Creative Technology says it plans to shell out US$100 million in marketing money next year in an effort to take on current MP3 King, iPod, reports Reuters. “The MP3 war has started and I am the one who has declared war,” Creative Chief Executive Sim Wong Hoo told a media briefing in Singapore. “I’m planning to spend some serious money — I intend to out-market everyone,” he went on to say.
Read MoreAt Apple’s request, the Tokyo Stock Exchange has agreed to delist the company from its foreign section due to low trading volume. Apple’s shares will be placed on the watch list in preparation for delisting on December 25, 2004.
Read MoreTwo publishers this week announced new books to show readers how to get the most out of Apple’s DVD Studio Pro 3. Peachpit Press released “DVD Studio Pro 3: Visual QuickPro Guide” ($29.99) by Martin Sitter.
Read MoreSubEthaEdit 2.1 from TheCodingMonkeys is the latest version of the Rendezvous-based collaborative text editor for Mac OS X. This release adds: a UNIX command line tool that combines the power of SubEthaEdit and Terminal; customizable syntax colors; the ability to export to HTML Web pages; improved printing; and more. SubEthaEdit 2.1, which sells for US$35, also adds French and Korean to its list of localizations.
Read MoreAccording to the Hollywood Reporter, Disney is actively proceeding with a second sequel to Pixar’s “Toy Story,” a move that could further damage the relationship between the two companies.
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