Shares of Apple (AAPL) rose to their highest level in nearly four years Monday, closing at US$37.71. The company will release its fourth quarter financial results for 2004 on Wednesday, Oct. 13, after the markets close. A conference call discussing the earnings is expected to be streamed live via QuickTime. As always, MacMinute will bring you the highlights.
Read MorePowerLogix, which offers CPU upgrades for a variety of Macs, has filed a 13-count Federal lawsuit seeking in excess of US$1.5 million in actual damages, statutory damages and punitive damages for what it alleges was a conspiracy by former business partners and competitors to unlawfully appropriate its software, trade secrets and drive it out of business.
Read MoreMP3.com editor Eliot Van Buskirk says that Apple is not responsible for designing the iPod’s Scroll Wheel. “There are many reasons to like the iPod, but to me, the most compelling one is the Scroll Wheel,” writes Van Buskirk. “The Scroll Wheel has been through three iterations. The first one actually rotated; then there was the touch-sensitive one; and finally there’s the clickable one found on the iPod Mini and fourth-generation iPod.
Read MoreCorel today announced Painter IX, a major update to its natural-media painting and illustration application.
Read MoreMakeMusic! today announced the release of Finale NotePad 2005, the latest version of its free software to create, play back, and print out sheet music. Finale NotePad 2005 offers “a variety of powerful and timesaving features for educators, students and hobbyists” including compatibility with Finale 2005 files.
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