To coincide with the Midpoint Music Festival, the Cincinnati Apple Store will host a live performance by Ruby Vileos on Wednesday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m. The four-day event is the Midwest’s biggest indie music festival, and takes place in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 22-25. More than 250 artists from the US and abroad are scheduled to appear.
Read MoreSteve Ford, New Zealand country manager for Toshiba, will join Renaissance on Sept. 17 as general manager of the Apple Computer Division, reports the New Zealand News. Ford takes over day-to-day running of the Apple division from Renaissance general manager Paul Johnston, according to the story (first noted at MacSurfer). The change doesn’t affect Bronwyn Sinclair’s role as Apple product and marketing manager.
Read MoreThe online Apple Store has details on the new iMac G5 mounting kit, which will allow the machine to be used with VESA compliant mounting solutions such as wall mounts and articulating arms. “The iMac G5 VESA Mount Adapter allows your iMac G5 to be used with a variety of alternate mounting solutions such as wall mounts and zero footprint articulating arms based on the VESA flat panel mounting interface (FPMI). The new iMac G5 family features a removable desktopfoot.
Read MoreMicrosoft has launched a beta version of its MSN music service, which offers 99 cent downloads in Windows Media format.
Read MoreThe iTunes Music Store (iTMS) is now offering free audio downloads of speeches being given at this year’s Republican National Convention. At this time the following speakers are available for download: Senator John McCain, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Senator Lindsey Graham, Representative J. Dennis Hastert, Representative Heather Wilson, and former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik.
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