Radical Breeze has released DiscBlaze 2.2, an update to its CD/DVD burning utility for Mac OS X. Version 2.2 adds support for Macs with multiple CD/DVD burners, and the ability to manually select recording speed. DiscBlaze can be purchased for US$19. In related news, NewTech Infosystems today released Dragon Burn 3.1, a new version of its own CD/DVD burning software.
Read MoreA Windows software developer has launched a new product that appears to be a blatant copy of Apple’s Exposé, the new feature found in Mac OS X 10.3 Panther that allows you to instantly see all open windows at once with a single keystroke. WinExposé, priced at US$9.95, not only sports a similar name but also appears to offer identical features.
Read MoreHP and Apple today announced a strategic alliance to deliver an HP-branded digital music player based on Apple’s iPod, and iTunes to HP’s customers. As part of the alliance, HP PCs and notebooks will come preinstalled with iTunes and “an easy-reference desktop icon” to point consumers directly to the iTunes Music Store.
Read MoreWhen Apple reports its earnings for the fiscal first quarter of 2004 next week, Wall Street expects the company to post a profit of 14 cents a share, compared with a profit of 3 cents a share a year earlier. Analysts are predicting that sales rose 29 percent to $1.9 billion. But Matt Kelmon of the Kelmoore Investment Co. thinks Apple will report a “blowout quarter” thanks to strong iPod and iTunes Music Store sales.
Read MoreBusinessWeek has posted an article which looks at the relationship of Apple and Microsoft as well as the relationship between the two companies CEOs, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. “It’s actually really pleasant when we chat. We both spent the majority of our lives in this industry, and we’ve spent more time in it than we have left on the planet,” Jobs in an interview this week. “We obviously disagree on things sometimes.
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