 2004
applications to MySQL(r) or PostgreSQL Servers –
SAN JOSE, Calif., October 4, 2004 — 4D, Inc., publishers of the 4th
Dimension RAD/RDBMS environment, 4D Business Kit and 4D WebSTAR Server
Suite, today announced it is shipping 4D for MySQL and 4D for PostgreSQL,
brand new plug-ins for 4D 2004.