Year: 2004

Dell site challenges Apple for most unique visitors

Posted by | Dec 24, 2004 | |

Apple remains the category leader in attracting unique visitors to its Web site, despite a dramatic surge in visits to Dell.com in the last month, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. “In the week ending Dec. 12, compared with a month earlier, the number of unique visitors to Apple’s site declined from 4.9 million to 4.6 million. Meanwhile, Dell climbed from 2.7 million unique visitors in November to 4.1 million in the most recent period.”

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Radical Breeze cuts prices for the holidays

Posted by | Dec 24, 2004 | |

Radical Breeze is offering their 10-Pack of applications for US$20 (normally $49.95) between now and December 27.The 10-Pack is a collection of 10 applications totaling over $140 if purchased individually. Those applications include: DiscBlaze (CD/DVD burning), Macabinet (file organization utility), Footlights (video player/organizer), RadicalSafe (secure information management tool), and six others.

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DockFun! gets improved software update

Posted by | Dec 24, 2004 | |

DockFun! 4.6.2 is the latest version of the software that allows you to run an infinite number of Mac OS X Docks. The 4.6.2 update offers an improved software update system, improved compatibility with Mac OS X Server, and fixes a memory leak. DockFun supports Hotkeys, Autolaunch, Virtual docks, and more.

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Apple aims to improve iPod durability

Posted by | Dec 23, 2004 | |

Apple has applied for a patent on technology that would allow an iPod to more likely survive a fall by detecting when it is dropping and then stop reading or writing to the hard drive. “The portable-computing device protects its disk drive by monitoring for such accelerations and operating to avoid usage of the disk drive during periods of acceleration,” Apple said in the patent application, which was published Dec. 16.

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