Sony will launch a marketing blitz next week in Europe for its Connect online store in an effort to derail the momentum of Apple’s iTunes, according to a Reuters report. “The electronics giant said on Thursday it would heavily promote the Connect service in new advertisements for four Walkman products, including the recently launched NW-HD1 hard disc player.
Read MoreBare Bones Software today announced the release of BBEdit 8.0.2, the latest version of the company’s award-winning HTML and text editor for Mac OS X. BBEdit 8.0.2 is a maintenance release to fix a reported issue that would cause an error to be reported when saving files opened with passive FTP via the “Open from FTP/SFTP Server” dialog. The update is available free of charge to all registered BBEdit 8.0 customers.
Read MoreInside Mac Radio today announced a special rate at the Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel for the upcoming San Francisco Macworld Expo in January. “The Renaissance Parc 55 has earned consistent recognition and honors as one of the leading downtown San Francisco hotels for guest service and luxury. We have secured rooms for the dates January 5-20, 2005, at a great rate of US$109/night (standard room, single or double occupancy) plus applicable taxes. High Speed DSL is included free.
Read MoreNewer Technology (NewerTech) and Other World Computing (OWC) today introduced the NuPower Ti 4800mAH high-capacity replacement battery for all Titanium PowerBook G4 15-inch models (400MHz-1GHz). According to the two companies, the NuPower Ti battery is the highest capacity battery ever available for the PowerBook with a capacity of 71 watt-hours, giving it up to 42 percent more capacity than any other Apple or third-party internal battery option available. The NuPower Ti 4800mAH battery is currently in stock and available online for US$149.99.
Read MoreIomega today introduced a redesign of its lineup of Iomega-branded external hard drives. New features of the 7200 RPM drives include a stackable design, a drive stand for space-saving vertical placement that can be stowed in the drive case when not in use, and a high-gloss black finish. In addition, a Kensington security slot is built in and an on/off switch adds the option of powering down the drive manually.
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