In his latest “Personal Technology” column for the Wall Street Journal, Walt Mossberg gives very high praise to Apple’s new iMac G5. “I am writing these words on the most elegant desktop computer I’ve ever used, a computer that is not only uncommonly beautiful but fast and powerful, virus-free and surprisingly affordable,” writes Mossberg.
Read MoreLemke Software today released GraphicConverter 5.2.3, the latest version of its popular image editing application, as noted by MacUpdate. As usual, the new release offers far too many enhancements and changes to list here, but all are documented on the Web site. GraphicConverter is priced at US$30 and requires Mac OS X 10.1 or later.
Read MoreJonathan Ive, Apple’s vice president of design and winner of the most influential person in British culture award this year, will be giving a speech at London’s Design museum on October 28th, reports Macworld UK. Design Museum supporters get priority booking and discounted tickets (£6) to all talks and courses. The talk begins at 7:15 p.m., and tickets cost £10.
Read MoreSpeaking at a press demonstration of the company’s new iMac and other products, Apple Australia’s marketing director Arno Lenior said that shoppers in the region should be prepared to put down a deposit if they expect to get their hands on an iPod before Christmas, reports ZDNet Australia. “You can find an iPod Mini at the moment,” he said. “And the 20GB and 40GB iPods are coming back.
Read MoreTIME magazine has picked Apple’s iMac G5 as its Gadget of the Week. “Rather than spend money on its silly ‘Switch’ ad campaign, Apple has spent it inventing actual reasons for people to switch from Windows to Mac, not least of all personal style. The iMac G5 is super suave, but it’s also a pretty good deal. If you’re big enough of an Apple fan to own an iPod, you probably already have a good idea of what the iMac G5 is all about: the familiar white sheen, the brushed metal L-shaped stand, the brilliant widescreen LCD.
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